# '06 Cobalt SS 2.4..as she is currently

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/06-cobalt-ss-2-4-as-she-is-currently/200494>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [November 3, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/06-cobalt-ss-2-4-as-she-is-currently/200494 "2008-11-03T21:46:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 31

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PoisonousBeef](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poisonousbeef/32/6007_2.png) [@PoisonousBeef](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PoisonousBeef)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/06-cobalt-ss-2-4-as-she-is-currently/200494/31 "2009-01-26T09:49:04Z")

</div>

> [@Girl Scout Cookies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/girl-scout-cookies/38612/13):
>
> Apparently a Ninja 250 is pretty cheap to insure too…however **this bike is way faster than one of those** … lol. It **keeps up with my cousins Ducati Monster 1000 for the first few gears** …

I’d like to know what year Monster he is riding like a little vagina, because you shouldn’t be anywhere near his bike unless he’s running on 1 cylinder…In the mean time, let’s examine these claims more closely based on the lower-end Monster from a few years ago and a new Sportster/Ninja 250. I’ve included references for the performance figures below.

First of all, despite your 3-fold displacement advantage, a Ninja 250 only gives up about 1 second to you, both 0-60 and in the 1/4 mile.

As for the Ducati, there is essentially **NO WAY** you are going to keep pace with an M1000 for one gear, let alone “the first few.” It makes more torque just as quickly as your 883, then proceeds to blow your ancient lump of a motor out of the water.

**_2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R_**  
HP: 27.2hp @ 10,770RPM  
TQ: 14.3lb-ft @ 9650RPM  
0-60: 7.6 sec  
1/4: 15.54 sec @ 82.70mph  
[CycleWorld Article for figures](http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=816)

**_2008 Harley Davidson Sportster 883_**  
HP: 44.8hp @ 5,950RPM  
TQ: 48.5lb-ft @ 3,400RPM  
0-60: 6.4 sec  
1/4: 14.70 sec @ 88.69mph  
[CycleWorld Article for figures](http://www.cycleworld.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=818)

**_2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000_**  
_Note: This is even the cheaper, lower-power Monster 1000, not the S4R with the Testastretta engine_  
HP: 87.3hp @ 8,750RPM  
TQ: 60lb-ft @ 4,000  
0-60: 3.42 sec  
1/4: 11.42 sec @ 116mph  
[Motorcyclist Article for figures](http://motorcyclist.automotive.com/77979/122-0604-2006-ducati-monster-s2r-road-test/index.html)

---

_[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/06-cobalt-ss-2-4-as-she-is-currently/200494)._