01-12-2019, 03:09 AM
(01-11-2019, 11:42 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: I believe the limit is mostly non-technical and more for consumer safety. It would be interesting to learn if German released CBs has the same impediment.
I have ridden other imported bikes (actually via the U.S. market) that had the 180 km/h limit and they were liquid cooled. In all cases, getting to 200 takes too much effort. One has to literally punch through 180 downhill. It is not sustainable at all and the computer fights you quite noticeably.
At limit, speed wobble, uncomfortable vibrations and similar have not been detected. The CB appears solid, and I believe it could do more. Most are happy with the limitation. Besides, the trade-off is a strong, confident, and rev-less pull-off from stop. For an inline-4, I value that.
While other bikes sit and rev at the red light to maintain a pulse, or other wild cats to anticipate "take-off", I just release and go. Never disappoints.
Yes, afaik this limit of 180 km/h comes from Japan traffic regulation and they just don't put it off for the export models.
However, my CB1100A '13 made 190 km/h on the tach without any problems and very easily. That was exactly 180 km/h on the GPS device, so the tach is 10 km/h fast at that point.
The newer models of the CB1100 here in Europe have the same limitations, I was told.
Btw., my CBF1000F has a speed limit at 235 km/h, which is about 245 km/h at the speedo while 235 km/h at the GPS.