Re: [St] UK Reg, MSVA, and Maximum Road Speed

[Lindley Hummel <zjfrogger@xxxxxxxxx>]

So I guess if I was doing about 157 mph then I wasn't really doing quite 149 mph.  Now I'm going to have to go out with my GPS.  Thanks.......
 
When I was maxing it out it was still smooth but the slight curves were making me nervous.
 
Lindley

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Gavin Lawrie <gavin.lawrie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Gavin Lawrie <gavin.lawrie@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [St] UK Reg, MSVA, and Maximum Road Speed
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:04 PM

On 26 Sep 2008, at 18:30, John Ulizzi wrote:

> I am not so sure about that brick wall... I have seen near redline  
> in 5th on my Sprint, shifted into 6th and it was still pulling. I  
> ran out of room before running out of steam. I felt it might have  
> actually done it. 02 RS with one tooth smaller front sprocket, OEM  
> race can and tune...

A couple of years ago I was in Germany on an unrestricted bit of  
Autobahn and had a go at winding up my 03 ST.  Was on journey so had  
big screen, tank bag and panniers (and me - not exactly Danny Pedrosa)  
on bike, so I guess 149mph was not on cards.  But got up to between an  
indicated 140 and 150 on the clock and it was very stable and still  
pulling strongly - but I too ran out of road.  I also had to pull over  
to allow the orderly queue of Audi's and Porches that had accumulated  
behind me...

Subsequently have got a Zumo, and found the ST speedo is at least 10%  
optimistic above 100mph.  So probably I was doing 125mph or so in  
reality.  If my clocks are typical you'd need to see something nearer  
165mph on clock if you got close to suggested peak.

Regards

Gavin Lawrie
ST'03

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