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Old 05-07-2007, 05:23 AM
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i'm curious about this because a) i tried going really fast on my dyna today and just couldn't muster the nerve to go above 94 on it, and b) going fast on a harley is a WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD compared to going fast on a sportbike. i guess it's just the greater wind resistance and buffeting, since your riding position is basically as a wind sail. i've gone a lot faster on other bikes, but just can't seem to crack "the ton" on the harley just yet...
 
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I'm not comfortable doing 100mph on a cruiser either. If feels dangerous as hell.
 
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I top out at about 85 mph on the superslab for extended periods, but then I try to avoid the superslab express whenever possible. I have been momentarily over 100 mphon the on ramp or a lonely stretch of lonely desert highway. However, normally I keep to the speed limit +-5mph. Well,........sometimes +10mph which seems to be the norm in my area.
 
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ive been 110
 
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ive been 110
damn. what kinda bike and under what conditions? and did it feel stable or did you feel like you were about to get blown off the seat?
 
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ive had mine 110 also, it feels like 150! its an adreneline rush from he!!.
 
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Have mine to the throttle stop regularly.Not like I used to, but still enjoy the rush.Watched the speedo coming back through 120+mph many times.
 
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just like dog said. have had speedo buried way beyond the 120 mark. kinda cool when you let off throttle and it takes a while for the needle to actually start dropping from the end position.
 
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A thing I do, that isn't the smartest thing in the world,is take each vehicle I haveowned and hit 100 once. That's it.
 
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Have mine to the throttle stop regularly.Not like I used to, but still enjoy the rush.Watched the speedo coming back through 120+mph many times.
Same here. Will make you hug the tank on an H-D though.
 


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