Blur Top Speed
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Blur Top Speed
Since I installed the digital cluster I've paid a little more attention to my speedometer and the GPS I've velcro'd next to it.
On Wednesday I was riding along an almost completely flat section of road with a 55mph limit. I left the throttle wide open, and my scooter topped out at 59 mph (GPS). Coming back, with the very slight (maybe 5 mph or less) wind behind me and a possible very minor grade advantage, I topped out at 65 mph (GPS). No windscreen, everything stock, 165lb rider.
I don't think I want to fool with the weights/rollers, because I'm very pleased with the acceleration and that's more important to me than top speed. I'd think about an exhaust change, but I also don't want to sound like some teenager in his anime-styled Mitsubishi.
On Wednesday I was riding along an almost completely flat section of road with a 55mph limit. I left the throttle wide open, and my scooter topped out at 59 mph (GPS). Coming back, with the very slight (maybe 5 mph or less) wind behind me and a possible very minor grade advantage, I topped out at 65 mph (GPS). No windscreen, everything stock, 165lb rider.
I don't think I want to fool with the weights/rollers, because I'm very pleased with the acceleration and that's more important to me than top speed. I'd think about an exhaust change, but I also don't want to sound like some teenager in his anime-styled Mitsubishi.
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Sounds like its time for a tune-up and installation of a PGO windshield. I can EASILY hit 60bmph on mine, and averaging 75mpg with my lead weighted right hand... And Im not even fully broken in yet...BeachBuzz wrote:zuman wrote:If I remember correctly, 59 MPH=about 71 or 72 BMPH and 65 MPH=about 79 BMPH.my '06 barely breaks 60BMPH on the dial and my gas mileage is low 60s
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I was riding around just to see how fast I could go and it was great. Flying around at an indicated 65 mph until an old lady pushing a full shopping cart passed me by like I was standing still. Don't these old women know there's a speed limit in parking lots!? Ruined my whole day. I think my speedometer might be a tad optimistic... 

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Re: BMPH
I hope you're right - scheduled for the first service on the 22nd. Right now I'm at the beach for a couple weeks, w/o the Blur. I'm anxious to get the guys at Philadelphia Scooters 'under the hood' and get this scoot dialed in like they did my TGB. I installed the WS last weekend and did notice a slight improvement, but nowhere near 70mph. I'll get a more accurate reading on the odo/speedo with a GPS when I get a chance but I think I'm pretty close by comparing my commute @ 6.2 miles on the TGB to 11.7 BDUs on the Blur. My MPG calcs are all in the mid 60'sGFridrich3 wrote:Sounds like its time for a tune-up and installation of a PGO windshield. I can EASILY hit 60bmph on mine, and averaging 75mpg with my lead weighted right hand... And Im not even fully broken in yet...

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Blur:Top Speed
Last weekend I got to take my first long freeway trip (82 mi). I didn't have too much trouble keeping up with traffic in the right lane. My speed topped out at 73 indicated. I thought I was traveling a little a little above the speed limit while it was screaming.
Today I finally got opportunity to test it with a GPS. I found that the top speed of 73 was equivalent to 64 or 65MPH.
Dave Harrington said that the speedo was just 5% optimistic but I found it to be between 11 to 13%.
After my trip this weekend I was getting a little more confident than maybe I should have been.
Now I would really love to see Genuine bring the G-max 200 come More than I did than just and hour ago.
Today I finally got opportunity to test it with a GPS. I found that the top speed of 73 was equivalent to 64 or 65MPH.
Dave Harrington said that the speedo was just 5% optimistic but I found it to be between 11 to 13%.
After my trip this weekend I was getting a little more confident than maybe I should have been.
Now I would really love to see Genuine bring the G-max 200 come More than I did than just and hour ago.
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Re: Blur Top Speed
That totally agrees with my experience. Another thing I noticed was that I could detect subtle changes in the terrain. If I was riding wide open down an apparently flat stretch of road and my speed started to go up or down, then I knew I was going downhill or uphill respectively.zuman wrote:I left the throttle wide open, and my scooter topped out at 59 mph (GPS). Coming back, with the very slight (maybe 5 mph or less) wind behind me and a possible very minor grade advantage, I topped out at 65 mph (GPS)..
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Mine only goes 60mphGPS or 67mphBDU
Here a video at WOT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIa7HnGbYCs&feature=plcp
Here a video at WOT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIa7HnGbYCs&feature=plcp