How fast has your Raptor been?

[DeanoSeadog]

I got mine up to 233, man was it windy! Felt like it had more but I was running out of road/nerve.

[Shlockengronk]

stupid aussies hey...i just tried this the other week at 2am on a coolish night, it gets to 200 real quick but took forever to get to 250 on the V, same again ran out of road/nerve (i think its got a bit more)

[TLoo]

247 on my ex V-raptor 1000... I had sort of Tear off on my helmet.... I lost it!!!!

Now with my 650 Vraptor, never tried faster than 165km/h (I have it for 2 weeks only...)

[DeanoSeadog]

woah, 250 is flying! That must have been right on the redline! I'm not sure mine would get there, its way past peak torque by then. Plus I'd be scared of hitting bumps at that speed!

[shebee]

erm.... Ive just done the conversions to mph


Ive never been that fast on mine - I get bouncing shades long before that (I could put the visor down, but by the time I get the bounce I'm not taking my paws off the bars for anything !!)

[DeanoSeadog]

Well I hit 240km/h down the straight at eastern creek last monday. Thats now the fastest I have been on it. I think taking the mirrors off did actually help the top speed!

[Runs With Scissors]

200+ kph yesterday Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
245 a few months back, left mirror wilted, helmet tried to strangle me and flatten my nose, Fast enough, don't need to do THAT again.....
(If you are an Aussie copper the above is a pack of lies, officer )

Ciao

[Runs With Scissors]

Just noticed.... is it just we antipodeans who seem to have a death wish?
Crash Test Dummies for the rest of the world?

[shebee]

Just noticed.... is it just we antipodeans who seem to have a death wish?
Crash Test Dummies for the rest of the world?

Maybe... But I suspect its more that you have less occifers per mile of suitable thrashing road, or maybe that the Brits are more modest

[Mike Edwards]

247 on my ex V-raptor 1000... I had sort of Tear off on my helmet.... I lost it!!!!

Now with my 650 Vraptor, never tried faster than 165km/h (I have it for 2 weeks only...)

I managed slightly over 200 kp/h on my 650

[JimBo]

Just noticed.... is it just we antipodeans who seem to have a death wish?
Crash Test Dummies for the rest of the world?

No mate, its just that you guys down there don't have tractors coming out of side turnings every 200 metres .
You just have to watch for the 'roos .

[snapdragon]

your numbers are higher than ours - WTF is 200kph in real money?

I get nose flattened at 90+ and the right mirror swings in at 80+ (really must fettle that )
with me on board she's been to 125 (being chased by a racy type car - and no I don't know what it was - silver ok?)
at which point i stopped looking at the clocks and started looking for a get out clause 'cos I was finding it difficult to hold on.

[Torquemaster]

Had an indicated 149 mph once. what is that about 240kph?

[JLittler]

Dec 05 The Xraptor claimed to be doing 254Km/hr (158mph) which was pretty much everything it had. Took a couple of K to get to it. GPS records on the same bit of road 6 months earlier - last time I attempted a top speed run - indicated the speedo was optimistic by about 12K at 220K, so 254 is probably 240 real (150) plus or minus a mph. The July run I had to abort at 220 because the wind buffet just made it too uncomfortable (there were serious cross winds)

For the Aussies - was on the long straight on the road between Gloucester and Walcha about 50K short of walcha heading north (after the corners and the mountain)

Had an indicated 149 mph once. what is that about 240kph?

[DeanoSeadog]

ahh, that whole area leading into walcha is high speed heaven! i think if i lived around there i'd almost be tempted to buy one of those girlie faired bikes!