First bike you did a Ton on.

[RentaTriumph]

For me it was 1974 107 mph on a Mack III Kawasaki on the main Sth road just before you come into Rollestion. Friggin thing could go and you couldn't see because of the blue exhaust fumes everywhere. I remember having a drag race up St Asaph street with a well known hot rod of the day called Moonshine. I won the day but the dude driving the car was the winner cause he had a beautiful piece on eye candy in the passenger seat.

[98tls]

Kawasaki Z650..........a long time ago

[Jantar]

For me it was 1974 107 mph on a Mack III Kawasaki on the main Sth road just before you come into Rollestion. Friggin thing could go and you couldn't see because of the blue exhaust fumes everywhere. I remember having a drag race up St Asaph street with a well known hot rod of the day called Moonshine. I won the day but the dude driving the car was the winner cause he had a beautiful piece on eye candy in the passenger seat.

For me it was December 1973 on a Suzuki GT250R (slightly modified). 103 mph indicated, but knowing how inaccurate the speedos were back then, it was probably only in the mid 90s. The same day I rode a Honda CB500 at an indicated 110 mph, so I can probably claim that as a genuine ton.

[rustys]

Can't remember the year about 1965 on an "Ariel Square Four " still remember the dials shaking like a leaf, no helmet and all in those days, a pair of sunnies, jeans and boots. How we survived i don't no :rockon:

[megageoff76]

1978 Suzuki GT250 X7, probably had a tail wind though!

[McJim]

Had been riding a VTR250 for a year - couldn't get the bastard over 155kph. Went to a track day at Pukekohe and a good mate forced me to take his 636 track bike (said it needed a run) told everyone I wouldn't be going over 180kph they all said "Tui" got the bike up to about 240kph on the back straight and over 230 on the start/finish straight.

It's windy at that speed....really windy.

[Bren]

About 1987 on an NSR250R Rothmans....Took it for a test drive from a dealer in ashvegas...and opened her up between tinwald and mayfield....took it to 180 and thought SHIT!

[Oakie]

Hasn't happened yet. Not likely to either.

[janno]

Early last year on my first proper bike, 05 SV650.

Whiiiiizzzzz down the Bruce Highway in Brisbane for about 2 minutes!

Main thought - how the hell do people get around corners at that speed.

[merv]

1973 S2A Kawasaki. Yeah I know I never owned a Kawasaki, but a mate had one, he rings up saying he was having problems in the middle of servicing it, now it wouldn't start. So I go over there and check it over. Somehow (they probably don't make parts like this any more) he had managed to fit the aircleaner element back to front totally blocking the intake to the carbs. Turn it round, kick the bike into life and take it for a rap to clear it out and once the smoke cleared a bit it was off running like a charm so I just had to open it up properly. (Oh on closed roads under controlled condiitons of course).

[NighthawkNZ]

about 198...(ish) cb900...

[slopster]

gsxr 250rr about 5 years ago. First time I'd ever ridden a bike. Rode for about 10minutes to figure out how to change gear then took it out to see how fast it would go. I had a dirt bike helmet with no visor so seeing wasn't that easy either. Not a very good idea but it got me hooked and I ended up buying that bike.

[cold comfort]

1974 in Nelson Kawasaki H2 750 racing a mate in a Jag (at night). He won cos i could'nt keep the front wheel on the deck at that speed. All under controlled conditions again,of course.

[boomer]

you crazy cats... :shit:

[texmo]

I did it on a scooter! a 1969 lambretta which is for sale on trademe right now in fact.

most memoriable for me was my first ride of a 'big' bike. Boomers 05 cbr600rr I jumped on it and got to 240 a soon as I could. One of the best times I have had on a bike hahaha

[justsomeguy]

1994 ZZR250 topped out in 6th at 160kmph, the second day after I got my learner license, down the motorway from Mt Roskill to the Airport. 2 days riding experience heheheheh:eek:

This was late Jan 05.

[Hitcher]

One could never possibly imagine ever breaking the law. But if one had performed such an act for the first time, as good a place as any may have been along Seafield Road at Bayview, astride a ZRX1200R, possibly en route to the indicated maximum.

