i hit about 102 today ... i thought the bike was going to explode in my face. :o
You should still have about 10-15mph left in it to go :thumb: :cheers:
sweet. :cheers:
Asking about mods to make your bike look different is one thing. Doing 102 on a public road is not smart. One mistake at that speed and you could end up in a bodybag.
i hit like 114-115 today coming back to my dorm before it rained
it wasnt a public road....
it was a public highway.
Same difference, Squid
Aj = Beeeeeeyatch. :2guns:
and blue twin i was just joking.
i look up to you. :bowdown:
dumb ass, how about slow it down. rate are high enough as is. and i dotn need you makein the public pissed off.
we get enough bad rants about us every day
Once again that is Ms. Biatch to you, Matty.
Look, we all do stupid things some times. Just be sure if you go fast like this that you try and do it AWAY from traffic and wear all your gear. Cars hurt.
Now, I can't be all hypocritical and Buddha Loves You at you, as I've topped the bike out before. However, when I do it is usually on deserted back roads with no cars in sight behind me or in front of me. If I go down I am not taking out anyone but myself. I did hit 110 on I-35 recently (see my 14T sprocket thread) and I was following traffic; this traffic was following an officer going that fast (probably got distracted and put his foot down a bit) and they were all well enough ahead of me that I had enough reaction time for me.
Just be safe and don't get hurt, okay? Don't ride that fast unless you KNOW you can handle that sort of speed and REACTING if something goes wrong.
holy crap. Remember how everybody trashed you in your other thread, and a few stood up for you, and said you weren't a squid, just cuz you like to look cool? I think this made up everyone's minds. I suppose everyone opens her up just once. I had mine to about 110 indicated, on Alligator Alley, at night, with no traffic anywhere. Anyone in Florida will know what the alley is. But from now on, do those speeds on the track, ok? Please, please, please tell me you were wearing full gear?
yo niceguysfinish last, the alley is the shaZam!!!!!!!!!!!! and kid dont be stupid espeacially if ur just learing, u can pass the hole squid stage.
Ehhh i try to get her going fast in the morning going to work
Quote from: nick_villan on July 09, 2006, 09:07:03 PM
yo niceguysfinish last, the alley is the shaZam!!!!!!!!!!!! and kid dont be stupid espeacially if ur just learing, u can pass the hole squid stage.
Holy crap Nick Villan made some sense.
He's right. Wait until you gain a bit more miles under your belt and a bit more years in your life.
The road is hard and scrapes skin off easily........
You are soft and made of skin........
Any questions?
Quote from: CirclesCenter on July 09, 2006, 09:14:15 PM
The road is hard and scrapes skin off easily........
You are soft and made of skin........
Any questions?
Succinctly put!
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on July 09, 2006, 08:54:13 PM
Look, we all do stupid things some times. Just be sure if you go fast like this that you try and do it AWAY from traffic and wear all your gear. Cars hurt.
Now, I can't be all hypocritical and Buddha Loves You at you, as I've topped the bike out before. However, when I do it is usually on deserted back roads with no cars in sight behind me or in front of me. ...
Werd. I'd seen 125 (indicated) on the gs...on a public (very deserted middle-of-the-desert road), briefly. Matty-remember that the speedo is inaccurate by anywhere from 15%-14% so your 102 could have been 90 or less.
alright guys i promise i wear full gear, thier were no cars around .. just my friends .. and i just wanted to see and it was only for a few seconds ..
Yeah, I'm sure most (or a lot) of us have had the bike up to 100 on public roads.
There are a couple of valleys around here (and even more on the east side of the state) where the roads are straight and flat free and clear and visible for several miles in every direction, as well as all the roads leading to them. Hard to see a reason not to wring it out, just to see how high it will go.
Just don't make a habit of it. :icon_mrgreen:
yeah guys i promise i wear full gear ... no cars around just my friends ... and it WAS just to see.
I checked mine against a radar gun.
Indicated 65.
Actual 64.
Sweet.
I want to pull redline in top with the stock gearing. That would be Hawt.
