What's the fastest you've ever been on the road?

[cameltoe]

as per title. just wondering what sort of speeds you guys get up to. so what speed you hit and what sort of bike you did it on

[yod]

fekkin fast mr policeman

[Subike]

If I told you
they would all say
BULLSHIT
so lets just say very fast

[Creeping Death]

Saw 270 on me GSXR1100M coming down the Bombay Hills to the Southern motorway at around 6am after work on a Sunday morning.True.

[The Stranger]

100kph of course.

[Mr Merde]

2 1/2 times the legal speed limit in two different countrys, you can guess as to which those countrys were.

[98tls]

Who cares..........straight roads are like watching a fat fucker set a record for eating hamburgers.

[Creeping Death]

Mate,I'll be the first to admit I'm absolute shit when it comes to twisties,riders on 400s and 600s kick my ass bro!But I enjoy riding mate,don't care if Rossi wannabes overtake me on their 400s or 600s...mate,sometimes I like the scenery brother!

[Patar]

Who cares..........straight roads are like watching a fat fucker set a record for eating hamburgers.

What?! Time dilation doesn't excite you?

[98tls]

Mate,I'll be the first to admit I'm absolute shit when it comes to twisties,riders on 400s and 600s kick my ass bro!But I enjoy riding mate,don't care if Rossi wannabes overtake me on their 400s or 600s...mate,sometimes I like the scenery brother! Whats this "scenery thing" you speak of?

[Creeping Death]

Who cares..........straight roads are like watching a fat fucker set a record for eating hamburgers.

Mate....read the question...all I did was answer it aye.

[no-coast-punk]

A few years ago I was doing ~170mph (273kph) on the Pacific Coast highway outside of LA. It was ~3am and nobody else was out. The road is very well lit and glass smooth. Was bored and thought I'd open it up a bit.

After 3-4 miles of holding the throttle at the stop in 6'th gear I dumped all my speed to stop for a red light (I try and only break one law at a time). The the traffic lights along the PCH don't have sensors, just timers and they take forever. I dig in my pocket for the mobile to read a text message somebody had sent me.

I do my thing and then put the mobile away just in time to see a member of the local constabulary in my mirror nearly rear end me.

He jumps out the car waving his gun around and tells me to step off the bike.

I oblige his request as he proceeds to search and cuff me.

He sits me down on the curb and asks me "Do you have any idea how fast you were going!?!!?" (as to not incriminate myself) I reply "honestly, no officer, I was too busy watching the road".

He says "Really. That's very interesting. I only ask you that because I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING".

At this point I became full of glee at the prospect of getting out of all this because the police have a very high burden of proof for speeding tickets over here.

He interupts my happy thoughts with the statement "I have no idea how fast you were going because when you flew by, me my radar gun simply displayed an error message. I called into the station house to ask about that error message while I was coming after you. It turns out that my gun won't read any higher than 155mph and that error was telling me it had just picked up an object faster than 155mph. So I'm going to ask you again. Do you have any idea how fast you were going?"

At this point I knew I was completely hosed and I came clean.

Total damage was spending the night in the county jail. Suspended license for 2 months. Nearly $2,000usd in fines to get the bike back. A lesson learned.

[James Deuce]

as per title. just wondering what sort of speeds you guys get up to. so what speed you hit and what sort of bike you did it onThat's "leading the witness", Pig.

[enigma51]

111 scared the shit out of me

[DMNTD]

I did a 155,459mph the other day whilst lane splitting...dang I love my CV50RR!! :Punk:

[fatzx10r]

seen 299 a few time's :whistle:

[TimeOut]

If I told you I'd have to kill you:ar15:

[Zapf]

106'740 km/h

according to http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IlanaEpstein.shtml

[McJim]

I did a 155,459mph the other day whilst lane splitting...dang I love my CV50RR!! :Punk:

Grrrr...I'll race you on my AD50..I did 155,460 yesterday :Pokey: :rofl:

I have no bravery - fastest I have been was 240 at Pukekohe....my number plate is too obvious so I would never admit to any speeding on a public forum.

