10K rpms in 6th gear

VT Viffer · 08-15-2008, 09:32 AM

Wow! What a rush!

She was still pulling pretty hard at this speed (indicated 142, but Gearing calculator says 137.9.

Anyways, it's the fastest I've had her up to yet, and she was rock solid.

Gotta love the Vermontobahn!

mello dude · 08-15-2008, 09:39 AM

4th gen? uh huh. Thats something that has struck me about vfr's - they feel rock solid at triple digits, kinda glued to the road. Amazing.

MD

drewl · 08-15-2008, 10:27 AM

I bet it was a rush!

Tori · 08-15-2008, 11:38 AM

i pulled about 10.5 with mine the other nite. Speedo read 147 (with speedo healer) Not sure it would have done much more, but it did that fairly easily/quickly.

derstuka · 08-15-2008, 01:38 PM

Tisk, tisk......didn't you boy's read my "Joey_dude's worst Nightmare" thread?

VT Viffer · 08-15-2008, 01:49 PM

And I suppose they're gonna ride that 'Busa up here to Vermont? About 1,700 miles?

It was fun nonetheless - the blacktop was only 2 days old, too - glass smooth!

Not something you get in VT very often...

derstuka · 08-15-2008, 01:53 PM

Fastest I ever did was on my FZR1000. Speedo goes to 160, and I had it well past that on a downhill with a tailwind. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.....the good ole days! The viffer, well, I think I hit 130 on her once so far. She feels pretty solid, but not as solid as the FZR...that baby was a tank!

IRISH · 08-15-2008, 03:29 PM

No joke guys i have had mine up to 165mph while racing a r6 he won of course lol in the end i had more mid and low end power he had me on top end but it was fun lol

junktionfet · 08-15-2008, 04:53 PM

I agree--I've had mine a fair bit into triple digits a few times and it does feel very stable. In fact, it becomes eerily tranquil at 100+ with earplugs and ducking behind the windscreen.

VsVFR · 08-15-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Tisk, tisk......didn't you boy's read my "Joey_dude's worst Nightmare" thread?

I bet those "chip-esque" pants don't offer much in the way of protection whilst one skids down the tarmac.

But back to the story. I had my 06 up to 115 indicated the other night and it just seemed like there was lots left in there. I generally don't speed like that but I don't mind playing a little game of chase the white rabbit every now and again.

Vs

punisher12b · 08-25-2008, 11:51 PM

yall are right vfr... and my old F2,, become scaringly serene in triples

leftcoast · 08-26-2008, 10:21 AM

Curious about speedo error.

I've watched my bike being Dyno'd and i was surprised by the tire elongation at higher speeds. stretches out. gets taller from the rim to the outside edge of the tire.

so that means the circumfrence gets longer, too.

Does that mean that the "optimistic" numbers indicated in the speedo

at lower speeds are closer to accurate at higher speeds?

inquiring minds.....

xShadowrider · 08-26-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by VT Viffer

Wow! What a rush!

She was still pulling pretty hard at this speed (indicated 142, but Gearing calculator says 137.9.

That seems to scan with what I see on my clock. A gain of 20 kph for every 1000rpm. 4000 in 6th = 100kph, 5000 in 6th = 120kph, 6000 in 6th = 140kph, 7000 in 6th = 160 etc.

So 137.9 roughly = 220kph = 10,000 in 6th.

Carnage · 08-26-2008, 12:37 PM

My friend went by me on his V-Rod so I had to pass him...I hit 113 in fourth and it sill had some more RPM's before it hit the redline. Not too bad.

RVFR · 08-26-2008, 12:39 PM

Yep been there a number of times, a really cool feeling when the road is right and the weather perfect. it's like floating really fast, pretty surreal. Now where's that V5 at?

Rev · 09-08-2008, 11:22 AM

Heh, we were doing some of that a couple weeks ago, going up to Johnson Ridge Observatory. Hiway 504 and 505 are both excellent; pavement is smooth, nice sweepers, a few switchbacks and some four and five mile straights to make things fun.

