top speed, now ethanol

[Mike Torst]

It does, modified. I had posted many months ago, Using a 16t, GPS V showed much higher MPH at WOT. I am still planning to do the Dyno and Top-end run, shielding my large carcass behind my 11+ Clearview. I am still playing with it. Harhar. TO date, BMW guys are shocked to see me w/ them at 100+ per GPS. Oh, my bike is not stock. And I am not small. Oh, our speedo is not linear in speed error. Figure 4-5 mph loss at 80 to true road speed. It does not get much worse, on my bike at least. I have read that some speedo's are off much worse, so GPS and proper Bike speedo's are closer. Look, a lot of persons are not going to like my reply, so the flames will occur. No wonder I stay away at times. Mike Torst A16 Las Vegas

> -----Original Message----- > From: garalpar@... [mailto:garalpar@...] > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:11 PM > To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Top Speed > > Hi , with a 16 tooth front sprocket and stock everything except a k+n > air filter. All I could get up to was 90 mph and 87 mph on the GPS. Is > that it????? and it didn`t want to rev much higher than 6,200 rpm`s in > top gear.Revs higher in other gears. Bike runs great at all speeds and I > don`t really want to go faster than 80 mph on this bike anyway. Just > thought it would have a higher top speed . > > GARY PARECE ,98 Concours 101k , 2001 VFR 4K mi.,2002 Suzuki DRZ 400 E, > 2001 KLR 650 1K >

[Judson D. Jones]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, garalpar@w... wrote:

> Hi , with a 16 tooth front sprocket and stock everything except a

k+n

> air filter. All I could get up to was 90 mph and 87 mph on the GPS.

Is

> that it????? and it didn`t want to rev much higher than 6,200 rpm`s

in

> top gear.Revs higher in other gears. Bike runs great at all speeds

and I

> don`t really want to go faster than 80 mph on this bike anyway. Just > thought it would have a higher top speed . >

Your bike is overgeared. I bet it will run faster in fourth.

[thad_carey]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, garalpar@w... wrote:

> Hi , with a 16 tooth front sprocket and stock everything except a

k+n

> air filter. All I could get up to was 90 mph and 87 mph on the GPS.

Is

> that it????? and it didn`t want to rev much higher than 6,200 rpm`s

in

> top gear.Revs higher in other gears. Bike runs great at all speeds

and I

> don`t really want to go faster than 80 mph on this bike anyway. Just > thought it would have a higher top speed . > > GARY PARECE ,98 Concours 101k , 2001 VFR 4K mi.,2002 Suzuki DRZ 400

E,

> 2001 KLR 650 1K

Judson is right on you being overgeared for top speed performance with the 16T. The 15T is about right to get optimum top speed. With pipe, airbox/filter, and jetting mods, mine gets to an honest 100mph confirmed by GPS and calibrated bicycle computer. The highest I've seen is 103, and then I back it down. I'm not sure exactly how fast it'll go because I don't care to keep it tapped out that long, but it doesn't feel like there's much left. I'm kinda impressed at how fast it gets there for the kind of bike it is--definitely no ZX12. Thad Carey A15 (lookin' like Barbie)

[Fireman Ed]

totally stock, my highest was 97.5 GPS mph. And I am LARGE. Fireman Ed A17

[Markus Helmrich]

The fastest i have ever been able to achieve, with a reconfiged spedo, set back approx 7km/h and tested with driving beside a car to get accuracy, is an indicated 185km/h in wind, down a hill. Flat out on a calm straight road, about 165km/h or 105mph. I had a 16T&39T sproket at the time. Now i have a 16T&43T sproket. I'm only 5'10" and 150lbs, which probably helps, and a near empty tank of gas(which makes a difference) Normally i can only do max 165km/h or 103mp/h on a straight road with no wind. I bet i could hit 200km/h if someone dropped the bike from a plane ! -markus _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca

[TLrydr@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/28/2004 6:30:38 PM Central Standard Time, garalpar@... writes: << Bike runs great at all speeds and I don`t really want to go faster than 80 mph on this bike anyway. Just thought it would have a higher top speed >> I put my feet on the passanger pegs, Lay down on the tank and look through the shield,, 100MPH and 110 at times 115 once with a tail wind..... I held my 2000 KLR WFO for a little over 1000 miles a couple of years ago. Gas up and run throttle to the stop, Used about 1/4 Qt of oil,, Mobil 1 15-50 that is Mike

[dooden]

Top I have hit was 102 or 103 Mph, per the speedo, but honeslty do not think I would have taken the time to look at a GPS that close, but could have looked at the top speed afterwards. Im pretty sure it would have been around the same. This was with 15/43 gearing on a long winding road mostly used by logging trucks, so it was not the smoothest place to be wedging the seat up your backside. Anything above 80 Mph indicated in my parts is way excessive normally anyway except for passing and such. Too many deer too close to the roadways. Dooden A15 Green Ape up in Yooperland

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Fireman Ed" wrote: > totally stock, my highest was 97.5 GPS mph. And I am LARGE. > > Fireman Ed > A17

[James L. Miller Jr.]

Something like 101.8 or thereabouts. PER GPS. Between Grand Junction and Delta Colorado on that beautiful stretch of new asphalt. Took almost the full stretch to get to that, tho. 16/43 with Challengers F&R. millerized that's the fastest I ever want to go on a KLR.

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote: > Top I have hit was 102 or 103 Mph, per the speedo, but honeslty do not > think I would have taken the time to look at a GPS that close, but > could have looked at the top speed afterwards. Im pretty sure it > would have been around the same. > > This was with 15/43 gearing on a long winding road mostly used by > logging trucks, so it was not the smoothest place to be wedging the > seat up your backside. > > Anything above 80 Mph indicated in my parts is way excessive normally > anyway except for passing and such. > > Too many deer too close to the roadways. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape up in Yooperland > > > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Fireman Ed" wrote: > > totally stock, my highest was 97.5 GPS mph. And I am LARGE. > > > > Fireman Ed > > A17

[lsambotz]

what top speed are you guys getting?

[smthng else]

'08 with no drivetrain, engine, exhaust or intake mods. WFO, tucked, and downhill... top speed on GPS is 99.1 mph. I hear only blue ones can actually get that high without mods. --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes Springfield, VA 2005 Yamaha FJR1300ABS - "Blue Bayou" 2006 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon - "Teflon" 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 - It's here, but it hasn't earned a name yet. http://smthng.info "If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself."

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