[Strang0r]

70 km/h like my learner licence allows.... :scooter:





* There may not be any truth to this post

[NighthawkNZ]

99.9kph


hell I'm on a honda and that is fast

[DUCATI*HARD]

50km/h in a built up area

100km/h on an open road

warp speed everywhere else:devil2:

[CookMySock]

At this point I knew I was completely hosed and I came clean.heheh, no you believed you were completely hosed. ;)

Why do you think he pressed you so much for an admission? :laugh:

I have seen 235 on my hyo, on a closed road of course. :shifty:

Steve

[marioc]

I have seen a ball-tearing indicated 135,that was enough for me

[Marknz]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's 100kph for me

[MVnut]

My TZ750 did'nt have a speedo but that was probably the fastest I've been on a public road. Flat out.

[EJK]

Fast.... very fast....

[enigma51]

heheh, no you believed you were completely hosed. ;)

Why do you think he pressed you so much for an admission? :laugh:

I have seen 235 on my hyo, on a closed road of course. :shifty:

Steve

Far out didnt know a hyo can go that fast did you have to do some special mods or something

[idb]

The faster you go the bigger the mess, and since I don't want to be a bigger f*cked up mess than I already am I don't go any faster than 100kph.

[idb]

I only go faster than 100 if I'm prepared to kill and sometimes I'm not prepared at all...I often have the wrong shoes on.

[RC1]

the TLS cant go much over 100kph,

[puddy]

A couple of years ago I was riding along SH16 coming back from Wellsford and I opened it up a bit to pass some young fella on a ZXR250 and a soccer mum in a Toyota Previa (think they got the last laugh!). It was only a brief manoeuvre, but I was fortunate enough to meet a nice man (he did have some sort of a gun) who gave me a certificate for my efforts (cost me $640? when i went to redeem said certificate) and a voucher that gave me 28 days off riding/driving any vehicle. About a week later a letter arrived which said that I'd won 50 bonus points, and if I tried a little bit harder, I'd be eligible for another voucher that would give me a further holiday from riding/driving for far more than 28 days! Lesson learnt!:weep:

[alanzs]

173 (+-) mph on a '99 Hayabusa on the road from LA to Las Vegas. RPM's were about 8,000, with an 11,000 redline. Bike was hardly breathing hard. I was the limiting factor.

Used to regularly do a 400 mile ride in four hours with three gas stops and a 30 minute lunch break on the Interstate 5 from LA to Oakland/SF Bay area.

Now, I go about 70 kph ripping around the back roads, scaring sheep and cows wherever I go and terrorizing little villages with my motorcycle. :laugh:

[Gremlin]

Not the fastest I know of, but fast enough to get into huge trouble.

Unable to do it again now, which is a good thing.

[Boob Johnson]

I had a dream I did 250km/h on my TL, was such a vivid dream, could of sworn it actually happened (last weekend on the Motonui straight)




:innocent:

[Deano]

275kph - actual speed.

Speedo was reading 298 at the time.

Closed road of course.

This was on 2005 CBR1000RR

[BOGAR]

Fast enough to find a 20km difference between my bike and the GPS. Since been fixed and now i find i only do 100kmh.....:shifty::innocent:
Hope to find out how fast it can go on the next track day.:yes:

[cave weta]

Back in about 1985- when the most powerful bike I had ever ridden was a CB350 twin, My Big brother let me out on his Castrol 6hour Suzuki GSX1100 black piper. I was 18years old and got it up to 260kmh before my sphincter
started to fribulate! - of course - this was not on a public road. I was on the race way of our Dairy farm.

[Tank]

I must be one of the few people that go faster in a car than I do on a bike.

I know all too well the 'need for speed', but for some strange reason I just dont have it on the bike - must be some kind of zen thing where I just enjoy the ride.

My fastest - probably about 160 - but that was only on straights where I was catching up to the rest of the riders on a Boulevard rally.

God - Im turning into a nana with old age.

[MisterD]

Whats this "scenery thing" you speak of?

