New R500 v Ducati video

[steve_m]

Nice vid.

Not the most modern engine in the Hypermotard though as it's an old 2 valve air cooled 1000cc twin, think a 1098 would have been a better comparison  

Darren

But then the Cateringvan would have looked like it was going backwards and that wouldn't have done for their marketing division, err, sorry, Autocar, would it  

[FW500]

Shame they never used a proper bike, it would have left the cateringvan for dead

Buzz

Also anyone who's ever driven at Millbrook will tell you the track is certainly not suited to bikes. The road is all-but gravel in places.

[Johnson]

Have to agree  with the above comment,I would not like to pilot a bike around Millbrook's Alpine track the bike rider had big balls thats for sure.

Good video though  

[Ian Podmore]

Like wot the others said about the hill route at Millbrook, apart from the initial long straight from the start line by the island, any bike wouldn't be able to get any decent amount of power down. The route is all very testing corners, cambers, slopes and is great fun!  The Cateringvan would win no problems IMO, perhaps by not such a high margin against a proper fast bike though.