How fast can u take your brick??

[Pagman]

I put my '86 k100 to the test on a long and opened road. I twisted the throttle, ducked down, and kicked it up. I watched my surroundings become more blurred with each moment of increasing speed. My meter instruments rattled to the crack of speed's intensity. The brick easily forced itself past 100, to 110, then 120. I looked at 130 and had to go more! I felt like I reached the ultimate when the speedo gauge encountered 140 miles per hour. I quickly dropped the gas and decreased down back into the double digits. I thought to myself, "not bad for a 26 year old bike."

Now, what is your story? We all had the urge to crack it at some time, so let's hear it (even if it's not a k). What brick do you have and how fast did you take it? What are your mods?

[johnny]

it was an unusually cold morning in tulare caliornia... we were rolling before 1st light to get to hetch hetchy... i check the 99 freeway from the overpass and see a train of big rig lights heading our way...

i roll the 2up covertly trick 94 k1100 rs motobrick onto the ramp and gass it up through the gears... my vision blurrs as the cold desert air blows through my mesh jacket and electric liner... as i run out of road and merge in front of the train of big rigs i ease off the gass i see the needle fall below 140mph... keep easing it down to 80mph and i hear through my intercom... wow... i have never been that fast... how fast were we going... i says to the lady... was it smooth... she says... he11 yawl lets do it again...

j o

[Pagman]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!! That was a great story!!  ;D

[DRxBMW]

The brick easily forced itself past 100, to 110, then 120. I looked at 130 and had to go more! I felt like I reached the ultimate when the speedo gauge encountered 140 miles per hour. I quickly dropped the gas and decreased down back into the double digits. I thought to myself, "not bad for a 26 year old bike."

Now, what is your story? We all had the urge to crack it at some time, so let's hear it (even if it's not a k). What brick do you have and how fast did you take it? What are your mods?

Several years back on the western portion of I 80 in Pa, a kid on a Ninja blows by my whip.

mofo, lets see what this German beast will do was my response. Thought process was, he would receive the performance award first rather than me.

At 120 mph, she ran out of steam but NOT too shabby for a K 75.

FWIW, the speedo is highly INACCURATE at warp, so your true speed is far less. Best way to record top end is via GPS max speed.

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[Crapdealerbob]

I did 125 mph "once".  Coming back from Salt Lake when I lived in Evanston, WY.  I hit the Wyoming state line and thought - why not?? 

I had it up to 125 with the saddlebags on - still had throttle and plenty of rpm's to go - then it hit me "ARE YOU NUTS"????  And, no, Donna wasn't with me.

It is nice to know, when I need it - the speed and acceleration is there.

With Donna aboard - have done over a 100 a couple of times, she doesn't know the difference until I point it out to her.

[BobZ(IL)]

It was a long stretch of Utah or Nevada blacktop with my buddies on their R-bikes ahead of me, burning up miles at around 95. Got bored and decided to show them what the K would do. Cracked it open and blew past them at approx 130.

They were amazed, but I had to fess up, GPS said 130 was really 116. It was still a classic moment, the look of surprise on their faces as my old K went by. 

[Lone Amigo]

Well, I bought the Dread Hun from a dealer. One day I decided to see how the tailbox comes off. It was pretty easy.

And there underneath the box was a sticker. I do not believe it is a factory sticker.
It says:

"Able to outrun high-speed pursuit."

I could not, however, match the acceleration of a restored Sunbeam Tiger at over 1XX mph.

[Chaos]

It was last Sunday morn, out in the country, I let her run wide open on a long stretch.  Her blown out Luftmeister's tone changed from a melodious bark to an unworldly howl.  Telephone poles flashed by like picket fences.  Strains of "hot rod lincoln" flashed through my head.  How fast we going I wondered.  Looked down and, good god, off the scale!

[frankenduck]

I never go more than 8 MPH over because I don't want to get a ticket.

[motodude]

I never go more than 8 MPH over because I don't want to get a ticket.

Normally, I run an indicated 10 over on the highway with the knowledge that it is probably really about 5-6 over.  The exception to that is if the speed limit is 55, in which case I run an indicated 70.  If I see an LEO, I don't roll off.  My theory is that I don't want to, "look guilty".  I get a basic speeding ticket about once every 5 years or so.   I suspect that ATGATT and riding an old-man's bike (K75RT), has reduced the number of LEO encounters.  I think they tend to hassle kids on sport bikes and Harley riders with "Helmet laws suck" stickers on their beenie helmets.

[Lone Amigo]

It was last Sunday morn, out in the country, I let her run wide open on a long stretch.  Her blown out Luftmeister's tone changed from a melodious bark to an unworldly howl.  Telephone poles flashed by like picket fences.  Strains of "hot rod lincoln" flashed through my head.  How fast we going I wondered.  Looked down and, good god, off the scale!

When this baby hits 88 mph you're going to see some serious needle shredding.

[Rick G]

My ol brick will go 216kph on the speedo any time I wish and one day recently I had an encounter with a guy on a GSX 1400 Suzuki on a very nice road west of my town. Good curves some twisties and a few long straights and rarely a copper. I can't be sure but I would say that I never went past 200kph and when we got to the top of the range and the road surface gets a lot worse we pulled over and had a talk. He said I didn't think one of those old busses would do 240kph, I didn't have the heart to tell him mt GPS read 187kph max.
And we think a brick speedo is a bit out.

[Lone Amigo]

It was very nice of you not to ruin his day.

[w. h. hoon]

My 85 k100rs euro. loves to fly and I like to make her smile!!! As my license points prove,she will easily hit redline in 4th. while passing local highway traffic. If I pass you ,you darn sure know you've been passed!!!My speedo hasn't worked in awhile,but on the open road in 5th. she just loves to cruise at about 7500 rpm.Still has plenty to go. acctually all (and I do mean ALL) of my tickets have been just tooling along slightly above the limit, but they are adding up. thinking restrictor plates or rev. limiter. When in doubt " RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT RICKY BOBBY!!!!"

[CRASH]

[Rick G]

My 85 k100rs euro. loves to fly and I like to make her smile!!! As my license points prove,she will easily hit redline in 4th. while passing local highway traffic. If I pass you ,you darn sure know you've been passed!!!My speedo hasn't worked in awhile,but on the open road in 5th. she just loves to cruise at about 7500 rpm.Still has plenty to go. acctually all (and I do mean ALL) of my tickets have been just tooling along slightly above the limit, but they are adding up. thinking restrictor plates or rev. limiter. When in doubt " RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT RICKY BOBBY!!!!"

Well one of two things are gonna happen
1 you will slow down before you do your licence or
2 you will slow down after you lose your licence.
can I be so bold to suggest the former.

[w. h. hoon]

Hey you guys asked! Actually i'm working on #1 weighing different options.
I know it's not the machine it is ME!!!
After #2 the bike has to go!!!!
But at least you were very nice about it ,the other forum thinks I have a brain tumer, and want's to kill my babies everytime I twist the throttle open!!!!!!!


HEY I KNOW IT'S ALL IN FUN!!!!!!       SO LAUGH WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!

[DRxBMW]

I never go more than 8 MPH over because I don't want to get a ticket.

Liar, and I can  document _____________LOL.  Ya, I know the corner marker is only posted at 25 mph.

In Pa, 20 anything over is an auto license suspension.  If one fights the ticket in court, usually it's reduced,  DAMHIFK costs $

10 + is the rule, read margin of error in effect in an arbitration setting. . Failure to obey signs & regulations is another plea bargain.

[johnny]

greetings lone amigo...

here you go... k turbo... yeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaa...

go fetch it before phil marvin does...

j o