how fast does yours go?

My 81 XJ650 Maxim goes at least 85. . . . Then the needle pegs :?

I just like getting it into the 'power band range' and love the adrenalin rush!

 

Fitz -
Do you peg the needle on that one? :wink:

 

Fitz, you say this like it's a bad thing!!! I like being able to cruise at 55 in fourth/65 in 5th... and I'm just at the beginning of the powerband

 

Maybe it's the Warhammer 40k fans. Always loved the "go faster red" rule.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ork_(Warhammer_40,000)

 

Nope; but I do go faster than 85 with great regularity; it's nice to know how much faster I'm going. Plus by virtue of being brand new (NOS,) the speedo is actually reasonably accurate.

What I like the most is that now both needles are pretty much in the same physical position on the clocks at road speeds, like any properly-instrumented high-performance motor vehicle should be.

But it truly is an improvement to know how fast you're actually going if you're going over 85. Especially at night.

 

I personnally NEVER faster than 70 mph at night, because we have too many deers in our region.

 

Best rule in the game. I even painted my Eldar red in an attempt to capatilize an a less than observent (and quite drunk) referee.

 

Same here; except it's bcause of the abundance of pigs.

 

Pigs? You mean wild pigs? How big are they?

 

I've done a little work to My 82 750, stripped off everything not needed to Run. Modified a set of Pod's and installed them on the Factory Airbox Boot's. It has a Mack 4 into 1 into a 12" straight Pipe. Matched all the Intake Boot's perfectly to the Intake Port's. And She's Jetted out to #130. On a nice Cool Night it will make 60 between 3.5 and 3.8, and if My Speedo is Correct i got it to 126. But it felt like I was doing 150 lol, and I'm not really interested in taking it that high again. I Typically get out of it at around 100.

 

Mine will go fast enough to beat the ambulance to the scene of the accident....

 

Look I knew a Man that Died going 35mph, if You wanna be Safe Drive a Car. When it comes to Riding fast a little Common Sense goes a long way. Rule #1 Don't Ride in the City...