That's what you hit when you get it wrong in the twisty bits.

[Maha]

I went fast once (well I thought I did) but when I got to the other end, the rest were already 1/2 way through their drink and onto their 2nd smoke...:eek:

[Subike]

South Ryre Road,
Closed Road
Cant Car Club public times trials day 1984

anybody good at maths and ratios?

engine speed 9750rpm,
Gear ratio (overall) (1) 12.08, (2) 8.78, (3) 6,94, (4) 5.58, (5) 4.77.
rear ratio 3.26:1
rear tyre size 4.50H17

Thats enough info for somebody to work out what the true speed was.

[MSTRS]

Speedo error will make a mockery of anything I say. So I won't.

[idb]

Speedo error will make a mockery of anything I say. So I won't.

Alcohol does that to me.
All my past deeds were more heroic when I tell them in the pub for some reason!

[OutForADuck]

Now do I buy into this "mine is bigger than yours" thread :shit: What the hell maturity is over rated!!

A few years ago on a spanish motorway, 3am with cool perfectly still air, a group of us wound up and up for miles until we started a gentle downhill straight approaching a Peage (toll booth). The "slightly warmed" T595 showed 180MPH on the clock.... but the radar at the Peage station showed 281Kph (175Mph) as the attendant explained in broken english that the police had just gone to get some dinner :shit:.

Taking a few minute to think what my holiday would have been like from inside a spanish jail I decided to slow down and now as recently as last year on the SH16 I saw a bunch of bikes on the back of a truck just beyond the police speed trap and a matching bunch of leather clad suicidal men :mellow: Taking it on the track... yeah taking it on the track... :Punk:

[meteor]

Not too long ago my speedo read 83kmh going downhill on the eastern side of West Road (towards Clevedon)... but I was riding my GT3 pushbike... no leathers, a polystyrene helmet, lycra shirt/shorts and clipped into the pedals... now that's fast!!! especially on less than an inch wide rubber tyre.

[hayd3n]

however fast a jet plane takes off is how fast ive been !!! when i was a young lad i remember being in the bak seat (small seats)of a sports car watching the speedo go off the clock and the road got narrower and narrower then the car ran outa gas :no:

[hayd3n]

Not too long ago my speedo read 83kmh going downhill on the eastern side of West Road (towards Clevedon)... but I was riding my GT3 pushbike... no leathers, a polystyrene helmet, lycra shirt/shorts and clipped into the pedals... now that's fast!!! especially on less than an inch wide rubber tyre.

hehe i did something like that on my old bmx down serpentine my m8 couldn't keep up with me in his car lol

[meteor]

hehe i did something like that on my old bmx down serpentine my m8 couldn't keep up with me in his car lol

Ha ha ha, I know Serpentine... I grew up on Arnold, one along from Baldwin... everyone knows Baldwin! Think I got 50 out of a ball bearing trolley down Arnold... Ball bearings gratefully donated by A&T Burts foundary at the bottom of the hill!

[slofox]

If I told ya I'd hafta shoot ya......

[clmintie]

My TZ750 did'nt have a speedo but that was probably the fastest I've been on a public road. Flat out.

Aaahhhh.... My favorite all time motorcycle.... Especially the the first model, 700 with no mufflers......:clap::drool::drool::drool::drool::d rool:

[Usarka]

100kph past the bacon factory using a laser jammer.

[scumdog]

100kph.
Tops.

[scumdog]

Alcohol does that to me.
All my past deeds were more heroic when I tell them in the pub for some reason!

I feel for you brother - for me it's the same thing when I post on KB after multi-bourbons...:confused:

[325rocket]

heheh, no you believed you were completely hosed. ;)

Why do you think he pressed you so much for an admission? :laugh:

I have seen 235 on my hyo, on a closed road of course. :shifty:

Steve


Far out didnt know a hyo can go that fast did you have to do some special mods or something

yep ... its called a tow rope and the other end was attached to a honda :laugh:

[Usarka]

I feel for you brother - for me it's the same thing when I post on KB after multi-bourbons...:confused:

I'll be sure to log in tonight, say 11pm?

