Top Speeds!

veyron1 · 19th March 2005, 22:20

hi fellas, here are some figures seen through my eyes (while driving, of course).....
160 kmph+ @ 4000rpm in my very own safari 4x4-speedo read(had my uncle's gps-true top speed-152);
185 in a friend's city 1.5 vtec @ 6200rpm-long time back-true figure of about 179-180: the city has one of the most accurate speedos;
180 kmph on an accent crd-i @ 4200 rpm:true figure of 169-172 i guess;
129 kmph in my 180 dts-i @ 9000 rpm and 124 @ 8000rpm in my friend's karizma;( actual figures of about 120 and 117 respectively)
the first 2 were achieved in the mumbai-pune expressway;third on ahmedabad route;and the fourth en route mumbai (from vasai)
my goal-to break the 300 kmph barrier sometime in the next 10 years (ha...ha..).....

and more recently, i aspire to break the 250 kmph(actual, not speedo) barrier-will keep you posted on that....

Shan2nu · 20th March 2005, 01:45

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as long as the speedo shows it .... i dont think any one cares

Exactly, i really don't care what the speedo says. Not even my car's speedo. I always claim the Vtec's top speed to be 185kmph and not the 195kmph i did.

How do i know 195 on the speedo is 185 (true speed)? Bcoz when OD tested the Vtec, it hit 195kmph on the speedo while the testing equipment showed 185kmph.

Shan2nu

Shan2nu · 20th March 2005, 01:50

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185 in a friend's city 1.5 vtec @ 6200rpm-long time back-true figure of about 179-180: the city has one of the most accurate speedos;

That is so true. According to calculations. The Vtec should hit 179kmph at 6200rpm in 4th gear. I never got to check my car's rpm at 195kmph but thanks to you, i know how efficient the speedo is.

For those who think i got the 179kmph figure by fluke, check this out :

6200 / 0.937 / 4.058 * 72.08 * 2.54 / 100000 * 60 = 179.11kmph

6200 - engine rpm
0.937 - 4th gear ratio
4.058 - final drive ratio
72.08 - wheel circumference in inches
2.54 - converting inches per min (wheel rotation) to cms per min
100000 - converting cms per min to km per min
60 - converting km per min to km per hour.
179.11 - Result (kms per hour)

Shan2nu

aveek · 20th March 2005, 02:19

Hey, I've just seen this thread... missed my notice completely... I've hit 180-somthing on the City 1.5 before I eased off... was VERY QUICKLY running out of road... at about 6000 rpm... that was tons of fun... I am going to push it furthur, if I can (though according to shan2nu, the aerodynamics of the car restrict it by more than 190-odd...), but that is only after I get my rear shocks and suspension fixed, and get onto the Potenza GIIIs... will tell you guys after that...!

Cheers!

aveek

2fast4u · 29th March 2005, 19:24

well guys this is my first post on this site. a biker guy and top speed achieved on busa 332 and also pulled up my fastest wheelie from 180 to 230. fastest day Nov 20, 2004.
other than that
zen @ 130kmph
929 mazda @ 190 speedo indicated for a full 13 minutes covering 36kms.

vinsanity · 29th March 2005, 20:12

Dude,
u own a busa??? Wow!!!!
332 on a busa!!!!!!! What were u thinking of?!! Oh man, thats as fast as it gets... U sure do live up to u'r username...

929 mazda @ 190 for 36kms... wher did u do it on??

Harrie · 29th March 2005, 20:24

322? Period.

Where was this? Thatz insane dude.

topend_hooligan · 29th March 2005, 22:13

322 in India??? Hard to believe unless it was the mumbai pune expressway or Sahara Airport's Airstrip.

revtech · 30th March 2005, 01:48

hey dude 322 does seem like a bit hard to believe on indian roads.man what were you thinking what if an animal or a person just ran across the road and god forbid something happend.... dude be carefull drive safe india is definitly not the place to go that fast.speed thrill but kills. its amazing to go fast but there is a limit
any way take care dude....DRIVE SAFE

rev

cheatingdeath · 30th March 2005, 10:05

ppl yesterdayi was doin 140 kmph in the fourth gear @ 5800 rpm had one more gear to go.. in my accent ... i pushed the gear to 5th but was outta road on the reclamation... wad could i reach if i had a open road as in how much time wud it take to cross 160 kmph as it would take time gather revs again rite

raihan · 30th March 2005, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2fast4u

well guys this is my first post on this site. a biker guy and top speed achieved on busa 332 and also pulled up my fastest wheelie from 180 to 230. fastest day Nov 20, 2004.
other than that
zen @ 130kmph
929 mazda @ 190 speedo indicated for a full 13 minutes covering 36kms.

phew! u could easily be in the Guinness book of records for the fastest wheelie. What say?
cheers,
Rai

2fast4u · 30th March 2005, 12:46

sorry guys for not putting details in earlier post.

The bike does not belong to me its my friends bike
I visited UAE in November04 and the road was Abu Dhabi Ruwais highway.
i did 332 for maybe just 4 to 6 seconds did not have guts to pull faster. The guy who owns this SPECIAL BUSA has recorded 355 and its the fastet busa in Gulf weighs only 181 kgs compared to stock 220.
the rolling wheelie i pulled is not some guiness record its common only for me it was special as I managed to do it with just 4 hours riding experience on a SBK. and the fastest i ever rode in india was on RD @ 140kmph so pulling up a wheelie from 180 to 230 was just a dream for me. I still cant believe I did it.
190 in the 929 was on Pune bombay expressway 36 kms in 13 mins with toll stop.

vinsanity · 30th March 2005, 15:48

Woah man..... U sure have tasted them all..... Still the 332 on a busa.. Thats crazy man.. Ride safe...

revtech · 30th March 2005, 16:04

when you did the wheelie from 180 to 230 , for how many seconds was the front wheel of the ground.must have been a sight worth watching.any pics or videos??

