Quickness

[Dan Filetti]

Damn.  306 =  190mph -even with an 'optimistic' spedo, that's fast. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwegS1OLew#hq

Experimenting with embedding....

Dan

[gradice]

Yup, that's quick alright.... I'd hate to see a front wheel blow-out at that speed!!!!

[FJ Flyer]

Hell, I'd be scared to fart at that speed!

[Mark Olson]

wow, now there is a run to the liquor store.

[HillsRider]

That's a very "optimistic" speedo! 

[ogmudbone]

anything over 130 pretty much gives my ass the HOOVER treatment..LOL


OGmudbone

[Fred]

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. 

[Dan Filetti]

That's a very "optimistic" speedo! 

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!

[n8man1068]

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.

[ogmudbone]

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

[Mark Olson]

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.   

[ogmudbone]

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

[Fred]

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.

[Dean Hess]

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.

[Fred]

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.