Max speed on your bike?

**rastuscat** · 29th December 2013, 13:52

Originally Posted by SVboy

There-fixed it for you.

Nice comeback dude

**bosslady** · 29th December 2013, 13:54

Don't get me wrong I don't ride that fast on the road. Only the track.

**bogan** · 29th December 2013, 13:59

Originally Posted by rastuscat

I was at a bbq yesterday when a friend told me about a neighbour of his who has a Panigale. I've met him once, but dont really know him.

Apparently he goes out at weekends and does high speeds. Last weekend he was bitter about being overtaken while doing 250.

What am I doing about it? Having time off with my family. If I come across him while working and he's doing naughty things we'll meet professionally.

I'm pondering having a word with him though. Bit silly those speeds.

Yeh I've heard they don't crash very well...

**Big Dave** · 29th December 2013, 14:09

Meh. I done a skid.

**Bikemad** · 29th December 2013, 16:06

401 kph..........mind you ........i am dyslexic.............and i can't spell for shit either.......
good on ya rastus..........hope you scummy and lyle have an uneventfull holiday spell..........

**R650R** · 29th December 2013, 16:24

Originally Posted by rastuscat

I'm pondering having a word with him though. Bit silly those speeds.

But wasn't it alright though for Aunty Helen doing the same through/near your patch to get to a rugby game on time...

Like any internet debate this is all going sideways, the original post was about speed, not where and for most people here it will have been at a track day like myself or some other sanctioned event.
Its not a competition, just a discussion...

**dangerous** · 29th December 2013, 16:43

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Meh. I done a skid.

Did... DID a skid, FFS

**slofox** · 29th December 2013, 17:00

Originally Posted by Brett

I want no part in being responsible for the death of someone's loved one.

I thought of this sentence of yours today Brett, when some clown decided to wheelie whilst he was coming toward me on Whatawhata straight. Especially when I saw the bike yaw off centre a little...

I don't fancy getting my head knocked off by some clown's out of control motorcycle, nor even getting his blood (or my own) all over my bike. I hate having to clean blood off me bike. Even my grand-daughter won't help wash off blood...

**bluninja** · 29th December 2013, 17:09

Originally Posted by GingerMidget

Got my blue ninja to around 160 (claimed) at manfield, but I can't get the white 300 to go any faster than 104 on the motorway. Strange wee beast.

Funnily enough I once managed to get my blue ninja (ZX9R C1)to a calculated 170....mph Worked out the speed from the revs and the final gearing. Couldn't read the speedo as I smashed it in a highside when I was going slow on the straight

Had the RSVR to an indicated 245kmh at Puke, but it was geared for the streets and not top speed at the track. Would have been faster if I had pootled through Castrol and waited till upright before opening the throttle.

I never used to look much at the speedo until recently, however my speedo seems to stick at and indicated 107 kmh....lucky that the speedo indicates 7% more than actual

**chasio** · 29th December 2013, 17:31

Originally Posted by GrayWolf

nowhere does the OP say... top speed on the road....... AND SPEED LIMITS DONT APPLY IN SOME AREAS!

have a nice day,,,,

Agreed. But the OP did state 2xx on the road; not in his question, but in his own answer to it.

**onearmedbandit** · 29th December 2013, 18:05

Originally Posted by Brett

An interesting experiment would be to see if all speedo's were made to say only read up to 120kph if many people would still feel the need to see how high (kph) they can go. I would hazard a guess that many people's ego's center around being able to say I have gone 'X' fast. Take away the measuring stick and I would guess many people would lose interest in seeing how fast they can go with nothing to gauge it by.

This is the reason Jap cars and bikes had speedos that topped out at 180km/h. Yes their vehicles were also restricted to this but the domestic market model had the lower speedo to not encourage drivers to go faster than that.

Oh and for the record 299km/h indicated. 8% speedo error (from GPS tests).

**Pogo2** · 29th December 2013, 18:14

Did South Auckland to Thames in 15 mins averaging 240kph. However time does to include taxi, engine run up or pre take off checks!

Doesn't count does it?

**koba** · 29th December 2013, 18:25

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

This is the reason Jap cars and bikes had speedos that topped out at 180km/h. Yes their vehicles were also restricted to this but the domestic market model had the lower speedo to not encourage drivers to go faster than that.

All of the bikes and cars I've had that are capable of 180kph+ speeds have had these speedo's.
Actually 2 weren't cabable of 170 kph but they still went well off the clock on the speedo.

Bloody annoying, if you wind really wind them up they sometimes stick 'off the clock' My VFR has had it stuck there for half a day.

**pratik8890** · 29th December 2013, 19:49

Originally Posted by bosslady

Don't get me wrong I don't ride that fast on the road. Only the track.

Yes we know.

Originally Posted by bogan

Yeh I've heard they don't crash very well...

Ouch!

Originally Posted by dangerous

Did... DID a skid, FFS

lol.

Originally Posted by Pogo2

Did South Auckland to Thames in 15 mins averaging 240kph. However time does to include taxi, engine run up or pre take off checks!

Doesn't count does it?

Aye? So Did everyone on the road just pull over to give you a way so that you could do 240kph