Aren't you guys scared of 170+ speeds on the highway?

[Monsoon X]

How does the bike react at those speeds? I got to 65mph the other day and I was nervous thinking about dips and bumps. LOL

[Jester]

How does the bike react at those speeds? I got to 65mph the other day and I was nervous thinking about dips and bumps. LOL
I rode my moms fatboy the other day and was doing about 110. She had the windshield on it and I thought I was going to take flight.

[Swamp Donkey]

I have gone 176 on mine. Not sure if it's actually correct on the speedo but it was damn fast. Surprisingly enough it was not scary though. A buddy of mine has seen 189 on his ZX10 countless times. Crazy! :eek:

[Cmarsh93z]

I have have been close to 200 several times on Zx12's....and it wears you out. Just the shear wind force pulling on you takes alot of effort to stay tucked. Me and Nick did a few highspeed runs from North Dallas one night, rarely dipping below 130mph...averageing 150-160mph...and sometimes pegging the speedo way past 220 (190-198mph) on dark stretchs at 2am. When I got done, I was tired as hell...and my body was sore from all the muscle control on the bike. Now.....cruising at a steady 130mph is a cake walk!

Chris

[Tweakd]

I saw 187 on the speedo and it was roughly 8-10% off so about 170 and that is rediculous amount of wind.

[Cmarsh93z]

Only thing I am scared of is things in the road.....2X4's....old tires, anything that could cause me to wipe out. And then I hear about people pulling pranks by setting park benchs out on the highway at night, and other large objects. Instant death.

Chris

[Jester]

Man, screwup and it's over.

[runin90lx]

i can honestly say if i ever get a bike, i will never see speeds like that.....i dont want to make my wife RICH form my life insurance by being stupid on a bike :rolleyes:

[SPANKUGIRL]

My bike is smooth but I have only had it up to 132 mph and got scared and let off. I did find out that if you stay tucked the wind dosen't even hit you. :D

[runin90lx]

My bike is smooth but I have only had it up to 132 mph and got scared and let off. I did find out that if you stay tucked the wind dosen't even hit you. :D

LMAO..how do you stay tucked with those big sexy things on your chest :eek: :D :confused:

[blackstripe5.0]

going fast is cool but the speeds you mention are just ridiculous for the street...if something happens when you are going that fast...no one will feel sorry for you when your brain is getting scraped off the pavement

[90lx86svo]

Darwin just loves threads like this...........it is like comming attractions at the movies. It won't be long until he see's them.

[NayNay]

170-180 is fun to GO TO but dont stay at those speeds for very long...thats when things definatley get out of your control...

[evil jose]

I can honestly say I doubt I'll ever go much over 100mph. Call me a pu**y but I'm not into that... on a bike anyway :D When I'm on the highway my typical speed is like 70-80mph with an occasional blip up to 90-95mph. But I'm an old man at 3x years young and don't care for high speed antics as much as in my younger days :D

[Jester]

I can honestly say I doubt I'll ever go much over 100mph. Call me a pu**y but I'm not into that... on a bike anyway :D When I'm on the highway my typical speed is like 70-80mph with an occasional blip up to 90-95mph. But I'm an old man at 3x years young and don't care for high speed antics as much as in my younger days :D
Pussy. Well, you told me to. :D

[99shestang]

I have gone 176 on mine. Not sure if it's actually correct on the speedo but it was damn fast. Surprisingly enough it was not scary though. A buddy of mine has seen 189 on his ZX10 countless times. Crazy! :eek:

You NEED to stop being so dumb!!! Don't be like Eddie! ;)

[spankustang]

I have gotten mine up to 174 on the speedo and still had a gear to go!!! Didn't even feel that fast, but it sure was coming up on traffic quick!! Someday I might try to go faster. I'm more into going up to about 140-150 real quick and then letting out. :D :D

[2Blue4Good]

I've seen 185 once on the gixxer but there really is no need for that type of speed.

[99shestang]

I did find out that if you stay tucked the wind dosen't even hit you. :D

That would be the smart thing to do when you are going that fast. ;)

[Laura07]

I agree with you saying to stay tucked down. I used to ride on the back with Luke quite a bit, and we got up to 168. When you are on the back, it is hard to stay tucked, and I felt like a bobble head doll. It was crazy. I know he has been faster than that, but that was my record.

~Laura~

[KevinH78]

I've seen 184 on the speedo of my '01 R1 and that was enough for me. ;) Since then, I have never had the desire to go that fast again. A good cruising speed for me is about 100mph or so and going that fast for more than 10 or 15 miles will get pretty tiring from being tucked down.

