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I was not using stock gearing, I was running 16-45 when we were seeing 105 and 16-42 when we were seeing 114. We confirmed that there is not a speed limiter as I had posted earlier however the bike doesn't need the vs sensor in order to run and it only measures speed at the transmission not the wheel. The dyno numbers are accurate as far as speed goes. I could put stock gearing on it and run the results but i don't use a 15t front sprocket because I get more rwhp with the 16t. I can't explain why the rev extend isn't working in 6th gear and I know that if I send the PCV to DynoJet for testing they are just going to say it's not broken. After I get the flash tune I will have new results for a 6th Gear pull with the rev limiter extended to 10k.
 
I don't know how you guys are getting some of these top end speeds. On level ground I can barely get 105 PERIOD.
How much do you weigh?

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How much do you weigh?
I'm pretty sure you're also aware that (at least according to physics) weight is not a factor at all in top speed.

Weight is important in how fast an object's kinetic energy (e.g. acceleration, change of altitude) can change, but it is absolutely irrelvant in top speed (on level ground).

A vehicle (or in fact any object e.g. a free falling body) reaches it's top speed when the propelling force equals with the opposing forces. In our case it is aerodynamic drag (related to frontal area and CV) and rolling resistance against engine power.

So while a lighter rider might get to the same top speed faster than a heavier one, but the ultimate speed will be the same.

Differences in top speed in reality can be
- environmental factors (e.g. altitude, humidity, temperature, quality of fuel)
- individual technology factors (e.g. engine brak-in, manufacturing tolerances, tire pressure and tire rolling resistance)
- rider position and clothing
 
I'm pretty sure you're also aware that (at least according to physics) weight is not a factor at all in top speed.

Weight is important in how fast an object's kinetic energy (e.g. acceleration, change of altitude) can change, but it is absolutely irrelvant in top speed (on level ground).

A vehicle (or in fact any object e.g. a free falling body) reaches it's top speed when the propelling force equals with the opposing forces. In our case it is aerodynamic drag (related to frontal area and CV) and rolling resistance against engine power.

So while a lighter rider might get to the same top speed faster than a heavier one, but the ultimate speed will be the same.

Differences in top speed in reality can be
- environmental factors (e.g. altitude, humidity, temperature, quality of fuel)
- individual technology factors (e.g. engine brak-in, manufacturing tolerances, tire pressure and tire rolling resistance)
- rider position and clothing
I suppose that's true, but as a general rule, a person's weight is proportional to their physical size. I expect we can all agree that resistance does play a role in top speed. For example, I used to be quite overweight, but I've lost almost 30% of my body weight and I'm a significantly smaller person now. From my own experience, reducing my size has enabled me to achieve higher top speeds on several bikes. You're right, though, weight doesn't play a significant role in final speed. A better question would be, what size person are you?

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We're about the same weight, so I'm just assuming we're probably pretty close in size. I'm at Sea level. What's your elevation?

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We're about the same weight, so I'm just assuming we're probably pretty close in size. I'm at Sea level. What's your elevation?

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Sacramento, so not far above sea level. Our air here is very dry in the summer, desert type air. Then air temps often close to 100 all summer. Our gas is mixed a little different from what I understand then the rest of the country for some reason, have to do with emissions. When I was up in Montana my Bonneville ran like a rape ape up there.
 
Sacramento, so not far above sea level. Our air here is very dry in the summer, desert type air. Then air temps often close to 100 all summer. Our gas is mixed a little different from what I understand then the rest of the country for some reason, have to do with emissions. When I was up in Montana my Bonneville ran like a rape ape up there.
The California version of the 500 has more emissions control components too. That and the your fuel might be there explanation. Our winter fuel here is different this year. It's the worst I've ever seen. My fuel economy has dropped ~10 mpg

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The California version of the 500 has more emissions control components too. That and the your fuel might be there explanation. Our winter fuel here is different this year. It's the worst I've ever seen. My fuel economy has dropped ~10 mpg

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You guys could be getting the California winter blend from our Richmond or la la land plant because of the floods that went on.

My winter MPG go down on average about 5 mpg in the winter because of the stupid winter blend they make up for us here out of that Richmond refinery.

So I'm not surprised your mpg went down. I'm sure they have shipped California winter blend into Texas this year.

They had a thing on the news here that these refineries are working 24/7 to make up what was lost in the Houston area.

Not sure if that still going on or not. We did have some serious issues with gas supply after those floods. They put extra people to work in Richmond because of it.

