Quickness

Dan Filetti · February 25, 2009, 09:49:32 PM

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

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

Experimenting with embedding....

Dan

gradice · 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!!!! $:-\$

FJ Flyer · February 26, 2009, 05:36:51 AM

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

Mark Olson · February 26, 2009, 10:31:42 AM

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

HillsRider · February 26, 2009, 11:03:15 AM

That's a very "optimistic" speedo!

ogmudbone · February 26, 2009, 01:45:40 PM

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

OGmudbone

Fred · February 26, 2009, 06:09:04 PM

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.

Dan Filetti · March 05, 2009, 07:25:06 AM

Quote from: HillsRider on February 26, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
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 · March 05, 2009, 05:01:43 PM

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 · March 05, 2009, 05:42:22 PM

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 · March 06, 2009, 12:32:59 PM

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 · March 06, 2009, 01:32:58 PM

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 · 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.

Dean Hess · March 08, 2009, 09:34:15 AM

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.

Fred · March 08, 2009, 09:32:27 PM

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.

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