Dear colleagues,
I've been having discussions with other riders (of all levels) about a very important topic for me. I want to know how much faster is a faired sports bike around a given track than the SDR. I've brought up different race results for the same track - in order to keep the findings as empirical as possible.
I've calculated the time lost at top speed on the main and back straights. I've wondered if the aerodynamics in corners plays as big of a role (as and advantage) as the short suspension on a racing bike plays (as a disadvantage). I've calculated the exponentially smaller influence of aerodynamics at slower speeds and the fact that 'upward' airflow converts to downward push on the front end - something that works well when the bike is perpendicular to the track, and less so when the bike is leaning at 45 degrees.
Given the same rider skill, with same tyres and same knowledge of the bikes and tracks, what would the real difference be (measured in seconds) on a 5 km long track? I'm speaking of an SDR1290 vs a Pani 1299 (or something similar).
Why? Because I'm at the point of either getting slicks and warmers for the SDR to see if I can drop lap times or go out and get a racing bike.
HOWEVER, this last question is neither here nor there. My desire is to see if anyone has some valuable data or experience to add to the original argument (in bold).
Thanking you kindly in advance!