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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Your top speed /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1434806774 Message started by trini tuner on 06/20/15 at 06:26:14 |
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Title: Your top speed Post by trini tuner on 06/20/15 at 06:26:14 Now i know our bikes are more about acceleration than top speed but Whats the fastest you've ever gone on your savage/s40? Anyone ever do the ton? Post your top speeds and mods. My top speed is 95mph by the speedometer before jetting and mods with an exhaust and drag bars no risers. On a side note, this is open to debate, im guessing that with an extended swingarm/hardtail, chain conversion with slight gearing change, cam, exhaust, jetting, this big single would spank my buddy's 883 sportster bobber on the highway (up to 120mph) relatively stock, pipes filter jetting. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Art Webb on 06/20/15 at 07:10:18 My top speed stock and lying on the tank was 95, dropping to 90 on a grade There's a 10% error, so probably that's actually 90 and 85 respectively with the new 140/90 rear tire my speedo is supposed to be correct, and I topped out at an indicated 85 with a big windshield on it I haven't retested since Versy twiddled my carb on the Dragon trip There's no way she'll spank a Sporty without engine mods, we're at a 23 HP disadvavantage, essentially our bike has ,2/3 the HP of an 883 (very rough estimate S40; 30 HP, 400lb, .075 hp / lb Sporty: 53 hp, 548lb .096 hp / lb getting 40 hp out of an S40 would be a stretch |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by 01suzsavage on 06/20/15 at 08:10:26 Im 225 lbs 2001 savage jardine pipe. Ive had mine to 95 and backed it off cause it sounded likeit was going to EXPLODE! Lol |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Dave on 06/20/15 at 08:22:51 101.1 mph..........Ton Up! Trail Tech Vapor speedometer correctly calibrated. Wiseco 95mm, Stage 1 Cam, Mikuni VM34, Head Porting, Custom Muffler, Big foam air filter. NOTE: The 7,480 maximum rpm is not correct....my tach would spike for some reason and give false readings. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by verslagen1 on 06/20/15 at 08:36:46 Beast's carb was set up on a stock bike with a trapp... 95 uphill on the bottom third before I had traffic which came up a lot quicker than I expected. 8-) I need a steeper hill to test beast. :-? I will try to keep her under a ton on the street, not sure how fast my angel can fly. But I know leo can. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/20/15 at 09:39:13 One day, temp and humidity were good, on a cement section of I20 , Tucked in tight, it made it past the line. Never got within ten MPH of it again. Didn't really try, honestly , 80, 85, thats enough for me ,, |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Art Webb on 06/20/15 at 10:55:50 most of the time I like to stay around 55 - 60 80 is fun for a while, but then the vibes get tiring |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Drestakil on 06/21/15 at 13:29:18 I've had it up to 85 before. It might have had a little left but not much. I usually try to keep it a lot closer to the speed limit, though. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Tomi on 06/21/15 at 15:52:31 70. But mostly only cuz I'm a newbie. :-[ /me |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/21/15 at 16:55:26 If you aren't comfortable with it, don't push it. I was recovering from a long illness, my wife bought me a Savage. I was excited, right up until I sat on it, running, gonna ride home. I almost couldn't. I had ridden bikes, but not for years. I stayed on back roads for a coupla months before getting into just easy traffic. Don't let what you think others expect of you to affect your decisions. Empty parking lots, empty , uncapped, water bottles, dodging , low speed turns, practicing using brakes together,, |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by jcstokes on 06/21/15 at 18:07:28 Stock bike will probably top out between 87 and 92. Unsure of how a hard tail would feel at these speeds, although it was done from the 1910's to the 1940's |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by chzeckmate on 06/21/15 at 19:18:15 87.7 gps indicated. I wasn't trying to break a speed record, I was just in a hurry. I haven't done a top speed run yet. I'm not sure I'm even inclined to put it to the test. I will say that 87.7 wasn't terribly uncomfortable and there was plenty left. I would expect I can get into the upper 90's but I highly doubt mine can break the ton...at least not with me riding. I weigh 200 lbs. Only basic improvements have been done. Muffler, filter, jets...Will do the rear tire on the next change, but I don't think it would make up the difference. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by koehlerrk on 06/22/15 at 03:15:50 I've had my 87 up to 87... just for giggles. Well, that and I was trying to beat a nasty looking thunderstorm home. Rolled in the driveway and it started sprinkling. Opened the garage, backed her in and shut her down as the sky opened up. She still has some more left... how much I'm not sure, but at least a little bit. But most of the time I run 55-60 and we're both happy. Wind buffet at 70+ gets tiring in a hurry. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Art Webb on 06/22/15 at 07:57:18 the 5 speed bikes will probably go faster in 4th than 5th, but still 55-65 is more comfortable it's a cruiser, not a sportbike (unless you Cafe it ;D) A windshield makes 70 much more tolerable though |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/22/15 at 09:42:29 293A3C3F2D2A2A480 wrote:
