Damn. 306 = 190mph -even with an 'optimistic' spedo, that's fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwegS1OLew#hq (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwegS1OLew#hq)
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Dan
Yup, that's quick alright.... I'd hate to see a front wheel blow-out at that speed!!!! :-\
Hell, I'd be scared to fart at that speed!
wow, now there is a run to the liquor store.
That's a very "optimistic" speedo! ;D
anything over 130 pretty much gives my ass the HOOVER treatment..LOL
OGmudbone
Quote from: gradice on February 26, 2009, 01:57:37 AM
Yup, that's quick alright.... I'd hate to see a front wheel blow-out at that speed!!!! :-\
No worries, if you were on the bike you'd never see it, or anything else. :)
Quote from: HillsRider on February 26, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
That's a very "optimistic" speedo! ;D
Yeah, Motorcyclist did a radar (or GPS -can't recall) test of my vintage GSXR750, and they showed it topping out actually at 176mph, while the speedo showed 189. What's that? -a 10% variance?
Still, one has to wonder why anyone needs more than such a bike -for top end speed anyway -seriously!
i've broken triple digits only a handful of times. I'll crank it up to 'clean out the carbon', but once i hit 110-115, I drop back down to a reasonable 'do not pass go, go directly to jail' limit.
I know I'm not a super rider, better than some but just average really. Once in a while I will give the love handle a twist and head into the K zone. But after about a mile I slow down. A sport bike doing triple digits is a nice target for the police, a sport bike with a fat man on it doing triple digits is irresistible hahahaha.
OGmudbone
AKA
John
John,
that is absolutely normal for an fj rider. you have to check that the bike is working correctly at all speeds.
I once had to explain this to a law enforcement officer to educate him about proper m/c operation.
He was quite amused and I escaped capture. That time.
hahahaha hell yeah!!!!!!!!! i am going to have to remember that. proper m/c operation at all speeds. just to make sure its running like it should.
OGmudbone
aka
John
When I first got my FJ I lived in S Fla. Bike night consisted of goofing off at the Fuddruckers for a while, then ride to Holiday Park to regroup for a ride through the Everglades. It was a fourteen mile road one turn, no cross roads. After the turn it was WFO the rest of the way. It was a good time I'd probably do it again if I had the chance.
Quote from: Fred on March 07, 2009, 07:51:02 AM
When I first got my FJ I lived in S Fla. Bike night consisted of goofing off at the Fuddruckers for a while, then ride to Holiday Park to regroup for a ride through the Everglades. It was a fourteen mile road one turn, no cross roads. After the turn it was WFO the rest of the way. It was a good time I'd probably do it again if I had the chance.
Just don't hit a gator at full speed!
I frequently blast up to 110+ on the FJ, but only in very predictable locations and not for very long. We have too many curves and deer around here for any extended speed runs. About once a year I find somewhere to poke at 130. Cruising at 80-90mph on good roads happens a lot.
I always worried about hitting a gator, but not enough to slow down. A friend did hit an armadillo, I ask him what he did, he said nothing, there wasn't time. It did make an interesting pattern on the bottom fairing and it wasn't much fun cleaning it up. :o
I used to live in Augusta, GA. At the time I was a consultant. Did a small job for Home Depot Corporate over in Atlanta. Had to be there (150 miles away) @ 7:00am each day. Interstate 20 is lonely @ 5:00am and well, the FJ seemed willing so... one thing lead to another... and there we were @ WOT. On at least 4 occasions, the speedo read 155 mph. My best time, was 1H 40M respectable given that HD was on the opposite side of Atlanta and there were a few surface streets to navigate.
[LEO, if you're reading this, I happen to know the speedometer, on my bike was seriously miss-calibrated, I was only actually doing maybe 57 mph... Also, my watch runs REALLY fast]
Couple of things I learned about WOT on an FJ:
1. If you overfill you oil on the FJ -even by 1/2 a quart, it will vent from the top of the crank at WOT, but not otherwise.
2. You can loose your chin fairing without wrecking the bike catastrophically at crazy speeds, or even realizing it -come to find out. I know, I'm a lucky SOB....
3. Above maybe 130 on the speedo, the air tends to stabilize a bit.
These days, such foolishness is out of the question.
We are all alive, IN SPITE of our youth, not so much because of it.
Cheers,
Dan
Quote from: Dan Filetti on March 09, 2009, 09:41:45 PM
I used to live in Augusta, GA. At the time I was a consultant. Did a small job for Home Depot Corporate over in Atlanta. Had to be there (150 miles away) @ 7:00am each day. Interstate 20 is lonely @ 5:00am and well, the FJ seemed willing so... one thing lead to another... and there we were @ WOT. On at least 4 occasions, the speedo read 155 mph. My best time, was 1H 40M respectable given that HD was on the opposite side of Atlanta and there were a few surface streets to navigate.
[LEO, if you're reading this, I happen to know the speedometer, on my bike was seriously miss-calibrated, I was only actually doing maybe 57 mph... Also, my watch runs REALLY fast]
Couple of things I learned about WOT on an FJ:
1. If you overfill you oil on the FJ -even by 1/2 a quart, it will vent from the top of the crank at WOT, but not otherwise.
2. You can loose your chin fairing without wrecking the bike catastrophically at crazy speeds, or even realizing it -come to find out. I know, I'm a lucky SOB....
3. Above maybe 130 on the speedo, the air tends to stabilize a bit.
These days, such foolishness is out of the question.
We are all alive, IN SPITE of our youth, not so much because of it.
Cheers,
Dan
An indicated 155 was the highest I've run it up to. It was a very steady ride with the two big gyros spinning that fast. It was alarming how fast I ran out of road though; I probably only had it there for 2 miles, that's not very long at that speed!
I haven't visited that part of the speedometer in a while either.
Well I will admit that there were at least three of usI was third and :-X The third rider was losing sight of the first two and all behind. For a 21 year old, 118K mile dinosaur, the ole FJ was pretty damn stable and comfortable. The rider a little less so....
Probably not real smart, but the road was sweet and seemed to go on forever with no traffic.
Quote from: FJ Flyer on March 13, 2009, 06:06:44 AM
Well I will admit that there were at least three of usI was third and :-X The third rider was losing sight of the first two and all behind. For a 21 year old, 118K mile dinosaur, the ole FJ was pretty damn stable and comfortable. The rider a little less so....
Probably not real smart, but the road was sweet and seemed to go on forever with no traffic.
Hmmmm, I MAY recall this this. Unless in a court of law. ::)
Tim
Tim