Performance Difference

[andyjackson456]

Hello everyone,
I am looking to buy my first kit early next year and have narowed my choice down to the rocket or atomic. I realise the differences in having a bike engine powered vehicle but in terms of performance 0-60 etc is there a vast difference in the 2 or is it quite minimal.
Thanks for any advice in advance

[Scott]

Hi,
I'm not sure on the difference, would of thought it was noticeable,
However i would of thought you need to thinking about what you are going to use the kit for,
IE. road or track from what Ive heard the Atomic is a bit of a handful,,
and to get the most from it you need to be on a track,

On that note, I would like to just say with all these kits inc all the kits being built with bigger more powerful engines, please remember its all very well having lots of power but getting the power onto the road is a different matter,,,

Having built and driven a rocket with standard 1.6 Zetec, believe me the power, speed, and handling were exceptional and very surprising,

!!!!!! Please Play safe !!!!!!

Scott

[nigel]

Nov 29, 2009 9:13:49 GMT andyjackson456 said:

Hello everyone,
I am looking to buy my first kit early next year and have narowed my choice down to the rocket or atomic. I realise the differences in having a bike engine powered vehicle but in terms of performance 0-60 etc is there a vast difference in the 2 or is it quite minimal.
Thanks for any advice in advance

Hi Andy,

Welcome aboard, to expand on what Scott said, I think the real question you need to ask your self is 'what is going to be the vehicles intended use ?

The Atomic in my view is MEV/RTR’s attempt at a track day / race tool and while can be registered to go on the road you’ll never be able to exploit its true performance potential, legally on the public roads. It’s a near perfectly balanced, 25% corner weight, 350kg, 150+BHP, single seated, sequential gear boxed vehicle.

Now the Rocket on the other hand has approximately a 40/60 weight balance, weighs in at between 500/600 kgs, can be fitted with a variety of car engines, sticking with the easy fit Ford Zetec 1.6 through 2.0 and can be easily tuned up to 200BHP, has 2 seats so that you can be a little more sociable and enjoy scaring the wits out of your friends, has a standard road going 5/6 speed gear box with reverse.

The other question I think you need to honestly ask yourself is how good a driver are you ? I have still yet to meet anyone who has managed to get any ware near exploiting the full potential of the Rocket either on the road or the track. My first track experience in my Sonic left me determined to seek professional tuition to reduce lap times, that would be quite difficult in a single seat car.

At the end of the day, the choice will be yours, and I’m sure what ever you do you will enjoy.

nigel

[dannybenson]

Hi Andyjackson,
i suppose it will depend on what your after,, i like motorbikes , very fast ones especially but the inherent risk of death or injury is always a worry,im getting older and wiser. Im going for the atomic for a variety of reasons,,i demand motorbike acceleration and noise, its in the blood,its also minimalist and selfish, only 1 seat,brilliant , i want to indulge myself with something that is not compromised ,,its all about the performance,,and im not prepared to share the experience,lol, my only reservation is the engine but im told by the manufacturers that they can cater for other makes(hayabusa)at extra cost.Wonderful.Some may state that the hayabusa will be overkill, i disagree, the Areil Atom has well over600bhp per ton, and look how that performs. Also consider what you will use it for,me , ill be using it to feel alive to partake in track days ,sprints and hill climbs, its not going to be a commuter.Im out the Army soon enough and i have a shopping list, the Atomic is not the prettiest machine out there but that doesnt interest me , Ariel Atom type performance does , with a £25000 saving , have fun with the decision making process, my regards