Fastest bike

[rapide]

Childish question or what it’s all about depending on view point. What’s the fastest *feeling* bike you’ve ever ridden?

Raw unadulterated farrrrk

[Ho Lee Kau]

S1000RR, but I haven't "opened up" my GSXR1000R yet

[PIGINAWIG]

Remal - your thread has arrived......

[Hungrymc]

S1000RR.... Mental thing.

[MrGman]

S1000rr for me too.

Although the 1290 superduke r also feels pretty bonkers!!

[anonymous-user]

Fastest, probably any litre bike, the S1000RR is pretty nuts. Fastest through an apex though, TZ250, pant wettingly rapid.

[Jazoli]

A bandit 1200 turbo, it was insane, and went from 100bhp to 200bhp in about 500 revs and felt properly scary, it was also on standard suspension and brakes.

My Hayabusa was fairly tame in comparison.

[bogie]

S1000RR or 1299 Panigale...both seemed crazy fast

[Walter Sobchak]

S1000RR, early R1(I know it isn’t but it felt brutal) Pangiale V4.

[anonymous-user]

Maico 490 Motocross bike. Evil thing.

[anonymous-user]

wormus said:

Maico 490 Motocross bike. Evil thing.

Yes, and yes.

I was a teenager when I was first given a 490 in a field. Scared me to death. I’d love another one now.

[catso]

yonex said:

wormus said:

Maico 490 Motocross bike. Evil thing.

Yes, and yes.

I was a teenager when I was first given a 490 in a field. Scared me to death. I’d love another one now.

Had a KTM 500 2-stroke Motocross bike. Used it on fields and trails round where I live, can't imagine having the stones/ability to use full throttle through the gears around a dirt track. It would wheelie/flip in any gear at almost any speed although with only 4 gears and huge rear sprocket the top speed was probably no more than 80mph?

As above, evil thing.

Any of the modern (and many not so modern) litre bikes are really very fast though and definitely more than you need on the road.

[Crapaud]

I took my MV Agusta F4 to Elvington in York last month. The factory states it will do 291 kph. I visited the factory last week and told them that they were wrong. I did 303 kph!

After that I jumped on my 350bhp turbo busa and did 211 mph.

[andySC]

My 2000 4XV R1. Has a YRT full system on it (pretty trick HRC’esque Yam parts) & had it jetted to suit. Was putting out about 150bhp (might’ve been 160, can’t remember) if memory serves & that felt like plenty. Hit the limiter in 6th on a false flat downhill in the south of France with an indicated 204! No way that’s accurate m’lud as analogue speedo’s tell fibs of course. This bike was like a Pit Bull you’d reared from a puppy...it was a scary fker but I had complete trust in it and could get away with murder on it and not get bitten....that’s how it felt back then anyhow.

[r1flyguy1]

I can say ashamedly i havent ridden any of the bikes listed so far, but have ridden the latest Kawasaki H2, that was pretty impressive after my 09 & 16 ZX10r’s

[AdamIndy]

My old Honda cr250 stroker. Being young and stupid I decided to buy the fastest crosser that I could find locally. 250 2 stroke with a wiseco piston, some fancy barrel, v-force reeds, fmf pipe and a bored carb. That bd was a missile! An extremely narrow powerband made it try and throw all 9 1/2 stone of me off the bike in whatever gear I happened to be in at the time.

Not the fastest bike I’ve ridden but by far and away the lairiest, most angry of a thing I’ve ridden. Sounded epic when someone else was riding/holding on for grim death though!

[Gavia]

I think I’ve said this elsewhere. The S1000RR / HP4 feels stupid fast and it is. However, the R1 / R1M is faster, but it doesn’t feel it.

Feeling fast vs actually fast are two very different things as anyone who’s just passed their test will tell you.

[okenemem]

hs2 ??

[cmaguire]

okenemem said:

hs2 ??

They haven't finished that yet, and it will doubtless be forced to operate at reduced speed due to the tracks or perceived risk of collision.
And trains aren't bikes either

[crofty1984]

Fastest feeling I'd say my A65. Doesn't weigh much, low geared, front end doesn't really feel attached and a front brake that's more decorative than functional. The fact that I built it in my garage and its 13 years older than I am also helps!