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top speeds
- Thread starter rickieh
- Start date
Classic
rackin' up the miles
117mph is what you will get with a bone stock 78/79. Sprockets, pods, and aggressive timing will net you 127+.
cros36
thread killer
maybe 80? timing wasnt checked and carbs wernt synched, didnt want to push too hard.
jayel
#9 Guru 74 TX650A
75mph as that is the legal limit on the Interstate hiway
1974jh5
Curmudgeon.
95 MPH +/- on the BS34's which were giving top end trouble, it was pulling good with some still to go. Not too many places around here to let it rip, people drive like frickin' idiots on the Interstate, wandering between lanes playing on their phones. Also the stock forks flex a good bit, it really could use a brace for those higher speeds. I'm going to guesstimate somewhere in the 110 MPH range.
I have an 'in' with a local racetrack (Carolina Motorsports Park), I might go over there some day and see what I can get out of it.
I have an 'in' with a local racetrack (Carolina Motorsports Park), I might go over there some day and see what I can get out of it.
littlebill31
Smells of Raw Fuel
My speedo only goes up to 80.
bbillington
blorp a dorp dorp
^^I tend to avoid highways/interstates when I'm on the XS as it just feels wrong to do sustained speeds of 70+ MPH. I might think otherwise if I geared it differently, but it'll never be a bike that I want to go fast on. I think that's part of the appeal... you don't have to be doing 100+ to have fun on an XS.
AGREED. I've done around 75 on my xs, but it's not as fun to me as just putting around town.
littlebill31
Smells of Raw Fuel
I took my hardatail up to 90, which was it for that one. A little pee came out. I agree, I like to cruise and my bike is my daily rider.
I've only had my '82 up to 65mph. It would take me an hour to ride to a 65 mph zone, lol.
I've only had my '82 up to 65mph. It would take me an hour to ride to a 65 mph zone, lol.
