Just took my bike out for its maiden voyage with me in the saddle the other day... Good Times! I was trapped behind slow moving cars through most of the twisty's which was a bit of a drag, but it gave me a chance to become more acquainted with the bike. On the way home I was finally blessed with a nice open stretch of good road & opened her up a bit. Nice, smooth & powerful... When I glanced down at the gauges I was hovering around the 130mph mark or so... :yahoo: Then I woke up & realized it was all a dream. As a law abiding citizen I would never go that fast on a public freeway. :lol:
~JM~
145 (indicated) for about 10 minutes or so.
Probably just my bike but I find my speedo a little optimistic compaired to the GPS. Like 10 mph off. :lol: Had mine up to 115 by GPS about a week ago and any higher I would have to be tucked in behind the windscreen.. I guess it was windy that day.
George
Quote from: not a lib on June 06, 2013, 08:41:20 AM145 (indicated) for about 10 minutes or so.
Wow! After 10 minutes at that velocity, I'll bet 80mph felt like walking speed.
~JM~
Quote from: ~JM~ on June 06, 2013, 08:54:08 AM
Quote from: not a lib on June 06, 2013, 08:41:20 AM145 (indicated) for about 10 minutes or so.
Wow! After 10 minutes at that velocity, I'll bet 80mph felt like walking speed.
~JM~
It was in Montana, (before they restored the speed limit).
Almost EVERYTHING feels like walking speed out there.
On a stretch of autobahn through a valley in Germany in the mid `90's, I took to opportunity to go as fast as I possibly could on my 1990 FJ.
Speedometer indicated ~160 mph, but I suspect that I was more in the 150 mph range.
Glanced in my (vibrating) mirror, and saw a Mercedes STATION WAGON flashing its headlights, quickly approaching from behind!
He blew past me, going 20 to 30 mph faster!
Dammit, it's just NOT FAIR!!! <shaking head>
Steve
I've never really looked when holding it wide open for any distance (short distance!) but I have seen 225 on the GPS after a ride.
I have also seen 315 on it!? My son borrowed it to go flying without telling me.
Noel
Mach 0.164 (mph@STP) :i_am_so_happy:
I have seen 165 on the clock on my 85 1100 have seen over 150 on gps.
84 3 mph
85 150+ mph
86 110 mph (only had her out twice)
90 140 mph
Im not sure what top speed would be as I was not there yet.I think I saw 140 on the clock in 4th gear.17/38 gearing.
I saw 150 MPH indicated twice. Fuel vapor locked both times - even after removing the rubber flap in the fuel cap. Not sure why. The engine stopped and I coasted to the side of the freeway (Austrian highway), re-started and ran fine after that.
I certainly don't make a habit of pushing it that fast, and I wouldn't recommend it. You can die quickly.
Quote from: Lotsokids on June 06, 2013, 09:48:45 AM
I certainly don't make a habit of pushing it that fast, and I wouldn't recommend it. You can die quickly.
That's true, but as you now know better than most here, you don't need to be going fast or on a bike!
Quote from: not a lib on June 06, 2013, 08:41:20 AM
145 (indicated) for about 10 minutes or so.
Quote from: Steve_in_Florida on June 06, 2013, 09:29:19 AM
On a stretch of autobahn through a valley in Germany in the mid `90's, I took to opportunity to go as fast as I possibly could on my 1990 FJ.
Speedometer indicated ~160 mph, but I suspect that I was more in the 150 mph range.
Glanced in my (vibrating) mirror, and saw a Mercedes STATION WAGON flashing its headlights, quickly approaching from behind!
He blew past me, going 20 to 30 mph faster!
Dammit, it's just NOT FAIR!!! <shaking head>
Steve
On that run, I was riding between Billing and Bozeman (I-90), cruising along about 80mph when a car came up behind me with about 30-40mph on me. He blew right on by, and into the distance.
About 30 minutes later, the same scenario occurred, with the
same car driving off into the distance.
Shortly thereafter, I pulled off the Interstate for gas and a drink. About 30 minutes after getting back on the road, I spotted the the same car (again!). This time, I pinned the throttle as he caught up with me, and held it there as he again passed me and drove off into the distance. I held it there at an indicated 145 for about 10 minutes, but there was no hope of catching up, as he was completely out of sight.
