Hard to say when I dont know what colour your bike is.........mmmmmm my guess........ 142 mph.....what do I win
Quote from: red98 on 26 May 2017, 07:42:38 pmHard to say when I dont know what colour your bike is.........mmmmmm my guess........ 142 mph.....what do I win Yes help us here by reminding us what colour it is I would say Black 146 mphSilver 141Red black silver140Gold 139Red 138Blue 125 ( with the wind behind you )
Don't think the K&N filter or the end can will make any difference at all to be honest.They will make the bike feel more throttle responsive, and sound better/faster in the low to mid range areas, but in reality for top speed i betcha an OEM exhaust makes the bike a tad quicker at top the end rather than an aftermarket one.Over to you Mr Fazersharp.......we want proof.......and a duel.
Just last night actually I was going down an a road and my right earplug was not in properly having been out for a 50 mile ride I was fed up with wind blast noise so I ducked down below the the shield and my speed almost instantly went up, as you would expect so that is also a factor.
Let's hope this doesn't happenhttps://youtu.be/vKw3xzyo68k
Well honestly, I didn't go that quick...141mph on the speedo - 129mph on the satnav with more to go....On the first day, I found unless I tucked in my arms and knees and got my head right down behind my double bubble windscreen, the bike was oscillating like mad from 120mph to 130mph!!!... and if I sat up under braking it got worse!!! Previously I remember the bike being more stable, although that had been with a top box and panniers and prior to replacing the head bearings and servicing the forks. The steering is now really light and maybe the fork service changed the geometry a little?! who knows..? I'm also a bit heavier these days?!So the following morning I did a tyre pressure check and put a little more in front and rear to get 38/42. It made it a bit better to ride so I decided to power through and found I could reduce the oscillation a little if I put in a slight steering input.So the results...When I tucked in, I got the needle past 140mph on the speedo and it was still pulling!!... However I looked down at the TomTom and that was showing just 129mph. This was all fast enough for me and not a speed I wanted to sustain, so I backed off. I would say on a sustained run the bike would hit an 'actual'/satnav speed of 135mph.
Quote from: Bretty on 30 May 2017, 10:41:26 amWell honestly, I didn't go that quick...141mph on the speedo - 129mph on the satnav with more to go....On the first day, I found unless I tucked in my arms and knees and got my head right down behind my double bubble windscreen, the bike was oscillating like mad from 120mph to 130mph!!!... and if I sat up under braking it got worse!!! Previously I remember the bike being more stable, although that had been with a top box and panniers and prior to replacing the head bearings and servicing the forks. The steering is now really light and maybe the fork service changed the geometry a little?! who knows..? I'm also a bit heavier these days?!So the following morning I did a tyre pressure check and put a little more in front and rear to get 38/42. It made it a bit better to ride so I decided to power through and found I could reduce the oscillation a little if I put in a slight steering input.So the results...When I tucked in, I got the needle past 140mph on the speedo and it was still pulling!!... However I looked down at the TomTom and that was showing just 129mph. This was all fast enough for me and not a speed I wanted to sustain, so I backed off. I would say on a sustained run the bike would hit an 'actual'/satnav speed of 135mph.Anyway, do i get a prize for saying 140mph?
Quote from: darrsi on 30 May 2017, 01:50:25 pmQuote from: Bretty on 30 May 2017, 10:41:26 amWell honestly, I didn't go that quick...141mph on the speedo - 129mph on the satnav with more to go....On the first day, I found unless I tucked in my arms and knees and got my head right down behind my double bubble windscreen, the bike was oscillating like mad from 120mph to 130mph!!!... and if I sat up under braking it got worse!!! Previously I remember the bike being more stable, although that had been with a top box and panniers and prior to replacing the head bearings and servicing the forks. The steering is now really light and maybe the fork service changed the geometry a little?! who knows..? I'm also a bit heavier these days?!So the following morning I did a tyre pressure check and put a little more in front and rear to get 38/42. It made it a bit better to ride so I decided to power through and found I could reduce the oscillation a little if I put in a slight steering input.So the results...When I tucked in, I got the needle past 140mph on the speedo and it was still pulling!!... However I looked down at the TomTom and that was showing just 129mph. This was all fast enough for me and not a speed I wanted to sustain, so I backed off. I would say on a sustained run the bike would hit an 'actual'/satnav speed of 135mph.Anyway, do i get a prize for saying 140mph? Err - I said Silver = 141mph which was exacty right to the spedo
Is a sat nav more reliable than a speedo though?
Quote from: darrsi on 30 May 2017, 01:50:25 pmIs a sat nav more reliable than a speedo though?I reckon it is.I've read before that it is against laws/regulations for speedos to read less than the actual speed and therefore manufacturers 'play it safe'.When my car speedo reads 30mph the sat-nav reads 28mph.At 40 on the speedo it is 37mph.At 70 on the speedo it is 65mph.
Quote from: darrsi on 30 May 2017, 01:50:25 pmIs a sat nav more reliable than a speedo though?I reckon it is.I've read before that it is against laws/regulations for speedos to read less than the actual speed and therefore manufacturers 'play it safe'.When my car speedo reads 30mph the sat-nav reads 28mph.At 40 on the speedo it is 37mph on the sat-nav.At 70 on the speedo it is 65mph on the sat-nav.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 30 May 2017, 08:18:48 pmQuote from: darrsi on 30 May 2017, 01:50:25 pmIs a sat nav more reliable than a speedo though?I reckon it is.I've read before that it is against laws/regulations for speedos to read less than the actual speed and therefore manufacturers 'play it safe'.When my car speedo reads 30mph the sat-nav reads 28mph.At 40 on the speedo it is 37mph on the sat-nav.At 70 on the speedo it is 65mph on the sat-nav.Just been having a look about and sure enough it mentions everywhere that manufacturers deliberately alter the speedo by "approximately" 8% to allow for certain things, ie: tyre wear, using tyres that started with quite high tread, which would eventually result in the wheel spinning quicker when just above the legal limit as the reading would change from when the tyre was new. It's done to keep you under the limit by default because of the percentage discrepancy.So on those maths, we should be getting 150mph, at a push, if the bike was new. I'd imagine that ship has sailed now, due to the age of them though, and wear and tear.