Whoever manages to break 500km/h on a series-production superbike...

"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy) 09/14/2019 at 06:15 • Filed to: Kawasaki Ninja H2, Ninja H2R, Kawasaki H2R, Speed Record

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...w ill be the true K ing of Speed. Yeah, sure Bugatti and Koenigsegg can come close, but that H2R alone has gone Veyron in less than 30 seconds.

vondon302 > Wheelerguy 09/14/2019 at 06:41

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Well I guess that’s fast but....

;)

Wheelerguy > vondon302 09/14/2019 at 06:55

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But I can’t do that on the Isle of Man, can I?

>don’t say “not with that attitude”, because believe me, I’ve tried that before. It never did well.<

pip bip - choose Corrour > Wheelerguy 09/14/2019 at 06:57

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500km/h will take some time and a heap of money to achieve

it won’t happen overnight, just incrementally

vondon302 > Wheelerguy 09/14/2019 at 07:19

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Isle of Mann ? F that. I need a cage around me for that insanity. 

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Wheelerguy 09/14/2019 at 07:59

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So it’s my understanding a lot of what limits those speeds is the tires. Do superbikes have an advantage because it’s a ~400lb (+200lbs driver) bike on two wheels versus a 4400lbs Chiron on 4 wheels?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 09/14/2019 at 10:37

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Those are both limiting factors but in different ways. Think of it this way: all tires  have speed ratings. Above those ratings they get sketchy and could possibly fail. Making tires rated for 500km/hr will be very expensive and difficult. Not something you can just pick up or order online.

Funklife530 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 09/15/2019 at 12:41

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Yes yes they do have a very big advantage in the power to weight ratio