[SC457A]

i still think 65-75 is fast... although i find it truly amazing how fast these things can go from 60-85... in top gear

[Thurston]

i dont f#ck around with high speeds like that, i have hit about 120 or so but let off very quick. i just look at it as, at those speeds there is a very strong chance that your injuries will be deadly. i keep my fun at the track

[dan2600]

Ive seen 172 on my gixxer before. I rolled off and lifted my head up about 150 and my helmet sucked back on my head.

[STROKD]

i dont f#ck around with high speeds like that, i have hit about 120 or so but let off very quick. i just look at it as, at those speeds there is a very strong chance that your injuries will be deadly. i keep my fun at the track
Agreed! I made a pact with myself I wouldn't go crazy speeds on the freeway or roads, I plan on going 135ish ro whatever the little bike will carry me in the 1/4 mile, but I don't plan on doing anything like that on the streets... 105 is the highest I have seen, and it was plenty damn fast... it only takes a couple speed shifts and you are there before you know it. :D

[dan2600]

going fast is cool but the speeds you mention are just ridiculous for the street...if something happens when you are going that fast...no one will feel sorry for you when your brain is getting scraped off the pavement


They usually dont scrape persay, its more of a "hose off" with some water...

Ive seen it.

[Monsoon X]

Agreed! I made a pact with myself I wouldn't go crazy speeds on the freeway or roads, I plan on going 135ish ro whatever the little bike will carry me in the 1/4 mile, but I don't plan on doing anything like that on the streets... 105 is the highest I have seen, and it was plenty damn fast... it only takes a couple speed shifts and you are there before you know it. :D


I told myself that EVERYTIME I sit on that thing, getting ready to take it anywhere. I will take a quiet moment while it's warming up to say a quick prayer, calm down, think about where I'm going and to be cautious. I'm invisible and everyone in a car is trying to kill me.

[Jester]

I told myself that EVERYTIME I sit on that thing, getting ready to take it anywhere. I will take a quiet moment while it's warming up to say a quick prayer, calm down, think about where I'm going and to be cautious. I'm invisible and everyone in a car is trying to kill me.
That's right blacky! You are going to be my hood ornament, sooner or later. :D

[yzf1k]

I'm invisible and everyone in a car is trying to kill me.


sure as hell seems that way 90 percent of the time, even with brights on during the day -

plus, i don't know where everyone else lives, but Dallas roads SUCK ! it's too hard to find a flat piece of road to hit 130 + for any sustained length of time without watching for grooves, dips, and POTHOLES, not to mention all the congestion of the cars, etc. -

[Monsoon X]

That's right blacky! You are going to be my hood ornament, sooner or later. :D

Blacky is offensive Please use "Mr. Big Black Better than me, guy"

[Jester]

Blacky is offensive Please use "Mr. Big Black Better than me, guy"
You got it, but you have to call me Mr. Big Dick.

[FastFord19]

I havn't been that fast on my bike yet, only about 120 but that wasnt on a highway or for very long. I'm not scared to go fast and I think it helps that my bike is older so it is heavy so it is more stable 500+lbs

[BCNU]

Only thing I am scared of is things in the road.....2X4's....old tires, anything that could cause me to wipe out.


Small animals..........


I hit a bird once going about 140. F-ing 5 ounce bird and felt like I got it in the chest with a baseball bat.

Feathers everywhere!

[Monsoon X]

You got it, but you have to call me Mr. Big Dick.


But that's so gay. It scares me that you would even consider another man calling you that.

[Jester]

But that's so gay. It scares me that you would even consider another man calling you that.
If that scares you, it would really frighten you if I heft it out!

[Monsoon X]

If that scares you, it would really frighten you if I heft it out!

I'm sorry man. I'm going to end this convo. I thought I was talking to a Heterosexual

[Jester]

I'm sorry man. I'm going to end this convo. I thought I was talking to a Heterosexual
Homophobe! :D

[AnesthesiA]

Homophobe! :D
Hey JC is not a homophobe, he's just very religous! ;)

[SPANKUGIRL]

LMAO..how do you stay tucked with those big sexy things on your chest :eek: :D :confused:


LMAO, That's why I don't go any faster cause I can't tuck down far enough. LOL :D

[raider5.0]

Only thing I am scared of is things in the road.....2X4's....old tires, anything that could cause me to wipe out. And then I hear about people pulling pranks by setting park benchs out on the highway at night, and other large objects. Instant death.

Chris


sorry, but has anyone ever seen a parkbench on the highway. lol :rolleyes:

[Jetfast50]

sorry, but has anyone ever seen a parkbench on the highway. lol :rolleyes:

No, but....

