Curiosity

[twangin4u]

84 fj 1100... What's the fastest you've gotten her to go??

Just curious

[Arnie]

IF I had an 84 FJ1100 I wouldn't answer this question.
I also wouldn't post a public video that showed either the speedo or a gps readout of speed that was in excess of legal posted limits.
My other bike has a computer with one function being to record max speed (since last reset)  I really don't want to get stopped by a LEO and not have time to reset this tattle-tale device.

[FJmonkey]

I have seen a GPS max speed from an '86 at 131 MPH, but I won't say who, when or where... But I also understand they can go faster....

[X-Ray]

   I wouldn't have any worries about answering this, all of my top speed runs are done down the back straight of Willowbank Raceway officer.

Are people scared of prosecution from posting speeds on a forum, really?? It would never happen, where's the evidence, except for a bit of bragging. Hey, I did 195kmhr on a ride last year, now where's that knock on the door..........  

[Troyskie]

I believe the speedo is pretty inaccurate. Better suspension and big bore kits mean that near the limit of the speedo, it is hard to say how fast an 1100 is. Also 'tunnel vision' and rates of closure dictate that watching your speed is a dangerous thing.
They do get to 200 really easy and really quick.

[charleygofast]

Had mine up to 140mph according to the bob n weave speedo...then backed off. I believe she'd do a bit more but the old dry and cracked tires she had on at the time had me too scared to really push it...that and fear of arrest. Did I ever mention the time I met a police interceptor while seeing how fast my '75 H2 would go?  That's a good one for the campfire someday...young, dumb and full of bad decisions!                                                                                                         "84 FJ1100-140mph+                                                                                                                                                                                              Charley.

[ken65]

Ray said" Hey, I did 195kmhr on a ride last year, now where's that knock on the door.......... "

HEHE, i was behind you that day at willowbank,  I actually hit 220 kph trying to keep up with you.. 

[Bill_Rockoff]

Road tests circa 1984 had the small-fairing '84 FJ1100 pushing beyond redline (9,500 rpm) in top gear, to over 150 mph.

The Cycle magazine road test of an '89 implied that one of those would reach redline in top gear, 149 mph.

I have seen 9,500 rpm indicated on both the '89s I have owned.  I am sure the statute of limitations in the US has long since expired, so I am not shy about reporting that I did this often enough to be satisfied that 95 rwhp (dynjet measured power on my bike, at redline) is enough for 149 mph, with my assumption that my tach is reasonably correct.  My bike peaked at 103 hp a solid 1,000 rpm earlier, which tells me I could go up a tooth on the front sprocket and probably gain enough theoretical top speed to reach an even 150.  These days, I doubt my 112,000 mile motor is still making enough power, although it will still pull an indicated 8,500 rpm in top gear even with an FJ rally's worth of tent and sleeping bag bungeed on the back.

In other words, "fast enough to get yourself arrested, but not fast enough to impress anybody likely to be impressed by how fast you can go in a straight line."  Aero and power have both come a long way in the last 30 years.  You can buy naked bikes, ADV touring bikes, 600cc sportbikes, and even cruisers today that will match or beat the FJ's abilities to run fast in a straight line.  

The FJ's strengths remain not in how fast they go, but in how they go fast.

[ribbert]

 I wouldn't have any worries about answering this, all of my top speed runs are done down the back straight of Willowbank Raceway officer.

Are people scared of prosecution from posting speeds on a forum, really?? It would never happen, where's the evidence, except for a bit of bragging. Hey, I did 195kmhr on a ride last year, now where's that knock on the door..........  

Ray, I guess you know your GPS records a bit more than top speed.

Below is an example (and that's not all) It records speed, location to 10m accuracy, lat and long, time to two decimal places, can be overlayed on a map etc.
If you go to satellite, then street view it will even show you which house you were speeding riding past at the time.
As you move the cursor on any screen, it automatically moves on all of them.







It will even show over shooting the coffee stop, twice!

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.

However, I have it on good advice that they can't touch it unless they believe it has been used in the commission of a crime and that it can provide supporting or incriminating evidence.

Fang away!

A radar detector is a different thing though. $1500 if you get caught with one, $4600 and loss of licence if you fail to surrender it on the spot.

The only real crime one can commit down here these days, is anything that deprives the Govt of revenue.

Noel

[X-Ray]

Noel, sorry to say I don't own a GPS unit yet, but holy heck! Look at the data you available at your fingertips, it's incredible. I did have a giggle examining your speed data, tsk tsk. 

[ribbert]

It always surprises me when I read about people "discovering" the FJ speedo reads fast. This has been the case with car and bike speedo's for as long as I can remember, and always by a similar margin. Manufacturers do it to protect themselves.

It is not FJ specific.

I see no point in having it corrected as everything else you drive and ride will have the same error. It is by design, not a fault.

I have a digital GPS speedo (even though my speedo works fine) because it's easier to see at a glance and where I live we have a strictly enforced 3kph tolerance and therefore a need to know your exact speed, not somewhere near it.

Noel

[ribbert]

The FJ's strengths remain not in how fast they go, but in how they go fast.

Well said Bill (and if it's not original, you still get half marks for remembering it )

Noel

[Firehawk068]

Noel,

I have a question for you.
I have seen this before, but don't know how to access it.
Where/How do you extract this data from the GPS unit?
I believe you and I use the same unit (Zumo-550)

It's nice to know, you didn't burn any Calories on that ride. 

There are times that this data would be useful to me, and would be nice to have it.
I do alot of off-roading, at high altitudes. I usually use a tracking app on my iphone, but I almost always have the Zumo with me also.

PS: my current GPS Max-speed shows 112mph, and NO that wasn't in my Jeep  
     One time, on an un-disclosed section of highway west of Tucson, I was chasing a few riders in our group  that were on newer, more powerful bikes.
     I didn't have my GPS yet, but after having the throttle pinned for quite some time, I dared a glance at the speedometer. The needle was bouncing between 145-165.
     Due to the known speedometer error, I would guess I was travelling somewhere around 135mph or so. I have no idea what the tachometer read. That's when I backed off the throttle.

[ribbert]

Noel,

I have a question for you.
I have seen this before, but don't know how to access it.
Where/How do you extract this data from the GPS unit?
I believe you and I use the same unit (Zumo-550)

It's nice to know, you didn't burn any Calories on that ride. 

Alan, yes we do have the same model but that's not relevant to accessing the info. It is not accessed directly from the unit but from "Garmin Connect" on your PC. You can download info to it from any Garmin product. My Son for example has a Garmin wrist watch thingy that he uses for mountain biking and swimming that not only records all the time/distance/elevation stuff but vitals as well so he can check pulse, breathing, recovery etc, log it and measure his fitness against his friends or his own records and even play them side by side years apart. When he swims, it even counts his strokes.

Just look up "Garmin Connect" and open and account. I have many of my rides going back years all recorded here and can pull up a ride from yonks ago, load it into the GPS and off I go. I can also share great rides. My brother and I send each other rides all the time.

To satisfy the nerd in you, or if you're having a slow night, you can also send it to "Google Earth" and do even more things with it.

With accuracy to within 10 metres, that high speed sweeper when you weren't game to snatch a glance at the speedo at the time, can now be seen once back home and when your arse in unclenched.

Haha. Burning calories? My rides are also know as "Cake and Coffee runs" The only way I would lose weight on a ride would be to have a body part fall off.

Let's know how you go with Garmin Connect. Other than a bit of fun, it is an extremely useful tool.

Noel

[fj1289]

I've got a time slip for 142.92...but that was in a 1/4 mile...and with a "slightly" modified engine