How fast have you gone on your XJ?

yea thats nuts.

Plane vs Wall

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on my 650 i had it at 105( i know not that fast) i was right next to my friend with his 250 ninja, he was redlineing lol. didnt want to go any faster as i had my permit at that time not my licenence.

 

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Plane go bye bye.....

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You be REAL careful with that new speedometer BigFitz. We need your expertise on the forum.

Sort of related, speed wise I mean. My wife was having surgery on Monday and while I was waiting another dude had a copy of the current Walneck magazine. They did a ride eval on a '69 ??? Norton Commando 750. If your 850 is a newer and improved version it must be an absolute rocket.

 

I would have to say at least 100mph but who knows with the spedo only going to 85 mph
On my seca 650 turbo

 

mine stops at 80 for some reason

how fast is a 82 550 geared? i had mine going over 80 and it was running something like 7k rpm

more room to run!

 

there arnt any freeways ware i live...on islands. but thers a stretch of road i ride all the time. thers only one. us1. but its the stretch i take to get to napa. and i hit 105 almost everytime i ride it. other than that. ive hit 115 on a road called the stretch.once. there pretty stable bikes. suprisingly. scene as its older than i am. anyware else is to risky for cops. so i dont do it anyware else. i like riding my bike and you cant do that in jail. last summer i went on a road trip with some of my friends...very rich dad. and he let me ride the fz6 they have for the trip. i got up to 153...thats fast. hes also the one who gave my my xj.

 

Well during the summer of 83 I was racing a friend on his cb1000 and I lost control, on loose gravel with no helmet, flip flops, and shorts. Well I was on my way down and got some control and right into a peas field (in northern maine) well peas where flying every where, when I came out of the field, no breaks where used while in the field 200 yards down the field I was still doing 80. So how fast was I going I have no idea, man did them grean beans mess up my pipes.

 

ive had mine up to 140 but it is the xj1100. scared the crap out of me lol

 

i dont have the need for speed anymore like i used to but i have touched 105 on my xj. on my last maxim i remember pulling just past 135mph.

 

My first maxim was a XJ750 i raced my friends bike got it to 125mph dont know how much faster it coulda went. On my XJ550, I only got it up to 80 till traffic made me slow down :lol:

 

25MPH is the top speed on Catalina Island and thats what my '81 750 Seca has done. But she's got some power and I'll get her to the mainland eventually for a speed run.

 

I was able to pull it to about 118 MPH (190 KMH) on the day i was able to find a stretch of Highway with no speed cameras and nobody behind me (here we got a LOT of unmarked patrol cars and we're allowed to drive 60 or 75 MPH).

 

#1. I flew jet fighters for 25 years. Nothing with it's wheels on the ground is going to impress me with how fast it goes.

#2. I've tempted death enough times (see above).

#3 My bike has 6 gears. It will go 65 in 3rd gear. That's all I need to know.

 

started to back off at 80 thinking about widowing and orphaning the fam.

around 78 did the quick math on my life insurance and quick check of gear.

wound it up to 100 so i could say i did the ton if anyone asked.

slammed 5th and got to about 122- 127 (vibrating speedo and nerves), realized that was all it had. didnt plan on telling anyone but yall asked and dont think I have the stones to go over 80 again.

 

Yes it does and yes it will. Faster, actually.

It will also cruise effortlessly at 80mph all day. If your bike is properly tuned and set up, with solid suspension and brakes, 80 feels no different than 60. I tend to cruise at 70~80 on rural backroads. And my XJ thrives on it.

 

My 82 with a koso gauge 114 before massive clutch slip. Had about 1500 left saids 126 will test once I finish mods and get to a track

 

I have the 1982 xj1100 and I just don't know how fast I have been on it.

I have buried the 85mph speedometer many times. I ride and drive above the speed limit as a general rule. I don't ride on the highway that often I find them to be dangerous. I did open it up on the highway once and when I let off it took a full 6 sec to get back down to 85 mph. If I wanted to go real fast I would get a new sport bike. The new Yamaha XF 1300 will go 165 mph and take your luggage with you.

 

My buddy said we had hit 95 before we had to slow stupid 85 speedo.

 

I have gone fast enough on three occasions to twist the speedometer cable in two... I don't know how fast that is exactly but it's way faster than I know I ever need to go.