What do you think the top speed of my new 2008 1250cc VSRCD is? I'm talking mile or longer, not 1/4 mile top speed. It's only got 383 miles on it now, so I don't want to take it there yet.
You can bolt a 30t cog on and get somewhere north of a buck-fifty. Someone did the mathmatical gymnastics a while ago, and my memory is somewhat feeble. You can push the redline up a little and you might get into the 160's...but we're talking about a stock bike---right?
If you wanna get into 'Busa country without leaving some expensive oil and steel on the salt (or street, if yer an idiot...) you're going to have to stick the crowbar into your wallet and crack the case.
Either way, it's not going to be cheap, but if you do it right it should be fun...![]()
I have an absolutely straight 3 mile stretch of newly paved 2 lane highway about 8 miles from my house. It parallels the Mississippi and I've tested my land speed bikes there. The only problem is a RR crossing right in the middle...gotta hang on tight there!!Interstate 5 near Patterson there's a nice stretch of fresh black top that spans better than 7 miles and at about 2:00am, I let it all loose. She's smooth at high speeds but I let off when my helmet began to shake violently but she made it.