[riffer]

Unlike you Hitcher, I grew up in the Hutt Valley. It's expected there...

For me, it was 1982. 15 years old. My mate Paul's 1971 T500 Suzuki. 492cc's of air cooled 2 stroke goodness on the straight going up to Wainuiomata Hill.

:yes: http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/suzuki-history/1971/1971_T500_450.jpg

[merv]

One could never possibly imagine ever breaking the law. But if one had performed such an act for the first time, as good a place as any may have been along Seafield Road at Bayview, astride a ZRX1200R, possibly en route to the indicated maximum.

:innocent: Imagining the days when Seafield Road was used for hillclimb sprints :woohoo:

[hXc]

One could never possibly imagine ever breaking the law. But if one had performed such an act for the first time, as good a place as any may have been along Seafield Road at Bayview, astride a ZRX1200R, possibly en route to the indicated maximum.Oh how I love that road...

Earlier this year on MICRO's Hayabusa. 220km down the back straight. Was fucking quick. Would I do it again? hell yeah!

[HermaphroBiker]

Unlike you Hitcher, I grew up in the Hutt Valley. It's expected there...

For me, it was 1982. 15 years old. My mate Paul's goodness was stroked on the straight going up to Wainuiomata Hill.

:yes:

What? Am i reading that right? give me a minute while i fetch my glasses.:soon:

[merv]

What? Am i reading that right? give me a minute while i fetch my glasses.:soon:

Hey first post man welcome to KB.

[HermaphroBiker]

Do you think 'riffer' would mind me misquoting him at his expense?:clap:

[dogsnbikes]

XT550 in 1987 pissed the guy on the GPZ550 of somewhat when I passed him:innocent:

[merv]

Do you think 'riffer' would mind me misquoting him at his expense?:clap:

Its all fair game on here mate - go for it.

[Warr]

RD350 borrowed, .. early '70's

[merv]

2nd bike I would have done a ton on would be the first of the RD350 also 1973. I liked that bike.

[Big Dave]

1978. xs1100.

[wilber]

1980 on a not quite new GS550E on the way to a Manfield raceday

[cold comfort]

Yeah,used to have an RD350 back then too. Particuarly like the convenient way the footpegs would fold up when cornering

[Skunk]

ZXR250 was my first ton, on the way to an indicated 210 (*cough* yeah, right). 1993 I think.

[Motu]

1971 on a '69 BSA Lightning.No helmet,glasses or goggles,no gloves,cotton work shirt with the sleeves rolled up and sneakers.You couldn't buy Levi's in those days so had on some Wranglers....so at least my legs were safe.At that speed my eyes started to water,so took my left hand off the bars to wipe my eyes - and my arm was ripped off the bars and was flapping behind my back! Hadn't realised the strength of the wind at that speed.Got into a slight speed wobble but it was no problem.

I've ridden a lot of bikes over the eons,but never been interested in outright speed - you could count the times I've been over the ton on my digits without removing my socks.Going too fast around a corner is more exciting than doing some specified speed on a safe straight piece of road.

[dino3310]

bout 1986 down hill on the big dipper between tauranga and katikati,
on my loyal 1981 DR500s-fuck i miss that bike.:crybaby:

[BIGBOSSMAN]

I tonned for the first time on an RD250LC back in 1983. Or mebbe I dreamed the whole thing?:yeah:

[Disco Dan]

One could never possibly imagine ever breaking the law. But if one had performed such an act for the first time, as good a place as any may have been along Seafield Road at Bayview, astride a ZRX1200R, possibly en route to the indicated maximum.

Dito... but a ZX11 at indicated maximum. :wari:

[nudemetalz]

I was on a CBX400F back in 1987 down the Takanini Straight (was closed off for my record attempt of course.....)

[jrandom]

Would have been late 2003, on a ZXR250C that didn't belong to me, topping out at an indicated 195kph alongside a Subaru WRX between Lincoln Rd and Royal Rd on the northwestern motorway.

I was young and foolish, and the long-suffering Auckland bike shop involved shall remain nameless.

:innocent:

[LilSel]

Would have been late 2003, on a ZXR250C that didn't belong to me, topping out at an indicated 195kph alongside a Subaru WRX between Lincoln Rd and Royal Rd on the northwestern motorway.

