How fast can a spyder go...

[Bob Denman]

Do you want to really impress the onlookers? Show them how the speedo reads to 200...
I get an awful lot of "WOWS!" over that! :roflblack:

 

[Lamonster]

126 MPH OR 203KPH recorded on my GPS... before tall windshield and side deflecters. Now only 121 MPH OR 195 KPH.

126 is as fast as I've had my RS too. That's all there is. pps:

This is NOT me but you can see what this guy got. :doorag:

 

[Bootie]

Speed

scientists have determined that silver is fastest because the color reflects the suns rays, thereby reducing overall mass, due to contraction. this in turn makes the silver frontal area smaller, therefore less aerodynamic drag, hence, faster.:lecturef_smilie: any questions?:yikes::hun:

Coz, you forgot one thing. Every action produces an equal and opposite reaction:lecturef_smilie:. Sunlight bouncing off of the silver body, if you are going toward the sun, will actually slow you down. The trick is to face away from the sun and then the reaction will push you faster. I used this trick out in Nevada on a straight, desolate, no cops, no cages road and managed to get my RT to 125 mph:yes:. It took several miles to do so, so a drag strip would never work:banghead:.

 

[Dwanton]

My M109 speedo stopped at 150 mph and I had it at that and my gps at that same time was only reading 136 mph .

Should I assume the spyder has a % loss on purpose from the manufacturer ?

I also just do not feel the same riding the spyder as my crotch rockets or M109 , just don't feel that desire to want to go over 100 mph .. I know I can but I just enjoy riding between 60 and 85 mph in the turns and all around , that's good for me .

The lean over and scraping the pegs just makes your blood pump and adrenaline flow which kicks in the want to go faster and faster . For those days I would still want my gixer 750 .

I still think Can Am is gonna sneak a bigger motor in the spyder in the next year or so . I was hoping for the 2012 , but didn't want to wait anymore .

 

[hrbeta]

The need for speed... Man, I'm definitively old, my juices rush at just 85mph... What's happened to me?


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[ArmyJoe]

My speedo said 120, the GPS said 110.

Limited Edition Millenium Yellow

 

[Big Iron]

What was that video about someone doing 205 mph then!!??

 

[docdoru]

What was that video about someone doing 205 mph then!!??

km/h. :doorag:

 

[Campverdefela]

Actually, in the fictional world of Spyder bragging rights, this is not true. Silver reflects the sun's light, but that has nothing to do with mass or speed. In fact, silver has been known to accumulate far more dirt and dust particles, thus weighing down the bike and slowing it considerably. This additional dirt and dust also clogs the air filter more, not allowing for good fuel/O2 ratios...slowing the bike down as well.

On the other hand, yellow better manipulates gravity and dark matter and this allows it to move at a substantially higher velocity. It also repels dirt and grime...again, silver loves grime.

This is not been proven in a lab environment, but I'm sure all those with millennium yellow spyders will attest to these statements...good enuf!

:yes:

hyea:

 

[2manycars]

Does it really matter?

I suppose knowing the top speed is a nice piece of information, but where can you safely use the top speeds except maybe on the track. I am happy it goes fast enough to keep up with traffic on the interstate with a margin of safety should the need to pass occur.

 

[Dudley]

I have had the stock 2010 RT to 100 a couple of times...not for long, just enough to get it there. Tickets are not my cup of tea, so I stay within the speed limit.

 

[Spy+]

We can point the lights to the rear and it will give you the afterburner effect. You might get a few more mph at least!!!:roflblack:

We need to go on the Skyway bridge and get a rolling head start from the top of the bridge and make a run for it. I bet you'd be in the upper 120's

The skyway bridge it is then!! Hope I get some tail winds too!! that way I could reach 127mph or more..
I just need to find a way for the city to accept payment for closing the bridge for me to run the Spyder :roflblack:

 

[ARtraveler]

from Bob D: Do you want to really impress the onlookers? Show them how the speedo reads to 200...
I get an awful lot of "WOWS!" over that! :roflblack:


Same here and I give no explanation. :2thumbs:​

 

[coz]

waiting for a m t jim

waiting for amtjim to weigh in on this top speed subject opcorn: WILT CHAMBERLAIN , HOWARD HUGHES ,,,,,,,REALLY ??? did they like yellow things?:roflblack:

 

[bone crusher]

I suppose knowing the top speed is a nice piece of information, but where can you safely use the top speeds except maybe on the track. I am happy it goes fast enough to keep up with traffic on the interstate with a margin of safety should the need to pass occur.

Your point is the most valid of them all...running it up to whatever speed for a few seconds means nothing compared to the ability to hit it fast from 65 to maybe 85 to get around someone quickly. The bike is plenty fast for what it is...even 0-60 is faster than most any car on the road...out of the box the RS is 4.5 seconds...some mods and you're likely around 4.1...this is the fun part of the bike...safer than running it up to 120+...

 

[JCSMOKE]

Your point is the most valid of them all...running it up to whatever speed for a few seconds means nothing compared to the ability to hit it fast from 65 to maybe 85 to get around someone quickly. The bike is plenty fast for what it is...even 0-60 is faster than most any car on the road...out of the box the RS is 4.5 seconds...some mods and you're likely around 4.1...this is the fun part of the bike...safer than running it up to 120+...

:agree: And I think we should close this thread knowing that silver is faster, and nobody knows how fast yellow can go since everybody has already left before yellow gets in.

 

[bone crusher]

:agree: And I think we should close this thread knowing that silver is faster, and nobody knows how fast yellow can go since everybody has already left before yellow gets in.

No silly...yellow is in so early, it's already left before the silver arrives....geesh! We'd have to handicap the yellow by let's say, uh, uh, flattening all the tires, to make it even close...yeah, that's the ticket...

We all know the silver was the first color offered, and for good reason. It was nice to start with silver and improve on it to get to the yellow and red (oh, and all else that followed regressed, of course)...which were vastly faster...:firstplace:

 

[JCSMOKE]

No silly...yellow is in so early, it's already left before the silver arrives....geesh! We'd have to handicap the yellow by let's say, uh, uh, flattening all the tires, to make it even close...yeah, that's the ticket...

We all know the silver was the first color offered, and for good reason. It was nice to start with silver and improve on it to get to the yellow and red (oh, and all else that followed regressed, of course)...which were vastly faster...:firstplace:

:roflblack:, those Brite colors, they cause delusion!

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

FASTEST

YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW, YELLOW :agree::2excited::helpsmilie:Mike

 

[3whlLefty]

Silver for sure!!

Had my SE5 up to 105 maybe twice on an empty smooth road. It didn't fell strained at all but that's plenty fast for an old guy like me. That power is nice when you want to do a quick pass of a slower vehicle tho.