102... is that all you kitty cat i can get 180k/h
wait 102 were you laying down in not try laying down and doin it again
I don't feel safe on my GS over 80mph. I dont think the suspension or chassis is set up for that kind of riding. The bike feels like it's "floating". My buddy took me for a ride on his CBR, we were going about 155mph and all the cars on the highway seemed like they were parked when he was weaving throught them. The bike felt very solid even at that speed....although that was the LAST time I ever rode with him:-))
Chris
Quote from: blue05twin on July 09, 2006, 08:31:20 PM
Asking about mods to make your bike look different is one thing. Doing 102 on a public road is not smart. One mistake at that speed and you could end up in a bodybag.
All it takes is one mistake at
*any speed* and you can end up in a bodybag. Hell... you don't even have to make the mistake mistake yourself. There was a rider (owner of a local bike shop) here in Atlanta that died last week when his buddy's wheel clipped his front, breaking it... the bike hit a guardrail and he was thrown down a hill into oncoming traffic.
I didnt' check where the original poster was from, but going 100mph in a of itself isn't all much more dangerous than 80mph on an empty highway if you're geared up.
The average speed in the fast lane (where I do most of my riding) on GA-400 is ~85mph.... and i'm never the fastest vehichle on the roads.
Having said that... I don't condone going 100+mph. Esp not on a GS-500 which is barely track-worthy with its skinny tires and crappy stock suspension, and ONE-DISC-FRONT-BRAKE (by far the GS's biggest flaw)
SQUIDS!!!
I've done 105 before... on the garden state parkway... with the flow of traffic
Another advantage of a nekkid bike is they promote safer speeds. Any faster than about 80 is just obnoxious.
hey dude friends make you do stupid things, so if u wana do it do by ur self. trust me, my friend got me into stunting, know that hes in the marines i stioped stunting. just dont do stupid shaZam!, i almost got arested on easter night for stunting with my friend.
100? 80? LOL. when i was taking the MSF course, i thought i was flying at 15 MPH in second gear. highway speeds should be interesting to say the least.
and this is coming from someone who is used to driving "hurriedly" on 4 wheels.
I have a three speed GS.
O0
:o
and :icon_twisted:
I stay in :o for the most part. :icon_twisted: gear is for safe stretches with little or no traffic.
My advise to the Noob: stay away from any speeds that scare you, and always stay below your skill level.
Quote from: baco99 on July 10, 2006, 09:19:33 AM
100? 80? LOL. when i was taking the MSF course, i thought i was flying at 15 MPH in second gear.
:thumb: :thumb: I remember the feeling in MSF.
You get used to the highway shockingly quickly, though.
Oh your all nothing I have hit 70mph!!!! I am uber!
No wait and 102. Thats the speed our aussie friend warms the bike up at.
Quote from: aaronstj on July 10, 2006, 10:22:39 AM
You get used to the highway shockingly quickly, though.
i'm not gonna rush into it!
I'm exactly the same as baco. Usually go 85-90 in the car, sometimes get over 100.. feels like nothing to me now.
The bike? Got it up to 30 in the parking lot. Scared the hell outta me.
Your speedometer is more probably close to 10% error. That would be in the upper region. At slower speeds like at 60 or so (or lower), it'd be closer to true reading. This is true with almost ALL motorcycles and ALL cars and RV's and such, that is unless you own something super high dollar or have a premium calibrated speedometer. And I've not read of nor heard of any of these members owning such a machine. Your GS500 should certainly go well over a radar gun clocked
100 MPH. There are some on here that talk apples and oranges when they should be talking apples vs. apples. Same holds true for horsepower. Make sure the guy/girl tells you where it is getting measured. GS500 engine makes about 51-52 ponies. At the rear wheel after subtracting the losses, you get ~ 40. Brochures and some people don't talk RWHP. FYI
Mine will pull up to 105 (ind) in 6th with a 15T front sprocket... Any more than that and I have to rev it WAY THE HELL up in 5th, then pop into 6th for the last little bit... And that's just for another 10 MPH (ind)... With my shins on the passenger pegs and laying on the tank...