I was young and foolish, and the long-suffering Auckland bike shop involved shall remain nameless.

:innocent:

lol... I think we can figure that one out dude!!

:laugh: @ between lincoln n royal rd, a couple of weeks back I took a subaru goin down there too. (Couldnt help it... It was a legacy wagon n I didnt have mine!!)

Im guessing the 'Ton' is in miles? whats that in kph? I dont think I've got there actually... only as pillion on vtr1000...

[KoroJ]

...got the bike up to about 240kph on the back straight and over 230 on the start/finish straight.

It's windy at that speed....really windy.

Not on an ST!

[Coyote]

Would have been late 2003, on a ZXR250C that didn't belong to me, topping out at an indicated 195kph alongside a Subaru WRX between Lincoln Rd and Royal Rd on the northwestern motorway.

Watch out for those WRX's, you may catch an STi

Got to love those 250's. Old fashioned superbike performance available to the newbies of today

[BigG]

1964 on a Triumph Thunderbird 650:2thumbsup

[Edbear]

'Bout '75 on the old '73 T500 Suzuki! Was my second bike after the B31 BSA which would achieve 72mph with me laying flat on the tank!

The T500 was a revelation! 5th was an overdrive and it would do 105mph in 5th or 112mph in 4th, indicated. First time I accelerated hard I had difficulty getting my feet back up on the pegs! It was as fast as a Ferrari over the quarter at the time and not far behind the Kwaka 750 tripple!

For the young ones, 100mph, the old 'ton' is 160km/h.

[merv]

Motu, nice to hear from you again mate. How's it going in twin towers land and have you been getting out on the gravel?

[terbang]

In 1975 on a 1973 Yamaha RD350. Next question, when did you first do the ton on the gravel? A week later in 1975, same bike. I was 15 in 1975. Fastest I have ever ridden on any bike was on a Hayabusa, indicating off the clock at 300KPH. That was last year.

[Paul in NZ]

Not long after I purchased my 750cc Norton Atlas in the mid 70’s. I may well have exceeded 100mph on various other machines but they usually didn’t have anything approaching a functional speedometer. I remember swapping it with a mate who had a 72/73 T120V and he came back with his eyes bugging out. He had mis counted the gears (it only had 4 fer gawds sake) and thought he had tapped it out in top at 105mph on the clock and found he was in 3rd (gaH! My poor bike)

I kinda realized then that the Norton (that was always sold as a touring bike – the 650SS was the sports machine) had some serious speed potential. That day I definitely exceeded 100mph and later, after spending a house deposit on the engine and gearing up, clip ons, rear sets, half the weight removed, small fairing (fell to bits) it managed 129mph (timed) which impressed the heck out of me at the time…

The engine imploded a month later….

I saved the cases etc and rebuilt it std with low compression pistons but the nice head / carb set up and it was still a bloody quick bike once it was wound up. It could not live with the big two strokes on acceleration but once you hit 75mph it was a different story. The Norton kept going and would reel em in. I rode it for around 100,000 miles around NZ over 5 years and it had 190,000 miles on the papers when I sold it… I miss that bike – it was a nice piece of kit.

[roogazza]

Suzuki T20 X6 1965. (first 6 speed box) Some, that are still alive would remember the Jap beginnings when 250's were the biggest you could buy. You were usually up against Triumph Bonnevilles and Saints belonging to the "25 Club" and the like which struggled to the "Ton " anyway. Gaz.

[Crisis management]

Probably in 1973 (long time ago and there is a bit of "the older I get the faster I was" syndrome here) on a purple metalflake Suzuki T500 with custom chambers pipes and z bars so low my knuckles dragged on the ground.
This criminal act was probably commited between pakuranga and maraetai in Auckland.



I could be wrong mind, alzheimers is like that!

[justsomeguy]

In 1975 on a 1973 Yamaha RD350. Next question, when did you first do the ton on the gravel? A week later in 1975, same bike. I was 15 in 1975. Fastest I have ever ridden on any bike was on a Hayabusa, indicating off the clock at 300KPH. That was last year.