Rover · 30th March 2005, 19:56

18 or 19 years ago I used to regularly ride at 120 (speedo) kmph on my Enfield Bullet. NH2 between Calcutta and Durgapur. Roads were not good then.

Done 145 (speedo) in my diesel Indica on NH7 just outside of Bangalore

160 (speedo) in Hyundai Accent on East Coast road Chennai to Pondy.

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19th March 2005, 22:20	#256
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	hi fellas, here are some figures seen through my eyes (while driving, of course)..... 160 kmph+ @ 4000rpm in my very own safari 4x4-speedo read(had my uncle's gps-true top speed-152); 185 in a friend's city 1.5 vtec @ 6200rpm-long time back-true figure of about 179-180: the city has one of the most accurate speedos; 180 kmph on an accent crd-i @ 4200 rpm:true figure of 169-172 i guess; 129 kmph in my 180 dts-i @ 9000 rpm and 124 @ 8000rpm in my friend's karizma;( actual figures of about 120 and 117 respectively) the first 2 were achieved in the mumbai-pune expressway;third on ahmedabad route;and the fourth en route mumbai (from vasai) my goal-to break the 300 kmph barrier sometime in the next 10 years (ha...ha..)..... and more recently, i aspire to break the 250 kmph(actual, not speedo) barrier-will keep you posted on that....
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20th March 2005, 02:19	#259
aveek BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 294 Thanked: 2 Times	Hey, I've just seen this thread... missed my notice completely... I've hit 180-somthing on the City 1.5 before I eased off... was VERY QUICKLY running out of road... at about 6000 rpm... that was tons of fun... I am going to push it furthur, if I can (though according to shan2nu, the aerodynamics of the car restrict it by more than 190-odd...), but that is only after I get my rear shocks and suspension fixed, and get onto the Potenza GIIIs... will tell you guys after that...! Cheers! aveek
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29th March 2005, 19:24	#260
2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	well guys this is my first post on this site. a biker guy and top speed achieved on busa 332 and also pulled up my fastest wheelie from 180 to 230. fastest day Nov 20, 2004. other than that zen @ 130kmph 929 mazda @ 190 speedo indicated for a full 13 minutes covering 36kms.
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29th March 2005, 20:12	#261
vinsanity BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Patna Posts: 609 Thanked: 2 Times	Dude, u own a busa??? Wow!!!! 332 on a busa!!!!!!! What were u thinking of?!! Oh man, thats as fast as it gets... U sure do live up to u'r username... 929 mazda @ 190 for 36kms... wher did u do it on??
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29th March 2005, 20:24	#262
Harrie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KA 03, KL 12, TN 38 Posts: 701 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	322? Period. Where was this? Thatz insane dude.
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29th March 2005, 22:13	#263
topend_hooligan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 65 Thanked: 2 Times	322 in India??? Hard to believe unless it was the mumbai pune expressway or Sahara Airport's Airstrip.
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30th March 2005, 01:48	#264
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	hey dude 322 does seem like a bit hard to believe on indian roads.man what were you thinking what if an animal or a person just ran across the road and god forbid something happend.... dude be carefull drive safe india is definitly not the place to go that fast.speed thrill but kills. its amazing to go fast but there is a limit any way take care dude....DRIVE SAFE rev
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30th March 2005, 10:05	#265
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	ppl yesterdayi was doin 140 kmph in the fourth gear @ 5800 rpm had one more gear to go.. in my accent ... i pushed the gear to 5th but was outta road on the reclamation... wad could i reach if i had a open road as in how much time wud it take to cross 160 kmph as it would take time gather revs again rite Last edited by cheatingdeath : 30th March 2005 at 10:08.
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30th March 2005, 12:46	#267
2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	sorry guys for not putting details in earlier post. The bike does not belong to me its my friends bike I visited UAE in November04 and the road was Abu Dhabi Ruwais highway. i did 332 for maybe just 4 to 6 seconds did not have guts to pull faster. The guy who owns this SPECIAL BUSA has recorded 355 and its the fastet busa in Gulf weighs only 181 kgs compared to stock 220. the rolling wheelie i pulled is not some guiness record its common only for me it was special as I managed to do it with just 4 hours riding experience on a SBK. and the fastest i ever rode in india was on RD @ 140kmph so pulling up a wheelie from 180 to 230 was just a dream for me. I still cant believe I did it. 190 in the 929 was on Pune bombay expressway 36 kms in 13 mins with toll stop.
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30th March 2005, 15:48	#268
vinsanity BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Patna Posts: 609 Thanked: 2 Times	Woah man..... U sure have tasted them all..... Still the 332 on a busa.. Thats crazy man.. Ride safe...
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30th March 2005, 16:04	#269
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	when you did the wheelie from 180 to 230 , for how many seconds was the front wheel of the ground.must have been a sight worth watching.any pics or videos??
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30th March 2005, 19:56	#270
Rover BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore, Airplanes, Hotel Rooms Posts: 112 Thanked: Once	18 or 19 years ago I used to regularly ride at 120 (speedo) kmph on my Enfield Bullet. NH2 between Calcutta and Durgapur. Roads were not good then. Done 145 (speedo) in my diesel Indica on NH7 just outside of Bangalore 160 (speedo) in Hyundai Accent on East Coast road Chennai to Pondy.
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