217 mph Hayabusa

[Kal]

This is a personal favorite. The site is an occasionally updated site of clips and things that the guy finds quite kewl...

Anyway he posted this in March 2003 and I've been kind of hypnotised by it ever since... I think its the way his front wheel dosnt come down until 140mph...

http://punchbaby.com/media/latrz/clips/ ... 220mph.wmv


(Oh dear gods let me that good one day...)

[led_zeppelin]

holy lord.

[ZooTech]

I like it. He sets his front wheel down at 140mph! Schweet!

[rogerj]

I have allways been told that the Vincent Black Shadow was so fast that no one was able to reach top speed.

[BuzZz]

I have allways been told that the Vincent Black Shadow was so fast that no one was able to reach top speed.

??????
I seriously doubt that's even possible. Somebody somewhere will wind out any machine to absolute max... then a a bit more, then blow it up. And if you can't find that guy, call me, I'll do it for ya, happily.

[oldnslo]

It's in the record books somewhere, but a gentleman named Rollie Free managed to coax a Black Shadow to 150 mph. He had to lie down on the bike, and wear no other clothing but a tight swimming suit and a shower cap to do it. They weren't all that fast compared to some of today's bikes, but for the day, they were awesome. They were a perfect example of industrial art, too.

[kabob983]

I saw a video clip of a hayabusa doing over 220. I think it was on www.joked.com. At first I thought it must be 210kph (spedometer is a little fuzzy), but the more I watch the more I think it's mph.

look for a clip called hayabusa wheelies

[kabob983]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I thought I'd post this:

http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/58.html

[Ninja Geoff]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I thought I'd post this:

http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/58.html

Kal beat you to it. And those are MPH. Look at the inner ring, the numbers there are the KPH. Still. That movie makes me giddy with laughter.

[Whizza]

arnt the ZX14R's supposed to be faster than the GSX1300R off the sales room floor?

I heard a 14R, would do about 335kmh (I think thats 210mph) with no probs and no mods.


But I ve always liked a good story so that could be completely crapola.

that is a little incorrect i read some where ( when i find it ill post it ) but no motorcycle off the showroom floor will be able to go faster than 299.9kph and their speedo's will not exceed the magic 300kph . i think that was as of this year thou i maybe wrong .

also that speed is more than possable on a 'busa i have a dvd called ghost rider of a bloke doin all these stunts and 300kph+ for 15mins through traffic . that is not only stupid but completly insane ( and cool to watch )