top speed

[zartenere]

what is the top speed of your bike? i got 137 miles/hour on the speedo

 

[Don in Lodi]

I've been to 82 mph!

 

[markjenn]

There's several other threads on this exact topic.

- Mark

 

[Don in Lodi]

Go to the "Forum" Button, then enter your "search" title. Lots of fun.

 

[coastie]

Yep that looks about right. 126mph corrected. I think the speedo is off by 8%.

 

[Swagger]

We're not seriously trying to ride this thing like a sports bike are we? It will do in excess of 120mph but I'm not sure why you'd want to do it.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Ah, just noted his addy, South Africa. They all run around down there at excessive speeds. ::26::

 

[tomatocity]

On top of Monitor Pass (8,314 ft el) is a .9 mile straight section. 111 MPH is the highest I saw in the probably half mile I was WFO. Didn't seem that fast and truthfully enjoy the twisties better.

 

[zartenere]

i think 200kph on tare is good for a adv bike.it will get you to the gravel roads in no time.if i want to go slow i take my fatboy

 

[iwantone]

I don`t care. If top speed was an issue I`d have bought a bloody crotch rocket....... ::26::

 

[Yamaguy55]

Since the speedo is optimistic by about 10%, just do the calculations and have fun. It will easily exceed 100, and that's enough.

 

[fender5803]

One Million MPH ...
-best to you all
-DT

::022::

PS Really I was to afraid to look at the speedo

 

[Poohbear]

If you're worried about top speed, you bought the wrong bike! Go buy a sports bike. My R1 did 175 mph indicated (on a track of course!)

 

[korie]

the speed limit is my top speed. ::005::

::025::

 

[MotorcopBBQ]

When you least expect it. We will find you C :'(

 

[zartenere]

if you ride at the speed limit in this country you will be killed by a minibus taxi

 

[Rasher]

if you ride at the speed limit in this country you will be killed by a minibus taxi

???

You would just die of boredom where I live

 

[ballheadknuckle]

AW: Re: top speed

i think 200kph on tare is good for a adv bike.it will get you to the gravel roads in no time.if i want to go slow i take my fatboy

At that speed it gets thirsty and drinks about 15l per 100km, so there is practicially no point in riding that fast apart from riding that fast itself )

 

[spasm]

137mph on a standard xt1200z, i dont think it'll go that fast bud. although mine with the mods probably will. but ive only seen 120 ish with more to go but im not a fan of killing my bike so i backed off, it wanted more though ::26::

 

[creggur]

I've seen 130 on the speedo - error taken into account it was around 120. There was more there, but I ran out of room on the 'closed course'.

It goes plenty fast for me.