Nice:niceone:

I'm still waiting to see what life's like the other side of 300... stuck at 276 with the 636. The new bike is supposed to have potential...maybe a little tweak to the gearing....

[vifferman]

Even though (yes - even though!) I've been riding since 1974 or summat, I didn't actually own a bike capable of such stratospheric velocities until 1994. I got close (but no cigar) as a pillion: 95 (indicated) in 1974 on a Suzuki T500, and about the same on a Z1 in 1977. Both, incidentally, were in a 30mph zone, on the same road.
I finally cracked the ton in about 1996 on a VF500, about 12 years after doing it in a Fiat 132 going down the west side of the Kaimais.

[TLDV8]

First Ton
H2B (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/manurewa/H2B.jpg)
Almost... S1B

Ton on gravel for Terbang ..Z1000J, south side of Haast Pass..... The twilight zone,redline in top.. CBX/6.

[scumdog]

In 1972 or thereabouts on a mates CB750.

On a closed road while wearing protective T-shirt, shorts and steel-caps though...:crazy::whistle:

131mph in flying 1/4 in the lorry is the fastest accurate land speed I've known.

[Scouse]

1974 RD350...................

[MSTRS]

...1971 T500 Suzuki. ...


... '73 T500 Suzuki! ....


...a purple metalflake Suzuki T500 ....


....on a Suzuki T500, ....

I'm seeing a pattern here...
Twas also a trusty T500 for me, around 1974. When the cop (in his 1300 Cortina) caught up, eventually, I got done for 'estimated 65-70mph'. No radar, see, and he couldn't go over that on his speedo to get the 1/4 mile reading required. :niceone:
Strange thing about those bikes was the ultra-low gearing. 4th and 5th were both overdrives. But insufficient hp to top 112mph in 4th...and 5th couldn't even maintain that

[Crisis management]

Strange thing about those bikes was the ultra-low gearing. 4th and 5th were both overdrives. But insufficient hp to top 112mph in 4th...and 5th couldn't even maintain that

Porting, pipes and jets are wonderful things!


Except in the hands of a spotty adolescent wannabe tuner....:blink:

[avgas]

First time i personally did the ton was on an 88' RGV250, i think it was about mid 96.
I was riding a friends bike home for him, i had no license, and various illegalness ment i had to run from the cops. So i instinctively opened the tap and never closed it for sometime heading out of Tauranga.
Scared the shit out of me.

[90s]

May have glimpsed an indicated ton in '89 on a friends K5, which was a late '70s CB350 variant. But hanging on and scared witless wasn't sure. Probably was about a real 85mph in any case.
Still.
Otherwise might've been my current GSX on the Coro loop. Overtaking a Fonterra doube-truck thought I saw 205 on the dial. But then I realised I had misread it and it was 100.00kph.

[KEN]

Did my first Ton on a 1962? Triumph Tiger 110
on John Wilson Drive {Dunedin} no lid! Crazy Days....

[tri boy]

1978 Suzuki GT250 X7, probably had a tail wind though!

+1. Those things could get up and F**k off.:headbang:

[hXc]

Earlier this year on MICRO's Hayabusa. 220km down the back straight. Was fucking quick. Would I do it again? hell yeah!So we're not talking 200kmh here, we're talking 100mph (160kmh)...
In that case...Some time last year on the trusty Spada. 170 indicated. Should be fairly accurate; at 180 indicated, it's doing 172kmh - tested by previous owner at Carterton sprints.

[Masterchop]

I think I managed it on my RD250, well the speedo said so.
Then definatly made it in early 80s on my RD400G, That thing flew,I always rung its neck along the main road from Porirua to Paremata.

And man would it wheeelieeeee.

[banditrider]

Late 80's on my '84 RG250 :Police:

Never done it again :msn-wink:

[Grahameeboy]

Year - 1984
Place - M25 (UK)
Bike - RD350LC (With full race fairing / clip ons)
Speed - 120mph

I was doing 110mph, tucked behind screen and was soon 120mph.......

