Your top speed on a bike??

Funny thing about bikes in general.Today me and my buddy went for a rip on my Honda CT70 at his cottage. He has an old school H2 two stroke and a new(ish) Concours 1400. He came back grinning like an idiot saying something like "goddamn thats a fine ride"

Top speed back in the old days before 600,000,000 people moved in and ruined all the open roads was probably 120mph. Drag racing about 120 also. I never had an exeptional motorcycle in speed except a 1988 Yamaha FZR1000. This brings up the sub question of what is your worst speeding ticket? I once ran that bike through 3 gears full throttle in a 35mph zone and if memory serves, got clocked at 88 in a 35mph zone. You're getting a reckless driving citation, cop told me, all I could say was "OK".

RonKZ650 wrote: Top speed back in the old days before 600,000,000 people moved in and ruined all the open roads was probably 120mph. Drag racing about 120 also. I never had an exceptional motorcycle in speed except a 1988 Yamaha FZR1000. This brings up the sub question of what is your worst speeding ticket? I once ran that bike through 3 gears full throttle in a 35mph zone and if memory serves, got clocked at 88 in a 35mph zone. You're getting a reckless driving citation, cop told me, all I could say was "OK".

My worst was way back in 1978 or ’79. The original shocks were worn out and I noticed a bit of wobble at the rear of the bike at a particular spot on an on-ramp to Route 95 (a BIG highway) when I was moving about 45 mph (It’s a long 25 mph curved ramp, but isn’t terribly tight and has no problem with traffic or visibility). I rode this route daily and the wobble was consistent. The weekend came and I installed new Michelin tires with PZ2 racing compound and new S&W shocks. I decided to see how much difference they made. My first pass through the ramp at 45 mph was perfectly steady. So, down the road to the next exit I went and I worked my way back through side roads to the test exit. Next pass was close to 60 mph after the apex – steady as a rock! Now I’m really happy! Down the road to next exit and back to test exit. Now I come roaring around the ramp as fast as I dare push it - accelerating to 75 mph after the apex. Zero wobble – steady as a rock; man, I am elated!! That’s when the State Trooper’s light came on in front of me! Pooo!!! Just my luck, the trooper had parked on the left shoulder of Route 95 about 150 yards past the ramp and set up his radar while I had been traveling from the exit ramp back to the test ramp. I pulled in behind him and walked up to his cruiser. He invited me in. He showed me the radar - 75mph. Now I’m talking fast about how I was ensuring a wobble had been corrected (for safety’s sake), and showing him receipts I had still had in my pockets, and basically begging for mercy. I even told him it was my third pass at the ramp. He asked how fast the next pass was going to be and I assured him that I was quite satisfied with 75 mph and would never actually ride that fast on the ramp except for the sake of science. He could see that I was still dirty from working on the bike, and he knew I was being truthful. He gave me a ticket for exceeding 65 mph – the posted speed on Route 95 at the time, and showed me as traveling at that speed on Route 95 rather than the 25 mph ramp. What a kind, understanding police officer! I’ve had a couple close calls since, but nothing like being nabbed going 50 mph over the limit. Ed

Street Fighter LTD wrote:

Shabba wrote:

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.

I was referring to myself at 160 mph.
God does look after fools, drunks, and children ... And I was at least two of those things :silly:
Dave

nah thats just plain old good luck :evil:
Ron 40 km/h over the speed limit here is loss of licence for 6 months and 8 demerit points - we get 11 - fine is probably $1000.
Ed i got pulled up a couple of times many years ago for speeding by a cop i went to school with - all he said was "dont do it again - off you go"

Maybe 25 years ago I did a big hole shot from the stop sign near my house and a block later I look to my left and a couple hundred feet down there sat the town cop .... well it pissed me off so bad that he took off after me I hit it and lost him a couple miles out of town..... thought he was far enough away from me he couldn't ID me but I was wrong. :laugh: As I was coming back into town after a few hours a county pulled me over and held me till the town cop showed up and said yep that's the guy........ got hauled in bike towed and wife put up the 100 bail a little later........ He said in the report the bike was either blue (which it is) or red and I thought the lawyer could get me off on that but nope he swore it was me and that's what mattered. (Buddy always gave me hard time about see I told you you should of be wearing a helmet) :dry:

The fun days (rides, games etc) was going on up town at the park and when I went later that night every one had heard about it and I got a ribbing from a bunch of folks. :blush: if I remember right my lawyer got 700 bucks for me getting to keep my license with a years probation........ after words it went off my record............ Want to add too that they up graded the cop car soon after from a 63 Impala 283 to a more modern much faster car (forget what it was though) and I heard from a lot of folks they did it cause of me... well and maybe cause of my buddy that did it earlier that year but he got away with it.:laugh:

A good many folks from the days of yore with similar stories as if it was only yesterday. Oh the stories my 900's could tell! :evil: ...especially when stop lights turn green and a CBX Honda, GS1000 Suzi or XS1100 Yami was in the next lane. :lol: .....................................Mike

Vroom-vroom!!!

Haha these are some great stories! I started this thread more than 8 years ago. ..lets keep the stories coming :woohoo:

A day to St Pete beach back in 81 or 82 on my 74 Z1 900, with my buddy and his girlfriend on his bike. We hit at least 110 - 115 mph as we chased a Porsche Turbo that had just passed us standing as if we were standing still. Nice high speed banks on that stretch of the I-275. After catching up and then shutting down to 90, we got pulled over by a state trooper. Forget what the ticket was for. I know it he gave as a break. Nice gentleman.
On the same bike returning from Ft Lauderdale to Tampa around the same period. After 120, it slowly climbed to 128+ mph on Alligator Alley (I-75 portion crossing the Everglades swamp) Not sure if I hit 130, because the bike induced a death wobble at that speed. Made it through that one.
Early 90's on an FJ1200, out in the farmland outside Windsor Canada near Kingsville near Lake Erie, 155 mph. Did it a few times on that bike in that area. Always worried about some small animal crossing the road at that speed. Hitting 155 mph on the FJ required a fraction of the nerve required on the Z. I think I may have hit a 100 mph on my current KZ. Don't have the nerve to go faster. Probably more scared from getting stopped than anything. Wouldn't mind taking it to the track. But not exactly the ideal bike for that.

On a 91 gsxr endurance racer build by Bret Turkington...engine was in the 1300cc open road . I pined the speedo at 180.
at the drag races...ran a 10.32 at 152.00. stock setting..not lowered ..stretch or bars.

45 MPH on Chinese 150cc scooter. I could go faster but it didn't have windscreen, it was too hard to hold handlebar.

KZJoe talking about small animals in the road.... my buddy and his wife was doing a little over a hundred on his 1000S coming back from Wisconsin late one night and as he came over a hill a whole herd of deer was in the road.... he said he didn't even have time to let up he just closed his eyes and when he opened them they were gone....... still creeps me out.:ohmy:

car5car wrote: 45 MPH on Chinese 150cc scooter. I could go faster but it didn't have windscreen, it was too hard to hold handlebar.

I was on a logging road at 25 MPH when a deer (big RAT) came out of the ravine, overtook me, then crossed in front of me just that fast. No time to react. Barely missed that varment. If I'd hit him I'd been SHT out of luck. 20 more miles to go to reach the little podunk town an 5 miles back to the ranch. I hate them critters. I don't even like to eat them.
Steve