yep they did put a honda cbr 600 rr against an atom supercharged.
Clarkson was driving the atom, and i assume it was hammond on the bike, although im sure when i watched it they said it wasnt your average schmuck.
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LoginNow i was very impressed with the acceleration of the CBR. The supercharged atom is one of the fastest accelerating cars in a straight line, and also manages to hold its own in the bends.
i think clarkson wasnt trying to give the impression that bikes are slow, i actually felt it displayed how fast bikes are.