[NodMan]

Had to be on a mates GT250 back in 1972, (the same bike that an unnamed person may have set the NZ Nude Land Speed Record on Xmas day on the main street of Taumaranui)...of course it was a closed road due to all the spectators being in a state of shock:gob:

[SPman]

1970
View Road, Mt Eden, at night, after a few.........mate turns up at the flat with his 69 H1, so....of course....get in line and........
The hard part was stopping before flying across Dominion Rd into Tads Takeaway bar............

[codgyoleracer]

100mph , Suzuki 250X7, young an stupid
200mph (well almost) ZX10R race bike, heavily modded "running in" indicated 313 , - on a very quiet long road........:sick:

[quickbuck]

Can't remember, but may be my 1984 Honda .....2 stroke 250 with 3 cylinders....I cracked the ton (along with other things on a ride not too much later).
Yes, I remember what it was, but i'm not going to jinx the board by writing it's name here.
(Those who can fill in the dots will know what i'm talking about, those that can't won't have a clue what one is anyway...)

My next bike, a CBR400 went over the ton LOTS! Then I was young and stupid!

[RC1]

about 1985 as a 15yr old on a RG500 then a week later on GS1000 on main road in Te Atatu Nth

[quallman1234]

16th June, 2007
RG150
Frontstraight @ manfield
180KMH indicated probably around 100MPH :jerry:.

Never ridden the bike before, jumped on it and got a 6th place :Playnice::beer:.

[BAD DAD]

On a Yamaha TX650 in the 70's out on the Hauraki plains

[banditrider]

Can't remember, but may be my 1984 Honda .....2 stroke 250 with 3 cylinders....I cracked the ton (along with other things on a ride not too much later).


An MVX250 eh? I test road one of those before I bought my RG. Go 2 smokes!

[pzkpfw]

1990 on a 1981 (?) RD350LC (converted 250).

Speedo said 175 km/hr or something like that.

Back road out of Palmy North (on my way to the rocket).

Had no licence for them to take off me.

(Have since grown up.)

[Bren]

Has anyone noticed how alot of people first break the ton on 250s? Makes ya realize how bloody stupid our license system is!!!!....heck a guy can get his learners one day and be killed on the next day!

[jtzzr]

LIke a few others , on a 81` RD350LC , 200k mark on a zzr11 , 240 mark on the mighty bird ( all done in a controlled enviroment, closed road ) maybe not closed , but it was empty at the time .

[paturoa]

78 (I think) on my brothers zook GT380 that he put chambers on. Does downhill count? Cos it wouldn't crack the ton on the flat.

[Ralph]

Was on my first bike, a Kawasaki GPX250 not sure what year but they
haven't changed.

[kevfromcoro]

Did the ton on a bonivelle in the earlly 70s
Probably wasnt the the ton..but felt like it...virbattled like shit
latter on had a honda,,,did the the ton in 3rd gear
how things have changed

[NZsarge]

!983 Yamaha (ofcourse) RZ 350:headbang:

[Robbo]

Was back in 1968 on a 66 Bonnie T120. Gives me the shivers now to think that it was done in tee shirt and jeans, can't remember about a helmet as they were optional back then (and bloody ugly) but i do remember the "biggles" style goggles.

[Edbear]

I'm seeing a pattern here...
Twas also a trusty T500 for me, around 1974. When the cop (in his 1300 Cortina) caught up, eventually, I got done for 'estimated 65-70mph'. No radar, see, and he couldn't go over that on his speedo to get the 1/4 mile reading required. :niceone:
Strange thing about those bikes was the ultra-low gearing. 4th and 5th were both overdrives. But insufficient hp to top 112mph in 4th...and 5th couldn't even maintain that



The T500 was one of the most popular bikes in its day and deservedly so! I was going to do the usual "drop the counter-shaft sprocket a tooth" mod which would have brought 5th into play and apparently raised the top speed to around 115mph, but had to sell the bike to get married so never did find out the truth of that mod.

Sold it in '77. Still got the Missus, though, and a new Suzuki which funnily enough seems to have similar performance to the old 500...

[swbarnett]

195km/h on an XJ600 following my wife on her CBR1000 many years ago on the straight south of Thames.

