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LS650 · 03-14-2007, 06:06 PM

>Final Fifth Gear (100-130kph)
>Stock Factory Rated (Up to 120Kph}

I think you'll find that these factory numbers tend to be a bit exaggerated...
Maybe it'll do 120 KPH, if you get a guy who weighs 100 pounds and stands 5-foot-nothing on it. If you put on your average 165-lb guy, it's a different story.

I've seen claims for my EX200 of 120 KPH,. etc.. and it's a bunch of malarkey. Stock, when my bike hits 8500 redline in 5th gear, I'm lucky to be doing 110... with a tail wind.

Cruising speed with the engine running at a more relaxed 6500 is about 80 KPH.

03-14-2007, 06:06 PM	#9
LS650 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13	>Final Fifth Gear (100-130kph) >Stock Factory Rated (Up to 120Kph} I think you'll find that these factory numbers tend to be a bit exaggerated... Maybe it'll do 120 KPH, if you get a guy who weighs 100 pounds and stands 5-foot-nothing on it. If you put on your average 165-lb guy, it's a different story. I've seen claims for my EX200 of 120 KPH,. etc.. and it's a bunch of malarkey. Stock, when my bike hits 8500 redline in 5th gear, I'm lucky to be doing 110... with a tail wind. Cruising speed with the engine running at a more relaxed 6500 is about 80 KPH.
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