Your top speed on a bike??

Top speed of the Ninja 250 :silly: Which is a whopping 105.:laugh:

So one night after family visit I was headed home. Made the left turn and headed outta town and this bike comes screaming past me like I was backing up... Downshifted twice and caught up to this 1150 "tireshredder". We made a 35 mile trip in 12 minutes flat! I was watching road more than gages but that little stock 700 ltd was showing me 140 at a few glances and still had over 1k to red line. At the stop where I had to turn that guy just shook his head when he saw what he couldn't shake off, we ran neck to neck all the way.

hausdok wrote: So one night after family visit I was headed home. Made the left turn and headed outta town and this bike comes screaming past me like I was backing up... Downshifted twice and caught up to this 1150 "tireshredder". We made a 35 mile trip in 12 minutes flat! I was watching road more than gages but that little stock 700 ltd was showing me 140 at a few glances and still had over 1k to red line. At the stop where I had to turn that guy just shook his head when he saw what he couldn't shake off, we ran neck to neck all the way.

Hmmm. 175 mph on a stock 700 ltd. That's pretty good.

loudhvx wrote:

hausdok wrote: So one night after family visit I was headed home. Made the left turn and headed outta town and this bike comes screaming past me like I was backing up... Downshifted twice and caught up to this 1150 "tireshredder". We made a 35 mile trip in 12 minutes flat! I was watching road more than gages but that little stock 700 ltd was showing me 140 at a few glances and still had over 1k to red line. At the stop where I had to turn that guy just shook his head when he saw what he couldn't shake off, we ran neck to neck all the way.

Hmmm. 175 mph on a stock 700 ltd. That's pretty good.

Wonder what valve clearance method he's using?

Good Fortune!

Patton wrote:

loudhvx wrote:

hausdok wrote: So one night after family visit I was headed home. Made the left turn and headed outta town and this bike comes screaming past me like I was backing up... Downshifted twice and caught up to this 1150 "tireshredder". We made a 35 mile trip in 12 minutes flat! I was watching road more than gages but that little stock 700 ltd was showing me 140 at a few glances and still had over 1k to red line. At the stop where I had to turn that guy just shook his head when he saw what he couldn't shake off, we ran neck to neck all the way.

Hmmm. 175 mph on a stock 700 ltd. That's pretty good.

Wonder what valve clearance method he's using?

Good Fortune!

Haha WOW! :laugh:

Engine technology has came a long way since the 70s. However a quick blast down the on-ramp in my 76 900 A4 is still a hoot.

I would say an indicated 85 mph on my GPZ's 85 mph speedo but...

In 2002, I had a '00 GSXR750 that was a blast to ride. A few friends and I were on a long straight (5 miles or so) in North GA and being young/stupid (take your pick), ran them down the road. One friend was on a new GSXR1000 and of course he slingshotted past us all. My bike reached an indicated 172MPH so probably a shade over 160 corrected. I've not touched that fast on or in anything since.

Of note, after my friend blew past us, we saw him again a mile or so down the road, close to the end of the straight. He was pulling his helmet off to speak with the Georgia State Trooper that was pulling up behind him. Knowing my speed and knowing that he was moving at a much quicker rate, the trooper must have clocked him at 150mph or more. At least that.

I was 20 something, and It was a clear night with a full moon on an empty stretch of highway. I just had to know how fast my stock 1978 Z1R could go. I tucked in behind the bikini fairing and gave it everything it had, until the bike topped out at an indicated 220 km/h (about 137 mph).

160 on the street. Dumb :whistle:

156 at the drag strip, not so dumb

Dave

Street Fighter LTD wrote: 160 on the street. Dumb :whistle:

156 at the drag strip, not so dumb

Dave

Which is why I said we were young and stupid. The multitude of things that could have gone wrong...it's staggering. And that is an area rife with deer and other wildlife. I'm surprised, some days, that I am even here to talk about these things.

The bike was new and I had been waiting for it to hit 1000 miles before I could shift higher than 5000 RPM :pinch: . For a 21 year old it seemed to take forever to come. :blink: I was coming home from Van Nuys Cruise Night on the 405 at 2:00 in the morning. Just coming up to Mulholland Drive it read 1000 :woohoo: I banged it down to 2nd and pounded up through the gears hitting the red line each time until 5th. Tucked way in with my aviators peering over the Tach and speedo I saw 155MPH. The streetlights on the FWY looked like a picked fence. It's flat or down hill all the way to Santa Monica . I backed off as soon as I saw 155. If it could actually go that fast or the speedo was lying I don't know. All I know, it felt like the devil grabbed me and pulled me with him until I slowed down. I've been over 100 countless times in the 40 years I've had this bike but never had the speedo read that speed again. Out here in the 80's I was coming down the grade and opened her up. The clock read 130 as I was approaching Hot Springs road and I was backing off but saw a Sheriff coming to Dillon on Hot Springs. As I passed I saw the reds come on and I could hear him go to code three, DAMN IT, I banged back up. I know I was over 100 but the road turns into "whoopties" the next two miles until Holeman, the last road in Sky Valley. There was a little box cabin next to Dillon on Holeman. I hid behind it as the Dep flew past. The car was bottoming out and making all kinds of noises as he passed. I watched him as he got to 1000 Palms CYN Road and went south all lit up and screaming like a banshee. Once he was out of sight, I went the 3/4 miles home. I was lucky that day and I left the ground more times than I care to think about.
Ah, to be 30 and invincible, glad that's out of my system.
Steve

I think the fastest I've been on my little bike I was running with buddy on a 99 ZRX1100
and he showed 135 on his speedo as I don't have one. That was with the stock GPz750 motor
a pipe and V/M 29's