[koba]

I did 462km per hour on my twin turbo nitrous burning A100 bridgeport rotary.
That was just by the speedo tho so maybe it way more like 420kph.

[Usarka]

I did 462km per hour on my twin turbo nitrous burning A100 bridgeport rotary.
That was just by the speedo tho so maybe it way more like 420kph.

Damn speedo error.

On the postitive side it may have been 484km per hour :eek:

[koba]

Damn speedo error.

On the postitive side it may have been 484km per hour :eek:

And I've only had two beers!

[koba]

heheh, no you believed you were completely hosed. ;)

Why do you think he pressed you so much for an admission? :laugh:

I have seen 235 on my hyo, on a closed road of course. :shifty:

Steve

Actual Timed resluts of a Hyosung 650:

Hyosung Comet 650
2005
206.03kph
12.30s Standing 1/4

[Trouser]

South Ryre Road,
Closed Road
Cant Car Club public times trials day 1984

anybody good at maths and ratios?

engine speed 9750rpm,
Gear ratio (overall) (1) 12.08, (2) 8.78, (3) 6,94, (4) 5.58, (5) 4.77.
rear ratio 3.26:1
rear tyre size 4.50H17

Thats enough info for somebody to work out what the true speed was.

228km/h, am I right?

[Swoop]

99.99Kmh.
I have listened to the <STRIKE>propaganda</STRIKE> educational messages that our beloved <STRIKE>fuhrer</STRIKE> leader has instructed the <STRIKE>tax collectors</STRIKE> police to tell us, and believe every word.

[Slingshot]

257 actual speed.

277 Indicated

'03 Yamaha R6



Here's the proof (something that seems to be lacking in this thread, talk is cheap)
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[vtec]

I've done about 260k/hr (indicated) with a pillion on a Hayabusa.

On the track fastest I've managed is about 270 (indicated).

[Kiwi Graham]

283k's at 100 mtr marker back straight of Pukekohe (plod radar)
100k's on the public road :whistle:

[Drew]

At the timed sprints, my highest recorded speed was 255kph on my old gixxer 750. But I had my K2 thou on/in the red line in top cog, so whatever they're meant to do I've done it.

[Trouser]

220 in my cage on a hawk radar at the eastern end of Ohakea runway. Would have been quicker if the boost was normal.

Rev limiter on my f650. Who knows how fast that was because the speedo is a vagueliar.

[Whynot]

150-160mphish on the zx-7r on a private road somewhere near the M11

[Usarka]

I was doing like 387 and the conditions like changed, so i like slowed down to 310.

[old git]

According to Mr Plod, who i proved wrong in court {by being devious}, 172mph, on sun oct 12 1980 at 9.45am, on a 1200cc Laverda Jota, tuned by slater bros. in London.
What a toy for its time!!!!

[xgnr]

Last trip back from down south was quite fast

[bomma]

i got to about 64kph on my bicycle going down mt eden road once.....was tank slapping hadout and didnt want to brake coz i didnt want to go flying over the handlebars!! it was AWESOME!!! :2thumbsup

[turtleman]

I managed 121.5 Km/h on my tc 125 - does that count for penis points ????

[Fatjim]

I'm afraid the question is.

Howfast have you been through a stop sign facing a T intersection.

[Mooch]

2001 Ducati 748R

Indicated speed just past 240 kmh
Timed speed 251.5 kmh over 1/4

Closed road , Cliffhanger sprints

[Jantar]

100kph.
Tops.

Oh yes? :whistle:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=163156&postcount=23

[boomer]

k7 1000, 299kph indicated in 5th; still pulling with 6th to go and very little stopping distance left !


I WIN !

[Winston001]

Used to regularly do a 400 mile ride in four hours with three gas stops and a 30 minute lunch break on the Interstate 5 from LA to Oakland/SF Bay area.



Brave man, lots of Smokies on I 5 but lots of trucks to dodge around too. Coffee at Fresno?

[Winston001]

Well I'm a pussy. I've visited 220kph a few times on my Ducati ST4, for technical reasons......

