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Dizeee

05-04-10 05:56 AM

Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Hi all,

Following on from my top speed thread, and the suggestion my SV could be restricted to 33bhp, I managed to test some things out on a track day this weekend.

1) I can hit 11'000 revs, I came off to change gear at this speed, the bike still kept going with revs. So the revs definatley red line.

2) After much trying on the straight bits of the track, I got up to a speedo indicated 125mph. The revs read 9500. I reckon a speedp indicated 130 is possible but I doubt much after that.

3) Bike flies to 60 and will get to 100 in what feels like the 10 second mark.

So, I am happy it aint restricted. As I said before, I dont care about top speed but dont want a restricted bike.

Dizeee

07-04-10 10:34 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Fantastic response!

yorkie_chris

07-04-10 10:44 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

What's to respond to you didn't ask anything :-P

Rev limiter kicks in before 11000rpm though

rowdy

07-04-10 11:17 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2236120)

Rev limiter kicks in before 11000rpm though

Depends what model year, mine doesn't.

barwel1992

07-04-10 11:23 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

^ same on mine 11.500 i think it kicks in

rowdy

07-04-10 11:51 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

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Originally Posted by barwel1992 (Post 2236153)

^ same on mine 11.500 i think it kicks in

Same as. Was told a few k3's slipped through the net with a 1000rpm higher rev limit than normal.

yorkie_chris

07-04-10 11:53 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

That may explain why a few K3s spat rods out!

rowdy

07-04-10 11:54 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2236185)

That may explain why a few K3s spat rods out!

Yes, and snapped cranks!

yorkie_chris

07-04-10 11:57 AM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Cranks snapping is an affliction of all of them sadly. Pointy got lighter flywheel, so should be a little less prone to it but it seems it needs big chunks removing from the flywheel.

barwel1992

07-04-10 12:18 PM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

only ever hit the rev limiter once and it didn't sound like the engine liked it, i missed a gear change, never been that side of 10,000 rpm since

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2236192)

Cranks snapping is an affliction of all of them sadly. Pointy got lighter flywheel, so should be a little less prone to it but it seems it needs big chunks removing from the flywheel.

how hard and expensive is it to lighten the flywheel ? or does it not need doing on the pointy

injury_ian

07-04-10 12:45 PM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

sounds unrestricted to me... I thought you could tell by the ECU part number.
(stamped on the side)

Sid Squid

07-04-10 01:09 PM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizeee (Post 2236116)

Fantastic response!

To what? :confused:

Did you ask a question? If so I don't understand, (nothing new there, it must be said).

Dizeee

07-04-10 01:11 PM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

I guess you had to read the other thread!

Anyway pleased that it is not restricted after all. Mind you wouldnt like to have done the indicated 135 that my mate claimed to have done, 125 was plenty fast enough for me, even on the safe environs of a track!

fizzwheel

07-04-10 01:15 PM

Re: Update Re: SK5 Top Speed Query

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizeee (Post 2236249)

I guess you had to read the other thread!!

Of course if you'd simply updated the other thread then the rest of us might have some idea of exactly what you were talking about / refering to...

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