Which is faster up Doi Suthep? R1 or WR450 SM?

[Loop]

Back to the old controversial "discussion".

Pikes Peak is a paved public road course up a mountain that has very little in the way of straights,156 corners and professionally set up bikes with professional riders on a closed circuit.

Ducati Multistrada 1200

2012

9:52.819

121.4 km/h

Honda CRF450

2013

10:32.964

113.9 km/h

Seems the better cornering bike loses out a lot to sheer grunt out of the turns...40 secs difference.

 

[KTMphil]

That's pretty definitive.

Back to the old controversial "discussion".

Pikes Peak is a public road course up a mountain that has very little in the way of straights,156 corners and professionally set up bikes with professional riders on a closed circuit.

Ducati Multistrada 1200

2012

9:52.819

121.4 km/h

Honda CRF450

2013

10:32.964

113.9 km/h

Seems the better cornering bike loses out a lot to sheer grunt out of the turns...40 secs difference.

 

[KTMphil]

That's pretty definitive.

Back to the old controversial "discussion".

Pikes Peak is a public road course up a mountain that has very little in the way of straights,156 corners and professionally set up bikes with professional riders on a closed circuit.

Honda CRF450

2013

10:32.964

113.9 km/h

Seems the better cornering bike loses out a lot to sheer grunt out of the turns...40 secs difference.