I found the results of aerodynamic measurements and it was interesting to compare them with cars. At a speed of 200 km/h, a motorcycle has almost the same aerodynamic drag as an Alfa Romeo 156 at a speed of 144 km/h.
Suzuki GSX-R 600 (K7 - L4) specs
| Price in Britain | £7,799 |
| Motorcycle type | Sport |
| Years built | 2007 - 2014 |
| Origin country | Japan |
| Views | 7.3k |
| Submitted by | FastestLaps |
Lap times
| Track | Time |
|---|---|
| Chuckwalla Valley Raceway | 1:54.07 |
| Isle of Man TT | 19:37.07 |
Performance
| 0 - 60 mph | 3.0 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 6.5 s |
| 0 - 120 mph | 14.8 s |
| 1/4 mile | 11.9 s @ 116.9 mph |
| 1 mile | 32.2 s @ 138.6 mph |
| Top speed | 253 kph (157 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Inline 4, 16V DOHC |
| Displacement | 599 cc |
| Power | 126 ps (124 bhp / 93 kw) @ 13500 rpm |
| Wheel power | 105 ps (104 bhp) @ 13500 rpm |
| Torque | 70 Nm (52 lb-ft) @ 11100 rpm |
| Wheel torque | 61 Nm (45 lbft) @ 11000 rpm |
| Power / liter | 210 ps (207 hp) |
| Transmission | 6 speed |
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Andry 10m ago
FastestLaps 10m ago
Drag of motorcycles is quite high, cerainly much higher than you would think just looking at the difference in largest transverse crossection vs cars.
Because air literally "catches on" and drags on non-uniform surfaces and extrusions. Which there are plenty of in a bike + rider scenario, especially if rider is not in aero tuck position and bike itself is not "smooth" - like the average naked bike.
That's why bikes without full fairings and with upright riding position suck at doing top speed. Acceleration falls of a cliff around 200 kph when it becomes almost a car-like aero drag battle with engine horsepower that is less than car-like.
Andry 10m ago @FastestLaps
In this case bike hase 3 times less drag area 0,62 vs 2.06 but worse drag coefficient 0.494 vs 0.345
Hoppelmoppel123 2y ago
@FastestLaps please change the power to 126 PS @ 13500 and 70 Nm @ 11100
