dangerous Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Mine has hit the 140 MPH stop pin, starts it bouncing, and keeps pulling. 140 mph is 224kph... our speedos stop at 240kph, im suprised ya MPH bikes stop at 140mph when the bikes can obviously go further? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Funny, my husband and I were just "discussing" this tonight, after going head-to-head briefly coming back from a ride today - he was on his 2009 Speed Triple and I was on my beloved Rosso (stock except for PC III, custom mapping, and pipes). Unfortunately, my speedo has been non-functional for more than a year. He said he backed off at 120 mph because of the lack of any fairing/windshield. The Rosso was pulling away from him, and still accelerating at that point. Another time, based on some other riders I was with, I estimated the Rosso to be going about 130 mph, and not done. So I was wondering what top speed is thought to be for this bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 So I was wondering what top speed is thought to be for this bike? like I said, it would depend on a fairing, ours being the best set up for it... having maxed out a 11001 sport Id say 230kph (143mph) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaing Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Interesting, do you have a fairing on your bike?Im thinking a LeMans would do a beter speed than a bikini faird bike and that inturn should be faster than a nakid? I am unfaired. Not sure which would be most aerodynamic, but I would guess that while tucked behind the bikini fairing would do the best, and in normal riding position the LEMANS faired bikes would do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luhbo Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 A streetlegal 'Mistraled' LM redlines without problems. Remove the DB eaters and pimp the fairing a bit and it will still just redline. So without changing the rear drive do not expect too much. Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Any well sorted Sporti redlines in highest too, despite higher gearing. That's like 240 km/h or 150 mph real speed. I'm not sure if the fairing is better or worse than a LM fairing. It's strange they lowered the gearing when they introduced the sixspeed Edit: 8000 rpm should be about 240 km/h with a 70 profile rear, or 230 km/h (143 mph) with a 60 profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twhitaker Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I remember reading in the MGNOC newsletter Frank Wedge got his '02 LeMans to an honest 143 mph using radar for calibration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 It's strange they lowered the gearing when they introduced the sixspeed yeah, so I went in serch... v11 sport........... 216kph @ 12.4 standing quarter mile v11 LM.............. 214......... 12.6 v11 corsa.......... 214......... 12.6 v11 tenni........... 214......... 12.6 v11 mandello..... 213......... 12.0 v11 scura...........215......... 12.2 v11 ballabio........229..........10.3 v11 coppa......... 214.........12.6 1100i sport.........231.........12.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 [quote name='savagehenry' date='Jan 23 2010, 08:01 PM' post='16712 I seem to be going backwards. I'm definately "tightly drafting" 50, but my bikes get better handling and faster as I do not!!! Check out Team Subtle Crowbar and the Mandello Meteor online, there is a guzzi that is currently breaking records. Bonneville is a bucket list item for any gearhead. If you have the chance to go and join in with somebody trying for a title, go for it! It looks like a barrel o fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G. Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've done 210km/hr speedo indicated, out by Elko, Nevada. The GPS told me actual was 125mph. I guess it had a bit more left, but side winds made the thing a tad unsettling. I have other bikes which will easily eclipse that in utter stable happiness. But on a Guzzi, it seems special, there's more happening. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helicopterjim R.I.P. Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've done 210km/hr speedo indicated, out by Elko, Nevada. The GPS told me actual was 125mph. I guess it had a bit more left, but side winds made the thing a tad unsettling. I have other bikes which will easily eclipse that in utter stable happiness. But on a Guzzi, it seems special, there's more happening. Steve It may sound like bullshit but I had 240 km/hr indicated by the Seabird Island Indian reserve - (what? Like the cops are gonna be at an Indian Reserve?) but according to my friend on a Triumph TT600 we were only going 220. I also remember that the tachometer said about 7600 - 7800 so there may have been a bit to go with a strong bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaing Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 yeah, so I went in serch... v11 sport........... 216kph @ 12.4 standing quarter mile v11 LM.............. 214......... 12.6 v11 corsa.......... 214......... 12.6 v11 tenni........... 214......... 12.6 v11 mandello..... 213......... 12.0 v11 scura...........215......... 12.2 v11 ballabio........229..........10.3 v11 coppa......... 214.........12.6 1100i sport.........231.........12.7 I want a Ballabio!!! BTW what is your source for these results? PS it is interesting, compared to most of the V11s, the V1100i is slower quarter mile, but reaches a higher speed at the end of that quarter mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaing Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I high speed tested my Nelson Rigg Bags at 138mph on my GPS... Does that make my bags "Z'Rated? If so, than your last name makes YOU Z rated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I want a Ballabio!!!BTW what is your source for these results? PS it is interesting, compared to most of the V11s, the V1100i is slower quarter mile, but reaches a higher speed at the end of that quarter mile. Yeah, Im buggered if I know why the Ballabio is so much faster... source in this case was http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/bikes/Moto%20Guzzi.htm how accurate I dont know? The reasioning IMHO is the 1100 sport is a 5 speeder (and my last guzzi) the gearing is taller I could get 90-100kph in 1st... this I would think means the bike takes longer to wind out in gears but manages a higher speed due to its over all higher gearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeve Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Supposedly, the 4 shaft? 6-spd box in the v11s was geared for 139mph at redline. Some variations are expected, since different tire heights, etc. will affect that gearing. This was a reduction from the 150mph gearing on the Sporti/Daytona RS models, but you gain a more useful spread of gears in the process. IIRC from Guzziology, highest numeric transmission top gear was on the old Ambo 4 spd, 2nd highest in the Quota 5 spd, then the Sporti/Daytona 5 spds. Final drive variations made the difference here, since the Sporti had a high final to give it the highest total top gear ratio. But 1st gear was super high too, such that complaints about difficulty pulling away from the curb uphill 2 up were common for that model... but no worries w/ the Quota or Ambo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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