Your 250 top speed?

**mattian** · 1st October 2009, 19:32

Originally Posted by chef

i wonder what is the top speed a 250 can actually go? ive gotten my little gt250 hyo up to 140 kmph took me a few seconds to actually make it there. what can you get your 250 up to? and what kind of bike is it?

post em up

that was on the track aye......

**ducatilover** · 1st October 2009, 19:54

Originally Posted by gatch

On the speedo around 165-170kmh on the spada, thats flat on the tank on a long straight, when I slowed down I heard the engine had developed what was the beginnings of a death rattle..

Honda reliability

**davebullet** · 1st October 2009, 20:13

Originally Posted by DunerzNick

On a perfectly still day on a dead flat road, my vtr 250 is only really good for 130 at best. Had 155 down a gradient. If there is a little breeze its more like 120. And all of the above is in 4th, 5th just seems to be for economy. But I don't think everything is quite right with it... I read reports of vtr's doing 150-160 on the flat. Some days it feels very slow and passing can be quite a task.
Looking for a hornet or an early 90's sports bike to get onto for the rest of my 250 sentence.

Agreed. 2007 VTR250 lumpy road 147kph indicated (maxed out). I wasn't flat on the tank (ducked down a bit though). I weigh 78Kgs plus gear.

**sinfull** · 1st October 2009, 20:25

I almost made a youtube to fit this page, then i drank, got drunk, fuck you drunk, haha you tube didn't happen snitzle might, track day will, let ya know how it goes !
Fuck you !
Edit (9.47) (or 21.47 just to save confusion) >>> licks the snitzel from out of where his missing teeth used to be and grins !!!

**NZJONESY** · 2nd October 2009, 07:14

Last summer my Kawi experienced 184kph. Although I do doubt the accuracy of the needle a little. Stock standard and fully down tickling the tank with my helmet.

**Rodney007** · 2nd October 2009, 07:42

id rekon a fully worked 2-smoker with gearing could hit 240
would be cool to create an offical land-speed record for 250cc :-)

**marty** · 2nd October 2009, 10:04

a road legal RS250 will get close to that.

**Cheshire Cat** · 2nd October 2009, 10:10

Originally Posted by chef

i wonder what is the top speed a 250 can actually go? ive gotten my little gt250 hyo up to 140 kmph took me a few seconds to actually make it there. what can you get your 250 up to? and what kind of bike is it?

post em up

LOL!! YOU'RE NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH!

HONDA!

**blackstars_10** · 2nd October 2009, 13:13

I happen to know a certain pepsi rep rgv used to hit 224kph corrected. Apparently it had couple more kph in it aswell. Gutted i couldn't afford it when owner sold it. Bloody well sorted bike it was.

I don't think a stock ape 250 will get near 240kph. I think you'd be lucky for 210-probably closer to 205-208.
Though the speedo may hit 240 haha

But I suppose this doesn't count as its not my personal top speed.

**R6_kid:Me** · 2nd October 2009, 13:39

My TRX850 goes to an indicated 240kmh... it has 85nm of torque and 80hp - but only 5 gears. The thing is that it get's any where in the range from 40-200kmh really quick, and slows down just as fast, if not faster.

**steelestring** · 2nd October 2009, 14:11

Originally Posted by HungusMaximist

It's not a 250, however on my CT110 I managed to crank to about 70ish kph on the flat with no head wind.

Haven't tried down a steep hill, I don't dare, cuz the brakes are crap.

I got 90 out of my old ct110... running 30% methanol that I used in my r/c nitro planes... no air cleaner..... we used my vt also as a pace/ speed verifier 2 this. Brakes were shot on my one too so engine brakeing was done by bashing it all the way down to first so the rear was locking up hehehe

**SPman** · 2nd October 2009, 16:03

Got 94-95 mph ( ....151-1533kph) out of my Suzi.T250 in '71..
Had a CB250R that the speedo would start slowing down at about 105 getting to about 115-18 max, even though the bike would keep accelerating.....
I think there was a problem........