Whats The Fast Speed You Have Ever Achieved On Two Wheels, On What Bike And What Year

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  1. Johnjo

    Johnjo Senior Member

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    Daytona 595 indicated 165. Agree with earlier comment that a straight motorway becomes very bendy at that speed.

    146 on my tiger 1050, ( actual speed set to match sat nav ) little bit left in her too. Ran out of road.
     
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  2. Johnjo

    Johnjo Senior Member

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    Hardly think a few old crusties need worry about posting a few "typing errors" on a bike forum. ;):)
     
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  3. Uncorrugated

    Uncorrugated Senior Member

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    136.43mph at the end of a standing start quarter mile on the Street triple (Only ever managed 135 on the Fireblade!)
    I saw over 160 on the speedo a couple of times on my ZZR on the Autobahn before traffic and other conditions put paid to playtime.

    I rarely see 3 figures on the roads these days, preferring to play in the twisty bits or on track.
     
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  4. Jet City

    Jet City Noble Member

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    145 mph (indicated) was as fast as my R1100S would go, redline in top gear.

    It's hard to remember. I think 147 mph (indicated) on my 2002 R1 was the fastest, sometime in the mid-2000's.

    It was a non-event for the R1. That bike always seemed a little bored with my riding and was no doubt wondering when the fast guys were going to come over for a ride. But for me it was waaaay too fast for the street.

    I've done a few track days but doubt if I was going faster than 147 mph at the end of the main straight at Pacific Raceways (Seattle, WA).
     
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  5. MTBskier

    MTBskier Well-Known Member

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    178 mph indicated. 2006 GSX-R750, great bike! Felt every bit as stable at that speed as it did at 70 mph.
     
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  6. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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  7. Ken walburn

    Ken walburn Noble Member

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    Rev limiter top gear Hayabusa German Autobahn 2015. Unable to confirm speedo reading as concentrating so much in order to stay alive. F**k me, why did I do that. scary but absolutely brilliant. Very irresponsible. My colleague on his Fireblade gave up at 160.
    Also Snetterton (pre infield circuit) back straight 170 mph almost every lap ( hit 175 on speedo once but ran on, unable to make corner)
     
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  8. Ken walburn

    Ken walburn Noble Member

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    Rev limiter top gear Hayabusa German Autobahn 2015. Unable to confirm speedo reading as concentrating so much in order to stay alive. F**k me, why did I do that. scary but absolutely brilliant. Very irresponsible. My colleague on his Fireblade gave up at 160.
    Also Snetterton (pre infield circuit) back straight 170 mph almost every lap ( hit 175 on speedo once but ran on, unable to make corner)
    Circa 2017. Thruxton R red line top gear, again Autobahn, indicated 130 mph. Same Colleague on Fireblade passed me at 160. I’m vertically challenged but swear my arms are an inch longer.Happy Days!!
     
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  9. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    Not telling you, but my ‘mate’ reckons ‘he’ had an indicated 186mph on a Gixxer thou K5 on autobahn. Totally irresponsible is my ‘mate’ ;)
     
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  10. Tricky-Dicky

    Tricky-Dicky Crème de la Crème

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    I was a little disappointed after buying a new T140 back in the 80s and finding it would only do about 122....after running in of course ...remember running in.;)
     
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  11. Tricky159

    Tricky159 Member

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    Would that open Bowel indicator lead to high extremes of excrement ?
     
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  12. Jet City

    Jet City Noble Member

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    Yeah, isn't that something? Modern sport bikes make going fast in a straight line such a non-event. They are made to go lose-your-license fast with no fuss.
     
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  13. Zoso

    Zoso Member

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    120mph on a RD350 LC back in 1984. Not particularly fast but it was hair raising how quickly it got to that speed :grinning:
     
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  14. Zoso

    Zoso Member

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    Aye they did mate........once you got to about 5000 revs they just flew. Looked at getting one again but they're just asking silly money on eBay now.
     
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  15. Tricky159

    Tricky159 Member

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    OK 142 on a Aprllia Tuono V2 Factory on the M48 . but as it was Italian so it may be KMH
     
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  16. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    1 mph behind @MrOrange last summer on the Moffat road at the gmu!! At least he’ll get the brunt now!!
     
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  17. stevie28

    stevie28 Well-Known Member

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    58mph on a pushbike with carbon forks. The speed wobble was intense!!.
    Just in lycras too....
    Easily felt as dangerous as 150 on a proper bike ;)
     
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  18. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    That’s a bit rapid for a squeaky wheeler
     
  19. Arno triple

    Arno triple Senior Member

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    About 170 mph on my previous (tweaked) BlackBird.
     
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  20. andypandy

    andypandy Crème de la Crème

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    Not a high speed by other accounts but 127 mph on my 1250 Bandit. It's just the ease with which it reached that speed. I'd just come out of a roundabout and decided to overtake a couple of cars on a dual carriageway. A quick glance to the speedo and I thought "shit, I'd better slow down". It's soooo easy to do daft speeds in the wrong places.
     
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