I needed to make a quick trip to garland one night, and didn't want to change visors. I'm in a mild tuck running about 90 or so in the fast lane east bound I-30 just past the 80 split when I see a quick twinkle of light or flash for a split second in my lane infront of me. I rolled off the throttle & sat up only to find a shopping cart in the middle of the fast lane at 11:30 at night. To think I actually second guessed it, and almost didn't sit up to see it, I almost hit the damn thing.

Another night I was getting on 635 rolling 7 deep or so. We where moving along pretty quickly when we had to dodge a king size mattress and box spring set in the middle of the highway.

You would be surprised at the amount of shit on the highway in the middle of the night, or any time of the day for that matter.

I was mashing down 635 one night on my zx-11 doing 175 or so when I blew a radiator hose dousing the back tire in coolant at speed. 175+collant= a scary fucking situation.

I am fortunate I never lost my life. I have come very close a time to many.

My junk has not been out of the garage for 2 years.

[quicstang99]

yeah that shit would fuckin sux

[Jester]

Hey JC is not a homophobe, he's just very religous! ;)
Does that mean that he sucks dick, but then feels bad about it? :D
Just fucking with ya JC!

[runin90lx]

LMAO, That's why I don't go any faster cause I can't tuck down far enough. LOL :D


with as much cleavage as those sexy things have...you could prob tuck further if you were topless :eek: :D LMAO



jk with ya.........be safe out there!

[MoonDog]

First time I bought a street bike was back in 1984, it was a Honda Interceptor 500. It would top out at about 130. How do I know? Lets just say that there is a long stretch of highway just north of Virginia Beach that I used to travel when going back to the base after many nights of stoplight racing.

[Cmarsh93z]

sorry, but has anyone ever seen a parkbench on the highway. lol :rolleyes:

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only time you will be SORRY is when you hit something like that. I said PARK BENCH, only because I know people who have done that EXACT THING. That, concrete cinder blocks, old couchs they find on the road, ect.

Chris

[EW]

I can honestly say I doubt I'll ever go much over 100mph. Call me a pu**y but I'm not into that... on a bike anyway :D When I'm on the highway my typical speed is like 70-80mph with an occasional blip up to 90-95mph. But I'm an old man at 3x years young and don't care for high speed antics as much as in my younger days :D

Get back to us after you've ridden for a while. :D

[evil jose]

Get back to us after you've ridden for a while. :D

Sorry E but I just don't care for the high speeds :( Guess I'm old or something but I just care about the ride and not so much for "stunting" or high speed antics.

[AbecX]

How does the bike react at those speeds?
A bike is a gyroscope with wheels... 'In theory' the faster you go, the more the bike wants to stay upright.


I took my r1 to 150 a few times, but didnt cruise around at those speeds... I think the fastest I ever cruised around was 80.

[GARS04]

186 On the zx10.....felt good, Greg is a friggin maniac though.....he loves the top speed runs! he doesn't let out like I do.

[_mach_]

I too have a zx10-R and i can say that it'll do all of 189, i topped mine out the other day on tollway south from 121. My speedo red 197mph before the shift light came on in 6th, with speedo error that's anywhere between 177 & 185 which is about all the bike will do, but it gets there so damn fast it's unreal. tell your buddy to come ride with us, we have 4 or 5 zx10's get together every week and go tear it up. pm me

[badjimmihat]

i dont think the speedo was right, but i went 185 on a 97 tl1000 w/ a lot of mods, one time. very scary! like i said, it may have been off.

[Garceeya]

I too have a zx10-R and i can say that it'll do all of 189, i topped mine out the other day on tollway south from 121. My speedo red 197mph before the shift light came on in 6th, with speedo error that's anywhere between 177 & 185 which is about all the bike will do, but it gets there so damn fast it's unreal. tell your buddy to come ride with us, we have 4 or 5 zx10's get together every week and go tear it up. pm me

Actually his brother. We both have ZX10's. I do love top speed but I don't do it much. I have seen 190 plus on my speedo. Got there in just a few seconds. These bikes are insane. Crazy how they can be legal.

I also have seen close to 190 on my 02 R1. I only do top speed late at night and when the view is clear ahead. Not trying to justify my stupidity just a temporary moment of insanity I think.

[evil jose]

I think a few people have some things to confess :D

[Monsoon X]

......................I need prayer.

[evil jose]

......................I need prayer.

You need a speed govenor :D

[Monsoon X]

I was just going 68mph.

[evil jose]

I was just going 68mph.

:rolleyes: