Quebec speeder clocked at 240 km/h

[Acey]

Originally Posted by TylerSVT

The accuracy of the speedo tends to diminish after about 200 km/h just for reference.

For reference, we use GPS, hit a max speed of 256 kph before slowing down, car had some left in it. Our cars are made of recycled Cavalier parts and I'm not a huge fan of spending a lot of time north of 220 or so.

280 hp + 320 tq + a light car like a Cobalt = 260 kph

[something]

Originally Posted by Barnes

I've been in cars going pretty quick on that road. Cab drivers regularly go 160+ on the elevated portions when going back to the west island. Going that fast through the tunnel is ####ing crazy though. It's essentially a tunnel that goes all the way under all of downtown.

Yeah... I was going to mention this. 240 on Ville Marie is nuts.

[Mighty Tytan]

Originally Posted by kipperfan

So if I am driving 1-2km/h over the speed limit on the way to Banff I am driving "reckless"?

Good call.

ya you are because there is simply no reason to drive that fast.

[pylon]

As the owner of my third Hayabusa, I am not gonna lie. That, is not that fast. You don't buy a 196 HP motorcycle without the intention of testing its limits to a degree.

However, there is a mantra I live by when it comes to gonzo fast machines. "There is a responsible way to be irresponsible." Any time I have ever opted to test the performance of one of my bike, it is on a secluded flat farm highway, with at least a km of clear visibility. Still stupid, but some guys have speed in their blood, and want to test the limits.

Doing those types of speeds on any city road is not only suicide, it is homicide if you take anyone out. The riders that take their exploits to the secluded highways, aren't the guys you usually hear about getting chopped in half by telephone poles, it is the morons that do it in the city.

And yes, I realize this post is filled with hypocracy, but there is ways to control the risks, and the safety of others.

And thanks in advance for the thanks madmel... I am sure you know what I am talking about...lol.

[Acey]

Yep, my buddy has done flyby's on the highway past my car on his Gixxer at somewhere between 260-270. The sound of that bike was incredible.