Say goodbye to 250,000 motors
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 2,212
From: USA
Cool I bought my FJ brand new in 1986 and took it to 170mph on the highway , the hyabusa is supposed to be capable of 191. Ever have the guts to try it? Just one thing don't stick your head up cause it might rip the helmet right off your head , maybe with your head in it.
You can't own a bike like this and NOT speed and rip it up to full speed at
least once. I ripped it up to 187mph and my speedo was pegged and I was
turning only 500rpm short of the DEAD ZONE on the tach....I was already waaaaay into the red.
Now the 1999-2000 model years were the UNGOVERNED Hayabusa years.
Those can hit up to 200mph out of the factory. 2001-present can also
but they require a remapped TRE that allows it to utilize the full power.
It actually runs BETTER after the remapping, or so I'm told via the Busa forums.
It's a simple $60 mod IIRC. I haven't done it yet because the ONE time
I raced my buddies 2004 R1 we both hit top speeds and yes.....my helmet was buffeting off the tank pretty damn good....that's why I was looking at Double Bubble windshields to put more air OVER me instead of right into the top of my helmet while in clinch mode with the bike.
On a side note tho......there is nothing more fun then riding a bike that
gets 33/50mpg and has 1hp per 2.85lbs of vehicle as a daily driver.
Last edited by Aceshigh; Jul 29, 2009 at 08:40 PM.
ROCKETeer
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 199
From: Eastern Seaboard
that 1 billion will get spent in a week trying to get their heads out of their asses.
Captain of my ship
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,880
From: Annapolis Valley , Nova Scotia
Yeah I hear you on that. I had the bike when I was living in Regina (Canadian prairies) and if you took the highway due south out of the city it was dead flat and straight for 6 miles. First time I buried the needle I cruised out of town at about 70 mph til I got to the first bend and seeing no radars I turned around and cranked it up heading back to the city.I remember that I had my chin resting on my hand which was flat on the tank and only had the one hand on the gas.I never caught up to a car but I was looking at the speedo then looking up at the road then looking back down etc.I was pushing towards pinning it when I saw the headlights of 2 cars coming out of town heading my way but still far away.Glancing at the speedo I saw she was pinned but still climbing and when I glanced back up the 2 cars were right there and went past at around 240mph ( 70 + 170 ) It's like those cameras they have right down by the track at Indy and the cars pass at over 200 mph. That convinced me to ease off but man it was a rush
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