top speed

I did 135 on my SV this morning and I had an attack of conscience when I got home that Im a complete nutter which is why I posted this thread, so im glad to see im not the only one!

We are all mad.

Originally Posted by Itching 2 go

that was reasonably quick then, nicew avatar btw

i was gonna say that earlier , but thought "bikage and lyn, sitting in a tree . . . " would soon follow.

i did 175 on my thunderace, 178 on my old mans busa. never again. too quick

Originally Posted by jamieclayton9

i did 175 on my thunderace, 178 on my old mans busa. never again. too quick

For those of you who have never ridden this quick on the roads, it is quite scary. Stationary items on the side of the road go by at a tremdous pace, and the slightest movement makes your bike move a long way as everything happens over a greater distance.

When you think about it, 180MPH is 3 miles every minute.... That's the equivilent of traveling 30 miles in 10 minutes. Unless you are on something like an Autobhan with hardly any traffic you can't hold this speed for long and it's especially dangerous if there is a group of you...

I know many of us like the "speed" thrill (me for one) but I can't think of anyrhere on the UK roads where you could hold 120 plus for more than a few minutes because our roads are so busy and have crap surfaces. If you really want to experience fast road riding, look towards the open and empty roads in Europe

"Appropriate speed" is a bloody good phrase....

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i did that 18months ago and have definatly learnt its not worth it. i have a kiddy now and do want to see her grow up. like my grandad always says, better to be ten minutes late in this world than 10 minutes early in the next. cheers all. jamie

Hey,

I've gone 226 kph (140 mph) down a hill, wind at my back, on my SV last summer. I have never rode that fast again. I do get it up to see 200 sometimes. I don't do it very often... Just enough to get a monthly fix...

Mitch

Kawasaki GPZ1000R first night of ownership with brother in law on back 160 mph (indicated)

Had 185Km/hr indicated on Sv clock but not sure what that is in real money!

I have to agree with Jelster,(what again! ) top end blasts are just a great fix every now and again. Far better the torque that some bikes offer from way down low, for me those with grunt from say 3500 to 7000 and say 40 to 100mph,are the real deal as they are providing the power that can be used far more in the real world. However what the hell do I know?!

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Had 185Km/hr indicated on Sv clock but not sure what that is in real money!

115mph - divide by 8 then multiply by 5 gives a reasonably accurate conversion.

I like working out distances as I ride along in France/Germany. I always like that kilometre distances go down so much quicker!

had me the new(new to me) gixxa to 130mph was gonna go for more but the road i was on wasnt very big

Originally Posted by lynw

Yes it was on an SV... and it was the same as my current one, clock in Km/h rather than miles... my one outside has 240 km/hr on the clock max.... whats the max speed on a uk model out of interest?

so the indicated mileage 235 km/h, realistically what that is I dont know.

I've had mine to an indicated 235 as well. (Canadian model in KM/H. I don't think I was actually at 235 tho, but it said so and that's good enough for me )