Results 1 to 13 of 13

Thread: 400kph

  1. #1
    Join Date
    8th January 2005 - 15:05
    Bike
    Triumph Speed Triple
    Location
    New Plymouth
    Posts
    10,263
    Blog Entries
    1

    400kph

    So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w
    There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop

  2. #2
    Join Date
    24th July 2006 - 11:53
    Bike
    KTM 1290 SAR
    Location
    Wgtn
    Posts
    5,541
    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w
    That'd be me, turn bike on: Max Speed 100kph.
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

  3. #3
    Join Date
    8th January 2005 - 15:05
    Bike
    Triumph Speed Triple
    Location
    New Plymouth
    Posts
    10,263
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by Ocean1 View Post
    That'd be me, turn bike on: Max Speed 100kph.
    Yeah right. You bought a KTM 1290 to do 100kph.
    There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop

  4. #4
    Join Date
    17th April 2006 - 05:39
    Bike
    Various things
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    14,429
    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w
    Wire rope barriers be fucked!

  5. #5
    Join Date
    14th July 2006 - 21:39
    Bike
    2015, Ducati Streetfighter
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    9,081
    Blog Entries
    8
    Funny what goes through your mind.

    1. I hope they warmed up the engine first ...

    2. Is that a Kawasaki indicated 400 or a real life 400? My Ducati manual says my speedo is set to read 8% high - what's the Kawaka.

    3. Does it matter if it is a Kawasaki 400 or real 400 Allan - it is very very fast.

    4. That bike looked so much better than the green ones usually used.

    5. Did he wave?

  6. #6
    Join Date
    24th July 2006 - 11:53
    Bike
    KTM 1290 SAR
    Location
    Wgtn
    Posts
    5,541
    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Yeah right. You bought a KTM 1290 to do 100kph.
    Well it's certainly never done 400kph.

    Not sure if I'd want to try holding on to it there anyway, it's bad enough at half that speed.
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

  7. #7
    Join Date
    4th October 2008 - 16:35
    Bike
    R1250GS
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    10,266
    he waved at the end.And it had very little trouble acheiving 400 it seemed

  8. #8
    Join Date
    11th June 2011 - 16:30
    Bike
    Honda vfr 750 fn 1992 x2 90red
    Location
    palmerston north
    Posts
    1,767
    Blog Entries
    7
    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    So there was this new, as yet unopened bridge, and Kenan Sofuoglu had a turbo Kawasaki to play with.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyDQ1tkq9w
    I wonder why they didnt do a second pass then they have a world record maybe kawaski dont want the attention

  9. #9
    Join Date
    14th June 2011 - 01:46
    Bike
    Between bikes
    Location
    Dunedin
    Posts
    1,013
    Quote Originally Posted by actungbaby View Post
    I wonder why they didnt do a second pass then they have a world record maybe kawaski dont want the attention
    Oh, I think it's all about gaining attention. But who reads a Guinness record book before buying a bike.
    "It's hard to keep an open mind, when so many people are trying to put things in it"

  10. #10
    Join Date
    25th October 2002 - 17:30
    Bike
    GSXR1000
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    9,291
    Quote Originally Posted by actungbaby View Post
    I wonder why they didnt do a second pass then they have a world record maybe kawaski dont want the attention
    If they didn't want the attention they wouldn't have made it in the first place I'm guessing! But might have something to do with it being a track only bike?

  11. #11
    Join Date
    8th January 2005 - 15:05
    Bike
    Triumph Speed Triple
    Location
    New Plymouth
    Posts
    10,263
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by BMWST? View Post
    And it had very little trouble acheiving 400 it seemed
    From memory it took 26 seconds. A maximum of 30 seconds had been set because of fears the tyres wouldn't hold together longer than that at those speeds.

    From what I have seen of record attempts that wouldn't qualify as such, but I guess Kenan was offered a special ride on a brand new bridge and took it.

    Besides Kawasaki, Redbull, Motul, and whoever, all get publicity.
    There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop

  12. #12
    Join Date
    14th July 2006 - 21:39
    Bike
    2015, Ducati Streetfighter
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    9,081
    Blog Entries
    8
    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post

    Besides Kawasaki, Redbull, Motul, and whoever, all get publicity.
    I purchased a Redbull today ......... maybe it worked!

  13. #13
    Join Date
    12th February 2012 - 16:34
    Bike
    89 GS500, 89 ZXR400, 93 RGV250, 14 MT07
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    818
    Im calling it bullshit.
    The guys from trickstar in japan tried to max out a stock H2R and a modified one.
    The stock one hits the rev limiter at about 330kmh, and the fastest they can get the modified one to is about 350kmh (~380 indicated).

    If they were serious about 400kmh they would have used accurate timing equipment, not a gopro aimed at the speedo.


Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •