Actual Top Speed?
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My old turbo busa had 305hp at the wheel and better aerodynamics and it maxed at 228mph. Theoretical speed was 232mph with gearing so most likely tire slip ate the other 4mph.
And dunno what you peeps are smokin about inaccurate GPS ... the three I've owned were accurate to within 1/10 of a knot. It would only give a read out if it had a signal and once it locked on to the signal it was extremely accurate.
And dunno what you peeps are smokin about inaccurate GPS ... the three I've owned were accurate to within 1/10 of a knot. It would only give a read out if it had a signal and once it locked on to the signal it was extremely accurate.
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I said GPS weren't accurate too. But I was thinking phone GPS. My 'berry and Droids are great phones. But a couple times I've been driving thru buildings about 1/4th a block behind where I actually was according to them 
Never invested in a true GPS since they're accurate enough
Never invested in a true GPS since they're accurate enough
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Ya, I ignored that part as well. I mean, dang, I spent close to $5K putting together a turbo, plenum, water/alcohol injection, nos ports, digital boost gauges and not to mention an easy 100-140 hours of work to eek out 228mph when a stocker F4i will do 270mph. I'm such a tard
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Runs upward of 9K rpms ... if yur gonna be a sarcastic *** ya gotta at least get the facts straight Plus, I sold it outright and got the '04 1kRR in between
Plus, I sold it outright and got the '04 1kRR in between
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EEHHH? WHAAAAT?!? Nah, I like the Nightrod. Almost wish I could afford one. But the F4i has a stock can on it. Vs the F3's TBR, I'm liking the stealth mode.
But back on topic, someone once asked me what the top speed was on my F3 and I said "Too fast". Unless you're draggin, does it realy matter?
Nah, I like the Nightrod. Almost wish I could afford one. But the F4i has a stock can on it. Vs the F3's TBR, I'm liking the stealth mode.But back on topic, someone once asked me what the top speed was on my F3 and I said "Too fast". Unless you're draggin, does it realy matter?
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Doesn't matter to me. I get alot of people asking me how fast she'll go and I'll tell them how fast I've taken it but I hardly ever get the opportunity to get it up there. As far as being fast enough? I dunno about that. BMW is supplying the police force with turbo charged diesels that have a higher top speed than my F4i so I might have to upgrade to a 1000 by 2012. That or get a plate flipper and find some traffic. 
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A dedicated GPS unit like a handheld Garmin is very accurate. After gearing my bike -1 in the front, I used one to adjust my speedometer with a Speedohealer. My bike was accurate to at least 75mph (the fastest I calibrated it at). That being said, I have seen my bike hit 150mph at it's limit, which should be a fairly accurate speed.
Most bikes have a speedometer error on the high side from the factory, like Kuroshio mentioned. So unless you have calibrated it with a GPS or other method, it's going to be inaccurate, especially if you're zmds18
Most bikes have a speedometer error on the high side from the factory, like Kuroshio mentioned. So unless you have calibrated it with a GPS or other method, it's going to be inaccurate, especially if you're zmds18
