Post Your Top Speeds on your Buddy 125 or 150cc (Indicated)

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Tenchi
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62 and change....

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Got her up to 62 BMPH and backed off...I weigh 195, am 58 years old, and kind of a wuss... :( I'm sure there was throttle left, tho... :(
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Actually, I was out buzzin' around yesterday and was coming down the slope of one of the highway river bridges, and looked down and saw the needle on about 72. :shock: Srsly? Moi?

I'm 54, around 240, and suddenly thought better of how fast I was going.

But apropos of nothing at all, the new S1s felt pretty good. That, a fresh oil change, and temps in the low 70s, and the Bud was rolling strong.
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On a nice, flat stretch of road I saw 70mpg on the speedo. I guess she's broken in. :D
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ed85379 wrote:Just about 75bmph on my Blackjack after installing the windshield. I take it on the highway for 8-10 miles semi-regularly now.
I finally installed a ram-mount for my phone, so I finally got a GPS measurement of my speed. Looks like I top out at 67mph. I got to 68 on a slight downslope, but 67 is my top as far as I can tell.
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I did 88mph a few weeks ago.... found myself in Hill Valley circa 1955
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So far by my GPS 60 mph. Silver Bullet has 750 miles on it. I weigh in at 185 and am 77. Guess I will open her up some time just to see what she tops out at. :wink:
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62 mph on a fat open run...no windshield and my weight in 192lbs; not the lightest package to haul around...LOL!!!
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Post by Throwback7R »

indicated 76 BMPH No idea on gps speed.
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Most scooter & motorcycle speedometers seem to run 10% optimistic. All mine do according to my GPS. A windshield will tend to streamline the bike
and give an extra couple of miles to the actual speeds. :wink:
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Post by Christophers »

Throwback7R wrote:indicated 76 BMPH No idea on gps speed.
I was just paced this past Saturday at 79 real mph on my big bore '09 Blackjack. I was in a full tuck - There was no way I could see the speedometer.
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Post by Wolfhound »

OK, today I opened the Silver Bullet up and hit 65 mph, GPS. Level ground.
I will go back now to running 50-55 GPS mph. I did not get to be this old by being careless!!! :wink: :wink:
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72mph indicated on the Blackjack one night long ago. actual would be around 64mph something or other. usual ultimate top speed is 65mph indicated or so
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