N Spec
Junior Member
Just got done a few hours ago with a top speed run tonight after several attempts throughout the weeks. It's pretty hard holding a camera still with one hand while going very fast. I did this about 3:00 am going through a tunnel where wind is not a huge variable, neither is traffic.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWF8KFhV4A"]YouTube - FZ6 150 MPH Top Speed[/ame]
The last 15-20mph were battling uphill, so perhaps I could have squeezed out a few more mph had I accelerated earlier. I waited to get leveled in the tunnel so that I could make sure there were no cars in front of me. On a previous run, I started accelerating before leveling out, hence going downhill and I was able to squeeze out 160 mph. Unfortunately my haste did not allow me to hold the camera steady for that run or aimed at the speedo for that matter, lol. Also it was cold tonight and so I had a long leather jacket on. My body definately was swaying from the flapping of the jacket from the turbulance. I felt much more stable and comfortable on previous runs. Perhaps, this also limited my top end this time.
Of course, there has been talk about speedo inaccuracy, so maybe I really only went 14xish. After viewing the video, I could make out it hits right at 12000 rpm when 150 mph is reached. So I guess theoritical top speed if 175 mph for the FZ6's gearing, but of course as you could tell for the last few mph struggle, power and perhaps aerodynamics is limiting.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWF8KFhV4A"]YouTube - FZ6 150 MPH Top Speed[/ame]
The last 15-20mph were battling uphill, so perhaps I could have squeezed out a few more mph had I accelerated earlier. I waited to get leveled in the tunnel so that I could make sure there were no cars in front of me. On a previous run, I started accelerating before leveling out, hence going downhill and I was able to squeeze out 160 mph. Unfortunately my haste did not allow me to hold the camera steady for that run or aimed at the speedo for that matter, lol. Also it was cold tonight and so I had a long leather jacket on. My body definately was swaying from the flapping of the jacket from the turbulance. I felt much more stable and comfortable on previous runs. Perhaps, this also limited my top end this time.
Of course, there has been talk about speedo inaccuracy, so maybe I really only went 14xish. After viewing the video, I could make out it hits right at 12000 rpm when 150 mph is reached. So I guess theoritical top speed if 175 mph for the FZ6's gearing, but of course as you could tell for the last few mph struggle, power and perhaps aerodynamics is limiting.