Whats the top speed you have had out your gs?

[platinum_black]

I passed my test yesterday and went out for a drive last night on my gs and after a half hr i ended up on an empty stretch of dual carraigeway, so i thought why not test her out, my word i was shocked at how easy she got up to 100mph and i stopped there as it was a little too windy for that kind of horse play lol, (that and i bottled out lol) but what is the maximum you have had out of your GS?

[murf425]

Fastest I've had it was 95.  That was late at night, on a toll bridge that never gets used (so no traffic whatsoever).  There's no way I'd ride it like that with cages around.  At 95 I crested the top hump of the bridge and got hit with a strong crosswind...that was enough to immediately make me take it back down to 60.
Now, that was when it was still a stock F model.  Now that it's completely naked, the fastest I've had it was between 75 and 80.

*edit*
Wait...Glasgow?  Are you talking mph or kph?  (I'm assuming Euro GSs would have kph speedometers.)

[bladebj]

i see 140 KMH but beacuse of my rear tire and rear shock dont give me a chance i feel like that i will take off 

[platinum_black]

yeah im talking mph the uk dont use kmh

[Jay_wolf]

No we have MPH In the Uk , Which Glasgow is in Scotland is in the uk , Ive seen mine go off the clock past 130

[5thAve]

My bone-stock 1991 E model topped out at 180kph indicated, into a slight crosswind.  Since it reads about 5-7% high, figure that's around 165-170kph true which is about 102-105mph. That agrees with all the other experience we've seen in magazine tests and in the forum.  F models will be a bit faster on the top end due to aerodynamics. Maybe another 5-10mph?

I've only done that on two occasions, on deserted roads that lead to no-where. I don't feel the need to do that again.

[Infinite Dimentia]

I've had my girl around around the 115-120mph mark with a tail wind.

[lamoun]

I have seen little over 190Km/h (118 miles/h)

Then there are times it can't go over 160 (100m/h).. 

[bill14224]

Mine's naked, and with a slight headwind on flat road I got her to 111mph.  130 isn't possible with a stock engine unless you're going downhill.

What does "bottled out" mean?

[Bluesmudge]

I've seen somewhere between 110 and 115 indicated (I'm not looking to carefully at that point), but I probably had a slight downhill grade. The bike usually doesn't want to go over 105 indicated.
This is with a 2006 F model, so apparently the aerodynamics don't help much.

As long as I can hit a true 100mph every once and awhile I'm happy. I should take my GPS out some time and see what the top speed actually is.

[utgunslinger13]

I think he was using it to say he ran out of road?

My old GS I had up to 108 before I let off.  My new GS doesn't run but I think I got it up to about 5 pushing it!

[Canonball]

so far 90mph on a naked '93 across a long bridge.......that was pretty intense for me lol

[pjm204]

When I had my '01 I hit 107mph shown on my GPS. Its still the top speed recorded on it because I haven't really used it on my new bike though I have hit 120 or so on several occasions, in safe areas with no traffic and good road.

[fred]

I've only been up to about 90 indicated. I commute in Los Angeles though, most of the time there is so much traffic I'm just lane splitting at 35 the whole way... It is still faster than driving though.

[colorider]

I live in Colorado so the altitude reduces max speed (and power for that matter).  The best I've done is about 95 mph.  I just put on a 15 tooth front sprocket so I'll have to give it another try.  Only with no cars around!

[the mole]

Mine's naked, and with a slight headwind on flat road I got her to 111mph.  130 isn't possible with a stock engine unless you're going downhill.

What does "bottled out" mean?

It means "chickened out".

[platinum_black]

Mine's naked, and with a slight headwind on flat road I got her to 111mph.  130 isn't possible with a stock engine unless you're going downhill.

What does "bottled out" mean?

It means "chickened out".

yeah pretty much, i damn near soiled myself lol.

[joshr08]

80 on mine.  didnt like the way the front end felt under me.

[fred]

80 on mine.  didnt like the way the front end felt under me.

At higher speeds, tire pressure becomes way more noticeable. At freeway speed, i can easily tell when the tires are a few pounds low just by the way it feels. If you make sure your tire pressure is right, it will feel a whole lot better.

[joshr08]

no it was the road i was on.  horrible michigan roads