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Yup, just about any bike, including our ninjettes, can embarass most street cars in acceleration. I generally don't race anyone from stoplights, as the outcome is already known, and I'm most concerned about not getting pegged by a red-light runner coming from a side street. If I know it's all clear, and I'm in a playful mood, and a car is making it obvious that they are going to gun it at the light (modded car, loud car, young kid, any number of other tell-tale signs), all I do is take off at whatever same speed they are, sitting straight up with one hand off the bars, making it look as easy as pie (which it is) to go whatever speed they choose, right up to the speed limit or thereabouts. That seems to drive the point home that no, their car really isn't the fastest thing on the road, a bit stronger than actually trying to "race" with anyone.
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