We drive the iconic Nissan GT-R alongside another icon, the Suzuki Hayabusa.
IN this iteration of our Driver vs. Rider series we take two Japanese icons the Nissan GT-R and the Suzuki Hayabusa, the Godzilla and the Falcon to have oodles of fun. Can the beast on four wheels match the dazzling brilliance of the Hayabusa? Let’s find out as we get to know our four-wheeled friend!
THE SUAVE BEAST
Two wheels or four, speed speaks the same language for all. Talk of powerful engines ensconced in equally capable frames and chassis and the game becomes one of the raw thrust and the build-up of velocity that’s addictive and scary all at once. It hits the guts and that’s where you want to get hit again and again. That said, usually it is the two wheeled falcons that win on the power to weight front from the four wheeled cheetahs. Usually. Until something like the Nissan GT-R, fondly called the Godzilla, comes into the picture. And then things begin to blur. Even when looking straight ahead out of the windscreen.
I am driving ‘sedately’, the speedo in decent three digits and a black clad rider on a Suzuki Hayabusa floats alongside on my right. Well, usually you watch a bike like the Hayabusa come alongside and pull ahead with barely a twist of the rider’s right wrist but when you have your right foot on the throttle pedal of a Nissan GTR, the story can be different. He waves, gives a thumbs-up and takes off like a bat with its tail on fire.
Denne historien er fra August - September 2017-utgaven av xBhp.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra August - September 2017-utgaven av xBhp.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
CEAT XPLORER GURGAON TO DHOLPUR WITH GRIPP XL PLUS
Our CEAT xPlorer heads to Dholpur on his trusty Royal Enfield Himalayan shod with CEAT Gripp XL Plus tyres.
ZERO SR/S
We ride the Zero R/S to see what it brings to the table beyond the flurry of electric motorcycles that are around and on the horizon.
ULTRAVIOLETTE F77 MACH 2 FIRST RIDE
Ultraviolette brings in the Ultraviolette F77 Mach 2 in two variants and we head to Bengaluru to check it out!
WELCOME TO THE MOTOVILLA
Story and scenes from the very first meetup that we organized at the Motovilla.
TRAILS AND TRACK WITH VREDESTEIN
We fly to Ooty and Coimbatore to test two new tyres from Vredestein; the Pinza HT and the Ultrac Vorti.
FREESTYLING BEYOND MOTORCYCLING
The story from our time freestyling with the TVS Apache RTR 310 along with a couple of other Freestylers outside of motorcycling.
#XBHPRYNOXMEET AND DELHI HEAT
Passion for motorcycling overcomes scorching Delhi heat for the xBhpRynoxMeet.
CASTROL POWER1 PRESENTS INDIA'S ULTIMATE MOTOSTAR ON MTV
India’s biggest motorsport talent hunt in a firstof-a-Kind event, Castrol POWERI presents India’s Ultimate Motostar on MTV!
MEETUP SEASON COMMENCES WITH XBHP JK BLAZE RYDR MEET
The story from the first xBhpJKBlazeRydrMeet of the season from Pune.
WORLD DUCATI WEEK 2024
e make our way to yet another World Ducati Week and as was the case with the previous editions, it was a thrill-fest!