That was plenty fast enough for me. The bike had other ideas but since it seemed a good idea for me to stay aboard, it agreed to gather in the horses.

To be truthful, I find it much more fun riding between 140 - 170k (on closed private roads Constable - honest :pinch:) and anything much above that causes excess tension in the sphincter muscles. :crybaby:

100k on our generously provided and excellently policed public roads. ;)

[Morcs]

I had a dream I did 250km/h on my TL, was such a vivid dream, could of sworn it actually happened (last weekend on the Motonui straight)




:innocent:

Ive had 250 on the clock after fitting and calibrating the speedo healer (only a week ago)
Still got some legs to go.
I have a top speed recall button hehe

[Morcs]

Actual Timed resluts of a Hyosung 650:

Hyosung Comet 650
2005
206.03kph
12.30s Standing 1/4

Eh? standing quarter at 206?
I do low 11's on the TL and go through the traps at about 197!?

[raftn]

I dont want to say for fear of getting a visit from the plod!

[alanzs]

Brave man, lots of Smokies on I 5 but lots of trucks to dodge around too. Coffee at Fresno?

Yeah, shit hole of a place. Dusty, dirty and dry. The trucks come up so fast as you are going 2-3 times as fast as they are.

On one trip, I had a CHP pull into the gas station I was filling up in and the cop came over to me, shook his finger and said that I had better slow down. He said a few truckers had been talking about some guy on a bike. I just smiled and said I would.

Great fun really, and on the Busa, it was a dream ride. The bike would hunker down and just rip. I'd cruise at ~150 mph and the bike was maybe around 7500-8000 rpm. Not even breathing hard.

[Manxman]

I was doing 45kph in my work carpark, with both feet on the ground & not moving....but that's cos the negative lead to my battery was loose and the electrics were playing up.

[Usarka]

as per title. just wondering what sort of speeds you guys get up to. so what speed you hit and what sort of bike you did it on

Whats the fastest you've been in your work vehicle without lights or siren??? :innocent:

[driftn]

Red line top gear. Over 160 mph I guess.

On a closed road 159.95 mph average speed not at the red line:yawn:

[Tank]

I have seen 235 on my hyo, on a closed road of course. :shifty:

Steve

According to all the websites the top speed of the hobag is only 210 (some have it as 203)

So either your speedo is well out or possibly you were looking at the clock 2:35

[skidMark]

Who cares..........straight roads are like watching a fat fucker set a record for eating hamburgers.


That is mildly entertaining....most entertaining thing ive seen is the guy on the gixxer 600 who thought he would show off and blasted past me while i was under brakes into a turn.....wobbled all the way through, then put it indo a ditch at about 30 k's an hour on the ATNR.

that was funny, how fast have i been, errr ive done 240 on a 06 zx10r..... then saw the roundabout 100 metres ahead....

Yes i literally said to myself you are a fucking dead bastard man.....while hard on the picks with a bike trying to stoppie still doing 160kph.

speeding like that is for the racetrack.

that moment on the zx10r kinda did me over on the

"go nuts on the road thing"

honest im a total nana now...

i swear...

;)

[carver]

fuck im slow, i need to try harder

indicated speeds

250 on a VTR 1000

255 on a GSXR 600

245 on my old F4i

i have done 115kph on my old RG 50!

eat that DMNTD

[Shaun]

187 MPH on the Britten @ the TT in theory Only! Rpm reached, gearing used etc

[DMNTD]

fuck im slow, i need to try harder

indicated speeds

250 on a VTR 1000

255 on a GSXR 600

245 on my old F4i

i have done 115kph on my old RG 50!

eat that DMNTD


That it??? Awwwwwwwww...but hey we're doing a special on L plate at work man.

Been pinged at nearly 3 times the speed limit prior to me pulling my head out of my arse.

[carver]

That it??? Awwwwwwwww...but hey we're doing a special on L plate at work man.

Been pinged at nearly 3 times the speed limit prior to me pulling my head out of my arse.

haha, im talking about the 50!

i should put a L plate on the thou...

what do ya think?


so you dont speed anymore then eh?

