How fast have you gone on your XJ?

from another thread
http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=6567/

gonna have to give this a try, need to check my speedo too

 

Or you could just have someone volunteer to hop on that Ninja and clock you. :twisted:

 

Digital speedo here checked at +1 Km/hr at 100 Km/hr.

 

I've been up to 100 miles an hour on route 295S in new jersey.

 

Pegged speedo 85+ , Tach at 8000 in 6th gear. Saturday morning. Ran good!

 

I have gotten a lot of that speed bug out of my system. But it will bite again. I have read here and there of different spots where people have found runways or private drag strips to find out what they or the bike is made of. Does anyone have an idea of where in the Philadelphia area (PA) to try the same trick? PHI International tends to be pretty strict with anyone who could get on their runways I bet.

I pegged out my 1st XJ550 somewheres around 90 mph I would guess.
My ZX6 I got up to 135 mph by the speedo, but slowing down over the next hill the sherrif pegged me at 121 mph. I made the Buffalo news the next morning and am less fearful now of the speed, as I am of the price of speed.

 

ouch man...very very ouch. I would wager a guess that you lost your license for a while over that one.

 

Suprizingly...no. I was let go on my own recognizance, got a lawyer and paid a crap load to him around $620 and $180 to the court and got a good tongue lashing from the judge and told to NEVER be seen there again, and possibly to avoid Perry, NY after that. It was just short of all 11 of those NY points, and took several years for it to get back to zero. Oh, and I had to take the defensive driving course. I forget what that cost. It did however make me feel great that I only was going way too fast, not drinking while I was at it.

 

sounds like; spanked on the bare butt on main street.

OUCH!

What A Lesson!

 

lucky man...lucky man. Glad to see you learned from it.

 

"6th gear" ?????

 

The 550's have a sixth gear instead of five if that's what you mean.

-Nick

 

I wish my 700 had a 6th gear, 5th is just too darn low

 

yep...we have a 6th gear. I only can use it going over 60 or so on the highway...otherwise it is just waaaay too low in the rpms and lugs the engine. But it is a nice cruising gear when I have to slab!

 

Does anybody know if it would it be possible to swap that 6th gear in place of my 5th on my 86? It could sure use a drop in rpms on the highway.

Curious what are your rpms at 65 mph in 6th?

 

If I remember correctly the rpm is about 5000 at 65mph. You can change your sprockets to achieve this too. Much easier.

 

Nope our 85/86 xj's are shaft drive-no sprocket.

 

doh!!! what was I thinking? right then. Well I checked on the way in this morning, at 5000rpm in 6th gear I am at 70mph or so on my gauges. 65 was about 4500rpm.

 

That's about the same rpm for 4th and 5th gear at those speeds for mine too

 

Ours go to 11! Thankyou Spinaltap