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Title: GS500F speed/acceleration?
Post by: BB12 on June 25, 2004, 11:32:12 AM
whats the fastest anyone has had this bike up to in first gear and 2nd gear and whats the fastest anyone has had one up to period?
Title: GS500F speed/acceleration?
Post by: PAC on June 25, 2004, 12:05:37 PM
I think that 11k rpm in 1st is about 40ish mph.  

I don't know what the top speed is but mine has absolutely no trouble hauling my big 270 pound ass up to 105mph.  That's where I personally decided the top end was.  There might have been another 10 or 15 mph, judging by throttle position.
Title: GS500F speed/acceleration?
Post by: raylarrabee on June 25, 2004, 12:12:49 PM
zkeep in mind that the speedo's on these bikes supposedly read around 10% high, so 105 speedo would really be around 95-96 mph actual speed.  Still 60 mph faster than I am comfortable going right now  :dunno:
Title: GS500F speed/acceleration?
Post by: PAC on June 25, 2004, 12:22:55 PM
I should have clarified that - the 105mph max was indicated by my GPS to be the maximum speed recorded.  I didn't look at it while on the bike, only when I got home to review the event.  The speedometer was somewhere around 120, but I only glanced at it and it was only for a few seconds.