Uphill, or into a strong wind, fourth might be faster. Or, hauling someone North of three hundred pounds and effectively pushing half a sheet of plywood down the road. Make for an interesting dyno test. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Art Webb on 06/22/15 at 09:53:43 There's a speed chart somewhere on the forum, based on gearing, that shows 94mph in fourth IIRC, or 97 on a 4 speed bike (supposedly a 140/90 on a 5 speed bike make the 4 speed bike top speed attainable in fourth on a 5 speed bike) and 107 in 5th I seriously doubt mine will hit 94 in 5th at stock HP levels, so I'm fairly sure that 4th would get me a higher top speed than 5th with engine stock, though I could be wrong put some more power in it, and fith will be faster than 4th, most likely |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Dave on 06/22/15 at 11:03:51 This issue with going fast......is that the stock bike is only around 30 hp has a limit on how fast it can go. Once the wind and mechanical drag exceeds the power that the engine can produce.....it just won't go any faster. Going higher in gearing tends to slow the engine rpm down, and can actually reduce the top speed you will achieve if the engine rpm x torque isn't high enough to push the wind out of the way. The bike needs to get up around 6,500 rpm for maximum power and speed....you will have to pick a gear (4th or 5th) that gets you closest to 6,500 at your top speed. If you add saddlebags, a windshield or you are tall or wide......your top speed will be reduced....small, light, narrow, short will all help obtain a higher top speed. (A 40 mph tail wind will also help!). |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/22/15 at 11:33:57 41475C5B5C41405B5047350 wrote:
I'm pretty sure that the LS-650 isn't about either of those. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/22/15 at 13:00:36 trini tuner wrote on 06/20/15 at 14:26:14: Now i know our bikes are more about acceleration than top speed. Accurate statement. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by LANCER on 06/22/15 at 13:32:31 I've had the Purple S40 up to 103-5 mph indicated a couple of times. The engine was completely stock except for a dyna muffler and jetted stock carb. This is the most powerful stock bike I've ridden. I think it just happened to come off the assembly line with all the correct tolerances in the engine, like a Blue Printed engine. I've had REX to 105 mph as measured on the Veypor computer, which is accurate. Most of the time it would get to 98-100. He was modified, engine & a bit larger rear wheel, as well as chain for a bit more on the gearing. I think at the time of the 105 I had the Edelbrock carb on it. It seemed to really like that carburetor. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Serowbot on 06/22/15 at 14:23:10 I top out at 194mph... :-?... ... ;D ... |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by chzeckmate on 06/22/15 at 20:52:29 704B4651404C57514A424F50230 wrote:
I think the right windscreen will actually help. I have mine set at about 135° and it creates a good laminar bubble around me and the deflection angle is better than I would get riding tucked. I have no scientific data to support what I'm saying but I can tell you that my own riding experience is I'm getting better numbers with the shield. My gas mileage is also improved with the shield, lending some credibility to my assertion. There are a lot of factors that could lead to that, though. So, until I have more hard proof, an assertion is all it is. I'd love to hear some more thoughts on it though. |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by 1st2know on 06/22/15 at 21:38:22 92mph with no windshield and me spooning the tank. 80mph with the tall windshield and me sitting up straight like a gentleman. It could have gone faster, but, with the large shield at those speeds, the bike tends to bounce around in the wind, which my signal roll off and coast back down to a comfortable 45mph. (Over the years I learned that my most comfortable speed can be calculated by taking 100 and subtracting my age. I was a wild baby). 53686572636F747269616C73000 wrote:
I want to see the photo of Dave holding the camera for this shot :-) |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Jeff71 on 06/22/15 at 22:04:50 Whatever speed limit is posted. Jeff |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by verslagen1 on 06/22/15 at 22:08:13 06292A2A7B7D4C0 wrote:
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Dave on 06/23/15 at 03:30:26 0F4D4A0C555051493E0 wrote:
I want to see the photo of Dave holding the camera for this shot :-) [/quote] The Trail Tech Vapor speedometer has a "recall".....I was just standing in my garage when I took the photo. ;) |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by savagerider87 on 06/23/15 at 06:16:35 83 going down a 9% grade on I-87.... Of course, I wouldn't try it again because at the bottom of that hill theres always a Trooper sitting in the median. Go figure... Also, I just rebuilt the top end... My Bolt on the other hand has been topped out at 105.... and thats before the Vance & Hines full exhaust and VO2 air intake. I love my Savage, but man that Bolt is torque!!! ;) |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Serowbot on 06/23/15 at 07:32:01 477C7166777B60667D757867140 wrote:
I want to see the photo of Dave holding the camera for this shot :-) [/quote] The Trail Tech Vapor speedometer has a "recall".....I was just standing in my garage when I took the photo. ;)[/quote] Stuff of legend,... now it's spoilt.. :-[... |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Art Webb on 06/23/15 at 12:01:13 4F74796E7F73686E757D706F1C0 wrote:
I want to see the photo of Dave holding the camera for this shot :-) [/quote] The Trail Tech Vapor speedometer has a "recall".....I was just standing in my garage when I took the photo. ;)[/quote] Bummer, I had visions of massive cool in the face of insane speed ;D |
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Title: Re: Your top speed Post by Art Webb on 06/23/15 at 12:02:59 16292F2835321A5C0 wrote:
I think the right windscreen will actually help. I have mine set at about 135° and it creates a good laminar bubble around me and the deflection angle is better than I would get riding tucked. I have no scientific data to support what I'm saying but I can tell you that my own riding experience is I'm getting better numbers with the shield. My gas mileage is also improved with the shield, lending some credibility to my assertion. There are a lot of factors that could lead to that, though. So, until I have more hard proof, an assertion is all it is. I'd love to hear some more thoughts on it though. [/quote] I think you're right, as long as it's a small screen and you tuck behind it, though I have no data to back that up |
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