The car in question, you ask?
A
Ford LTDII, like this one:
(http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/rktmanfj/1979-ford-ltd-ii-you-in-trouble-now-boy_zps41636690.jpg)
I have no idea what he had under the hood to push a brick like that through the air that fast, but it obviously had a lot of horsepower. It may have been the speed, but after I thought about it, I never heard much exhaust noise from it, either.
I had about 75 lbs of gear strapped on the FJ, including a large barrel bag, so not very aerodynamic. Even without it, there would have been no contest.
155 (indicated) on my '85, for many miles, at 4:00am, in GA, many years ago -certainly more time than is allowed by the statute of limitiations, for prosecution... :lol:
Dan
Quote from: not a lib on June 06, 2013, 10:09:39 AM
A Ford LTDII
I had about 75 lbs of gear strapped on the FJ, including a large barrel bag, so not very aerodynamic. Even without it, there would have been no contest.
Depends on the race. a moderately worked V8 can have enough HP to push that brick to 180, certainly fast enough to walk away from an FJ at the top end. -Although to be able to actually drive that fast, in that car, it simply MUST have had front-end/ suspension mods, to be able to actually keep it on the road at those speeds.
But... race that same pig from say, a standing stop to 100mph, and the results will not be the same. The FJ, or most any other bike really, would be way in fornt of that car... HP/ weight ratios are a bitch...
Dan
Don't think I've ever run the FJ to its max speed..but I have been 220+ on another bike.. I let off the throttle before it ran out of steam..
I've only seen 130 indicated on mine.
At my age, that's really cooking.
The older you get, the faster you used to be!
Leon
145 mph according to the speedo on this road in Wyoming. Once was enough.
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb37/campsimonette/Gunnison%202005/3c4a.jpg) (http://s208.photobucket.com/user/campsimonette/media/Gunnison%202005/3c4a.jpg.html)
142.92 in a quarter mile at Amarillo Dragway
Going to the WCR 119 and coming back 121 according to the GPS.... :blush: Allegedly...
Quote from: FJmonkey on June 06, 2013, 06:21:54 PM
Going to the WCR 119 and coming back 121 according to the GPS.... :blush: Allegedly...
Oh, well if you're going to go by one of
those things... :biggrin:
(http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/rktmanfj/GPS003.jpg)
Quote from: not a lib on June 06, 2013, 06:43:12 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on June 06, 2013, 06:21:54 PM
Going to the WCR 119 and coming back 121 according to the GPS.... :blush: Allegedly...
Oh, well if you're going to go by one of those things... :biggrin:
(http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/uu159/rktmanfj/GPS003.jpg)
Over achiever!!!
Quote from: movenon on June 06, 2013, 08:49:24 AM
Probably just my bike but I find my speedo a little optimistic compaired to the GPS. Like 10 mph off. :lol: Had mine up to 115 by GPS about a week ago and any higher I would have to be tucked in behind the windscreen.. I guess it was windy that day.
George
It is typical of Jap bikes, at least, for the speedo to be ~10% optimistic..... been that way since I can remember. Got my 1st jap bike in 1974.
10% over would be 459.4 MPH. Any takers???
Quote from: FJmonkey on June 06, 2013, 08:25:19 PM
10% over would be 459.4 MPH. Any takers???
It used to say 667, but I accidentally reset it once. :biggrin:
Quote from: not a lib on June 06, 2013, 08:49:38 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on June 06, 2013, 08:25:19 PM
10% over would be 459.4 MPH. Any takers???
It used to say 667, but I accidentally reset it once. :biggrin:
Nuf said.....
Once 145mph on the meter and it was still pulling. This was coming back from a six day trip. Saddle bags, tail pack and tank bag, only about 40 pounds of gear. Look way down the road saw a vehicle coming towards me. Had that feeling it was a cop, slowed down to speed limit +5. Sure enough Sheriff in a bronco. That would have been a trip to jail. Had these radar jammiers called Illusion, these things were awesome. Now they use lazier. No workie any more. Saved me from a lot of tickets. Radar detector would go off 2 or 3 on ka band. I was never stoped. Used to go on these rides and spend over an hour at 100, 6000 rmp. FJ says wake me when we get there.
