Top Speed of Stock Rocket.

[zimtuff]

I know it's hard to know the top speed when the speedometer is pegged. I use to own a Honda V65 Magna, I never knew what top speed was. It would still be pulling hard past the speedometers 165 max. I heard different opinions on how fast the Magna was, 173, 181,etc. All I know is I gave all she had for miles at a time. It had a 10,000 RPM redline. It held the road, that was a good bike. I could see the Rocket going over 180 in the right conditions.
I opened the bike up a little yesterday. I ran across a man on race ready drag bike,Hayabusa. It definitely was not built for the road. I followed him for a ways then we decided to air it out in a straight away. I have a Corbin fairing on my bike and around 135-140 there was either wobble from the steering or the fairing was oscillating. I slowed it down then I sped back up the vibration returned. This started me thinking about the strength of this fairing. How much can it withstand? I know the down forces were probably pretty high as well.
It is in my nature to push my machines to their max. I need to ensure that I have the right equipment on my bike: tires, steering damper(thanks warp 9), etc

I thought maybe somebody somewhere put a radar gun on a Rocket on a closed course. Dodge built a truck a few years ago and they did this. I think it's top speed was 144?

We talking MPH or KPH?

 

[Evil Mitch]

Personally I get a bigger rush from the torque generated acceleration than from outright speed. 200km/h plenty for me.

Yeah im more of a torque junkie than a speed junkie myself 180-220 kph is plenty for me

 

[Triple Trouble]

I've had mine up to about 1/4" past the oil warning light, whatever that is?

 

[martym52]

Top Speed

I believe 159 M.P.H. two way average at Bonneville for an ECM modified Rocket Standard. Later a Carpenter modified Silverback Roadster clocked 175 M.P.H. two way. Both of them were open bikes W/O fairings or streamlining SCTA timed, very impressive!!!

 

[bruce aussie]

I had mine to 115kph going down the M1 the other day. Quickly realised the error of my ways and backed of to the 110kph limit. Near s**t myself. Im sure it would go much quicker if I was game.

 

[peter k]

I had mine to 115kph going down the M1 the other day. Quickly realised the error of my ways and backed of to the 110kph limit. Near s**t myself. Im sure it would go much quicker if I was game.

Yere right I've been riding with you remember

 

[TOMCAT]

I had mine to 115kph going down the M1 the other day. Quickly realised the error of my ways and backed of to the 110kph limit. Near s**t myself. Im sure it would go much quicker if I was game.

yeh right

 

[HansO]

I had mine to 215kph going down the M1 the other day. Quickly realised the error of my ways and backed of to the 110kph limit. Near s**t myself. Im sure it would go much quicker if I was game.

maybe it should have read like this mmmmm

 

[bruce aussie]

Nobody believes me. That hurts.

 

[Mittzy]

I believe you Bruce ,were you going through the 70 Km/h roadwork zone at Rochedale?