Without a windscreen, leaning low on the tank, mine topped out with the needle at 155, and my GPS said 151 when I checked it later... I suspect that BMW SUV tops out at close to 170...
Nevada highway guided missiles
Well, went out for my 100-miles-before- breakfast run this morning on my 2015 R1200R.
Down Interstate 15 at 85 mph. Had to stay in the right lane 'cause the fast sedans were whipping' by me,
Rolled over to Hwy 95 for the return run to Henderson.
9 AM - pretty empty road. Speed limit 75 mph. "Bout ten miles into the road, I saw a brown SUV gaining on me rapidly. Moved right, checked the speedo - 88 mph.
The BMW SUV rocketed past. I wanted to see just how fast he was running, so I pinned the throttle. Gave up at 125-130 mph. He was still pulling away.
Wow! Nevada is certainly an interesting place. BTW, Never saw a cop in 110 miles.
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Down Interstate 15 at 85 mph. Had to stay in the right lane 'cause the fast sedans were whipping' by me,
Rolled over to Hwy 95 for the return run to Henderson.
9 AM - pretty empty road. Speed limit 75 mph. "Bout ten miles into the road, I saw a brown SUV gaining on me rapidly. Moved right, checked the speedo - 88 mph.
The BMW SUV rocketed past. I wanted to see just how fast he was running, so I pinned the throttle. Gave up at 125-130 mph. He was still pulling away.
Wow! Nevada is certainly an interesting place. BTW, Never saw a cop in 110 miles.
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I've cleared 200 (just barely). That's km/h of course, about 125 for my southern neighbours. I backed off pretty quick - that's almost double the speed limit where I was, and the Mounties would probably just shoot you and roll your body into the ditch if they caught you at that speed 
At 200, I think the bike was pretty much maxed out. So was I. Even with the wide clear-cuts on each side, and fences to mostly keep the moose off the road, the thought of blasting through 1,200 lbs of meat standing a foot taller than me was enough to make me think twice about carrying on at that speed.
At 200, I think the bike was pretty much maxed out. So was I. Even with the wide clear-cuts on each side, and fences to mostly keep the moose off the road, the thought of blasting through 1,200 lbs of meat standing a foot taller than me was enough to make me think twice about carrying on at that speed.
That's the rason I backed off the other day when I ran up to 112 on 07 R1200R --- that's 164 feet per second. . . and deer out the whazoo in AlabamaI've cleared 200 (just barely). That's km/h of course, about 125 for my southern neighbours. I backed off pretty quick - that's almost double the speed limit where I was, and the Mounties would probably just shoot you and roll your body into the ditch if they caught you at that speed
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