Kurt
Before the mods I felt 90 mph was pretty ballsy. I've put 1000 miles on her since the mods. Like the brakes and the response she gives me when throwing into the twisters! Last week I took her up to 140 on the speedo, so realistically 130 ish. She was wanting to stretch her wings a bit more butttttttttttttttt, I didn't!
Sat on 200kmh on effie easily, 18/38 gearing, coming back from launceston if anybody knows the area, lots of long straights and wide sweeping corners following a late model sports bike that went past me while sitting on 120k,s had to catch him, stayed with him for about ten minutes, only let him go for my licence safety :scratch_one-s_head: he kept going, didn't see the guy again, as for how fast havnt tried for full top end
I've seen 9,500 on the tach in 5th a few times back when it was all stock. No guarantees thats accurate either, but it had to have been closer than the speedo, which was off the end past 165 at the time. Published magazine test data for the '89 says it was really 149 or 148 (I forget) so I'll go with that.
Felt pretty good the firsf time, my main shortcoming was gear, helmet was the wrong size. It was middle of the night on a weeknight on an interstate outside Farmer City, IL with catch fencing along both sides, so no worries about any animals larger than 4" diameter in the road. This was when the bike was so new, it was on the oem tires.
Did it enough subsequent times to be confident it wasn't a fluke, it would pull redline in top gear any time I had the room to wait for that last 500 rpm. It gets to 8500 pretty easily (even last month) and pulls 9000 readily enough, but it loses its urgency for those last few mph.
With a 170/60-17 instead of the factory 150/80-16, I'm sure it's not going quite as fast nowadays. My biggest constraint is the zip ties holding the bodywork together, I'm pretty confident about the bungee cords holding my briefcase on.
210kmh, but a rough road, shrinking gonads, and the fear of kangaroos bouncing out, soon had me backing off. When my brother owned it he reckons he got 240kmh out of it.
My fastest was "h" at least that is what the speedo needle was pointing at the h of the "mph" I figure it was still only 150 ish. It was not on my stock '86 it was my modded fj1100 with taller gearing, wiseco pistons, heavy duty valve springs, dyna ignition and coils and kehein carbs with velocity stacks not filters, upgraded forks/brakes with 17" front and rear rims. It was remarkably stable but it was back before I had a smart phone with a speedo app or gps I wish I knew how fast it realy was. Only did it twice but it's nice to have some long straight flat freeways here in texas for the times when you want to go full retard.
I may just possibly have been checking the bike out at around 120mph 2-up (should that be 2 1/2-up as the wife is pregnant?) on what possibly could have been a private road, or not! I've recently bought it and just got it road legal. When I got it, the speedo was reading just 200 miles higher than that recorded on the MOT (road worthiness test) issued in 2008, so it's not been used a lot in the last 5 years.
The bike was bought as a sidecar outfit, but I've temporarily split it to test the mechanical ability of the bike. It's now got a squeak from the front suspension somewhere, but this is getting replaced with a leading link setup shortly. So no worries!
Have been a little timid when it comes to cracking the whip...not afraid but more worried on getting caught...lol...but I did let it go the other day...up into 4th around 8500 rpm pushing around 210 kph..then my magnet tank bag wanted to fly so I backed out....going to hit the 1/4 soon but with 18-38 gearing i'm guessing mid 11's I'll let ya know
My best is 11.28 on FZ 750 128 mph
About 130 during track days, 110 on the street.
I could not tell, the speedo was wiggling too much.
18/40 gearing 9500 rpm for a looooong count to 30..
Note to self: ***Do Not Raise Your Head Above The Windscreen*** until you get below 100..
Of course only on a track.....ahem. :sarcastic: (gotta love those long desert highways)
Quote from: Pat Conlon on June 08, 2013, 09:41:18 PM
I could not tell, the speedo was wiggling too much.
18/40 gearing 9500 rpm for a looooong count to 30..
Note to self: ***Do Not Raise Your Head Above The Windscreen*** until you get below 100..
Of course only on a track.....ahem. :sarcastic: (gotta love those long desert highways)
Yea, closed track, don't do this unless under controlled conditions...
