HOW FAST DOES A 150BHP BIKE GO??

bikerboy · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 11 Apr 2002 Karma :

My dad is getting a new bike next week (yamaha fzr1000) and it's race tuned with a nice big exhurst on it and the bloke that he is getting it off say's it is 150bhp and i just wanna know how fast that would be??
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craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

a tunes r1 i would say your looking about 190-210mph. most of the change will be to the bike acceleration i think a standard r1 has a top end of 185mph any way.

but "how fast does 150bhp go?" is a bad question as hp isnt always relivant to speed i.e an f1 car has less hp than a rally tuned suzuki cultis but the cultis is sugnificantly slower than an f1 car
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Stew · Posted: 22:23 - 11 May 2002 Post subject:

I think all bikes are restricted to 186 mph now Confused

Think its due to some japanese 'gentlemans' agreement between the bike companies, taht they restrict all new bikes to 300kmh?
Not entirely certain, but I'm sure I read/heard it somewhere.

craigT19 · Jolly Green Giant Joined: 09 Feb 2002 Karma :

i no theyve done it on all new busa's not shure about other bikes though???? any way if the r1 is being tuned any restrictor will be taken out.
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batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

fzr1000 isnt r1
150bhp, should be good for about 170 anyway as long as its done right(depends on gearing etc)
a gsxr1000 does 180 from 160 bhp, an r1 176 from 150ish, so should be in the region

zaknafien · Joined: 25 Mar 2002 Karma :

nah it's was in ride all new bikes from japan from now on are restricted to 186mph, although eventually someone's gonna come along and start the speed war all over again.
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Not that im biassed in any way, but on top end speed the 2002 ZX9R is higher by a fraction even if its heavier, bigger and slightly more soggy handling when compared to the Blade,R1,GSXR.

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Guest · Posted: 10:40 - 13 May 2002 Post subject:

what is point of having all that power and can't use it in the uk, and most people that have theres bikes are dead by the time the first MOT is due because thay don't know how to ride. thay pass there test go to the nearest bike shop and buy a r1 or r6. I think u should have to a take a advance superbike test before u buy.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

IME people usally injure/kill themselves by messing up on corners... I've slid various 125s on corners with misuse of power, so it isn't an issue (though obviously you would have to be a /lot/ mopre carefull on GSXR1000). A 250 2st will get to around 130 which is plenty enough to kill yourself if you do something stupid in a straight line.

Saying that I do think that the training/test should include more about actual biking eg counter steering etc.

bikerboy · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 11 Apr 2002 Karma :

did i tell you lot that it has being race tuned to the max!!! and has a racing exhurst on it too!!! so if it's 150bhp without the tuned engine and racing exhurst what is it with the engine been tuned and with a racing exhurst??
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McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

A brand spanking R1 is 152bhp at the crank so a tuned FZR should reach that - if its in full race tune then it *may* be 150bhp at the wheel - in which case youd be looking at 190ish depending on gearing. If that figures a crank figure then it'll be more like 170mph - a bit slower than an R1 cuz its a heavier bike.
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batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

im goin for an rs250 i think at the end of summer
i was lookin at a fireblade, rvf and cbr600, but im gonna go rs becuase of its handling and the very fun powerband which i think ill miss on the others
who needs 160? certainly not in ireland where the potholes are as big as valleys!

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batman · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Karma :

186 is a restriction put on all new bikes, many people think its quite useless as only 2 bikes have done it!
who cares anyways, a 389bhp hayabusa will still do 216mph even if they restrict it, theres always a way around it!

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :