GSX1100R, got to 230 and shit myself, from the Mt Wellington onramp north, took it back and said never give it to me again!
trogedon,
Mar 10, 7:57am
190KPH on the Hauraki Plains. Its (if my bike was going) much more fun and skillful to double posted cornering speeds.
jmma,
Mar 10, 8:02am
CBX750F2, My GB400tt I have now is much more sedate (o:
trogedon,
Mar 10, 8:04am
A GB400 (or 500) can't help but be sedate.but they look good doing it.
msj23,
Mar 10, 8:04am
i can only imagine the adrenalin rush at 250kph +
bevharris1938,
Mar 10, 8:05am
i got up to 140kmph on a pe175 back in 86
jmma,
Mar 10, 8:07am
Yes and nice to ride around town (o:
gunhand,
Mar 10, 8:12am
I don't think the rush comes till ya stop. Then your hearts doin 140bpm and ya wondering why you just done it. In the momments when your doing it its full on consintration and not alot is going on in your head apart from hanging on and scanning as far ahead as your brain and eyes allow. Its bloody hard work and not sustainable for very long at all, even if you did have miles of straight road. And if you could your tyres would give out after sustained high speeds. And oddly enough (by design) some bikes you can feel getting more stable the faster you go.
msj23,
Mar 10, 8:15am
that seems pretty dangerous
stevo2,
Mar 10, 8:17am
160kph on a Suzuki Katana back in the 80's
msj23,
Mar 10, 8:18am
Are they the early type of GSX'S!
gunhand,
Mar 10, 8:20am
Yes, there was a model before the katana as well that was a GSX1100 but it was "fat" lol.I owned an 1100 Katana as well.
wrong2,
Mar 10, 8:20am
its over 400 now iirc
power isnt the issue, its the aero that needs the work
msj23,
Mar 10, 8:23am
Nice. I've heard the late model GSX's are sluggish but the katana models are quite valuable
msj23,
Mar 10, 8:23am
over 400kph on a motorbike!! that is insane
gunhand,
Mar 10, 8:26am
msj23 wrote: Nice. I've heard the late model GSX's are sluggish but the katana models are quite valuable[/quote
Late model GSXs sluggish!If your talking anything 1000cc or bigger no matter what year there hardly sluggish.in the sport and sport touring models anyway.
oliver6,
Mar 10, 8:28am
I saw 250 on the speedo of a GSX1100 in the early 80s, then 260 on a wire wheel Katana soon after. More recently 250kph on a Bandit 1200.
richynuts,
Mar 10, 8:29am
237km on front straight at ruapuna
wrong2,
Mar 10, 8:29am
they do it on salt, which is like the grinder-from-hell if you ever fall off
Well i guess if Burt Munro can risk it at 70 then it can't be too bad
gunhand,
Mar 10, 8:40am
Not doubting you but the Katana 1100s of the early eighties the speedos only went to 240kph, unless it was an oddball model!
afer_daily,
Mar 10, 8:43am
ive got an 86750 katana / i will have to take it out tomorrow and see how it goes . im 70 in may .
msj23,
Mar 10, 8:48am
Good on ya mate
oliver6,
Mar 10, 9:00am
You may be correct and my memeory may be faulty, but that number has stuck in my mind. The first wire wheeler I rode was out of the first shipment ( only shipment maybe) brought in from Canada to qualify to race in the 6 Hr at Pukekohe. I ran it in from Wanganui to Auckland and it raced the next day.
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