Vaquero Top Speed

[ponch]

My 800 was 12% off, the Nomad was 8% off and the beemer is 3-4% off. The only vehicle I have owned that was on the money is my Suburban.

[landman]

2011 vaquero,107 m.p.h. on the gps at 5500 r.p.m.in 4th gear.was still pulling strong when i shut it down.

[ponch]

I bet with that big flywheel, once it gets going it likes to roll. I find with a beemer it gets there in a hurry, but if I let off the gas it slows down quickly too. The bigger twins are like locomotives.

[nomadtom69]

A friend and 3 buddies on BMWs out west were almost thrown in jail because someone called in on them the idiots were running 140 thats the fastest the k100rt (the slowest one) would run they had slowed down when they saw the road block at the state line.

[ponch]

Originally Posted by nomadtom69

A friend and 3 buddies on BMWs out west were almost thrown in jail because someone called in on them the idiots were running 140 thats the fastest the k100rt (the slowest one) would run they had slowed down when they saw the road block at the state line.

They are/were built in the land of the autobahn.

I've never had mine over 110 and it was loafing along in 6th gear. Supposedly some have had the RT up to 145, but that was in Europe where the roads and gasoline are better. I'd love to find some 94 octane stuff and see how it runs.

[nomadtom69]

all 4 of them were K bikes I think my friend said he had is up to 160 out west
They all are nuts one of them died of cancer after all their adventures and wrecks the big C got him.

[ponch]

It's probably a little optimistic. The newer hot rods are speed limited from the factory. The S1000RR is limited to 185mph and the K1600s are limited to 150 or something like that. Most people here might find the speeds we are talking about insane, but in Europe higher speeds are normal.

[nomadtom69]

They would leave here in Tenn go to New Oleans and west to the coast up the coast and back home in 2 weeks got in a sand storm and hit a drift across the road and total one bike had to rent a uhaul to get back home one of them had a broke collar bone like I said CRAZY even one of the BMW riders quit riding with them.

[bouson]

Originally Posted by bouson

Well made a little run of 195 miles this morning.

Did some other riding this evening making the total mileage today 244.1 miles. I went to get gas just before coming home, average mileage displayed on bike was 42.8, when figured with calculator got the same thing.

I did make a discovery tonight when I filled up. The ground by all pumps is not level and can make a significant difference in your mileage. I normally use a pump which actually leans my bike toward the pump. Tonight when I filled up I was sitting on the bike. I topped off the tank, then I took it off the stand and was holding it up straight. You wouldn't think it would make much difference, but it took over a half gallon to bring it to the top. 244.1 miles divided 5.703 gallons = 42.8 which is what I got as an average, but if you take 244.1 divided 6.252 = 39 miles. If you do that at 120 miles that could really screw up the math, instead of a 43.3 average you could get an average of 36.7. Just something to keep in mind when checking mpg.

Have a great week. Hope you all remembered the golden rule of fireworks, when you light it let go!!!!

[Monkeyman]

I'm happy NOT going very fast. You can't stop for shit at 70 and you don't have enough time to react to much of anything. At 100 (or 120), all it would take is one person coming off the shoulder 1/4 mile ahead of you and you're toast. I'm pretty happy at about 5 over the limit.

[bouson]

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

I'm happy NOT going very fast. You can't stop for shit at 70 and you don't have enough time to react to much of anything. At 100 (or 120), all it would take is one person coming off the shoulder 1/4 mile ahead of you and you're toast. I'm pretty happy at about 5 over the limit.

Me too. I just wanted to know the top end. Still we do have some roads you can see 3 to 5 miles with no side egress that are very temping.

[Sin City Stan]

Last year on the way to the Crescent City rally after going through a long construction zone in the middle of nowhere and having about 20 vehicles in front of us who did not seem to know that they could resume highway speeds I pulled out to pass. I could see forwever and used the Stebil as I approached each car/truck. Once I was rolling I figured I might as well pass them all.

I was in fifth gear on a stock 2009 Nomad riding 2up, loaded, no fairing and as I approached the last car I glanced down at the speedo and it was a little over 110. I stayed on it as I completed the pass and made a little room behind me.

Later that day when we were standing beside the bike in the middle of the highway for more construction in the middle of nowhere I checked the max speed on the GPS. It was 105.

I don't make a habit of going that fast on a bike. I'm usually backing off at 90 if that fast. However, it was good to know that at 105 it still had the power to accellerate in 5th. gear. I'm guessing it was good for mid-teens if I fell back to 4th.

The Vaquerro should be able to do better than that.