Lots of good answers, several are cracking me up.
I had the FJ up to the speed limit, maybe a little more. The stock suspesnion and brakes need an upgrade. Where I live, there are ALOT of straight roads, very, very few corners. So there's lots of bikes around here that battle it out for top speed, not my game. I love the corners. Current goal is to be able to lean it over to the 95% indicator. Now here is the question I have, how many FJ owners have found theirs?
On a previous bike, I hit 135 and I quickly realized how naked I felt with jeans on. Wish my budget would allow me to have a two piece riding suit.
True story ,
86 fj1200 ,17/41 gears
v/h 4-1 pipe
jetted rich for the desert
k//n air filters
.20mm overbore fresh rebuild
Hwy 15 palm desert , ca
2:00 am 70 degrees
158.6 mph
confirmed by California Hwy Patrol
I still have the ticket .
I mentioned to the WCR I have had my license suspended 3 times in a period of 32 years.
MarkO.
252 km/h in 1988 aboard my FJ 1100 trying to follow a GPZ 1000 RX and leaving a GPZ 900 for dead at the back
I know because the Traffic Police stop us due to a camouflaged patrol had trapped us. The luck then was that the camera were not advanced enough and the photo was moved. Today I would be in jail
After that, I´ve been around 10.000 rpms in 5th , around 250 km/h with my actual gearing, at different crazy days :crazy:
Mark where I live at double the posted limit. The officer would give you a slow ride in his/her vehicle to meet to meet a friend of theirs called judge. So he/she could let you know how sorry you will be for those little infractions. Hope this did not happen to you.
Kurt
When I lived in Arizona, I rode with a group from Phoenix down to Tucson, where we met a few other riders...................
We were on our way out to Kitt Peak to ride up, and the lead guys took off full throttle on this straight-flat stretch of road....
Among them was a Hyabusa, a ZX11, and a GSXR1000..........................I had no intention of being able to keep with them, but I pinned the throttle anyway......
They all disappeared into the distance, and I kept the throttle pinned for as long as I dared........The speedometer was bouncing between 145-155.
She had stock gearing(for a '90), and stock size wheels and tires, and stock exhaust...........I vaguely remember the tach reaching around 8500rpm in 5th...
I estimate I was doing somewhere around 130 actual.................
I scared myself for as long as I dared, then let off the throttle back down to normal speed...............The low brush on both sides of the road hide lots of animals
(the whole time I had it WFO, I kept thinking "Please don't let a coyote or jackrabbit run out in front of me, and Please don't let the chain snap")
I finally caught up to the other guys at the turnoff for Kitt peak, and the guy on the Hyabusa claimed he reached 180 indicated on that stretch.......
Quote from: yamaha fj rider on June 09, 2013, 02:26:38 PM
Mark where I live at double the posted limit. The officer would give you a slow ride in his/her vehicle to meet to meet a friend of theirs called judge. So he/she could let you know how sorry you will be for those little infractions. Hope this did not happen to you.
Kurt
oh no doubt it was expensive .
Trivia:
How fast do have to go so that a speed camera can't record you ? I was told number once in AZ but have no idea it is accurate.
Inquiring minds and all...
George
Faster than an fj could go I'm sure
Quote from: movenon on June 09, 2013, 07:47:22 PM
Trivia:
How fast do have to go so that a speed camera can't record you ? I was told number once in AZ but have no idea it is accurate.
Inquiring minds and all...
George
According to myth busters you can't beat it
Quote from: Thmsdoyle on June 09, 2013, 07:51:23 PM
According to myth busters you can't beat it
And when you watch that episode, you can see me in my Thunder Roadster rounding turn 11 at Sonoma.
Randy - RPM
A friend had a license plate cover that was suppose to make it unphotographable. I don't know if it worked or not. He claimed it did.
Kurt
Quote from: Thmsdoyle on June 09, 2013, 07:51:23 PM
Quote from: movenon on June 09, 2013, 07:47:22 PM
Trivia:
How fast do have to go so that a speed camera can't record you ? I was told number once in AZ but have no idea it is accurate.
Inquiring minds and all...
