Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
top speed, quarter mile
#18
The 25 MPH difference is not simply a matter of hitting the street at 110MPH versus 135MPH. It's also about covering more distance in the same reaction time and increased braking distance. If something unexpectedly crosses your path you may hit it with a much greater delta than 25MPH. Could be the difference of hitting it at 10MPH versus 50MPH. One would likely hurt like the devil the other may be a trip to meet the devil.

For me, the limiter hasn't nor will it ever impact me. That having been said if they had the same bike at the same price in two options one with and one without the limiter, I would have picked the one without it.
Reply


Messages In This Thread
top speed, quarter mile - by ronss_imp - 10-17-2013, 06:19 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by CIP57_imp - 10-17-2013, 08:29 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-18-2013, 05:18 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-18-2013, 05:52 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by HikerToo_imp - 10-18-2013, 06:06 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by dBuster_imp - 10-18-2013, 06:46 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by lola_imp - 10-18-2013, 06:46 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by cbdtran_imp - 10-18-2013, 11:34 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-18-2013, 11:50 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Flynrider_imp - 10-18-2013, 01:16 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SanPete_imp - 10-18-2013, 02:08 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Randy B - 10-18-2013, 02:28 PM
RE: top speed, quarter milec - by Flynrider_imp - 10-18-2013, 04:29 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by ronss_imp - 10-18-2013, 05:51 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-18-2013, 10:22 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by oldgoat01_imp - 10-19-2013, 12:14 AM
RE: top speed, quarter milec - by cbdtran_imp - 10-19-2013, 01:20 AM
RE: top speed, quarter milec - by Oboro_imp - 10-19-2013, 02:09 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-19-2013, 03:35 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Guth_imp - 10-19-2013, 04:58 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by cbdtran_imp - 10-19-2013, 10:41 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SanPete_imp - 10-19-2013, 12:29 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-19-2013, 12:44 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Flynrider_imp - 10-19-2013, 01:37 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by mininsx_imp - 10-21-2013, 01:22 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-21-2013, 02:33 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-21-2013, 02:56 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-21-2013, 03:35 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by HikerToo_imp - 10-21-2013, 04:20 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by cbdtran_imp - 10-21-2013, 10:23 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-21-2013, 10:40 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by HikerToo_imp - 10-21-2013, 12:06 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-21-2013, 12:15 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-21-2013, 12:51 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Flynrider_imp - 10-21-2013, 03:20 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by cbdtran_imp - 10-21-2013, 04:07 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-22-2013, 05:46 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-22-2013, 06:54 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-22-2013, 07:21 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by oldgoat01_imp - 10-22-2013, 07:21 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by HikerToo_imp - 10-22-2013, 07:36 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-22-2013, 07:53 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-22-2013, 07:54 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-22-2013, 07:59 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Guth_imp - 10-22-2013, 08:28 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by dBuster_imp - 10-22-2013, 08:35 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-22-2013, 09:29 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Firstfour_imp - 10-22-2013, 09:55 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-22-2013, 10:23 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-22-2013, 11:36 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Firstfour_imp - 10-22-2013, 11:41 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-22-2013, 11:45 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SanPete_imp - 10-22-2013, 12:20 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-22-2013, 12:20 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Flynrider_imp - 10-22-2013, 01:29 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by dBuster_imp - 10-22-2013, 10:32 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-23-2013, 12:30 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by dBuster_imp - 10-23-2013, 01:06 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Flynrider_imp - 10-23-2013, 02:53 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-23-2013, 03:15 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by dBuster_imp - 10-23-2013, 03:41 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by ChipBeck_imp - 10-23-2013, 06:03 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SnowCrash_imp - 10-23-2013, 06:48 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by CIP57_imp - 10-23-2013, 08:13 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-23-2013, 11:51 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Flynrider_imp - 10-23-2013, 04:27 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by dBuster_imp - 10-24-2013, 04:44 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SanPete_imp - 10-24-2013, 07:52 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by cbdtran_imp - 10-25-2013, 01:07 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by rjk555_imp - 10-26-2013, 02:45 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-26-2013, 03:39 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by rjk555_imp - 10-26-2013, 04:03 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Totoro_imp - 10-26-2013, 05:38 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-26-2013, 05:51 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by SanPete_imp - 10-26-2013, 06:13 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by ChipBeck_imp - 10-26-2013, 02:28 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-26-2013, 03:28 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Guth_imp - 10-26-2013, 04:13 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Blockhead_imp - 10-26-2013, 11:53 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by rjk555_imp - 10-27-2013, 12:23 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Randy B - 10-27-2013, 02:28 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-27-2013, 02:52 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-27-2013, 03:43 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-27-2013, 04:36 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Guth_imp - 10-27-2013, 05:05 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-27-2013, 05:41 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by rjk555_imp - 10-27-2013, 06:12 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-27-2013, 07:49 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-27-2013, 08:48 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-27-2013, 09:10 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Guth_imp - 10-27-2013, 09:16 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by buck80mph_imp - 10-28-2013, 02:53 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Mike Bee_imp - 10-29-2013, 03:37 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-29-2013, 04:25 AM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Joola_imp - 10-29-2013, 12:49 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by the Ferret - 10-29-2013, 08:17 PM
RE: top speed, quarter mile - by Deanohh_imp - 10-30-2013, 01:00 AM

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  850 mile review dorishuntt_imp 1 241 09-22-2024, 11:33 PM
Last Post: Cormanus
  Speed governor drewdavis_imp 4 443 08-27-2024, 05:49 AM
Last Post: the Ferret
  Looks like the speed limiter is still on the '14. flynrider 38 2,654 06-12-2024, 05:31 AM
Last Post: Gone in 60
  Top Speed, 125MPH? HikerToo_imp 46 2,613 06-06-2021, 03:28 PM
Last Post: Rox_imp
  0 to 60 & Quarter Mile Times KiowaEagle_imp 3 343 06-04-2021, 03:01 AM
Last Post: GoldOxide_imp
  Will riding with prolonged speed limiter damage the engine?? zirconxi_imp 10 2,394 03-15-2020, 03:39 PM
Last Post: zirconxi_imp
  Triumph Speed Twin Obleo 5 479 01-14-2020, 01:15 PM
Last Post: GoldOxide_imp
  CB Eleven-Hundred Thousand Mile Club Haystack_imp 38 2,532 09-30-2019, 12:58 PM
Last Post: kennyw
  Low-speed shimmy HondaJon_imp 24 1,239 11-10-2018, 11:36 AM
Last Post: GoldOxide_imp
  2017 Honda CB1100EX, still top speed / rev-limited? DaSwami_imp 42 2,149 07-22-2018, 05:36 PM
Last Post: MaFiHa_imp

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)