Top speed
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Any minor sprocket change will be plenty controllable. And frankly you shouldn't care how much of that top end you'll lose unless you're racing on the track.
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What bike did you hit 170 on? A 600? I've hit 163 on mine. Sixth gear @ 15K, that's all she has. And of course actual speed is a little less.
+1 Aken ^^^ it will set it off by a percentage. The faster you go, the more off it will be. It may be 2-3 mph off around 30-40 mph but around 140-150, could be off by 20mph. Get a speedohealer or speedotuner to have a more accurate than stock mph reading.
+1 Aken ^^^ it will set it off by a percentage. The faster you go, the more off it will be. It may be 2-3 mph off around 30-40 mph but around 140-150, could be off by 20mph. Get a speedohealer or speedotuner to have a more accurate than stock mph reading.
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Based purely on the math of RPM and gear ratios, the theoretical top speed of an '08 CBR600RR at 13,500 RPM in 6th gear is 148.7 mph (and that is ACTUAL, not the display everyone seems to think is anywhere near accurate). If you can manage to get more RPM without the rev limited kicking in or blowing up the engine, and you manage to get the horsepower to get it up there, it will go a hair faster.
Dropping -1 in front yields 139.4 mph.
Dropping -1 in front yields 139.4 mph.
Last edited by randyjoy; 01-19-2010 at 12:36 AM.