[The Pastor]

Ive done 101k's but damn that was scary i swear i must of killed 20 people by the reaction i got from the porks.

[jrandom]

Been pinged at nearly 3 times the speed limit prior to agreeing to swallow some 'Highway Patrol protein shake'

Ah, I always did wonder how you got off that one so lightly.

[DMNTD]

Ah, I always did wonder how you got off that one so lightly.

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..so you don't speed anymore then eh?
I've been known to hit 101kmph on occasion these days...yes that's right...stand in awe!

[carver]

I've been known to hit 101kmph on occasion these days...yes that's right...stand in awe!

did you want to go for dinner sometime, maybe have a few wines?

[Katman]

maybe have a few whines?

I'll get him to pass on some of mine.

:msn-wink:

[carver]

I'll get him to pass on some of mine.

:msn-wink:

haha, at least your honest!

i thought you would be all over this thread!

[DMNTD]

did you want to go for dinner sometime, maybe have a few wines?

Hope you like blue vein cheese ;)
TBH...I choose to utilise the likes of MotoTT Trackdays (http://www.motott.co.nz/) to get my "fix" these days

[carver]

Hope you like blue vein cheese ;)
TBH...I choose to utilise the likes of MotoTT Trackdays (http://www.motott.co.nz/) to get my "fix these days

i was hoping i could show you some fine "cottage cheese" instead! :wacko:

track days eh.....

hmmm......

[Katman]

i was hoping i could show you some fine "cottage cheese" instead! :wacko:



We don't want to see the results of your 'liasons' with the blue rinse brigade.

[DMNTD]

track days eh.....hmmm......

Yep...as fast as you want...no 5-0,cow shit,gravel and if you use some out fit like Kiwi Bike insurance (http://www.kiwibike.co.nz/) you're even covered....oh and you may get to meet the infamous Mr Katman! :yes:

[carver]

Yep...as fast as you want...no 5-0,cow shit,gravel and if you use some out fit like Kiwi Bike insurance (http://www.kiwibike.co.nz/) you're even covered....oh and you may get to meet the infamous Mr Katman! :yes:

wow, nice sales pitch!

will they cover me with 5 losses of license and currently on 90 demerits?

[James Deuce]

187 MPH on the Britten @ the TT in theory Only! Rpm reached, gearing used etc

There's a picture of you on the Britten @ the TT in the latest Bike magazine. It's your arse and the back of your head though.

No helmet either! OoooooOooOooo.

[Usarka]

Hope you like blue vein cheese ;)
TBH...I choose to utilise the likes of MotoTT Trackdays (http://www.motott.co.nz/) to get my "fix" these days

I hope you cunts like cocaine and big tits because we're going to taupo!

[scumdog]

Oh yes? :whistle:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=163156&postcount=23


Farkyoo mods for having bloody long memories!!!<_<

[Street Gerbil]

Officially, just enough to earn me 20 demerit points and a $120 fine yesterday... :-((((

[Toaster]

Who cares..........straight roads are like watching a fat fucker set a record for eating hamburgers.

WELL SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:done:

[Bute]

fastest i seen on my not stock zzr 11 was 320 km on the motorway heading home from Brighton with the missus on the back , shut the throttle as soon as i hit the max....just wanted to see how it felt even though it lasted just a few seconds

[naphazoline]

150-160mph.06 blade.
i hit a bit of a bump at this speed,and slid back on the seat:sweatdrop.otherwise i might have kept going.

must say,it makes me laugh to hear people say,"these speeds should only be done on track".
maybe that's true,but then why the hell do they ride the likes of 'busa's,or gsxr1000's on the road then?????

if they're trying to say they don't break the speed limits,then why do they need to upgrade from their 250's????:p a lot of those can break the legal limits.

[DMNTD]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1788/18yz3.jpg

[koba]

Eh? standing quarter at 206?
I do low 11's on the TL and go through the traps at about 197!?

