Fastest you've been

KTRIC

First of all before I start I'd like to say I'm not blowing my own trumpet here (Ooer Missus :eek:) as some of you know I have quite a fast bike.

I bought it for touring in mind and had no intention of driving fast. I just couldn't really handle it.

With that out of the way I'd like to say "Hoooooly Foooook", its fast. I was coming home from a nice 400k ride with the missus on the back and the home stretch inside the city is speed limit free. I was conserving my fuel feeling frugal because I just lost my job and had the bike at about 160kph (3500rpm) in 6th which trundles along nicely. Decided to treat myself and rolled on the throttle. We very quickly climbed up to 240kph. I was in the wrong gear as well, should have been in 5th and it would have taken off like a scaled cat.

Got home, stuck her in the garage and went and made a cuppa. Thought to myself that was a bit silly and then went out to check the tyres. That little indiscretion wore a significant chunk of tyre off


So, thats my little story, whats the fastest you've been on your bike ? on a closed road with the proper safety equipment etc

bladespin

180+ mph, had a CBR900 flat out, some buzz but scared myself at the same time.

brian plank

68 mph on a dragstar 12 fizzle beeatch!!! :eek:

Oryx

180mph. Years ago. Pillion. It was blurry from vibration, I was glad I wasnt driving.

I really hope this thread doesnt turn into an 'I can beat that!' thread, where someone goes nuts on the m50 just to post here. Remember Ghost rider got killed, didnt he?

Sids Not

Oryx wrote: »

180mph. Years ago. Pillion. It was blurry from vibration, I was glad I wasnt driving.

I really hope this thread doesnt turn into an 'I can beat that!' thread, where someone goes nuts on the m50 just to post here. Remember Ghost rider got killed, didnt he?

..or people coming along lying through their teeth.......;)

Oryx

Sids Not wrote: »

..or people coming along lying through their teeth.......;)

Well at least that cant kill ya.

In case you were being specific to me, twas a gsxr750 drag bike, two up on the Cork road, circa 1992. Truth, your honour, but I think the statutes run out on it now.

Sigh. The memories. Before I discovered parenthood and mortality.

Cuddlesworth

218kph on the speedo. Don't think my bike would go much faster. Wish I had a fairing.

KamiKazi

My bike struggles to go past 160kph

Xios

160kph-ish, down the m4 to see my girlfriend, and then back, same speed. Could go faster if i wasn't riding a restricted

Dirk Gently

KamiKazi wrote: »

My bike struggles to go past 160kph

My dragstar can just about reach 120kph, and feels like it's going to explode at that

Thornography

145 MPH on my hornet 600 comming back from visiting my girlfriend in Dublin and it looked like it was gona rain.

Ill miss the bike when i get the chance to sell it

arybvtcw0eolkf

I've done plus 160 & 170 MPH a a lot.

But the best buzz was a few years ago travelling northbound on the M50.

I was driving a Vespa PX200 with a tail wind - the speed went off the scale (120Kph - not MPH this time!.). Anyway I seen a bike catching up on me in the mirror - the guy draw's level, points to his speed and gives me the thumbs up (before speeding off).

It must have been a pretty impressive speed for the little Vespa

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seanybiker

146mph a few weeks ago. Down in mates house and his mate was there. Loud mouth fella. Asked me for a lift home. Decided to scare the tough image out of him. Flying down the road. Looked down clock was on 146. Looked back up and a roundabout appeared outta nowhere.

169 KPH on the MT-01. The bike feels like it has plenty more in it but I'm no Valentino Rossi and didn't want to push any further

Thornography

Ahmad Rapid Spat wrote: »

I was driving a Vespa PX200 with a tail wind - the speed went off the scale (120Kph - not MPH this time!.). Anyway I seen a bike catching up on me in the mirror - the guy draw's level, points to his speed and gives me the thumbs up (before speeding off).
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That sounds like me when i had a yamaha Aerox, Went off the clock with a friend on the back (about 100kmph) cause there was sooo much missing on the bike. Great scooter.

rameire

jes, i remember back in the day going down the road on my honda Bali, hoping for a tale wind, so that i could get over 30 mph maybe even 32 if i was going down hill.
a while ago on deauville 700, about 187kph once and only once.