[johnnyflash]

first time ?? 1965 or 66 .. on a Arial Square Four 1000cc and at 110mph the two back cylinders overheated and eventually siezed byt the time it was back to 50mph.. resulting in two scoops fitted to keep em cool next time.., and yep, Jeans, leather jacket, Half helmet and goggles... must have been nuts...

[DougB]

BEAT THE LOT OF YOU.

I went over !00mph in the late 1950's on a 1000cc Vincent Rapide.

I did this on the first, just completed, section of the Auckland motorway at Panmure.

The Vincent was the fastest thing on two or four wheels at that time. The magnificent speedo whent up to 120.

I seem to remember that if your Vincent would not do 100 you could return it for one that would.

Most contempory production bikes that you could buy did little more than 80 mph (130Ks) My 1950 AJS would shake a bit over 75 so I cruised at 70 (115k) No radar or helmets then.

[kiwifruit]

I went over 100mph in the late 1950's on a 1000cc Vincent Rapide.

I did this on the first, just completed, section of the Auckland motorway at Panmure.


Respect! :2thumbsup

[johnnyflash]

BEAT THE LOT OF YOU.

I went over !00mph in the late 1950's on a 1000cc Vincent Rapide.

I did this on the first, just completed, section of the Auckland motorway at Panmure.

The Vincent was the fastest thing on two or four wheels at that time. The magnificent speedo whent up to 120.

I seem to remember that if your Vincent would not do 100 you could return it for one that would.

Most contempory production bikes that you could buy did little more than 80 mph (130Ks) My 1950 AJS would shake a bit over 75 so I cruised at 70 (115k) No radar or helmets then.


Ah, that brings back a fond memory of an old Black Shadow... nice peice of engineering in those days... and quick...

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Both legendary bikes, they were the Ducati 1098's of their day.
Rapide on LHS. That's way cool...:drool:

[quickbuck]

An MVX250 eh? I test road one of those before I bought my RG. Go 2 smokes!

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now the thread is going to sh1t itself!

you said the jinxed word!

Yeah, got a Puscort Sport after it, then a CBR 400, as I worked out how boring cars were... Something bad happened to that one though.
Then I got an RG myself.... and a collection of engine parts to fill the mantle piece after a year of owning it....
So got another CBR 400.... Those were the days when i could fit on a little bike ;-)

[Solarwind]

Back in 1997 on my first bike (1990 Kawasaki GPX250R) on my restricted license, had it up to an indicated 165kph or so on a backroad just outside Hamilton on my morning ride to high school... I wasn't late that day :laugh:

[Coldrider]

Yamaha RD400

[Daffyd]

175 kph on Moxey's (son) VFR750 in January this year. BetweenCulverden and SH1.

[Monsterbishi]

About seven years ago on my CBR250R.

[Taz]

1971 Suzuki T250.... Speedo said 160KM/H but I had my doubts :laugh:

[jimbo]

1980 on a 77GS750(test ride):cool:

[Sue VFR]

Mine was in 1978 on my RD350 chasing my husband to be on his Kawasaki 350 triple:hug::hug:

[Bonez]

On a CB400T closely behind a Ducati GT860. Around 1980.

[Blondini]

Hayabusa wooo hoooo 230...... I am sure he thought he was on the runway still:banana::2thumbsup..Scared ha famous words from lion king "I laugh in the face of danger"

[Edbear]

Mine was in 1978 on my RD350 chasing my husband to be on his Kawasaki 350 triple:hug::hug:


Sigh! Both fantastic bikes in their day! Ah, memories...!

[Max Preload]

Can't remember, but may be my 1984 Honda .....2 stroke 250 with 3 cylinders...

An MVX250... I'm surprised it lasted long enough... :dodge:

[surfchick]

2nd day I owned the 996 on the miranda flats. won't say the actual speed because of my reallife occuaption invloving bikevids of late:Police: lets just say ***if the speed needle goes past the 12 o'clock position 200kph is history and the bike isn't even getting started, it's handling completely normally and smoove and the speed doesn't even feel that fast...it's only the needle that reminds you whats going on. that's scary. actually...not as scary as trying to get to the top peed of 160kph on the srv250. that involved contortionist squeeze-balling into the space behind the 6"headlight, the suspension malching around and trying to time the run so it's down-hill ;)

[inlinefour]

No idea of the date, but it would have been when I was 17 (ahile ago now...) on a RD250LC. Bike would not go much faster, but was quick to get there. :shit:

[Coaster]

In 1981 on a Honda 650 turbo when they first came out - it belonged to a mate of mine and we were on a round the lakes trip near Nelson. He let me take it for a spin on my own while we were on lunch break. Those were the days

[SPman]

1971 Suzuki T250.... Speedo said 160KM/H but I had my doubts :laugh:
Yeah - speedo on 100mph equalled about 90, if you were lucky..

