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by pizzalife 316 days ago
The 20kg bike would accelerate roughly twice as quickly as the 40kg bike. Accelerating super quickly is not safe.
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Dylan16807 316 days ago
A motorcycle accelerating at full speed without a rider is very dangerous no matter how many horsepower. I don't think that should be the test method.

Also twice the power doesn't give you twice the acceleration as you pick up speed. Each mph takes more energy than the last.

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BobaFloutist 316 days ago
On the other hand, getting hit by a 20kg bike would hurt a lot less than a 40kg bike at the same speed.
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