[Seruzawa]

Non-bikers have no idea just how fast modern bikes can be. And very stable and controllable at those speeds. I have a mere 1050Tiger and even with my wife on the back it’ll creep up to 110 easily and comfortably on the Interstate if you aren’t careful. A Busa or H2 is in another universe.

It’s still a moronic thing to do off a track.

[Salamander]

This right here is why I ride my own bike.

:D

[BiglyCommentary]

At 120+ you are going to jail. But lots of fun and g-force thrills blasting off at interstate ramps. WOT-WOT and you hit 100+ in seconds never getting out of 2nd gear. Brakes are equally as good so can drop back down quickly to legal speeds. Donut eaters with radar have a hard time getting a lock on you if you ramp up and down that quickly.

[Jonny7797]

You aint lived life until you’ve gone 140 with your knee draggin on turn one of Street of Willow.

[OA5599]

Non-bikers have no idea just how fast modern bikes can be. And very stable and controllable at those speeds.

Definitely stable. I took a 2001 Honda RC51 (aka RVT1000R in other markets) to 145 mph twice and I found that it only wanted to go straight and no amount of rough surface and bumps upset it. If you're on the throttle that hard, the bike just wanted to stay upright and go straight.

When the highway curved gently, I was surprised how much I had to lean at that speed to get the bike to follow the road and stay in my lane. Major respect to those GP racers who go around twisty tracks at that speed by hanging off the side of their bike and quickly flipping over to hang off the other side to negotiate those turns.

[Myrddin]

In August 2012 I decided to ride my Harley Fat Bob from San Diego, CA to Pocatello, ID to spend my birthday at home. There are long stretches of I-15 that are 80 MPH. The bike handles that just fine. What is not so pleasant is encountering the triple trailer UPS rigs. They push a lot of air and ripple like a snake.

The trip was 925 miles one-way. Lots of vibration on the pegs (mid pegs, not forward) caused some foot numbness. Traversing the desert around Barstow to Baker was very dry and necessitated a break for water. On a bike, you experience all the odors in the air that rarely work their way inside a closed car or truck cab. Some are nice, many are not. The temperature swings are significant too. 116 degrees coming through Baker. 42 degrees entering southern Idaho.

My Kawasaki Versys is rated to top out at 128 MPH. The Yamaha Roadliner is rated for 142 MPH. Track speeds. I would never do that on a public road.

[paulcissa]

That triple is an engine like no other. Love the torque curve.