tamade. thats not me can? If its me in the story, I would have
kick the ATR up into full accel and raced them. 
and markzz, can i start pointing out where your story is physically
impossible because of the difference in the spring hardness and
rebound rates in a SP and Fireblade, thus different road handling
abilities?
Also, the old racer's adage holds true: slow in fast out... fast
in, slow out. a slower bike has to EXIT the corner faster, NOT
enter the corner faster, because it needs the extra initial speed
exiting the corner if it's to have a hope of keeping up with the
more powerful bike on the straights.