*120* mph

Post #362,516 by malraux 9/12/12 7:27:09 PM Reply	120 mph 0-60 in 6 seconds. In a two-wheeled go-kart. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #362,518 by static 9/12/12 7:34:50 PM Reply	That's faster acceleration than most cars... Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #362,519 by Andrew Grygus 9/12/12 7:35:34 PM Reply	Yeah, but you'd have to be nuts to drive that thing . . . . . at over 100 mph. Heck, I topped out at 115 mph in a rock solid XK150 Jaguar (well, OK, it was raining and it was on the undulating two lane Pearblossom Highway, so I was airborne every 5 seconds or so). The previous owner, my uncle Lou, decided to see if it would really go 150 mph on a long flat stretch in Arizona. He reported that he went 140 mph - the car was still accelerating.
Post #362,522 by malraux 9/12/12 8:01:19 PM Reply	Re: Yeah, but you'd have to be nuts to drive that thing . . I've been in a 1969 Buick LeSabre with the needle buried at 120. It was still accelerating as well, and I just simply could not tell how fast the car was going. I can't imagine going that fast in a two-wheeler tin can. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #362,527 by Ashton 9/12/12 8:48:18 PM 9/12/12 8:55:06 PM Reply	Can assure you, then.. That 120+ on a Black Shadow was as 'unremarkable' a velocity, in all terms of say, "routine confidence that one is in full control" --as, was it simply 'normal': to cruise some long (boring) highway at 85-90 mph, taking advantage of fact that the wind pressure on torso, which just-balanced any downward force on the handlebars (because of the forward body angle to the short un-raised handlebars) --was kinda like "power steering" er, "wind-cancellation" driving: Bonus. Worked for me--no butterflies. (But yes, sustained 120 mph cruising would place a strain on shoulders, in time. No-traffic a requisite, natch. Wind-force is still a force, resisted by muscles.) Ed: PS: My brief tenure with a '70 Riviera, a thinly-disguised, actually good handling! 5000# monster, suggests that you might have hit 125ish; that is, on one event I saw >130 on clock; shut down for doubt about tires' (near-new) max speed rating.. Was probably getting ~ 4 mi/gallon, then.. what a gas hog it was, those 5000#s. Edited by Ashton Sept. 12, 2012, 08:55:06 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #362,528 by malraux 9/12/12 9:09:52 PM Reply	This car had a 455 and a "commuter car" differential gear ratio. I suspect it could have hit 150 easily. Even with a low ratio it would still shred the tires at stop signs. What a fun car. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #362,529 by Another Scott 9/12/12 9:37:12 PM Reply	Torque is fun.
Post #362,530 by drook 9/12/12 9:46:18 PM Reply	Did that on a Kawasaki 750 turbo I looked down to see how fast I was going and I couldn't see the needle. And it was still pulling. -- Drew
Post #362,542 by folkert 9/13/12 9:28:20 AM Reply	While in the Marine Corps... had a GSXR1100. I spent an additional $3000 on the motor and trans and suspension and accessories, including a new Tach that went to 20,000 (redline was like 18K) and a speedo that was supposed to be certified to 200MPH. It could do 100 in 2nd without trying. I had it up there in the high 170s and decided it was fast enough. It could have still gone more. I had another gear, besides RPMs left in 5th. The rush of the wind was something, the blur of the landscape, the tunnel vision, every nerve alive... its all very real. This was in my foolish years, before I had my car-motorcycle accident. I'm now in my foolish years again.

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