George
According to myth busters you can't beat it
In practical terms your are correct. The answer as I understand it lies in the aperture and shutter speed of the camera. At the distance's most cameras are placed I would guess they shoot in the range of F8 to have a small amount of depth of field. Day light shutter speed would most likely be a max of 1/250th of a second to capture any shadow detail of the driver. I was told you have to be traveling in excess of around 250 MPH.
In AZ driver's have been reportedly photo clocked at 180mph. While I was there a local was clocked multiple times and days doing 140 mph.. Nice to have money, or be an attorney (or both)...
The true answer is I don't know, but pretty damn fast...... Think Bonneville.
George
When I had my FJ1100 and I was not of legal drinking age yet. I pinned the speedo at 150 MPH once, just to see if it would do it. Now that I have the 1200 and only a few years from being 50. I have no desire to see what this one tops out at. I am happy that it will run 75-85 MPH with bags and trunk, all day and in comfort.
Fred
I think it all depends on the camera. Top Gear did prove it can be done, although it was a number of years ago.
3 attempt.. won't bother posting the previous two videos..
Top Gear - Richard Hammond vs the speed camera round 3 - BBC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph-qv4gYAE8#)
Quote from: aviationfred on June 09, 2013, 08:57:28 PM
When I had my FJ1100 and I was not of legal drinking age yet. I pinned the speedo at 150 MPH once, just to see if it would do it. Now that I have the 1200 and only a few years from being 50. I have no desire to see what this one tops out at. I am happy that it will run 75-85 MPH with bags and trunk, all day and in comfort.
Fred
I agree Fred. The speed deal is just a question. "A few years from 50" ! Your kid Fred :lol:. I am a few months from 66 :rofl2:
George
Quote from: movenon on June 09, 2013, 09:26:53 PM
Quote from: aviationfred on June 09, 2013, 08:57:28 PM
When I had my FJ1100 and I was not of legal drinking age yet. I pinned the speedo at 150 MPH once, just to see if it would do it. Now that I have the 1200 and only a few years from being 50. I have no desire to see what this one tops out at. I am happy that it will run 75-85 MPH with bags and trunk, all day and in comfort.
Fred
I agree Fred. The speed deal is just a question. "A few years from 50" ! Your kid Fred :lol:. I am a few months from 66 :rofl2:
George
George,
When you put it like that, I am a kid. :rofl2: My dad just turned 67 three weeks ago....
Fred
Quote from: aviationfred on June 09, 2013, 09:48:20 PM
Quote from: movenon on June 09, 2013, 09:26:53 PM
Quote from: aviationfred on June 09, 2013, 08:57:28 PM
When I had my FJ1100 and I was not of legal drinking age yet. I pinned the speedo at 150 MPH once, just to see if it would do it. Now that I have the 1200 and only a few years from being 50. I have no desire to see what this one tops out at. I am happy that it will run 75-85 MPH with bags and trunk, all day and in comfort.
Fred
I agree Fred. The speed deal is just a question. "A few years from 50" ! Your kid Fred :lol:. I am a few months from 66 :rofl2:
George
George,
When you put it like that, I am a kid. :rofl2: My dad just turned 67 three weeks ago....
Fred
Yea, but young at heart and mind :drinks:
George
I was on my way to work on I-5 south of Tracy, still dark :crazy: Theres really no one on the freeways then! I had the FJ 1100 up to 135; and thought W.T.F :rofl: I cant see that good and brought that blurry speed to a wind down...
MarKG
Quote from: Manic on June 09, 2013, 11:56:06 AM
Current goal is to be able to lean it over to the 95% indicator. Now here is the question I have, how many FJ owners have found theirs?
What's the 95% indicator?
Quote from: ribbert on June 10, 2013, 10:20:46 AM
Quote from: Manic on June 09, 2013, 11:56:06 AM
Current goal is to be able to lean it over to the 95% indicator. Now here is the question I have, how many FJ owners have found theirs?
What's the 95% indicator?
I'm guessing it's the point at which you make soft contact. Like the footpegs which will deflect, vs hard contact like the sidestand which wont...
