I could be wrong, but I thought the R1 topped out at 167 + or -

 

i have never topped off but i have done 174 mph and the machine would keep going.
at the top end it dosent climb as easy but will do the 185mph.

 

P.S. I coudn't begin to tell you how fast I've gone because when at that rate of speed, I don't bother to look down.......(too busy screaming :rock)

 

:iamwithst

I agree, I got mine up to 165 when I became to scared to look back down. I was doing that humming like Stalone does in Driven. I was in the zone man. I was in the zone:scared

 

Word. I hear ya fellas. I just don't believe 189. It's not that 157 wasn't fast enough. It's just that I could hit 155 on my R6 and figured the R1 would do way more.
I hope I'm not encouraging anyone to go out and try to hit 190 tonight. I don't think you wanna hit the rev limiter in 6th. Scary! :scared :cryin :scared

 

I'm about 240lb and I did 150mph clocked by a Garmin GPS on my 2002 F4i, so yes, an R1 should be able to go way faster than that. I've had my R1 up to 170mph indicated. Not sure how accurate it is, but it had plenty of power left to climb with. I want to go to the Ohio mile this summer, if I do I'll post my top speed on here.

 

156 and pretty sure i was in 5th gear, then i got scurred :lol

 

Just some spontaneous info for ya.......

Sometimes vehicles will ONLY obtain top speed in 5th gear. The only way to push through the wind is with power and the high RPM of 5th will push the vehicle through the wind better than shifting into sixth. This is not all cases and have a ton of variables but is still a reality in some cases.

As it goes for an R1 with an exhaust doing 189 mph..... I say it is probably possible however with the gearing you would have to use, you would have to have your buddy push you and the bike up to about 26 miles before the bike took over and bogged it's way through the gears

A friend of mine held the fastest partial streamlined motorcycle record. He took his turbo busa (that he rode to work) up to 246 Mph at the salt flats.
He said that the issue with going any faster was the fact that his swing arm was bending at 230 and it was hard to control hahahahahaha!!!!

He said the bikes starts off with normal steering (steer left - go right, etc), then at about 210 the front wheel began to work like an airplane rudder and the bike would steer left go left. Then at about 230 it would go back to conventional steering because of the down force over taking the wind.

Makes ya kind of chuckle when we talk about going 155mph LOLOLO

 

clocked by chopper in pursuit and it claims they had me doing 287km/h which I don't think was very accurate but when I was running I really didn't have time to stare at the tack to long or else my ass would have been grass.

Heres a pic from highschool track meet

 

I think the unwritten rule though with the speedo is that you have to minus around 10-15km from what it says cause of your weight and wind resistence and stuff like that.

I think martinC explained it once but I can't remember.
I will search and see what I can find.

Anyone have faster track times in the hundred meter dash:sneaky

 

I think the unwritten rule though with the speedo is that you have to minus around 10-15km from what it says cause of your weight and wind resistence and stuff like that.

USDOT permits a 5 percent error of the speedometer (plus or minus either way), and most speedometers are optimistic (on the plus side). So consider, if your 2006 R1 speedometer reads 189 miles an hour, minus 5 percent would really be 179.55 mph. A 2002 R1 has about 136 rear wheel horsepower (and tops out at 169mph) and a 2006 R1 has about 160 rwh. The speedometer reading of 189 mph is about right for a 2006 R1 (with 160 rwh) with the amount of horsepower it has over a 2002 (136 rwh).

 

275kmh.


CHeers,

:boom

 

178 shown...:riding

 

173 here!

 

the fastest I saw on the speedo was about 168 or so.. slowed down after that coz of traffic

 

On the dyno my speedometer read 186 but the dyno registered the speed at 174.

On the street I've seen 173 on the speedometer.

 

I have seen 177mph and that was in a full tuck and turn the shift lite on in 6 gear. She just aint designed to run more than that without mods.

 

Don't forget about altitude, at 1,100 ft I have seen 183 on the speedo, but the highest published 'true' speed for an 02 was 167. Just so you know the speedo can be off 2-3 mph for every 60 mph but most off the time the speedo reads high.

 

I seen 155, which is what? Like 140. I really need a new windscreen other than this sportech, cause i looked like i was pushing my face up against a window. Nose all mashed up and chit, but i am havin' fun. Definately go faster when i can get a good tuck with a new screen...

 

I got 133ish but need a damper before i go any faster.

 

I got 133ish but need a damper before i go any faster.

If you need a dampner for top speed runs you have chassis set problems(not enough rear preload, makes the front lite).
I haven't got my '02 over 140,on the street things have a habit of jumping in your way(happened to me a few times) and at that kind of speed there's a good chance of hitting it before you can react to it, plus I got an R1 for the twisties( that's where it rocks the best):rock :fork

 

MegatronR1! Madison rules bro!

 

Hell yea it does!:rock

 

171 mph at redline, but I would'nt do it again because it was only an ego thing in my head and it was also scary, no nitrous either.:fork

 

Indicated 301km/h.

Next year with turbo and changed gearing those figures should be easy to top:rock
(not that I care too much about top speed)

 

I seen about 195 on my 12 but it is analog. When I picked up the R1 I took it for a ride and seen 148 but wasn't near redline.

 

I saw184 on the speedo :bandit :bandit :bandit

 

This was on my 2001 GSXR 750

 

:iamwithst

I agree, I got mine up to 165 when I became to scared to look back down. I was doing that humming like Stalone does in Driven. I was in the zone man. I was in the zone:scared

I just watched that

 

I have seen 171. I do 1 top speed run a week and that is it. The last time I did it I got a wind gust at 130 and it blew me across two lanes (deserted road). It's been too windy since to try that again.