Comments on: Production Motorcycle Top Speed Records

By: Skip

Skip — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:05:54 +0000

The ZX-14R isn’t the fastest bike anymore. Not by a long shot. The fastest production bike is a MTT-Turbine (top speed at 227 MPH). But it does run you about $150,000 so the kid next door isn’t going to be flying down the street on one. To be fair its not really the same compared to a ZX-14 or any other street bike. Why? Well it’s powered by a Rolls Royce Turbine engine capable of 320 horsepower. And apparently they are making one that will have over 420 horse the top speed of that I do not know but we can only guess how fast it would be.

And apparently there is a concept bike that has been made (not mass produced) and its a Dodge Tomahawk. It would make a ‘Busa cry in the corner. It’s not a 1300 cc not a 1400cc but a Dodge Viper V-10 8.3liter engine. Its ugly as sin compared to the rest of sport bikes. I don’t even know if you could classify it as a bike – it has four wheels but they are real thin and right next to each other. To ride it your pretty much in a drag bike position. The 500 horsepower engine can get this “bike” just shy of 400 MPH. It’s been rumored that they might make a very limited number of these but I doubt it seeing how the car companies aren’t doing so hot. Well if you have an extra quarter of a million dollars why not?

By: jay

jay — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:06:23 +0000

you were talking about getting your bike “derestricted” how would i go about doing that? i’ve been on bikes my hole life, i finally jumped up onto a R6 rescently, i love the handeling ability and light weight, but i want a little more ass for the straight aways, can anybody help me out?

By: jay

jay — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:35:36 +0000

does anyone know how to fix my problem with my rev limiter on my yamaha R6? it pretty much cutts out one cylinder once i get out to about 175mph. right now my only option is to try to digg up a racing ECU. does anyone have suggestions?

By: William Scherer

William Scherer — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:43:01 +0000

The World’s Fastest Production bike is a ZX-14– 195.107 mph set at Bonneville Sep, 2006 for a World and AMA record.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:48:14 +0000

The system is fine as it is. If some idiot wants to go faster than 300km/h (186mph) on the street, he can easily have his motorcycle derestricted. He can also add a turbo charger, remove the muffler and so on.

Since no stock motorcycle is “permitted” to exceed 300km/h, it allows the motorcycle makers to focus on handling rather than pointless top-end speed. It benefits eveyone quite a lot more that way.

It is common, by the way, for cars to be speed restricted these days. The VW GTI is, the WRX STi is, Audis are and so on. Only the expensive exotics are not, since there are relatively so few of those on the road. Basically anything that falls into mainstream pricing gets speed-governed, and that goes for motorcycles too.