How fast would you personaly ride?

[Balky001]

I don't think I'd go over 170. Maybe I'm just getting old and conservative. I've only been 155 (where legal!) so don't approve of all this speeding!

Originally Posted by Balky001

I don't think I'd go over 170. Maybe I'm just getting old and conservative. I've only been 155 (where legal!) so don't approve of all this speeding!

What's NOT going to happen to you at 170 (or 155 for that matter) that is going to happen to you at 200+??

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

What's NOT going to happen to you at 170 (or 155 for that matter) that is going to happen to you at 200+??

Brown stains

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

What's NOT going to happen to you at 170 (or 155 for that matter) that is going to happen to you at 200+??

Your transinvigitor will fail you fool.

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

What's NOT going to happen to you at 170 (or 155 for that matter) that is going to happen to you at 200+??

Just to be on the safe side I'm not going to find out, 155 tops for now Oh, go on then!

Originally Posted by Balky001

Just to be on the safe side I'm not going to find out, 155 tops for now Oh, go on then!

er my point is that if it goes horribly wrong, you are just as dead at 155 as you are at 200+ ... you might as well go for 200+!! Or stick to sensible?? 60 odd max ...

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

er my point is that if it goes horribly wrong, you are just as dead at 155 as you are at 200+ ... you might as well go for 200+!! Or stick to sensible?? 60 odd max ...

Why 60, try hitting the back of a bus at 30, the outcome from that cant possibly be good?

Dan

As I said before 40 (or indeed 30) is enough to kill you ... but at say 60, there is a chance that you can react before hitting buses ... at 200+ there isn't a lot of thinking/reaction time available Also if you slide off at 60 it takes say 100m to come to a stop, at 200+ it takes ?!!?? m to come to a stop ... chances of finding places where you do ~100m before hitting something solid are greater than ?!!??m

[Lissa]

At 160mph I was being sucked off the back of our Daytona 1200, so Pete would probably vote for quicker than that

Voted for 100-130, as that is what we do now, and is quite fast enough to be interesting

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

er my point is that if it goes horribly wrong, you are just as dead at 155 as you are at 200+ ... you might as well go for 200+!! Or stick to sensible?? 60 odd max ...

Yes, I understand, that's why I said go on then - 200+ it is! My bike keeps topping out at 155 (170 indicated!) though .

I'm not so sure you are as safe at 200 as at 155 as stopping distance, although extreme at both speeds, would obviously be longer, reaction times would need to be marginally quicker and IMO you can feel every mph when you're over 140 so 200 would seem loads faster. I've changed my mind, 200mph is too fast with the road bikes available today - but maybe tomorrow..........