Not really worth the extra 10...
And yes... I'm a squid... I've run the baby G up to 100 (ind) on the Mercer exit of Northbound I-5 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Seattle&ie=UTF8&ll=47.617229,-122.328507&spn=0.00077,0.002382&t=k&om=1) at 10:00pm... :nono: Not smart. :nono: Very stupid. :icon_confused:
If you can't get somewhere goin' 100 mph, you should 'a left yesterday!!!
If you "hit" something goin' 100........ now we are talkin' a whole different world.........
I've seen 120 on mine but Online I've read that at 60mph you are actualy going 57.5mph. That is like 4.166% error!! So, 120 = about 115mph. I guess some bikes might have a smaller or bigger gap!! I did read this from like one of the big magazines I just don't remember which one...
From what I have heard the speedo error increases with speed.
One UK rider compared his speedo with a GPS speedo and a cycle computer.
At 50 MPH indicated he was doing 49 - 50 MPH about 2% error.
At 80 MPH indicated he was doing 74 - 77MPH about 5 % error.
At 100MPH indicated he was doing 90 - 93 MPH about 9% error.
At an indicated 112MPH he was doing 100MPH about 11% error.
I guess there is variation from bike to bike and even from run to run, but I suspect the general trend
of error increasing with speed holds true for all out bikes.
:laugh: at people getting bent out of shape about topping out a GS500. Post on the Gixxer or Kawi forum and it usually takes at least 140mph to get the squid-callers to come out.
I´ve reached 190km~h of real speed (measured with my VEYPOR), and on the stock velocimeter i was reading around 220km/h....
Well, none of us on the Gap trip can complain too much, 'cause we were movin' at 90+ on the Cherohala at times. O0
The fastest I've gone so far was a couple of weeks ago on our local "mayor's ride". It's basically a parade/cruise through our town that takes a run down our local air strip. It's over a mile long, and I hit 125+ indicated on my bike before I closed her down. :cheers: Remember, though, that this was a sanctioned event, totally legal, and on a closed course. Don't try this at home!! :nono:
oramac how can we try it at home lol im sure nobody here has a runway in there back yard lol
Quote from: deathlucky on July 10, 2006, 11:37:43 PMoramac how can we try it at home lol im sure nobody here has a runway in there back yard lol
It's not exactly my back yard, but this kind of setup works nicely :icon_rolleyes:
(http://www.bbburma.net/Trips/2003_GreatSaltLake/100_0160.jpg)
(Near the halfway point of my trip
Around the Great Salt Lake in 26 Hours (http://www.bbburma.net/Trips/2003_GreatSaltLake/index.htm).)
Quote from: TheFleshRocket on July 10, 2006, 06:53:44 PM
:laugh: at people getting bent out of shape about topping out a GS500. Post on the Gixxer or Kawi forum and it usually takes at least 140mph to get the squid-callers to come out.
Well, I guess 105 on a GS suspension is a helluva lot scarier than 140 on a Gixxer.
Quote from: Kerry on July 11, 2006, 12:24:03 AM
(Near the halfway point of my trip Around the Great Salt Lake in 26 Hours (http://www.bbburma.net/Trips/2003_GreatSaltLake/index.htm).)
that looks like an INCREDIBLE trip. i'd love to do that one day.
Bet you could top out the gs500 to its absolute max between map point 3 and 4 and the road sign 80 (sorry dont understand american road markings)
Quote from: Kasumi on July 11, 2006, 07:49:47 AMBet you could top out the gs500 to its absolute max between map point 3 and 4 and the road sign 80 (sorry dont understand american road markings)
Funny that you should mention Map Point 3! Here is the photo that I took there. Can you say "Salt Flats"? :) (The actual speedway is off the photo to the right ... I think. :dunno_white:)
(http://www.bbburma.net/Trips/2003_GreatSaltLake/100_0145.jpg)
That stretch of Interstate 80 ("I-80" in conversation) between Salt Lake City and Wendover is arrow straight. Ideal for "testing" your bike, except that it is usually well-patrolled. See, Wendover (on the
Nevada side of town) is the closest place where SLC dwellers can go to gamble their livelihoods away in a casino. That makes for a lot of angry drunks coming home late at night! :nono:
My first 115mph run was near the county line halfway between Map Point 2 and American Fork. Nothing out there except, well, deer! :o
reminds me of "The worlds fastest Indian" its a great movie if you ever get a chance to see it;.
