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LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoSuperbike championships use road bikes with a change of fairings and upgrades to things like exhaust, brakes, and suspension.
Hell, Isle Of Man TT lightweight class has used stuff like the ER6f as a base which is a budget commuter bike, lol
A halo model super sport is basically a street legal race bike.
TheWoozy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Remember when NASCAR racing meant “stock” car racing? Me neither.
LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Poor camparison, Superbike championship and the TT etc use the frame and engine (and quite a few other bits too). A stock bike in the right hands can get reasonably close to their lap times, and one with light mods (say, €1000 extra and a bit of elbow grease) can be halfway between the two.