Top Speed

[RichBeBe]

I am the one that started the thread and I am semi in agreement with Keith. I bought and nor primarily ride my Mastiff because it is fun in tight stuff and awesome to ride around town. I have owned lots of fast bikes through the years and they always got me in trouble. I had a turbo CBR900RR that barely ran below 5,000 RPM and could throttle wheelie at an indicated 140mph way too fast for street riding.
I do admit I have been like a kid with a new toy with my GPS and one of the fun features has been top speed. On Saturday I went on a 260 mile ride though 100 miles of it was plain old boring interstate travel (50 miles each way) so that is when I am bored and play with top speed. The rest of the ride was very gnarly tight bumpy stuff. One more then one occasion I was three to four feet in the air cresting hills. We also rode maybe 30 miles fo dirt roads that were fun.
So yes top speed is not the reason to own an MZ but it is fun when you ar eon boring interstates.

[keithcross]

In the UK, even the motorways have some bends on them, espcially at 80 plus. Been on your interstates and I agree they are so dam boring, cant see why anyone on a bike uses them.

Keith

[RichBeBe]

Of course I can steer with my body weight. But once on an older Ninja 750R I had I set the throttle lock at 70 and went for 36 miles with out touching the handlebars with my hands.

[boysie]

Hit the rev limiter in top [108mph according to the Panoram speedo] going down the M3 the other week, for no better reason than I was chasing some mates on sports bikes...

Baghira, drilled airbox, rejeted [both carbs], open pipe....

[keithcross]

Boysie

You the guy I met at Bordon on Sunday with the Black Baghira? What area do you live in I live in Tadley, just north of Basingstoke

Keith

[boysie]

Hi Keith, yes I'm the guilty one. I live in Waterlooville, not far from that famous MUZ emporium, Ray Dentith.

[keithcross]

Boysie

Thought so. Don't know if you have heard, but Ray has terminated his contract with MZ and will not be selling any more bikes. I think he is carrying on with the spares side though. Its a shame as he has been an MZ dealer for a long time, but has decided to give them up as he is not selling enough bikes. Something to do with insufficient back up from MZ, advertising and the cost of the bikes I think.

Keith

[iceman]

At £0.82 per litre (£3.28 per US gallon or about $6) I cant afford it.



Keith

Those were the good old days,in the US we are fast hitting the $5.00 a gallon mark.

The prediction is by July it will be there.

[keithcross]

The post giving gas prioces at £0.82 per litre is old hat now. The cost is curently £1.18 per liter (appox $9.44 US gallon) for unleaded and £1.27 (approx $10.16 per US gallon) for diesel.

Keith

[iceman]

At $9.00 a gallon my bike would have pedals and no motor.The good news is they say it will come back down in the US,i hope

Yes i know it was an old post as it was on page 20.

But i found it interesting and thought i would bring it back from 4 years ago. Just in case anyone in the states got one of those 30 hp motors...

[hutchy]

I'm with you guys with the twisty licience savers, I've spent to long worrying about speeding bans so I'm replacing my chain and sprockets with 15/45 which is good for 100mph flat out,Ive also noticed my mpg is up slightly which may be down to the bike pulling my 6'3 15 stone bulk a wee bit better in top gear(who knows)?
Just as a point off interest the x ring chain and spocket kit came from wemoto at a cost of only £80 including next day delivery, pretty danm good I think!