My personal top speed
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200 what cows/horses/sheep ?;) no I mean mph or kph? [EDIT]mmm to think of it, mph would be a bit fast I think (320kph ?? seems a bit much)[/EDIT] "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
If he managed 200mph in a BMW 323 2.7l he'd be on the cover of AutoCar and BMW Williams would be looking to hire him to tune their F1 cars :-D ProfK is a Saffa and we use kph here, so more than likely 200kph. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Michael Dunn wrote: "except the sod who voted this a 1, NO SOUP FOR YOU" Crikey! ain't life grand?
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If he managed 200mph in a BMW 323 2.7l he'd be on the cover of AutoCar and BMW Williams would be looking to hire him to tune their F1 cars :-D ProfK is a Saffa and we use kph here, so more than likely 200kph. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Michael Dunn wrote: "except the sod who voted this a 1, NO SOUP FOR YOU" Crikey! ain't life grand?
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200 what cows/horses/sheep ?;) no I mean mph or kph? [EDIT]mmm to think of it, mph would be a bit fast I think (320kph ?? seems a bit much)[/EDIT] "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
Sorry, I was absorbed in the memory and forgot the unit. kph-1 Sometimes people piss me off
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
Suzuki GSX 750F, 240kph (spedo reading 268kph) In a car I think the fastest I have driven is about 210 which I have done in both a Nissan 350Z and in a Skoda Octavia RS :) - Anders My Photos
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This summer I had my Fuji[^] racing bike up to 63 kph. Trust me, that was scarier than when I drove an F2000 car at 180 kph. And I regularly drive my '92 Jetta diesel at around 120 kph. :) Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Gently arching his fishing rod back he moves the tip forward in a gentle arch releasing the line.... kersplunk [Doug Goulden]
>This summer I had my Fuji[^] racing bike up to 63 kph X| Bloody scary indeed. Durban, where I used to live as a kid, is well known for it's insane hills and while tailing my mom's car one morning on the way to school I got my mountain bike up to 50kph. I arrived at the traffic lights with white knuckles and a screaming mom. Glad I didn't stain my school uniform. Fun but scary, never again. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Michael Dunn wrote: "except the sod who voted this a 1, NO SOUP FOR YOU" Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Suzuki GSX 750F, 240kph (spedo reading 268kph) In a car I think the fastest I have driven is about 210 which I have done in both a Nissan 350Z and in a Skoda Octavia RS :) - Anders My Photos
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
Heh. Mach 1.03 during Pilot training in my T-38 Supersonic trainer. 1984 (20 years ago, last July). Yes, I was at the controls. Boy, did it feel undramatic. Not even a ripple or anything approaching what happened in "The Right Stuff". Controls felt a quite sluggish compared to the snappy turns we could make below Mach. "It takes a minimum of redesign to turn a crucifix into a pogo stick"
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
217 +/- 10 kph (the speedometer had already topped out at 130 mph) driving a Mazda RX-7 in 1973. My 18th birthday, on the highway to Las Vegas at 1 AM. What the heck, we're all indestructible at that age, right?;) "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City
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This summer I had my Fuji[^] racing bike up to 63 kph. Trust me, that was scarier than when I drove an F2000 car at 180 kph. And I regularly drive my '92 Jetta diesel at around 120 kph. :) Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Gently arching his fishing rod back he moves the tip forward in a gentle arch releasing the line.... kersplunk [Doug Goulden]
I think I've had almost 70kph (46mph) out of a racing bike - slipstreaming a bus down a hill - not overly scary until I exited the slipstream and hit the turbulence from the bus X| Stuart Dootson 'Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p'
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
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About 250 kph (over 155mph) on my daytona (triumph motorcycle) On a normal UK A road. The speed limit for the road was 96 kph or 60 mph as we like to say in the UK so it was a bit naughty. to be honest once you get over 100mph things get really scary so i wont be doing that again. Jon ;P
I was on a quiet Roman road near Litchfield, I first checked it was clear though! The main problem I had was stopping, it took a long time.
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...I was being all wide-eyed impressed by this thread... ...then i looked up the kph->mph conversion. i'm going back to bed. :rolleyes:
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things..."Shog9 wrote: i'm going back to bed After you get up, remember to take some speed. It'll help you get through the rest of the day. ;P:) Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Gently arching his fishing rod back he moves the tip forward in a gentle arch releasing the line.... kersplunk [Doug Goulden]
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Porche 911 Carerra 4 - 267 kph on Milbrooke proving grounds (outside London). Renault 5 Turbo - 228 kph on the M8 in England. Gary While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.' - Dilbert
I beg your pardon but the M8 is not in England! It runs between Glasgow and Edinburgh which are most definitly in Scotland ;) Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams.
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I beg your pardon but the M8 is not in England! It runs between Glasgow and Edinburgh which are most definitly in Scotland ;) Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams.
:doh: You are of course correct, I meant (I think, it was about 14 years ago) it was the M6, I was heading home to Scotland from London, and was heading towards Carlisle. There is a stretch of the road, must be about 10 miles long between a couple of hills, straight as an arrow, as you come down one you have a clear view of the road, and at 5am it was empty. :) Gary While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.' - Dilbert
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I think I've had almost 70kph (46mph) out of a racing bike - slipstreaming a bus down a hill - not overly scary until I exited the slipstream and hit the turbulence from the bus X| Stuart Dootson 'Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p'
I was wondering when the top bike speeds would start posting: I sprinted down a very steep hill and got up to 55mph (88.5kph) on my road bike. This was NOT SAFE as I'd been in a few crashes and my frame was misaligned. A very strong vibration started to grow in the front wheel/fork/bars before I slowed it down. It WAS fun, though :) -Justin
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Anders Molin wrote: Nissan 350Z My parents just bought one of these :). Nice car, both I'm not allowed to drive it :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
Yeah, it's a great car, but where I live it costs as much as a normal house :(( - Anders My Photos
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
202 kph on Autobahn between Bonn and koeln in an Opal Vectra (i think). I dropped back to 175-180 for cruising speed. BW The Biggest Loser
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:doh: You are of course correct, I meant (I think, it was about 14 years ago) it was the M6, I was heading home to Scotland from London, and was heading towards Carlisle. There is a stretch of the road, must be about 10 miles long between a couple of hills, straight as an arrow, as you come down one you have a clear view of the road, and at 5am it was empty. :) Gary While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.' - Dilbert
Ok, i forgive you ;) Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams.
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Car, bike, motorcycle whatever as long as you where on the controls!! (airplane passengers do not count :-D) Don't forget mph/kph (1 mph ~= 1,6kph) MY PERSONAL TOP SPEED: 196 kph (or 197 ;)) MEDIUM: Car: Audi A3 (it was the max speed :(( "If I don't see you in this world, I'll see you in the next one... and don't be late." ~ Jimi Hendrix
In a car: 110 mph (177kph) in a Chevy Cavalier (2.2L inline four) On snowmobile I can really only guess as it gets a bit hard to read the speedometer since its all "off-road" but I would guess its probably between 105-110 mph (168-177 mph) on a 700cc snowmobile. Matt Newman
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