hey guys,
i got the 500F version, and was just wondering what the top speed that you have went with your GS is. I have brought mine up to 150 KMPH but stopped due to high winds. Just wanted to know how was the GS can actually go. Thanks.
Stefan
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Quote from: stefman722hey guys,
i got the 500F version, and was just wondering what the top speed that you have went with your GS is. I have brought mine up to 150 KMPH but stopped due to high winds. Just wanted to know how was the GS can actually go. Thanks.
Stefan
According to the British magazine
Performance Bikes in their test of the Sukuki GS500F in the August 2004 issue here are their numbers for your bike.
Top Speed 112.22mph
0-60MPH 4.6sec
1/4mike 14.18sec @ 98.51mph
Average MPG 54mpg
BHP 39.2 @ 8360rpm
Torque 25.8ft-lb @ 7400rpm
how was the review
when i went to the drag strip on the last run i slowly accelerated and when i got to 60 mph i kept going at that speed....i passed the 1/4 mile mark at 60 mph on my speedo......the time slip said i passed it at 56.47 mph
i have a different front tire so my speedo is more accurate than stock....i have a 120/60 17 and it's just a little taller than stock because it's on a stock rim and it pinches a little
the top speed (on speedo) i hit was 110 mph with a 15t front sprocket and carb/exhaust mods
My GS only goes up to 150km/h (93 mph)... :(
Top speed should be ~175 km/h (measured!), that could be ~200km/h on the speedo!
D.
Quote from: tkm433BHP 39.2 @ 8360rpm
Does that mean to accelerate the fastest, you should upshift around 8360rpm or is it better when you wait till you're closer to the redline?
Quote from: proudlomQuote from: tkm433BHP 39.2 @ 8360rpm
Does that mean to accelerate the fastest, you should upshift around 8360rpm or is it better when you wait till you're closer to the redline?
You'd have to look at the dyno graph to decide - if the power falls quickly after peak, then you should shift right after 8360rpm.
D.
I have touched 180kph a few times on my li'l trips. Had to slow down as I crested a hill once though, damn farmers and their tractors!!
Cheers
:cheers:
125mph indicated on speedo on my new f
201 mph!
i have nos
lol jk
I think I've done around 200 km/h on my GS500F, late at night in good driving conditions (highway). My speedometer showed 190 but my friend who was riding behind me on his bike (TT600) said his speedometer read 200 km/h... he has a digital one on his bike... so, I was either doing 190 or 200, or somewhere in between.
Top speed can vary a lot depending on conditions (wind, tires, tarmac etc) so I wouldn't worry too much about it. But I have no problem reaching about 180 km/h with my bike on the highway.
/D
last night my speedo said 117mph, i think it could have hit 120, it was in 6th, but my speedo might be off, who knows, its a new bike but i dont know
I have a GS500F and all i can get out of her is 109mph in 6th gear and 109 in 5th gear. But i am 6-2 and 240 pounds, this might have something to do with it. But i did drop to a 15t in the front, helped off the line but killed top in, before i droped tooth i got her up to 115.
About 120 mph indicated, even allowing for the over-read, at that speed don't be looking at the speedo, look at what you are doing and where you are going!
I bought the blue/white GS500F in May04 (first bike) and ride in on I-95 just about every day to and from work.
At night I crank it and have held it at between 115 and 120mph, depending on wind conditions, on the stock speedo for about 3 miles. I get a little nervous holding top speeds for too long...damn troopers!!
I haven't been able to get it over 120mph yet but I'm hoping!
:cheers:
I tried to see what my top speed would be, and my bike overheated and shut off......it wouldnt start and was very very very hot!!
I let it cool down for about 15 min and it finally started. I was going around 103 when it stopped going any faster, and then cut off...
I'm 5'8" and 120 lbs. Mine tops out at 115 and won't go any higher no matter how long I hold it at WOT. Even in no wind conditions I can only push it to about 117 according ot the speedo. I havn't hit the 120 mark and I'm probably the lightest one here. I also run 94 octane Sunoco gas in my baby. I also go into full tuck behind the windshield. I don't feel a bit of wind hit my body from anywhere.
It's really sad getting beat by riced out civics in top gear on the highway. It makes me cry and look like a fool in a full crouch as a civic or something zips by with punk kids driving with their sideways baseball hats. At that point I just pull out of my crouch and sit straight up and act as if I wasn't really trying. We can't let people know our bikes are slow. Hehe.
i've taken my 04 500f to 115MPH. I didn't want to go faster that that becuase she started to get a little wobble.
Quote from: tdan553527125mph indicated on speedo on my new f
same here on my naked 2001 gs500.
Quote from: tkm433
According to the British magazine Performance Bikes in their test of the Sukuki GS500F in the August 2004 issue here are their numbers for your bike.
Top Speed 112.22mph
0-60MPH 4.6sec
1/4mike 14.18sec @ 98.51mph
Average MPG 54mpg
BHP 39.2 @ 8360rpm
Torque 25.8ft-lb @ 7400rpm
Wow, thats interesting....I've never come close to getting that high of a MPG....I'm usually running around 35-40 tops, but then again I hit the redline just about every shift..... :nono: so that could have something to do with it....and the rest of my problems....
jamesmcb,
That mpg will be for a UK gallon 4.54L or 160 fl oz whereas a U.S. gallon is 20% smaller at 128 fl oz. Your profile does not give your location but I suspect that is where the difference lies.