And I've gotten the beast up to a whopping 75 so far... :pardon: (Can't wait to get this motor broken in.)
took my J for a second short unlawful test ride, this time i was on it, late second gear roll(trying to be nice to 2nd). I blew 5th twice but was still trying to get used to the thrust vector on my eyes and distanced covered. I did not notice my speed but my revs were approaching critical. This bike lives up to everything I thought it was and what my buddies had told me who road them mid eighties. sure its not modern but it still fucking rocks! :wacko1:
When I got my bike I flew down to Sacramento, CA and rode it back after paying 600.00 for it.
And this was my test run on the way back. =)
I would have been able to push it more had it not been for the cop I saw pointed the other way on I-5 (I live in Portland, OR FYI)
Created by My Tracks on Android.
Total distance: 858.30 km (533.3 mi)
Total time: 11:54:36
Moving time: 8:30:37
... Average speed: 72.06 km/h (44.8 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 100.85 km/h (62.7 mi/h)
Max speed: 198.00 km/h (123.0 mi/h)
Average pace: 0.83 min/km (1.3 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 0.59 min/km (1.0 min/mi)
Min pace: 0.30 min/km (0.5 min/mi)
Max elevation: 1288 m (4224 ft)
Min elevation: -11 m (-37 ft)
Elevation gain: 5664 m (18584 ft)
Max grade: 35 %
Min grade: -38 %
Recorded: 05/27/2012 9:30 AM
I plead 'guilty' to being old, paranoid, and cautious after 46yrs of riding street bikes.
The FJ has probably the highest top speed of all the bikes I've owned or ridden during that time.
I've explored the performance envelope of my various bikes upon occasion when it seemed safe and reasonable to do so. (that should be my legal "out" :-)
This thread seems to be pretty stupid, IMO.
To brag on an open forum of how you've flouted the law just invites general harassment from the LEOs who might read it, for FJs and bikes in general.
My Apriia has a computer that retains highest speed since last reset.
I reset often to avoid possible self-incrimination.
Brad posted, "When I got my bike I flew down to Sacramento, CA and rode it back after paying 600.00 for it. And this was my test run on the way back. =) Details snipped.
Aside from the interesting data shared, that was a real bonehead way to "test" his new bike.
He's purchased a 20+ yr old bike very cheaply and without even a reasonable check of its true running condition has traveled over 500 miles home much of it at high speed. To do this on a bike he's not familiar with is not very intelligent. To brag about it - just stupid.
At least he can claim to not having put 2 cans of RedBull in the tank on his way home, right?
Arnie
I agree with Arnie on riding an unfamiliar bike far and fast. As someone who used to ride a couple of dozen bikes a week I am VERY cautious of old second hand bikes.
As far as deleting the max speed on the computer / GPS it's not really necessary. My riding buddy is a QC and we have had this discussion. He tells me, for a whole range of reasons, you won't get booked over information stored on it. It is technically possible but not probable.
For those of you that don't know, this is the information your GPS is storing as you ride, whether you ask it to or not.
Below is a random example found on the net.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7358/9047548119_6c4c67e610_z.jpg)(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/9047546479_787de9ea7e_c.jpg)
You can for example, pick a "certain" speed achieved, on the graph, the icon over the map will line up with it, you can then go to satellite view, then to street view and then look at the exact piece of road you were travelling on at the time.
That's one of the reasons I took the pic of my StreetPilot with the 464 mph max speed on it.
It makes a very valid argument that GPS ain't always 100% accurate. Usually, but not always.
Yes Arnie , this is a stupid thread.
We are all a little crazy in the first place to ride motorcycles. :wacko2:
Maxing out your fj is a great way to blow a head gasket.
you must be riding with Baldy . :rofl2:
plus... if its that stupid then im surprised you are reading it!!!! :rofl: whatever, I don't really like to go to fast but I have gone fast enough. I do find it stupid when people fly past me on a bike 100mph plus in traffic. Here in Portland, Oregon thy have drags every Wednesday night at Portland International Raceway, I plan seeing what my bike can do there. its also a car and bike show, pretty cool. From experience (don't ask), you can not be given a ticket from what has been stored on a gps. if you could, then I there would be someone (or more people) getting a nice ticket for going over 400mph. :good:
BTW,
not condoning going fast, but that was Brads brothers bike who had it for 8-9 years prio. just saying
remember what ASSUME means :blum2: (ass-u-me) hahaha but I get what you guys are saying
I.M.O. The Highway patrol :rofl2: Have Big er Fish to FRY!!!!!!!!! Like DUI drivers ; Hit@Run; and the list goes on ! Everyone that rides a motorcycle has a choice! When and where to PIN IT! :yahoo: This is the very heart, of being truly Free ! The ability to oopenedher up to Full Throttle; and feel the FJ scream is far more is priceless! There is nothing i love more then going fast, and doing it under rradar; If some day i have to pay extra for my little rush of going fast,,, :dash2: then that is worth every hundred dollar bill for the adrenal rush! :biggrin:
MarkG
Quote from: Mark Olson on June 15, 2013, 12:33:43 PM
Yes Arnie , this is a stupid thread.
