I agree 100%. This is the fastest I ever taken my bike. I also don’t like winding her out to max RPM and as you said it was still pulling but my body felt like a parachute and my hands were completely numb from the cold lol.The throttle was pinned but the engine still had a bit left. She was climbing. I'm not into to beating on her and/or winding up in jail. 15 seconds at best. Had an open faced and felt like my head was going to get ripped off.
Sounds about right.Fastest was 198 km/h (123 mph) measured by GPS. Rev limiter came between 7200 and 7500 rpm...
Not sure , I would like to find out. Would a top gear dyno pull help simulate that ? Looks like Raphi pulled to the rev limiter in top !Are we sure these bikes will pull to the rev limiter in top?
My left mirror flipped backwards before the rev limiter engaged...I don’t think a dyno is a good enough simulation Tony as it can’t simulate wind resistance, which, at speed in the region of 120-130mph has quite an impact.
As anecdotal evidence of this: Removing the mirrors off my GSXR750 (when I were a lad) gave it an extra 5mph!
No.Not sure , I would like to find out. Would a top gear dyno pull help simulate that ? Looks like Raphi pulled to the rev limiter in top !
Mine kept doing that every time I hit 100. Some good Rizomas took care of that problem.My left mirror flipped backwards before the rev limiter engaged...
My speeding on motorways has been over since 1999, 104mph on the M3 resulted in a £350 fine & a weeks ban, & lots more on car insurance for next 5 years ,it was an SP50 code,and with technology making them “ smart motorways” us former turbo nutter boy racers are now truly chastised,here’s the midlands atm for the smart roads,best place I think Clive is Mallory Park in JulyCan some clever Nortonian work out what distance would be required at maximum acceleration to reach top speed? Thinking of which safe local straights in the Midlands I can try it out on. The M54 west or the M69 south used to be my favourites to stretch the legs of my old Alpine.
As my last 'estimated' speeding ticket in my 'flash sportscar' by a bored traffic cop was over 30 years ago it sounds like I worked out the risks of speeding before you did. I am, however, not averse to the occasional blast on the bike on an empty bit of dual carriageway.View attachment 7982best place I think Clive is Mallory Park in July
Slightly off topic, but last August I did well over 300mph in a Spitfire over RAF Duxford. I know it's not nice to boast, but I don't care
All the time, but seriously, I flew a Spitfire. Na Na Na NA NAH.Didn’t your mother tell you that no one likes a show off ??
... as passenger or pilot?All the time, but seriously, I flew a Spitfire. Na Na Na NA NAH.