Top Speed of a Buddy 125

spooky · Post by **spooky** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:34 pm

I had mine going 67 mph. Is that good or bad?

chuck_theobald · Post by **chuck_theobald** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:45 pm

We have not finished the break-in on ours, so I have not topped it out yet, but I think 67 is pretty fast for a stock 125. As for good or bad, that depends on how close the cops got to you

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:11 pm

If you're going by the speedometer and not real speed, I've had mine past 80mph. I regularly am travelling at 70+mph.

lobsterman · Post by **lobsterman** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:17 pm

I've had mine at an indicated 73mph recently, and do 65 routinely - no windshield, no racers tuck, but a mostly straight slight downhill run. It's about 1.5 mile stretch on my daily commute.

Keep in mind that the speedo is somewhere around 5-7 mph optimistic (depending on who you ask), so your true speed was somewhere closer to a real 60mph, which is still moving pretty quick on two 10 inch wheels.

Good or bad? That depends. Did you want to go that fast? Are you comfortable riding that fast? If it was your first two wheel vehicle other than a bicycle and among your first days on the scooter and you had not taken an MSF course and only had a learner's permit, I'd say it was spooky, spooky.

If you've been riding for a while and you're confident that your skills are up to it, and it was within the bounds of reasonable speed for the road, good for you.

dannyW · Post by **dannyW** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:51 pm

mine has less then 60 miles on it.. so i haven't taken it past 55 yet.

but, 65- 70 (or 60 -65) is really all I'm looking for out of this thing.

x-mojito50mod · Post by **x-mojito50mod** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:42 pm

I hit 78-80 (on the speedo) every afternoon on my commute home...a little downhill stretch of freeway.

gt1000 · Post by **gt1000** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:12 am

Where I ride my Buddy regularly, I don't have any straights long enough for top speed runs. I do have one fairly long straight that's about 4 city blocks. If I take my left onto this stretch at a decent speed, I can hit an indicated 65 before I have to brake hard for a sharp right turn. I don't do this often because I'd probably wind up in jail if I got caught.

What really impresses me about the Bud is the way it climbs hills. If you know Denver, you know the 15th street hill. Leaving downtown and climbing into the highlands, 15th is pretty steep and it's also a terrible surface; a great place to test your suspension. If you live in Denver but don't know this street, it's about 5 blocks from where you bought your Buddy. The pulling power of the Buddy is amazing, it really surprises cars a lot. The bad surface also rattles your bones and blends your vital organs into something resembling a milkshake.

Keep in mind a couple of things when you're running at speed. First, the Buddy has a stiff suspension. In fact, I'd call it harsh. If you encounter a rough road surface at high speed you could wind up really scaring yourself. Or worse. Second, if you like running at high speed remember to hone your high speed braking skills as well. Grabbing too much front or rear brake at 65 feels much different than it does at 30. The consequences are also much more serious.