[speedpro]

Some of these claims are funny, maybe it's a case of memory playing tricks. It has brought back memories. A few things though, RD250s(air cooled) would only do 160k off a cliff, H2s didn't have any trouble keeping the front wheel on the ground at speed, the problem was keeping it pointed where you wanted to go. And a mate had one of those Kawasaki 350 triples and it'd pull 1000 into the red in top but still wasn't as fast as the best RD350B and talk about use petrol. It used way more than any of our cars.

All such good fun and despite later learning that "speed kills" we are all still here after spending all our youth on fast bikes trying to make them go as fast as they possibly could.

[puddy]

GS1000 about 1982. Shit, I had hair back then!

[ynot slow]

About 20 yrs ago,2 up on a gsxr750 going to castrol 6 hour,mate had just bought it,had been run in.Left Hawera at 10.40 and was in over bridge in Wanganui at 11.20,scraped pegs going through goat valley too,met up with a guy on a bmw and couldn't keep up.Cruised into Fielding from Sanson as a few cops about and a good group of bikes in convoy,sitting down at manfield at high noon for the start.

Sadly can't recall by myself alone though.Does 160km in my dato 1200sss,120y sss,celica and accord count,sure does in my v8 fairmont on lpg though lol.

[Max Preload]

All such good fun and despite later learning that "speed kills" we are all still here after spending all our youth on fast bikes trying to make them go as fast as they possibly could.

Due largely to the lower volumes of traffic and the fact speed in itself doesn't kill...

[T-Thunder13]

oh just last sunday on my unicycle!:doobey: or maybe it was just my state of mind, i was traveling backwards toward the sun in a cloud of figure 8's going twice the speed of lead.
ill come back when i get a bike that can do the ton eh?

[doc]

Due largely to the lower volumes of traffic and the fact speed in itself doesn't kill...
If you timmed the lights right you could on a 72 Norton Commando start off at the lights at the Old Railway station on Moorhouse Ave and get all the way back to the Barrack's in Poulsen Street in Addington, before the cops, but only if you did the ton. But you had to do it two up to obtain verification. That was before internet and bikecams. You needed a witness in the bar to state the facts. Wells thats wat I've been told anyway.

[koba]

Early last year, 1988 GSXR250, easy 160, had plenty of pulling power to reel in my mates GSX250 fully tapped. then a big CBR flewpast at 100km+faster.
That showed me got a faster bike!
It was also on stopping (no more airflow) that the head gasket s minor weep became a gush with a timid limp home over the hill :Oops:

Then an rg150, scariest bike ever, can't inagine a bigbore 2smoke!:eek5:

I took my 2003 GSX250 to the sprints at carterton.
I had already seen an indicated 160 (Im sure they calibrated the speedo so it says 160 because its some kinda benchmark)

First time I went I managed 158.55kph @ indicated 165ish
next time I geared higher 1 tooth on front: 160.93kph
Then with homemade drainpipe exhaust: 161.83kph

best standing 1/4 was 15.75 seconds.

Give it a go legaly its lots of fun and ya dont need to be gunning for 300+ to have fun!

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[pete376403]

1972, on the long straight leaving Shannon on the way to Palmerston North, on a borrowed CB750 (the Honda owner had my Kawasaki F9 to go dirt riding that weekend) In those days you'd be lucky to see another vehicle between Levin and Massey uni, and the back way was "a lot" quicker than going via the main road.

