A controversial (and probably unpopular) view!

[gareth h]

This is something I’ve been mulling over for a while, having owned 3 Caterhams I have come to the view that with the exception of using them on track, a Caterham is a car for those that can’t, or don’t want to ride a motorcycle.
The last 7 owned was a CSR and it was obviously quick, but I found that speed was always very limited by vision, which meant on many roads I just wasn’t able to travel much faster than in something far less capable.
Whereas, if I’m out on the bike my viewpoint is maybe a metre higher than in the 7, and I’m able to change road position to open up the view through a corner, meaning I can make progress without feeling I am exposing myself to the unknown.
Probably a very unpopular view, but I really can’t see a place for one in the garage anymore.

[Super Sonic]

What about them motor tricycles?

[MBBlat]

About 2/3rds of our local Caterham club are also bikers. Small sample I know, but it would suggest that there is a large overlap.

[gareth h]

MBBlat said:

About 2/3rds of our local Caterham club are also bikers. Small sample I know, but it would suggest that there is a large overlap.

And I was one of those, with a couple of bikes and a 7 in the garage, ironically I felt safer on a bike than in the 7.

[framerateuk]

I can understand that opinion that if you're into bikes, but honestly, I've never had any intrest in bikes.

I can believe there's a lot of overlap between owners though.

EDIT: Just to add, straight line speed isn't the thing that does it for me, for me it's all about that cornering and balancing that weight transfer between the wheels. I appreciate there's similar with bikes with getting the angle right, but it's just not the same thing for me. I love that feeling of the car being close to the edge of grip.

But on the road, It's not about going out and driving as fast as you can and overtaking everyone in front. I just enjoy the drive.

Edited by framerateuk on Monday 1st July 10:11