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Motorcycles => Venox 250 => Topic started by: johnrambo56 on June 02, 2014, 03:44:36 AM
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Just thought it would be interesting to hear people's personal records of top speeds.
I've had mine just over 90 but it doesn't always climb that high.
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Hey there John. Err, I hate to break this to you mate, but you don't buy a 250 cruiser to go breaking any speed records you know ! You just be nice to your pony okay, or I'll have to report you to the R.S.P.C.A. ;) Slow down a bit and enjoy the ride. If speed was what you were after, you need a bigger bike Amigo.
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yeah buddy, Bob said it. my nsr 250 gp bike takes me from 0 to 100 in 3 and a half seconds and will hit 180km easy. but i dont ride it that much anymore. the venox is made for... legal cruising would be the perfect word.
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Well I did it on an enclosed track of course!
And on a side note, has anybody else noticed how much these things love octane boost?
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Those guys are too P.C. for the post Rambo. Don't sweat it.
A bit off topic but in the early 80's I had a 2 stroke/2 cylinder rd 250 Yamaha that also topped out at 90MPH.
Tweaked exhaust is all it had.
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With the larger rear tire, I've had mine up to 84MPH, but it takes awhile to get there. It's been said that it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slowly. I have more fun on my Venox, than on my '04 GSX-R750.
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I never heard that one but it makes perfect sense. I agree 100%
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A wise man named James May (Top Gear UK) once said-
It's not about how much power you have. It's how much you can actually use.
With a smaller engine, you can use pretty much all of it, pretty much all of the time!
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Well that one I have said myself... Hundreds of times right here.
I think you might have noticed... I like to push things.
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I may have mentioned this in another post, but after my valves were adjusted (a bit late at 6800 miles), I hit 91 MPH on the interstate on the way home from the dealership; there was a very slight downhill grade when I decided to open the throttle all the way, so that may have helped the speed. It was simply a short experiment to see what the bike could do. Running it like that often could blow the engine.
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94 mph on a slight downhill on my way to an emergency situation, with a larger rear tire.