Your 250 top speed?

**ducatilover** · 30th November 2010, 14:21

Originally Posted by Blinkwing

Mind expanding on that?

24hp on a good day and 143 or so KG on a non-faired bike........

**doko** · 30th November 2010, 14:28

Originally Posted by Genie

nah, that would be about it...new ones get up to 165k. Anyway, why would you ride that fast - it's illegal!

Its a 2006 gpx engine btw. Reading some of the top speeds here I guess my 250 is not that bad!

**ducatilover** · 30th November 2010, 14:38

Originally Posted by doko

Its a 2006 gpx engine btw. Reading some of the top speeds here I guess my 250 is not that bad!

As long as you can pass people safely

**el chupacabra** · 7th December 2010, 22:43

rg 150, indicated 180kmh so 165/170ish km/h

**superman** · 10th December 2010, 22:51

160... did not realise

I was in a group ride and told if I fell behind around corners (which I'm still not that keen on hooning around) to catch up on the straights. And I was always going WOT, don't know how much faster she'll go. But definitely got to 160... still doing corners slow though

**Gibbo89** · 10th December 2010, 23:22

Originally Posted by superman

160... did not realise

I was in a group ride and told if I fell behind around corners (which I'm still not that keen on hooning around) to catch up on the straights. And I was always going WOT, don't know how much faster she'll go. But definitely got to 160... still doing corners slow though

Make sure you don't get caught, (easier said than done) but if you do get busted going 160 ish then your going twice the legal limit so it's probably almost certain that your going to lose your license. but i'm sure you know that anyway, and i have sped too so i'm not keen on being a hypocrite.

but remember at those speeds it is a lot harder to react to certain things that may happen

**SMOKEU** · 11th December 2010, 19:13

Originally Posted by Gibbo89

Make sure you don't get caught, (easier said than done) but if you do get busted going 160 ish then your going twice the legal limit so it's probably almost certain that your going to lose your license. but i'm sure you know that anyway, and i have sped too so i'm not keen on being a hypocrite.

but remember at those speeds it is a lot harder to react to certain things that may happen

If you're going to get done for that kind of speed then you might as well not stop if you know you can get away with it.

**evasion** · 13th December 2010, 19:00

swim indicated 150km/h in the wind, ~152km/h with it. sat there for a minute but it wasn't going faster. low kay factory suzuki gsx 2004. 95kg + full tank

**Dave-** · 13th December 2010, 21:54

Originally Posted by Blinkwing

Friend's said the VL250 can't go over 150km/h due to some limiter as he's noticed the needle pulls back every time he approaches 150.

I personally haven't managed to get the bike over 130 and that requires somewhat of a downwards slope ...

I definitly want to see the horsepower curve of that bike....

**akkadian** · 19th December 2010, 18:18

Got my cbf250 up to an indicated 70 km/h the other day on the motorway but then a truck passed me going the other way and dropped me down to 50k....

**gatch** · 19th December 2010, 21:01

Originally Posted by superman

160... did not realise

I was in a group ride and told if I fell behind around corners (which I'm still not that keen on hooning around) to catch up on the straights. And I was always going WOT, don't know how much faster she'll go. But definitely got to 160... still doing corners slow though

The guys you are riding with are obviously fuckin idiot cunts and riding like that will kill you.

Ride your own ride man, don't play catch up for anyone, seriously, it's your life here.

**superman** · 19th December 2010, 21:48

Originally Posted by gatch

The guys you are riding with are obviously fuckin idiot cunts and riding like that will kill you.

Ride your own ride man, don't play catch up for anyone, seriously, it's your life here.

I'm comfortable going fast on straights... I don't feel unsafe. I told them I was gonna ride at my own pace which is why I was going slow around corners. Surely you don't think 160 on a straight kills you... maybe if you come off... but I don't think there is that high a chance of that happening on a straight when it's you and the road and no other traffic. And your eyes are everywhere as usual checking for any slight movement from animals and road surface...

"Speed Kills"... the brainwashing is working

**gatch** · 20th December 2010, 17:34

Originally Posted by superman

I'm comfortable going fast on straights... I don't feel unsafe. I told them I was gonna ride at my own pace which is why I was going slow around corners. Surely you don't think 160 on a straight kills you... maybe if you come off... but I don't think there is that high a chance of that happening on a straight when it's you and the road and no other traffic. And your eyes are everywhere as usual checking for any slight movement from animals and road surface...

"Speed Kills"... the brainwashing is working

Speeding is illegal