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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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110-112 on the 161 Turnpike (George Bush) in Dallas. Feet on pass. pegs. I was able to hold it there for a few miles before I spooked myself thinking of police.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Yeah you can really fly on the Bush. Great road.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 06:39 AM
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well ive gone 200 mph on my nightster
I've gone 70mph in reverse in my driveway........while doing a wheely!!!!!
 
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by pococj
RPM limitations and theoretical speeds based on them seldom pan out. Generally the motor doesn't have enough torque to overcome the wind resistance/rider weight to even get to redline.
Right, just showing the gear limitations for the stock redline. Somebody with mods may claim to have gone 140mph but that would be impossible with the stock gearing and redline.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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115 mph on my 883C. Screamin Eagle Intake, V&H Short Shots, PCIII. I kinda felt like a parchute though. It had more, but I didn't wanna know.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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Our beloved Sportsters sure do get little scary at those kind of speeds.

Anybody with an XR1200 care to tell us what a difference some real suspension would make?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tinman67
115 mph on my 883C. Screamin Eagle Intake, V&H Short Shots, PCIII. I kinda felt like a parchute though. It had more, but I didn't wanna know.
What other mods do you have. A stock 883 at 6200 rpm (rev limiter) only gets 110 mph.

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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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What other mods do you have. A stock 883 at 6200 rpm (rev limiter) only gets 110 mph.

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With the stage 1 it should go faster then 110mph,right? Stage 1 is not stock
 
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Booey420
With the stage 1 it should go faster then 110mph,right? Stage 1 is not stock
Yeah, but it is gearing and redline limited at 110mph. He would need the 7000rpm redline to hit 115+.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bwana1
What other mods do you have. A stock 883 at 6200 rpm (rev limiter) only gets 110 mph.

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With the PCIII tuner I can it 50mph in 2nd gear before hitting the rev limiter. Don't know the rpm because I don't have a tach.
 
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