[roadracingoldfart]

First time was on the back of a workmates GT 550 all worked up with bassini chambers and shit along the road to Wgtn airport with no gloves or anything and a badly fitting half faced helmet. I dont think i went with him again after that.
With me riding it was on my hot rodded CB400/4 along the Hutt Road at night.
I was watching the speedo so carefully i didnt see the cop till i went passed him and i didnt think it was a good idea to stop so i just carried on. I chased a mate on a CB750 on day and saw an indicated 180on my speedo and the bloody thing wobbled and bounced for ever after that day.

Its amazing how we all stayed alive doing speeds like we all did on " H " rated tyres and shitty brakes. But at least the fuel was great in those days and cars had carless days to cope with and we could ride every day just because we could.

[hXc]

First time I went I managed 158.55kph @ indicated 165ish
next time I geared higher 1 tooth on front: 160.93kph
Then with homemade drainpipe exhaust: 161.83kph

best standing 1/4 was 15.75 seconds.Yeah, if I recall rightly, The Spada did one 172, and a standing 1/4 in 14 flat.

[quallman1234]

Yeah, if I recall rightly, The Spada did one 172, and a standing 1/4 in 14 flat.

Thats pretty decent for a V-twin 250. :rockon:

[SPman]

Does it count that I bounced my (ex) wife off the back of the seat on the Ducati, when we hit a bump at an indicated 160K, just south of Whangarei in 1974, whilst passing a bunch of Hondas?

Lucky I had a carrier fitted...........

[MisterD]

I did it on a scooter! a 1969 lambretta which is for sale on trademe right now in fact.



How did I miss this claim Googie? BTW, Steve's TS1 did a calculated 100mph on the dyno at Race & Rec, so I'll put you down as another deceived by the speedo.

[hXc]

Thats pretty decent for a V-twin 250. :rockon:As far as I've been told, it holds the Welling record for fastest V-twin 4-stroke 250cc. I'm pretty stoked with that.

[yod]

'twas an '87 NS250R on highway 75 somewhere between birdlings flat and taitap, racing my cuzzy on an '86 RZ250

two 2-smokers, side by side at around 190km, the honda juuuuust had the edge and was passing the yammie at about an inch per second :lol: farkin great fun

[ManDownUnder]

GPz500A1... about 10 minutes after I took posession in 1986... on a closed track of course.

[avgas]

Then an rg150, scariest bike ever

Amen brother.
The FZ scares me due to torque.....but the RG used to scare me with my confidence on the thing.
Like giving a porn star to the monks.

[kro]

1987 on an RD250LC J-spec.

The ton was pretty much all she'd do, 168ish kmh

[mitchilin]

1987 on an RD250LC J-spec.

The ton was pretty much all she'd do, 168ish kmh

My LC wouldn't go past 161.First bike I tonned was a CB400/4

[Meanie]

An old Yamaha TX 750 Mybrothers bike i was borrowing What a blast hitting the ton back then now its nothing

[mitchilin]

Piss off.All those things broke.I got serious doubts about them.What everyone needs is GPS proof

[Bonez]

What a blast hitting the ton back then now its nothingGuess it all depends on the bike I guess. Doing the ton on the CX is quite an interesting experience.:blink:

[orangeback]

on a VFR 750F :hug:in 1988 at the age of 15

[rexb]

Gt750 Waterbucket down in southland a long time ago now that was reasonably fast then

[uksteve]

200km/h on a VF750F

[Meanie]

Guess it all depends on the bike I guess. Doing the ton on the CX is quite an interesting experience.:blink:

Be interesting following the smoke trail too :rofl:
Bugger i missed you tonight i woulda come for a quick ride with you and cowboyz too

[Pixie]

Unlike you Hitcher, I grew up in the Hutt Valley. It's expected there...

For me, it was 1982. 15 years old. My mate Paul's 1971 T500 Suzuki. 492cc's of air cooled 2 stroke goodness on the straight going up to Wainuiomata Hill.

:yes: http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/suzuki-history/1971/1971_T500_450.jpg
Then off to the dentist to have the fillings replaced,was it ?

[Pixie]

Mine was in 1978 on my RD350 chasing my husband to be on his Kawasaki 350 triple:hug::hug:

:niceone::niceone::niceone:

[Pixie]

Me too

'73 RD350 in 1977