…system.The Destroyer arrives from the factory as a complete package ready to go upper-level dragracing. Low-9s in the quarter-mile have already been posted, and it's only a matter of time until it scorches into the 8s.You'd have to be a fool to let a journalist make some passes on the Destroyer without…

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…down the quarter mile (below).At the drag strip there are multiple times gathered in the quarter-mile. The delay in a rider?s response to the green light is dubbed the reaction time. (There always is a built-in fractionally small delay or else the rider is given a red-light.) A 60-foot time is also registered…

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…come to expect the ZX-10 to be a big brute battling for top honors in the horsepower department and win us over with its light weight, quick quarter-mile times and sensible ergonomics - only to suffer setbacks on the track because of a heavy front end, so-so brakes and overly aggressive power delivery…

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…status on the street. Nothing else could hope to hang with it at the strip, as it was the first production bike capable of running a 9-second quarter-mile. The Hayabusa has been a staple for dealers, as sales have steadily increased year after year, beating the sales number of the previous season since…

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Kawasaki ZX-10RMSRP: $11,799 Curb Weight: 459 lbs. Horsepower: 155.85 @ 12,200 rpm Torque: 72.72 lb-ft @ 9000 rpm Quarter Mile: 10.05 @ 141.5 mph Outright Top Speed: 186 mph (limited)Racetrack Top Speed: 156.72 mphSuperpole Best Lap: 1:56.86Overall Ranking: 3rd PlaceThe Green Machine is back for another…

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…: $12,999 Curb Weight: 447 lbs. Horsepower: 149.64 @ 10,700 rpm Torque: 76.62 lb-ft @ 9600 rpm Quarter Mile: 9.68 @ 138.8 mph Outright Top Speed: 183 mphRacetrack Top Speed: 155.59 mphSuperpole Best Time: 1:56.09Overall Ranking: ChampionThy champion returnith. Like an undefeated gladiator walking into…

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…-Fours, like our guest tester Heidi Mattison, riding the V-Twin Suzuki for the first time was a new version of reality. "Having zero experience on a Twin of any kind, I redlined the bike a half a dozen times my first time out," said the CBR600F4i racer. "I became very disappointed with the power above nine…

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…hard numbers: The CBR was the only motorcycle to break the coveted 10-second mark in the quarter mile, coming in at 9.68 seconds at a speed of 138.8 mph. It also recorded the fastest 60 to 100 mph roll-on time (measured in fourth gear) of 4.17 seconds. That?s nearly a half-second faster than its closest…

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…from the crowd erupted as motorcyclists tested their reaction times and their motorcycle?s peak power at the Teresi/Easyriders Dyno Drags. I caught a battle between father and son as they squared off to see who was king of the quarter-mile. Their Harley-Davidson motorcycles were first lifted onto the…

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…-second best at the bike's press introduction. Later on during a comparison test against the legendary Suzuki Hayabusa, the ZX made it down the quarter-mile a full two-tenths of a second ahead of the revered 'Busa. But more than that, the ZX is smoother, more refined and better finished, making it a…

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