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

My bike struggles to go after I crashed it - again

FYP






























Sorry, could not help myself.

rustynutz

173mph(I like my clock set to mph for some reason) was the last figures I saw on the clock of my current bike(08 R1) before I decided looking at the road was probably more important at that speed:D

macnas

Indicated 190mph on a '00 ZX12r heading to Tralee for a rally a few years back.

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

FYP






























Sorry, could not help myself.

That's it, no more ice cream for you.

KamiKazi

eVo|tempest wrote: »

That sounds like me when i had a yamaha Aerox, Went off the clock with a friend on the back (about 100kmph) cause there was sooo much missing on the bike. Great scooter.

Haha, I did the same with my Aerox when I was 16. Had 70cc kit, sports exhaust, new rollers - used to hit 65mph It did feel like it was about to implode though :P

Steffano2002

Road bike: 299kph (speedo stops there). I believe that's a true 295kph...

Race bike: probably around the same down the straight in Bishopscourt although I couldn't be 100% sure as the speedo his hidden. It's flat out in 6th anyway!

seanybiker

clock stops at 299 but there still a few revs left

honeybadger

seanybiker wrote: »

146mph a few weeks ago. Down in mates house and his mate was there. Loud mouth fella. Asked me for a lift home. Decided to scare the tough image out of him. Flying down the road. Looked down clock was on 146. Looked back up and a roundabout appeared outta nowhere.

haha you shoud have left him walk home seany or let him sign himself into the mental that nite like he was saying he was going to do lol but i agree theres not enough space between the roundabouts down here ,,,,he some awarkward lump of a passenger him for the short distance i brought him that night and i was on the go slow ,,,i cudnt imagine wot he was like at that speed lol fastest iv been on a bike is 125mph on my old nc30 years ago but i dont like speed as much anymore ,,,,the speed limit dose me grand unless im stuck behind a smelly skip lorrie

KamiKazi

Steffano2002 wrote: »

Road bike: 299kph (speedo stops there). I believe that's a true 295kph...

Race bike: probably around the same down the straight in Bishopscourt although I couldn't be 100% sure as the speedo his hidden. It's flat out in 6th anyway!

:eek:

dubtom

I'll second that :eek:for the 299kph,christ sake I get weak watching them do that on utube.200K is about my limit.

afatbollix

I was working at the north west last year for the bike safety campaign which the cops run up north... while chatting to one one them I just asked how’s the track.. and the sergeant of it says ya had a good run last night. Down the back I reached 185.. Dead faced.. And my work collage says KPH and he goes no MPH... Funniest conversation ever..

honeybadger

KamiKazi wrote: »

:eek:

have u not seen his pic wen he looses the front wheel and keeps the bike up with his leathers till he gains trraction again and races on again lol feicn nuter aye lol:)

kkhornet

161KPH on me hornet 600. (Feckin restrictor)

seanybiker

kkhornet wrote: »

161KPH on me hornet 600. (Feckin restrictor)

Take it out quick lol

marlin vs

KTRIC wrote: »

First of all before I start I'd like to say I'm not blowing my own trumpet here (Ooer Missus :eek:) as some of you know I have quite a fast bike.

I bought it for touring in mind and had no intention of driving fast. I just couldn't really handle it.

With that out of the way I'd like to say "Hoooooly Foooook", its fast. I was coming home from a nice 400k ride with the missus on the back and the home stretch inside the city is speed limit free. I was conserving my fuel feeling frugal because I just lost my job and had the bike at about 160kph (3500rpm) in 6th which trundles along nicely. Decided to treat myself and rolled on the throttle. We very quickly climbed up to 240kph. I was in the wrong gear as well, should have been in 5th and it would have taken off like a scaled cat.

Got home, stuck her in the garage and went and made a cuppa. Thought to myself that was a bit silly and then went out to check the tyres. That little indiscretion wore a significant chunk of tyre off


So, thats my little story, whats the fastest you've been on your bike ? on a closed road with the proper safety equipment etc

I must remember that excuse.

smellslikeshoes

marlin vs wrote: »

I must remember that excuse.