Ford truck summer 19 winter 16
Bonneville summer 42 winter 36
Honda summer 67 winter 62

Bonneville up In Montana I was getting 44 mpg, got back to California and it went back down to 39 to 42.

There is something wrong with the gas in California. I hate this state. Went in the service and married a gal from this area and stayed, should have had my head examined.
 
You guys could be getting the California winter blend from our Richmond or la la land plant because of the floods that went on.

My winter MPG go down on average about 5 mpg in the winter because of the stupid winter blend they make up for us here out of that Richmond refinery.

So I'm not surprised your mpg went down. I'm sure they have shipped California winter blend into Texas this year.

They had a thing on the news here that these refineries are working 24/7 to make up what was lost in the Houston area.

Not sure if that still going on or not. We did have some serious issues with gas supply after those floods. They put extra people to work in Richmond because of it.

Ford truck summer 19 winter 16
Bonneville summer 42 winter 36
Honda summer 67 winter 62

Bonneville up In Montana I was getting 44 mpg, got back to California and it went back down to 39 to 42.

There is something wrong with the gas in California. I hate this state. Went in the service and married a gal from this area and stayed, should have had my head examined.
That would explain a lot.

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Limiter (ignition/misfire) kicked in at about 110mph on my 14F fitted with a Spitfire windscreen. Felt the limited and saw 109mph when I glanced down. Backed out of it (the big old V-Twin and the Sportbike were gone anyway... ?)
 
2014 Honda Cbr500R Top speed on beltway down hill & fully tuck was 109mph & the engine had no more give. Was pushing me back to slow down.

Does anyone know of good oem spockets sizes ( no aftermarket spockets) always breaks the chain. Too keep my acceleration. But gain mph to atleast 140.....
 
I think 140 mph is an unreasonable expectation without spending thousands upon thousands, and even then I doubt that it's possible. This is not a machine made for speed. It does adequate speed, but you'd probably be able to afford to another bike stock capable of higher speeds for cheaper than making this machine faster. The real question is why would you even care about those kinds of speeds? Once I crossed 100 mph my vision started to blur. Clearly if a deer ran out into the street there was nowhere I could go. It's just insane. It's neat to have done it, but it's just too risky.

Long story short my wife wasn't wearing a seatbelt this weekend and I hit the brakes hard for a stupid reason. I was only doing about 9 mph. She hit the dashboard hard. Stupid her for not putting on a seatbelt, and stupid me for letting my testosterone get the better of me. I was doing about 9 fucking mph. Protip: we don't get seatbelts on motorcycles. And I always gear up fully, but seeing how fast and hard she hit the dashboard is terrifying. That's basically what we face every day we go out on a ride. On the plus side, we won't get stopped by a dash. On the minus side, gravity is going to slam us against pavement or ground, and then if we're lucky we're going to slide for too many seconds until we stop. If we're unlucky we're going to slam into a several ton piece of steel, possibly moving in the opposite direction which will multiply its mass in ways we don't want to think too hard about.

If you're anxious to die there are less painful ways.

If you're trying to make a competitive race bike there is a thread for that where somebody has tried. I don't want to think about how much time and money has been spend. It seems like a fool's errand. But have at it if that's what you really want.

If you're just somebody's son with too much testosterone then take a few swings at a concrete wall, drink some beer, and get back on track.
 
I would suggest the OEM sprockets from the 2018 CBR600RR. But you'll need to purchase the bike that goes along with the sprockets if you want to go at least 140MPH. With a top speed of 162.2 MPH, you'll have 22.2 mphs to spare. Good Luck and Ride Safe.
 
yeah....I am all for speed but please do it where a mistake on your part won`t injure anyone else...I raced local hero type and I crashed at 130mph, it is not fun at all..


actually sitting here with broken leg, hip and back from motorcycle crash..I was hit by stop sign runner on my aprilia ..so please be careful guys.
 
I'm late to the party, but I'll say that the 500 will never go 140 under it's own power. There is no combination of mods that will achieve that. That's a good thing. It's not engineered for it.

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I have hit 90 or 91 so far while passing a car. Speed limits are up to 80 MPH around here which is nice. Unfortunately I had a pretty decent headwind that day and the bike probably wouldn't have gone much over 100 had I kept on it. The CBR500R definitely needs a bit more power for this elevation (I'm at 6,000 feet here) and I'll be working to rectify that shortly. I think 120 MPH is a good target for this bike. I don't actually plan to go over 95 or 100 but I would like some reserve acceleration for passing on windy days.
 
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