We are all a little crazy in the first place to ride motorcycles. :wacko2:
Maxing out your fj is a great way to blow a head gasket.
you must be riding with Baldy . :rofl2:
Bite me yah big galoot :sarcastic:
Funny I find I ride faster on other peoples bikes I mean why put unnecessary stress on your own bike when you can wring the neck off somebody else's :good2:
Quote from: FJSpringy on June 16, 2013, 12:57:17 AM
Funny I find I ride faster on other peoples bikes I mean why put unnecessary stress on your own bike when you can wring the neck off somebody else's :good2:
Baldy agrees with you. :sarcastic:
Quote from: baldy3853 on June 16, 2013, 12:44:25 AM
Quote from: Mark Olson on June 15, 2013, 12:33:43 PM
Yes Arnie , this is a stupid thread.
We are all a little crazy in the first place to ride motorcycles. :wacko2:
Maxing out your fj is a great way to blow a head gasket.
you must be riding with Baldy . :rofl2:
Bite me yah big galoot :sarcastic:
chomp
Well... After reading through this thread it seems like I have some catching up to do. :biggrin:
Actually I have hit the same speed range in my Buick T-Type through that same stretch of road. That road has a nice smooth section with real good visibility for several miles & almost begs you to open 'er up a bit. Nothing makes me feel more alive than the sensation of acceleration. :music:
~JM~
Quote from: poker007 on June 15, 2013, 11:05:53 PM
I.M.O. The Highway patrol :rofl2: Have Big er Fish to FRY!!!!!!!!! Like DUI drivers ; Hit@Run; and the list goes on ! Everyone that rides a motorcycle has a choice! When and where to PIN IT! :yahoo: This is the very heart, of being truly Free ! The ability to oopenedher up to Full Throttle; and feel the FJ scream is far more is priceless! There is nothing i love more then going fast, and doing it under rradar; If some day i have to pay extra for my little rush of going fast,,, :dash2: then that is worth every hundred dollar bill for the adrenal rush! :biggrin:
MarkG
Haha. Well theoretically you have the same reaction time going 140mph as a drunk person going 50. Just food for thought
Quote from: HARTLESS on June 17, 2013, 09:02:04 PM
Haha. Well theoretically you have the same reaction time going 140mph as a drunk person going 50. Just food for thought
when I was 18 I dropped er fell off or something comming to a stop sign near my home on my RD250, put a foot peg through my shoulder blade, if I had not been totally pissed I am told it would have hurt :good2:
Quote from: HARTLESS on June 17, 2013, 09:02:04 PM
Quote from: poker007 on June 15, 2013, 11:05:53 PM
I.M.O. The Highway patrol :rofl2: Have Big er Fish to FRY!!!!!!!!! Like DUI drivers ; Hit@Run; and the list goes on ! Everyone that rides a motorcycle has a choice! When and where to PIN IT! :yahoo: This is the very heart, of being truly Free ! The ability to oopenedher up to Full Throttle; and feel the FJ scream is far more is priceless! There is nothing i love more then going fast, and doing it under rradar; If some day i have to pay extra for my little rush of going fast,,, :dash2: then that is worth every hundred dollar bill for the adrenal rush! :biggrin:
MarkG
Haha. Well theoretically you have the same reaction time going 140mph as a drunk person going 50. Just food for thought
:mail1:thanks for the info what would 200mph = :dance:
Quote from: poker007 on June 18, 2013, 06:30:54 AM
Quote from: HARTLESS on June 17, 2013, 09:02:04 PM
Quote from: poker007 on June 15, 2013, 11:05:53 PM
I.M.O. The Highway patrol :rofl2: Have Big er Fish to FRY!!!!!!!!! Like DUI drivers ; Hit@Run; and the list goes on ! Everyone that rides a motorcycle has a choice! When and where to PIN IT! :yahoo: This is the very heart, of being truly Free ! The ability to oopenedher up to Full Throttle; and feel the FJ scream is far more is priceless! There is nothing i love more then going fast, and doing it under rradar; If some day i have to pay extra for my little rush of going fast,,, :dash2: then that is worth every hundred dollar bill for the adrenal rush! :biggrin:
