Serowbot wrote on 11/12/08 at 22:01:45:When I hit 94mph,(140/90 rear)=accurate mph, it was 2 mile downhill, tailwind, left arm behind back, so tucked I was a repaint....
I love a challenge...
One day...
The ton..
One day...
Downhill and with a tailwind, I guess that could be done.
You've adjusted gearing, but most people have to remember that ALL factory speedometers over-read by a few percent, rarely less than 5% and usually by 8-10%.
So, when most riders see around 90 on the speedo with standard gearing/tires as top speed for their Savage, they're probably doing 82-4. Call it 83mph.
So what do you need to get to 100mph? Wind resistance/tractive force is proportional to the square of velicty, and power is tractive force times velocity, so power is proportional to the cube of speed.
So, to rise from 83mph to 100mph you're trying to go 20% faster. If 32hp gets your Savage to 83mph, to get to 100mph you need 32 x 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 = 55hp. A 70% increase in power.
Sorry guys, there's just no way on this earth that a standard Savage is going to hit 100mph whatever the gearing. Unless, maybe, you find a 50mph tailwind, a 1 in 3 hill, or ride off a cliff.
As Scotty said, "Ye canna change the laws of physics, Cap'n"