My first bike. Looking back it is a miracle I am still alive. I have heard these bikes can reach 240kmph on certain stretches of the crowsnest pass, although I have no way of personally verifying this ;)
My current bike. Something a bit more relaxed for the longer trips.
My GSX750R capped out at 289kmh as a stock machine. My stock ZX1000R topped at 299.9kmh which was a function of the govenor within. I had the ZXR later "tracked out" with Ti exhaust, CF pipes, a chip, PC and some chain/timing mods. I got it up to 318kmh on the Delta flats between Richmond and Tsawwassen and could have easily got it faster, but the road was getting eaten up too quick and the traffic was prevalent. Somewhere between 300kmh and 310kmh it dawned on me that any issue at that speed would atomize me, and although the bike felt better north of 200kmh, it simply was "too much" bike for me.
Since family, I've sold it. If I ever get back on a ride, it'll either be a cruiser, or a maximum 750cc rocket (probably another GSXr, those are by far my fave sized crotch rockets - better than a 600cc, better than a 1000cc). Maybe a Desmosedici is in that future as well :woot:
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