We both use eight pints to a gallon but a US pint is 16fl os and an imperial pint is 20 fl oz which is why you fall over after less drinks over here.
i'll have to try again on 5th gear cause I could of sworn the gearing wouldnt allow it to go faster than 100mph (and I just read gearing allowing it to go 125)... On 6th Ill hit around 190km/h wich equals around 118-119mph...
THOSE who have wobbles, you may get a really nasty fallling off your bike suprise if you slow down during a wobble. Thats the worst thing you can do.... if your front end starts to chatter, braking is putting all your weight on the chatter... :nono: If you still have a bit of power left try to put less weight on the front while accelerating out of it. If, and only if it gets worse you can try to smoothly deaccellerate out of it. But the GS will wobble pretty easy in high wind or high speed and you can get used to it, and usually if you dont panic your ride will go on uneventfully. Also if you experience a bit of wobling make sure your tires are ballanced, make sure your bars are straight and that all your front end is properly torqued (the last ones are mostly for people who have gone down and fixed their own bikes).
I've been 145mph on a CBR F3... and i've been passed by bikes in the group I ride with going close to 160mph on one wheel (namely a gixxer 1000 with a crazy rider, and i've seen it happen with an R1 too)... After a while, top speed really doesnt matter anymore, its really just there for stats purposes. To either better your bike mechanicly or better your riding abilities.
Quote from: jamesmcbI've never come close to getting that high of a MPG....I'm usually running around 35-40 tops
Really? That's not very good. Is your bike stock, or has it been rejetted, etc?
My bike is stock as far as the engine and carbs and exhaust, except that I have a restricted K&N in-airbox replacement filter (which is supposed to be fairly equivalent to stock). Here are the calculations from the gas station receipts I have lying around (just the
handy ones):
04/23 -- 171 miles, 54.8 mpg
05/01 -- 58 miles, 62.8 mpg (should probably toss this out because of the low miles)
05/31 -- 149 miles, 57.5 mpg
07/16 -- 161 miles, 53.4 mpg
07/31 -- 124 miles, 51.0 mpg
08/06 -- 161 miles, 50.0 mpg
08/26 -- 184 miles, 59.2 mpg
09/11 -- 188 miles, 58.2 mpg[/list:u]Gee - I'm glad I went through this little exercise. Did anybody else notice a pattern? According to my maintenance records the only significant thing I did between 08/06 and 08/26 was change from dirty Mobil1 15W30 to clean Castrol Syntec Blend 10W40.
Wait ... possible false alarm. According to my
ride records, the last two fillups shown were associated with road trips -- highway miles. I guess I get much better mileage "out there" than in town. (Duh!)
Quote from: jamesmcbbut then again I hit the redline just about every shift..... :nono: so that could have something to do with it....and the rest of my problems....
Well ... MAYbe. :roll: But if you get that valve adjustment done you just may find some missing mpg AND some missing power as well. Just ask
richard!
Why is it that bikes need these frequent valve adjustments while a car engine can go the life of the engine in most cases without anything like that done to it? Is the car engine that much different?
Quote from: Kerry
Really? That's not very good. Is your bike stock, or has it been rejetted, etc?
As far as the bike goes I think it is all stock to my knowledge. As far as being rejetted, to be honest with you I dont even know what that means.... :(
Quote from: jamesmcbWhy is it that bikes need these frequent valve adjustments while a car engine can go the life of the engine in most cases without anything like that done to it? Is the car engine that much different?
That's a good question! I know that many of the latest-generation bikes (or maybe it's the
higher-priced bikes) have valve adjustment intervals of 15 or 20 thousand miles or more. But I would like to know more about the differences between bike and car engines too. (Besides water cooling and fuel injection....)
Quote from: jamesmcbAs far as being rejetted, to be honest with you I dont even know what that means.... :(
Don't worry - you'll get there. But don't worry if it turns out that your bike is still "bone stock". I
like it that way!
If you adjust your valves and still end up with low mileage figures, THEN let's look at your carbs and jetting, etc.
Quote from: KerryQuote from: jamesmcbWhy is it that bikes need these frequent valve adjustments while a car engine can go the life of the engine in most cases without anything like that done to it? Is the car engine that much different?
That's a good question! I know that many of the latest-generation bikes (or maybe it's the higher-priced bikes) have valve adjustment intervals of 15 or 20 thousand miles or more. But I would like to know more about the differences between bike and car engines too. (Besides water cooling and fuel injection....)
just throwing out a guess here... but car engines don't rev to 11k usually.
202 mph indicated on the GPS riding out in the Lake Okeechobee area, speedo long since pegged.Oh, wait a minute, that was the Busa, my bad......
Are the F models more stable at top end with the bodywork added?Seriously, the Busa is so stable at the 200 mph mark, it's frightening. doubt my wife will ever get her new F up to triple digits, but I am sure I will.