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pritch
1st July 2016, 21:20
So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w
Ocean1
1st July 2016, 21:26
So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w

That'd be me, turn bike on: Max Speed 100kph. :baby:
pritch
1st July 2016, 21:33
That'd be me, turn bike on: Max Speed 100kph. :baby:

Yeah right. You bought a KTM 1290 to do 100kph. :whistle:
Crasherfromwayback
1st July 2016, 23:07
So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w

Wire rope barriers be fucked!
AllanB
2nd July 2016, 00:29
Funny what goes through your mind.

1. I hope they warmed up the engine first ...

2. Is that a Kawasaki indicated 400 or a real life 400? My Ducati manual says my speedo is set to read 8% high - what's the Kawaka.

3. Does it matter if it is a Kawasaki 400 or real 400 Allan - it is very very fast.

4. That bike looked so much better than the green ones usually used.

5. Did he wave?
Ocean1
2nd July 2016, 09:26
Yeah right. You bought a KTM 1290 to do 100kph. :whistle:

Well it's certainly never done 400kph.

Not sure if I'd want to try holding on to it there anyway, it's bad enough at half that speed.
BMWST?
2nd July 2016, 10:57
he waved at the end.And it had very little trouble acheiving 400 it seemed
actungbaby
2nd July 2016, 12:24
So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w

I wonder why they didnt do a second pass then they have a world record maybe kawaski dont want the attention
Erelyes
2nd July 2016, 12:54
I wonder why they didnt do a second pass then they have a world record maybe kawaski dont want the attention

Oh, I think it's all about gaining attention. But who reads a Guinness record book before buying a bike.
onearmedbandit
2nd July 2016, 12:57
I wonder why they didnt do a second pass then they have a world record maybe kawaski dont want the attention

If they didn't want the attention they wouldn't have made it in the first place I'm guessing! But might have something to do with it being a track only bike?
pritch
2nd July 2016, 13:38
And it had very little trouble acheiving 400 it seemed

From memory it took 26 seconds. A maximum of 30 seconds had been set because of fears the tyres wouldn't hold together longer than that at those speeds.

From what I have seen of record attempts that wouldn't qualify as such, but I guess Kenan was offered a special ride on a brand new bridge and took it.

Besides Kawasaki, Redbull, Motul, and whoever, all get publicity.
AllanB
2nd July 2016, 17:40
Besides Kawasaki, Redbull, Motul, and whoever, all get publicity.

I purchased a Redbull today ......... maybe it worked!
Asher
2nd July 2016, 18:54
Im calling it bullshit.
The guys from trickstar in japan tried to max out a stock H2R and a modified one.
The stock one hits the rev limiter at about 330kmh, and the fastest they can get the modified one to is about 350kmh (~380 indicated).

If they were serious about 400kmh they would have used accurate timing equipment, not a gopro aimed at the speedo.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LopMoV5ahqg