MarkG
Haha. Well theoretically you have the same reaction time going 140mph as a drunk person going 50. Just food for thought
:mail1:thanks for the info what would 200mph = :dance:
once you actually hit that on an fj (needs accurate measurement) let me know. it will be then that I tell you the answer and the secret to my equations.... :mocking:
has any one ever hit 200mph on there FJ ? (popcorn)
MarkG
Quote from: poker007 on June 19, 2013, 02:20:05 AM
has any one ever hit 200mph on there FJ ? (popcorn)
MarkG
Yes, in my dreams... Got a bit sad when i woke up and realised that my FJ would struggel to reach 160, in current condition.
But fun anyway.
Done 140 with her.
That's track speed by the way..
I'm sure with lots of cash an fj could hit 200mph ( 320??) Kmh maybe on a nice long runway or saltflat :scratch_one-s_head: tucked in behind the fairing and laying out along the seat in ya jocks :biggrin:
I saw the needle sweep past the 145mph mark once. It was on a slight downhill with a tail wind. wooah!!! :wacko1:
CraigO
Well, I don't know what the real speed was, but I finally got to 8000 rpm in 5th before I chickened out. :flag_of_truce:
(It was still pulling hard and I was having to concentrate on hanging on)
I'm running a stock rear wheel and 17x40 gearing.
I down loaded the my tracks that brad mentioned, to my mobile, just to see if the 1200,s speedo was acurate, as it works fine up to 90 kmh then starts bouncing up to 120,any speed after that its steady , can confirm my tracks works well, thanks brad, just need to get effie on the road and compare it with her digital speedo :good2:
I've checked mine with GPS, and a "RADAR cart" left on the side of the road. One of those things with the big sign "YOUR SPEED IS:" and then a RADAR readout. Both methods showed a pretty linear 9% error, indicating on the high side, from 35MPH, up to 90MPH..... SL was 55, so I didn't want to push it any more.
Fastest I've seen on my '90 was 155 indicated, and still pulling, don't recall what the revs were.
Saw 120mph indicated just an hour ago. A personal record. Probably wont be going that fast again. I am 53 years old after all. :good2:
I had the speedo pegged above 165 for a couple of miles on my old custom '92. It had been "souped up" a bit by the previous owner. I can only go by the speedo, as this was in the days before GPS, but the needle was above 165. I was riding on HWY 77 between Kingsville and Raymondville in South Texas. 77 passes through the King Ranch for about 60 miles. (Yeah, it's a big ranch) The highway is flat and straight, not much traffic, not much wildlife to worry about during the day. So I decided to open it up, all the way. Took a mile or so to max out from about 100 MPH, around 1100 RPM, if I recall correctly. The highway stripes all blended together to look like one solid stripe, and it felt like the bike was barely touching the ground. Going that fast makes your mind real, REAL, focused. That's the fastest I've ever been outside of a jet airplane. And, Hey, Lightspeed, I saw 125 on my new one today too. I'm also 53. If we keep it below about 150 MPH, we might just see 54...
Is "53"like a magical number that makes your balls shrivel up or maybe turns you into Herbie the Love Bug?
Quote from: Klavdy on June 23, 2013, 04:21:55 PM
Is "53"like a magical number that makes your balls shrivel up or maybe turns you into Herbie the Love Bug?
Haha! I guess I'm going for 130mph indicated!
Quote from: Dads_FJ on June 06, 2013, 03:33:15 PM
145 mph according to the speedo on this road in Wyoming. Once was enough.
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Where in Wyo was this?