Re-Revised: Whos the Hoon?

**bugjuice** · 30th March 2005, 22:44

Originally Posted by Zed

I've reached speedo indicated tops speeds of between 250-260kmph on my 600cc bikes last year at the Pukekohe race track.

wuss, push it harder!

**Zed** · 30th March 2005, 22:46

Originally Posted by bugjuice

wuss, push it harder!

Hmmm, I was pushing it hard...that's partly why I struggle to grasp your magnificent 285km effort??

You must fit that onboard camera next time!

**bugjuice** · 30th March 2005, 22:51

Originally Posted by Zed

Hmmm, I was pushing it hard...that's partly why I struggle to grasp your magnificent 285km effort??

wish I could have put the cam on the bike to prove it, but then the cam would be in the way of the tank upon which I rest me nuggin.. So might have to look at lipstick cams or something.. or just trust me word..

oo look, 1,000 posts.. I should really get a life.. tui..

**Zed** · 30th March 2005, 22:55

Originally Posted by bugjuice

... or just trust me word..

oo look, 1,000 posts.. I should really get a life.. tui..

Pls don't get me wrong, it's your speedo I don't trust, your word isn't in question.

Congrats on the nice flashing x btw.

**bugjuice** · 30th March 2005, 23:23

Originally Posted by Zed

Pls don't get me wrong, it's your speedo I don't trust, your word isn't in question.

Congrats on the nice flashing x btw.

actually, I am going to find out how much it'll cost to find out how accurate it is. Then I can really know for sure, but I also want to find out the calculation for various rear/front sprocket combos too. Bit of work involved, so might not. One bit at a time.. Anyone know who does calibration and how much it is? I'd rather not go past HP at 150 then see what the ticket says...

also, ta

**Lou Girardin** · 31st March 2005, 09:01

200 with the Bandit on a closed road with safety officials and medical assistance at hand. (Yeah Right)
Roll on in 5th, sitting upright.
215 - 220 on an '83 GPz750, top speed comparison with a Honda V4 750. (He lost)
Cages; 210 in a Ferrari Dino 246 and 220 in a '90 Honda Prelude.

About speedos; I use a bike computer which is accurate to within 1/2 km/h.
On Sunday a guy I was riding with was surprised at my contempt for speed limits.
His speedo was reading 120 - 125 when I was at 110.

**bungbung** · 31st March 2005, 09:28

For some real world figures, here are the results from the East West Sprints from last year:

http://www.cdd.co.nz/sprint/EastWest...ltsNov2004.htm

My flying 1/4 was measured at 232km/h, my speedo was indicating around the 250km/h mark.

**Sensei** · 31st March 2005, 17:41

286k sitting up down my race track , 302k lying flat on he tank coming back . Nice bit of road very smooth very straight !!
SENSEI

**Motoracer** · 31st March 2005, 17:56

I hate to tell you this BJ but When I was doing 1.05s Around Pukie at the Nats, I was clocked doing 246-247 max speed by the trasnponder so that is the *actual* speed I got up to. Mind you the gearing was a bit wrong and I was on the limiter when I was just past the kink, wasting seconds and possibly more top speed that I could have gotten out of the bike. Never mind though, that's another story...

**dveus** · 31st March 2005, 18:13

I've been as fast as redline in top gear will allow me, though that isn't really much of an achievement on my bike.

**bugjuice** · 31st March 2005, 18:18

Originally Posted by Motoracer

I hate to tell you this BJ but When I was doing 1.05s Around Pukie at the Nats, I was clocked doing 246-247 max speed by the trasnponder so that is the *actual* speed I got up to. Mind you the gearing was a bit wrong and I was on the limiter when I was just past the kink, wasting seconds and possibly more top speed that I could have gotten out of the bike. Never mind though, that's another story...

not quite sure how to reply really. I understand what you're saying. Me mate who races a ZX10 was saying how he would pass 300 on the back straight and they're doing something around 58/59, so 30 odd k off (on average from 300) for the last bit of the straight (which isn't that far), and a dodgey hairpin would put times way off..
I'll get it calibrated to find out the diff, and will see about getting some straight-line testing done too, see what the speedo max's out at. Give me more of an idea..

**roo** · 31st March 2005, 18:35

Originally Posted by bugjuice

personally, I'm absolutly stoked to find the redline in 6th on the back of Puke last weekend.. 285kph (see the puke thread about it tho..)..

and a hell orange streak you were too as you swept past... from the pits, both the zx-6rs looked damned fast.
i could only squeeze 271 outa my 03 R6SR at just past the kink - that was up on the red in 6th, but with an extra 3 teeth on the rear sprocket it's dropped a few k's off the top end, and also put my speedo out by an estimated 7% *shrug*
I would really like to get hold of a radar for an arvo and have a play with different ratios to see just how much difference it makes.

**ManDownUnder** · 20th April 2005, 11:28

250 (plus a bit) at Pukekohe...

I couldn't stop smiling for the rest fo the day...

I also had a lot of trouble keeping it under 120 on the Southern MW home...

damn it were fun though... must do it again sometime...

**ManDownUnder** · 20th April 2005, 11:30

I have to say it'd be fun to officially arrange a long bit of straight road to be opened for just this - see what your bike tops out at.

Foxton Straights, Southern MW (Northbound from the foot of the bombays)... there are a couple of roads that I can think of - oiooo it'd be fun!

All the police out there - how would I set up something like that - what planning and permissions do I need to get?
MDU