Re: Does a naked bike ACTUALLY make you ride slower
 

No offence taken and pretty much what I thought

Note to self

"The throttle goes both ways" :D

I'll tell you what was really holding me back going fast on my naked for long periods of time was the noise. I think my helmet is really whistly, but as soon as I got some ear plugs, I can cruise at about 94-100 mph quite happily, it makes a really big difference. Muscularly its no problem. I also find my sv vibrates at about 86-89 mph, and so I ride either 82 or 92 usually.

Out of interest, what speed do people here usually ride at on the motorway? I guess I usually go about 82-94 mph.

So precise? :shock:

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So the rain in Spain is usually in the water main then? :? I confoosed,I fwom Barthelona! :lol:

well if I am going 81 I feel the need to speed up, and if I am going 95 I feel like I am going to get nicked for speeding :)

As everyone has said already it'll slow you down but not for long though.

After riding my 955i for 8 months then blasting around on Nuttys Raptor it hardly slowed me down at all

Got the Raptor up to 140 but couldn't keep it there long :shock: felt like my head was going to be ripped from my shoulders!!!

I've found one thing that really does slow me down now- motorway riding without earplugs. Or rather, riding with them speedds me up. Just went up and down the M9 today at, eh, well, not saying really. But too fast. Usually a mixture of mechanical sympathy, and the ridiculous wind noise from my lid (Arai: Good helmets, ***** vents) keeps me down a bit.

Naaa, naked des not slow ya down, just ask anyone who has ever taken a V-Max out :P

All you end up doing is working out how to get your feet on the pillion pegs so u can lie flatter on the tank behind the clocks :)

Colin

Re: Does a naked bike ACTUALLY make you ride slower
 

It definitely slows you down, mostly due to the wind noise, even with plugs. On my bandit 650 last year I found it easy to cruise up the M4 at 120, (too easy). I could tell I was annoying the guy on the brand new Fazer 1000 that I was keeping up with mind!

Re: Does a naked bike ACTUALLY make you ride slower
 

I'd guess roughly 80-100, depnding on traffic etc.

70MPH is a feckin joke and needs changing.