Author Topic: top speed (Read 13803 times)

elbandito · « **Reply #15 on:** September 02, 2007, 12:14:53 AM »

Quote from: "Rocketjock"

You all know about Bandit Speedos being set to read 10 to 15 mph higher than actual, don't ya? I confirmed it with a hand held GPS. Some idiots' bright idea. God knows why.

I believe it's 10 - 12%. Otherwise at 5 mph indicated you'd really be going 20. That's a huge difference.

H2RICK · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2007, 12:36:08 AM »

I had my bone-stock G2.5 1200 up to an indicated 249 km/hr
(~154MPH) with a slight headwind but also on a very slight downhill. She was bouncing off the limiter at that point so no sense in thrashing her for no reason.

Have Blue · « **Reply #17 on:** September 02, 2007, 12:51:27 AM »

I checked the speedo reading on my 03 B12 against the onboard GPS.
There is a 10 to 11% error in the speedo reading. 100 mph indicated is 90 mph true.

Blue

Bob Holland · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2007, 01:05:08 PM »

Stock gearing on the B12
RPM........1st........2nd......3rd.........4th.........5th
10,200 ....67.4......98.5.....128.5.....153.7......175.9

Most stock bikes, when toped in 4th gear, on a 5 speed transmission, will not go any faster in 5th. I have ridden some, that toped out in 4th gear, will actually lose speed when you shift to 5th gear. A stock Bandit 1200, running good, with average size ridder should do 153. 7 in 4th gear, or were ever the rev-limiter hits.
My stock rev-limiter was 10,200, I have the Dyna ignition now, set at 10,500

Eleggua · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2007, 01:45:22 PM »

Quote from: "Have Blue"

I checked the speedo reading on my 03 B12 against the onboard GPS.
There is a 10 to 11% error in the speedo reading. 100 mph indicated is 90 mph true.

Blue

I ride with a GPS and at 80 mph it's off by about 10 mph. The faster I go, the more the gps reports it's off by.

leedogg · « **Reply #20 on:** September 02, 2007, 08:52:51 PM »

According to Dale Walker's tests...the 1250 is 5 mph off at 80. which is 7%. They do it so that you can't try to sue them for your speeding tickets.

solman · « **Reply #21 on:** September 02, 2007, 09:23:43 PM »

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She was bouncing off the limiter at that point so no sense in thrashing her for no reason.

I find that the bike runs better when you thrash it on occasion. I have a friend who put over 100,000 miles on a TL1000S. It finally got a bad rod bearing and the mechanic tore the engine apart. Aside from the bad bearing, the inside of the engine was immaculate. He rode it like it was meant too and did his regular maintenance on it.

02blue · « **Reply #22 on:** September 06, 2007, 09:22:12 PM »

My naked 02 B12 hit around 145. Yoshi pipe and stage two jets. It pulled real hard to the 130's but then kinda topped out. I'd like to try again sometime, but should get new tires on first and a longer stretch of open road.

ZenMan · « **Reply #23 on:** September 07, 2007, 01:38:22 PM »

We don't have enough straight road around here to wind out my B1250 all the way, but I've had it to 130 mph indicated a couple times, and she had plenty left in her.

Recently a buddy was down for a visit on his Daytona 675 with GPS. He stayed behind me and I signaled to him when I reached 125 mph, and he reported 121 on his GPS. I figure 1-2 mph margin of error with our test method, so 5 mph less than indicated on the B1250 sounds about right.

I'm hoping to get out west and run the salt flats next summer, and get an official timed top speed. My goal is the 150 MPH Club... by then I should have my exhaust and PC III mods installed. That'll be fun!

solman · « **Reply #24 on:** October 03, 2007, 03:22:43 PM »

I watched a video on Holeshot of Dale's 1250 with pipe doing 170 mph indicated.

LowRyter · « **Reply #25 on:** October 03, 2007, 09:34:02 PM »

Quote from: "okbandit"

Have buried the speedo at what looks like 175 indicated. Gearing is 15-47. Naked bike-124hp. Have not done the math but would estimate my actual at a little over 160mph. The wind blast is unreal as I have not even a fly screen. I can't imagine the fairing not helping. By the way did not vote yet. Do you want my actual or indicated speed for the vote?

LowRyter · « **Reply #26 on:** October 03, 2007, 09:34:17 PM »

Quote from: "okbandit"

Have buried the speedo at what looks like 175 indicated. Gearing is 15-47. Naked bike-124hp. Have not done the math but would estimate my actual at a little over 160mph. The wind blast is unreal as I have not even a fly screen. I can't imagine the fairing not helping. By the way did not vote yet. Do you want my actual or indicated speed for the vote?

holy moly

LowRyter · « **Reply #27 on:** October 03, 2007, 09:40:27 PM »

I've done an indicated 145 a couple of times, had about half throttle to go....felt fast enough...when the bike was new (stock windshield) it felt like you could ride 135 all day long.

I've seen some GPS's in 140 range.

man, I'd like to go up to Tulsa and have OK Bandit tune my bike! whoooa.

John 98 Red B12

gsfnxnt · « **Reply #28 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:11:50 PM »

Just six weeks with a new 1250, no chance for high speed hi-jinks yet.

My '97 1200S - different story. Nothing radical - Yosh slip on, Factory stage one jetting, K & N, airbox opened up a bit, so forth. With a good friend, out west June of '06, we're headed for Glacier National Park, out of Jackson Hole. On one of those roads in Montana that seem to run to the horizon, we, um, got a little bored. Tom has a GPS unit on his FJR, we clocked El Bandito Grande at 145mph, with a bit more to come. Conditions somewhat less than ideal - 8,000+ feet elevation, a full complement of soft luggage, and significantly taller than stock gearing (hit 145 in 4th - wouldn't pull redline in 5th). A little scary, but fun. I gotta believe that, geared properly, minus luggage, and closer to sea level, the bike would have done 150 - 155mph. Tough old beast. The SACS engine may not have been a paragon of refinement, but it sure as hell got the job done.

Garth

Robbieukb12 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:27:13 AM »

I got a 2002 1200s with scorpion exhaust and Ivans jet kit, also had it set up and dyno'd and getting a little over 117bhp and have reached 165 on the clock.

Robbie