How fast

[fastwin]

Lane that really sucks. Talk about a shitty b-day. Maybe the cop, ticket, pokey all make for a good story years later but the duffass towdude that dropped your bike just screwed the whole story. Buzzkill... no, even better, turd in the pool. Oh, and I'm sure they denied that any damage was caused by them and it was that way when they picked it up. Hope you've had a couple of better birthdays since then.

[DesmonsterS4RS]

150 indicated on I-30 Westbound see signature for bike details. It was on the long stretch of new road before 6 Flags, the bike still had plenty more to go but my nuts shriveled up after a few seconds  .

[calscrazy]

on the duc i quite looking at 120 but kept grabbin throttle. i guess i felt i should focus on other things at that speed. same road between stillwater and tulsa coming back dan was ridin mine and my short arse was stretched out on his busa he said we were doing 130 when i ran off and left him but i can't confirm it because i never looked down at that speedo. i know we were flyin though. i let him catch up and we swapped bikes back because i just wasn't ready for the kinda power that thing has. my heart was about to jump out of my chest. plus it was just to big for a guy my size.

[svoloch]

not sure how fast on the track ( am I the only one taping my damn speedo?!?!?! ), but I did 162 on the triple 9 in the hill country    The Xerox stickers DEFINITELY make it go faster. 

[RichD]

1098S: 186 indicated, 175 actual.

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[svoloch]

1098S: 186 indicated, 175 actual.

http://www.ducati.ms/gallery/files/6/9/8/6/6536.JPG

well, based on that stat, my 162 was probably like 35 or something lame like that   

[bryant8]

Thats crazy seeing the GPS max speed

[svoloch]

No doubt, Rich.  You should have Ron show you how to push start that thing, though...

[Jester]

130's on the S2R with the needle buried around 8500.  It simply stops accelerating at that point just shy of the rev limiter.  No performance mods.

[Ducdood]

Oh, and I'm sure they denied that any damage was caused by them and it was that way when they picked it up.

LOL, I think that's in chapter 2 of the official tow truck policy manual. DENY, DENY, DENY.

I was always amazed at how solid the bike felt at those speeds but I gotta believe that pushing 200 is a little different than 160 even on the Busa no?

[Ducdood]

Busa ain't got nuthin' on the 1098

[fastwin]

LOL, I think that's in chapter 2 of the official tow truck policy manual. DENY, DENY, DENY.

I was always amazed at how solid the bike felt at those speeds but I gotta believe that pushing 200 is a little different than 160 even on the Busa no?

200 would be some sort of record, I would bet that is was 180 something at the most. Too damn fast either way. At least I do it where it's semi safe... is that actually possible? I've ridden that same stretch of turnpike for over twenty years and there is this sweet spot where you crest over hill and can see like two miles down the road to the next rise. It's smooth as a billiard table and being a turnpike there are no intersecting roads. You can clearly see if there is any traffic or troopers. If it's clear just tuck in and roll it on. Been doing that since my first run up to the Scenic Drive on my then new '81 R100RS Beemer. Haven't seemed to have stopped and don't plan to. And yes, it's eerie how incredibly stable at speed today's superbikes are. A long way from the "hinge in the middle" framed CB750/900s, KZ1000s, etc. Oh yeah, took nads to ride those over 120!

[Ronr]

Had my '96 CBR900RR topped out for a while at about 168 indicated in the Nevada desert.

Pretty sure I coulda got another 10 mph out of it if I didn't have the wife and all our luggage on board.

[Duc Fever]

About 130 or so on my S2R, she had more to give but after about 110 the wind turbulence really gets to be an issue.

[WonderBoy]

Topped out my 996 on the way to ECR back in April, the same day that it got hurt...   Think I hit about 160-170?  Somewhere in there.