Watch the speedometer on this R1

[HRTV]

Keep your eyes on the speedometer while this guy is on one wheel

Insane

[pruett56m]

speed

that cant be MPH gota be KM

[HRTV]

that cant be MPH gota be KM

Wrong !! watch the tach on the right 12,000 RPM = well over 200 mph back in the 80's I had a Ninja 600R that would go from 0 to 120 in under 5 seconds if you could shift it fast enough. The tach reading at 100 mph + is only 5,000 rpm. In the video he red lines the motor at 12,000 rpm !

[Bill Huson]

fer sure = KPH

Note 3 digit speeds while trailing a car moving at about the same 3 digit speed.

[HRTV]

The power house in the R1:

998cc, liquid-cooled, 16-valve, DOHC, inline four-cylinder

998cc !!!!!!! This is a wicked monster only for the serious driver or racer.

You do the math, 998cc on a 300lb. bike with a small driver

[HRTV]

Note 3 digit speeds while trailing a car moving at about the same 3 digit speed.

No ! Bill come on I rode bikes for years and know how fast 12,000 rpm is.

[HRTV]

Watch the tach ! forget the speedometer do the math! 12,000 rpm

[Bill Huson]

Wrong . . .

I do ride bikes, and 264 MPH is not going to be done on a street bike. The R1 weight is 382, not 300, minor point. Math RE: tach is a guess unless you know final gear ratio, tire diam etc etc . . . I had a Kawi 90cc that turned 13 grand at top speed which was a shade over 70, so *I* know how fast 12,000 PRM is My 550 Suzuki cranked close to 12 grand at a shade over a ton. My kid's Yamahonker FZR 700 would break 150 near red line which I seem to recall was around 11,500.

My present scoot might break 100 MPH downhill with a tailwind and with a rider with brass ones -- red line 5,500 RPM. And there is no way, other than defying physics, that my FLHS would do a wheelie. Perfect for an old fart with limited reaction time.

[HRTV]

Ok Bill I knew that you rode bikes so what is the final conversion here (Oh mighty Bike Master ) ? 12000 rpm =

[HRTV]

Primary Reduction Ratio 65/43 (1.512)
Secondary Reduction Ratio 45/17 (2.647)
Gear Ratio - 1st Gear 38/15 (2.533)
Gear Ratio - 2nd Gear 33/16 (2.063)
Gear Ratio - 3rd Gear 37/21 (1.762)
Gear Ratio - 4th Gear 35/23 (1.522)
Gear Ratio - 5th Gear 30/22 (1.364)
Gear Ratio - 6th Gear 33/26 (1.269)

[pruett56m]

bike

i just coundt see all those other cars doin 3 digit speeds. plus they were barely movin when the speed said 9.

[pruett56m]

Street lines tend to be a little closer togeather when ur doin over 150 too

[sponsonhead]

Read the Fine Print

The background narrative description on the video indicates KPH:

wheelies at 270ish red line at 12000 speed 290kmh a fair bit left, fu*king insane,,,, plz enjoy..

R-19

[Bill Huson]

Dan - read Motorcycle Consumer News

a mag that has no factory $$$ suport and is fairly brutal on the various flaws of bikes. Over the years - piles of mags that I gave to my MC basic rider course students - a one liter bike of any make runs in the 190s MPH top speed even if the ballsy rider pegs out the rev limiter, which on most 4-cyl inline engines is a tad over 13,000 RPM.

All this techo info does not detract from the simple fact, that MPH or KPH, that rider was ONE CRAZY DUDE! I sincerly hopre he/she has a whopping life insurance policy and a living will DNR order.

On the race track, fine, on the street NO!

[Bill Huson]

doing the math . . .

290 KPH = 180.2 MPH

That's in the ball park for a one liter crotch rocket.