Look at his location, it might give you a clue why using that excuse might not work here :P

marlin vs

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

Look at his location, it might give you a clue why using that excuse might not work here :P

AHH !. got you, my mistake.

KTRIC

Steffano2002 wrote: »

Road bike: 299kph (speedo stops there). I believe that's a true 295kph...

The ZZR is the same , stops at 299 but in 5th with a whole gear left.

What are you driving Steffano ?

faceman

Speed and bikes dont mix well if you ask me. Ive travelled at 160km/h but the sense of vunerability was too much for compfort.

As a pillion Ive doe faster but i cant say how fast. (Because I couldnt see the speedo!) I was trained back in the day by an off duty bike corp Garda. He put me on the back of his (personal) Pan and took me on one of their training routes. Scarred the bejaysus out of me. At the time i was learning I could hardly do 50km/h on the route never mind anything faster!

seanybiker

on topic of speed but coming from a different directing. The slowest I can go on my bike is 3mph. Can go along at that speed without taking legs off the pegs. I know thats not crazy or anything but Im kinda proud of my slow control.

Steffano2002

KTRIC wrote: »

The ZZR is the same , stops at 299 but in 5th with a whole gear left.

I blocked it in 6th. Not sure if 5th gets there... Must try on the way home this evening!

KTRIC wrote: »

What are you driving Steffano ?

CBR1000RR-6

Steffano2002

KamiKazi wrote: »

:eek:

I'm sure you'll be doing the same in no time Kami!

rccaulfield

293 on me r1 stopped lookin there she had a little more in her-M1:D

Nodster

Managed to crack the 'ton' a magicial three times in the 90's on a GT550 and happy knowing I experienced it - does that make me a hero or a sado? Though I do crack 85/90 mph on the odd occasion these days....and still have fun

seanybiker

as long as your having fun nodster its grand. Speed aint all its cracked out to be.

KTRIC

seanybiker wrote: »

as long as your having fun nodster its grand. Speed aint all its cracked out to be.

Very true, the sense of speed isn't the same on a bike as in a cage. I don't know why, maybe someone can explain it.

marlin vs

seanybiker wrote: »

on topic of speed but coming from a different directing. The slowest I can go on my bike is 3mph. Can go along at that speed without taking legs off the pegs. I know thats not crazy or anything but Im kinda proud of my slow control.

I can go slower.

seanybiker

KTRIC wrote: »

Very true, the sense of speed isn't the same on a bike as in a cage. I don't know why, maybe someone can explain it.

100 in a car is worse than 100 on bike. I be crapping meself in car at that speed.

Thinkingaboutit

My throttle cable broke, so zero at the moment, though I have a scooter which can do 50 mph. I suppose 100 mph on a bike that could do more. The wire cable on the motorway median keep me from going particularly fast. 93 mph on the KZ 750, and it was found in tests to only go about 99 point something mph. It took too long getting there. I have had some work done so maybe it's better.

seanybiker

woo I got me slow control down to 2mph today. Ha ha cars behind me where not happy. I filtered to front as ya do and took off at 2mph for about
15-20 foot. Lol @ me for being proud for being a slow biker.

KTRIC

seanybiker wrote: »

woo I got me slow control down to 2mph today. Ha ha cars behind me where not happy. I filtered to front as ya do and took off at 2mph for about
15-20 foot. Lol @ me for being proud for being a slow biker.

Now that's hardcore

marlin vs

Can't beat a bit of skill.

Dorsanty

seanybiker wrote: »

woo I got me slow control down to 2mph today. Ha ha cars behind me where not happy. I filtered to front as ya do and took off at 2mph for about
15-20 foot. Lol @ me for being proud for being a slow biker.

I'll see your 2mph and raise you 1.86mph (3kph on the dial).
Very slow parking garage gate means plenty of daily go slow action.

EvilMonkey

Dorsanty wrote: »

I'll see your 2mph and raise you 1.86mph (3kph on the dial).
Very slow parking garage gate means plenty of daily go slow action.

Anyone can go slow in a straight line, how slow can you go round a corner.

guil

done 230 and ran out of petrol lol