Oops.
I missed out a word.
Thats the flying quarter average speed and the standing quarter ET.

[NC]

While I was drunk, tripping on P I was doing 300ks in a built up school area at 3 o'clock on a tuesday afternoon.

:mellow:

[hospitalfood]

on the current bike, 217 / 218 km/h ish, once, just to see what the result would be when the rev limiter kicked in at 6800 rpm.
i was of course drunk, it was of course a round about.

since then never been close ( well almost never ).

[rwh]

187 MPH on the Britten @ the TT in theory Only! Rpm reached, gearing used etc

The Britten never had a tacho, did it? Was that on the limiter? Or is that from telemetry/recording stuff?

All my knowledge of the Britten comes from the Tim Hanna book - are there other good books or other sources for more info?

Richard

[carver]

on the current bike, 217 / 218 km/h ish, once, just to see what the result would be when the rev limiter kicked in at 6800 rpm.
i was of course drunk, it was of course a round about.

since then never been close ( well almost never ).

fuck those buells are slow!

no offence, i guess that the low RPM engines!

[Drew]

The Britten never had a tacho, did it? Was that on the limiter? Or is that from telemetry/recording stuff?

All my knowledge of the Britten comes from the Tim Hanna book - are there other good books or other sources for more info?

Richard

"Other good books", implies the one you have read was good...It wasn't! Piss poorly written, and way too much about the author himself. In a word, boring.

[MVnut]

"Other good books", implies the one you have read was good...It wasn't! Piss poorly written, and way too much about the author himself. In a word, boring.

Gonna buy you a beer when you're here next (after your ride on a FAST bike haha)

[rwh]

"Other good books", implies the one you have read was good...It wasn't! Piss poorly written, and way too much about the author himself. In a word, boring.

If you say so ...

Any good books, or indeed any other books you know of then?

Richard

[Forest]

There's no real challenge in getting big bikes up to speed.

However I have fond memories of getting a TU250 up to an indicated 145km/h on the long downhill into Albany. Engine screaming, valves floating ...

[RDJ]

Not in New Zealand (which is why GPS was set to mph not km/hr).

[Jerry74]

Too fast... my GSXR 750 piloted me up to 245 and that was enough for me....

[RDJ]

The equivalent of 286 km/hr was also enough for me - I was trying for 300 but decided against it; a spot of front instability was building up, and I had my helmet down on the tank as far as it would go, arms tucked in, wheels and tyres well balanced, windshield removed, and steering damper fitted; nothing more to do.

I would love to have an MVAgusta F4312 for a day just to have done the magic 300K... and yes I know it's just a number :laugh:

[letard]

250 indicated. 210 with a pillion.
but honestly you all know any cabbage can go fast on a bike.
and that all the fun is in the corners. even thow im not so hot there lol

[owner]

160 for me

[roy.nz]

Pig s already got my licence for other speeding infringments but never got me fot the good one on a closed road SH17 heading north, pulled bout 240 on the speedo and started shitting myself, my off ramp was coming up rather quick. But often over 200 here. ;)

[carver]

can yamahar64life's r6 do 300kph?

[Mooch]

187 MPH on the Britten @ the TT in theory Only! Rpm reached, gearing used etc


What's the "Britten" like to ride ? Would be a dream to ride such a machine !

[JimO]

195 ks on a 1979 Kawasaki Z1R two up, still had a bit left

[Oscar]

180km/h.














On gravel.

[RDJ]

On gravel? You are truly crazy (said with respect).

[The Lone Rider]

Oh yes? :whistle:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=163156&postcount=23

Shit! I didn't know a sporty could even pull that kind of speed!

Gone well enough in speed to have an instant loss of license but it is well below the amount people here are often listing.

Quite different hitting high speeds on a cruiser though. Plenty of buffeting and throwing you around with it smacking you in the chest.

[Oscar]

On gravel? You are truly crazy (said with respect).

It had to be done.
KTM950SE's do that to you...

[avgas]

340kph on the sofa....

nah seriously i aint done past 265 on a 955i Daytona
fastest in a car i did was 230 in an 850i