Quote from: 3imo on July 11, 2006, 01:11:57 PM
reminds me of "The worlds fastest Indian" its a great movie if you ever get a chance to see it;.
++
I was just telling a friend about that movie. :thumb:
I just saw it this weekend...LOVED it. Definitely going to be one of the ones I end up buying once it isn't $18 anymore. Heh.
You should check out "Long Way Round" too... Friggen SWEEEEEEET! Even my wife liked it... Maybe 'cause of who was in it.
Quote from: RVertigo on July 11, 2006, 01:53:22 PM
You should check out "Long Way Round" too... Friggen SWEEEEEEET! Even my wife liked it... Maybe 'cause of who was in it.
I will try to rent it tonight. thanks.
Quote from: 3imo on July 11, 2006, 02:09:33 PM
Quote from: RVertigo on July 11, 2006, 01:53:22 PM
You should check out "Long Way Round" too... Friggen SWEEEEEEET! Even my wife liked it... Maybe 'cause of who was in it.
I will try to rent it tonight. thanks.
I dunno about tonight, but maybe this weekend...;)
:mad:
Long way round is not carried by Blockbuster nor Movie gallery in my area.
now I REALLY want to see it... It looks like its a documentary series about these "actors" making a trip around the world on bikes. But I think they play themselves...is that right?
anyway, now I have to find a copy...
Quote from: 3imo on July 11, 2006, 02:34:46 PMIt looks like its a documentary series about these "actors" making a trip around the world on bikes. But I think they play themselves...is that right?
It IS a documentary... Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman ride motos around the world...
It's really crazy to watch them change... They're different people at the end.
Netflix has it... And so does Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_hs/103-2918525-2903858?platform=gurupa&url=index%3Dblended&keywords=Long+Way+Round)... There are two versions, the 7 episode and the 10 episode... I've only seen the 7ep and I'm planning to buy the 10ep version at some point.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=28403.0
ride it like you stole it!!!! I hve barely managed to get my 92 up to 90 laying down on the gas tank. Of course thats still 15 over the speed limit. I have been inspired by this thread and am gonna do my jets this weekend. Then maybe my 190lb lead butt can join the rest of the squids. Oh wait that would mean forgoing the Helmet, gloves and armored jacket and riding in shorts and flip flops.
http://www.bytebrothers.org/SquidTest.htm
I was ranked as a concientious but a bit of a smartass.
:2guns:
There is something wrong with it.
Yeah it needs jetted badly. It's leaner than hell the electrodes on the plugs are almost as white as the ceramic. I have also read that it may have restrictors in the slides since it was origanally bought for a teenager. And I am sure a good clean out in the carbs will help as well. I was told it sat for a few years. Before I replaced the plugs with the proper plugs and installed the new K&N foam air filtrt it would barely make 70. I can feel it starving for fuel when I twist it wide open at 75 and up.
The new (fairinged) GS will make a good accurate 100 no problem. I have had Tarzan Boy's ex GS when it was Cheesy's present bike up to a 115 indicated ... making it a 105 maybe.
That bike was the best way to see the fairing effect first hand.
The bike came to me as an 89 jetted and piped and tuned bike. It was running well.
I slapped the 04 fairing on it.
With the 15lbs of fairing, to 50 it was slower, 50-65 it was a break even with the old 89. And 65 to 115 ... no way a 89 was gonna keep with it.
The bike wasn't tuned in the 2 weeks I had it, and I didn't gain weight not did I grow some special ability to wring it out better ... fairing vs no fairing was all that I can attribute it to.
Its all seat of the pants dyno made on our good old 485 ... and 2 way runs were the norm ...
Cool.
Srinath.