pulsater

...not to test the speed but the mileage of their bikes in real world

Volkswagen test rack in Ehra-Lessien, Germany is a 9 kms straight stretch for testing cars and prototypes. This is the same track where BBC Topgear guy James May took Bugatti Veyron above 400 Km/h.

Wiki says:
The track is used by all Volkswagen Group subsidiaries and marques, such as Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, SEAT, Skoda, as well as Porsche, which has a close relationship with the VW Group.

The facility features 96 kilometres (60 mi) of private tarmac, which includes a large variety of road surfaces and curves, used as test tracks to evaluate new and prototype vehicles. More significantly, there is a high speed circuit with a straight approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long. Although this portion of the track is flat and level, when standing at one end of the straight, the other end cannot be seen due to the curvature of the Earth. Including banked corners at both ends of the circuit, both allowing high entry and exit speed to and from the straight, and to increase average speed during the 20 kilometres (12 mi) lap, the straight is especially useful for determining vehicle top speed.

Notably, the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 were recorded along this straight. In an episode aired on 4 February 2007 on BBC Two's Top Gear, presenter James May reached 407.9 kilometres per hour (253.5 mph) in a Bugatti Veyron.
In July 2010 a Bugatti Super Sport with 1,200 bhp recorded the production car world speed record at an average of 267.91 mph (431.16 km/h). The facility also appeared on National Geographic Channel's Man-Made, in an episode about the Bugatti Veyron.

The view:
Ehra-Lessien, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany - Google Maps

Top Gear video:


Other reference: Super-Secret Volkswagen Test Track - Google Sightseeing

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Topic approved.

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Coplay@180

I dont understand the objective of Hero honda building something like this. Seriously.
Or maybe I dint get the whole idea.

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haxor

I didnt get the point of investing a huge amount of money in this kinda project by HH,
HH doesnt have any subsidiaries.
What will HH test of these tracks?

High speed of HH pleasure?

High speed of HH Glamour?

Doing cornering of HH pleasure?

I will be happy if they build it for Bikers.
Atleast there will be a racetrack for Indians in India.

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pulsater

OMG, you take life so seriously

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Aryan

@all: This is supposed to be a light-hearted thread and not any "news", so to speak. It is just something which the poster feels HH 'should' build, to test their vehicles, et al! That's all!

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frankpilli

a circular/oval track measuring half KM with "slight" banking in the corners is enough for Hero Honda to test the mileage by putting 100 ml of fuel, and ride the bike in 4 the gear until the fuel is exhausted. no gear changes, no braking, no speed-breakers in the middle. lets say the bike traveled 8 km on 100 ml of fuel. now the bike's mileage is 80 kpl (8x10=80) that's the only testing HH does for HH Pleasure, HH Glamour, HH Extreme
i think it will be nice if all the Indian motorcycle manufacturers join hands and build a International standard racetrack to promote bike racing & host a few international events also

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haxor

Sorry if I sound naive.


I dont think these competitors will invest any money in a joint-project.
They are spending that amount in designing stickers (HH) rather than any radical development.

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felix.ragav

Buggsti Vs HH... Miles dude.. Miles... I loved the Episode though.

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