NeverlosT · 09-09-2008, 01:35 AM

The vfr is very comfy even over a buck fourty, it is a neat feeling, but I havent hit that speed in a while. I hit ~110 every now and then, but slab speed isnt my thing anymore, im all about the corners these days.... headed to Loudon, NH for my first TrackDay on the 29th!

It is strange that the speedo could be so far off at higher speeds, you would think with an electronic system they could adjust for it...

kd4ysi · 09-24-2008, 05:34 PM

i dont think that many people will out run that officer on the busa

drewl · 09-24-2008, 06:43 PM

OK. had to try for better.
150 indicated. Ran out of road and had my soft bags on. New tires are on order. The bags are off. Oil being changed. The time for second trial nears.

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08-15-2008, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
VT Viffer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 01:14 PM Location: Vermont - Find Me! My Ride: 1996 Honda VFR750F Interceptor Posts: 625 Thanks: 21 Thanked 15 Times in 10 Posts	10K rpms in 6th gear Wow! What a rush! She was still pulling pretty hard at this speed (indicated 142, but Gearing calculator says 137.9. Anyways, it's the fastest I've had her up to yet, and she was rock solid. Gotta love the Vermontobahn!

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drewl Philosphical Adviser Join Date: Nov 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 07:14 PM Location: Susanville, Ca - Find Me! My Ride: 2000 VFR 800 fi View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,237 Thanks: 26 Thanked 56 Times in 50 Posts	I bet it was a rush! __________________ Shop Steward:Chat Hooers Union, Local 151

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VT Viffer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 01:14 PM Location: Vermont - Find Me! My Ride: 1996 Honda VFR750F Interceptor Posts: 625 Thanks: 21 Thanked 15 Times in 10 Posts	And I suppose they're gonna ride that 'Busa up here to Vermont? About 1,700 miles? It was fun nonetheless - the blacktop was only 2 days old, too - glass smooth! Not something you get in VT very often...

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IRISH Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Last Online: 08-29-2008 01:15 PM Location: milton Fl My Ride: 1996 VFR 750F street fighter View my Photo Gallery Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No joke guys i have had mine up to 165mph while racing a r6 he won of course lol in the end i had more mid and low end power he had me on top end but it was fun lol

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junktionfet Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Last Online: 11-30-2008 09:05 PM Location: Raleigh, NC My Ride: '06 VFR800, '01 RC51 Posts: 192 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	I agree--I've had mine a fair bit into triple digits a few times and it does feel very stable. In fact, it becomes eerily tranquil at 100+ with earplugs and ducking behind the windscreen. __________________ Proud Member - Sixth Gen Militia - 1st VTEC Battalion

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leftcoast Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 07:41 PM Location: Kirkland WA / Nipomo CA - Find Me! My Ride: 2000 VFR 2001 BMW k1200rs Posts: 61 Thanks: 15 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Curious about speedo error. I've watched my bike being Dyno'd and i was surprised by the tire elongation at higher speeds. stretches out. gets taller from the rim to the outside edge of the tire. so that means the circumfrence gets longer, too. Does that mean that the "optimistic" numbers indicated in the speedo at lower speeds are closer to accurate at higher speeds? inquiring minds.....

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Carnage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 02:13 PM Location: Terrell, TX My Ride: 2007 VFR800 Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	My friend went by me on his V-Rod so I had to pass him...I hit 113 in fourth and it sill had some more RPM's before it hit the redline. Not too bad. __________________

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drewl Philosphical Adviser Join Date: Nov 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 07:14 PM Location: Susanville, Ca - Find Me! My Ride: 2000 VFR 800 fi View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,237 Thanks: 26 Thanked 56 Times in 50 Posts	OK. had to try for better. 150 indicated. Ran out of road and had my soft bags on. New tires are on order. The bags are off. Oil being changed. The time for second trial nears. __________________ Shop Steward:Chat Hooers Union, Local 151