How fast is is your old GS?

[earlfor]

E.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Anonymous]

220km/hr indicated and climbing strong.

 

[johnnyh750ex]

Uncle Mike-like I'm sure you heard already- rubber side down, chrome side up! Riding for over 20 years, I've banged up a few rides. Including my GS. Just stay relaxed and alert at the same time ( sounds like something Mr. Myagi would say!).

 

[dpep]

Probably the best thing Mike has going for him is the time he has put in getting his bike running and looking right. He is young enough to be invincible himself, but I suspect that the thought of a scratch and dent on that paint job would strike terror to his core. ....Ride easy. It's just for fun.

 

[UncleMike]

I suspect that the thought of a scratch and dent on that paint job would strike terror to his core.

Consider your suspicions confirmed. Especially now that both bikes have custom paint jobs. Although you'll probably have to wait until spring to see the 450. I've got some work to do yet, and I can't wait to show her off.

Maybe I'll have to get another bike, just so I can trash it and not feel bad. I do need something to practice wheelies,...

 

[Anonymous]

I need to try out my gtech on my bike, see if I can get some acceleration times, damn 85speedo is killing me as far as knowing how fast I'm going, after I shift out of second gear it is worthless to look at the speedo, it's just rammed at the peg, all I know is that it takes me about 5 seconds to hit 85, and I've only pushed it to about 11krpm in 4th b/c I don't like the look of my front tire and am not ready to die yet lol.
82gs650glz, 36mm flatsides, baffles out of exhaust, no air filters, other little mods and 12000 original miles

 

[UncleMike]

0-85mph in five seconds on a shaft-driven 650?

I'd like to see it.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm going to try and rig up one of my cameras to record a short ride, more b/c I think it would be cool to have rather than try and prove anything, but then well shall be ab;e to get an accurate acceleration/time measurement, the 5 seconds was merely a guesstemation, but my mustang gets about that acceleration time, and as far as I can tell my bike is equal if not faster.

 

[UncleMike]

Well now you're really intriguing me. I'm a bit of a Mustang aficionado. In my family we've had a '66 convertible, a '68 fastback, an '85 GT w/ T-tops, an '86 SVO, a 2001 Bullitt and now a 2005 GT convertible.

The 2005 is by far the fastest and it goes 0-60 in 5.2 secs. It'll do 0-100 at 13.2.

I can't imagine what modifications you have on your 'stang regardless of the year or engine to get it to do 0-85 in five seconds. 0-60 is hard enough without tacking on an extra 25mph.

You don't by any change have the new supercharged Shelby Mustang, do you?

 

[scotty]

My honda will shut down your mustang any day :twisted:

 

[wrench]

My honda will shut down your mustang any day :twisted:

Big deal... a bored out Hugo would take a Stang :twisted:

 

[scotty]

My honda will shut down your mustang any day :twisted:

Big deal... a bored out Hugo would take a Stang :twisted:

gee John and i was feeling like one of ther big boys for a bit.

 

[Anonymous]

Well now you're really intriguing me. I'm a bit of a Mustang aficionado. In my family we've had a '66 convertible, a '68 fastback, an '85 GT w/ T-tops, an '86 SVO, a 2001 Bullitt and now a 2005 GT convertible.

The 2005 is by far the fastest and it goes 0-60 in 5.2 secs. It'll do 0-100 at 13.2.

I can't imagine what modifications you have on your 'stang regardless of the year or engine to get it to do 0-85 in five seconds. 0-60 is hard enough without tacking on an extra 25mph.

You don't by any change have the new supercharged Shelby Mustang, do you?

LOL, I guess the thought of a mustang that can do 0-170+mph in less than 7 seconds would surely give you an anuerism then eh? nah just busting your balls. My stang is a 1991 notchback, it weighs 2700 lbs and at the time that I could get that kind of acceleration I had a dyno verified 270rwhp, my car has absolutely no traction issues on street tires thanks to my being obsessive about controlling axle twist and weight transfer, it usually yielded me 0-60 times a less than 3 seconds, thanks to that ungodly traction, my 4:10 gears and so many many other mods, it will cover the quarter mile in around 12 seconds, and I still have stock heads and intake. The car is currently completely apart b/c I am mocking up a twin turbo setup for it. It doesn't really make any sense to compare stock acceleration times for a vehicle to one that is a complete unknown, hell I have a blown 460 in my bronco putting down well (well well well) over 500hp, and if I chose to slap that in my mustang then I could run 9's (before I shot suspension pieces all over the ground) :twisted:
Oh, and I've had a 66 coupe, an 87 vert, an 89 hatch, and 89 notch, my current 91 notch, and 87 hatch, an 88 vert, an 84 vert, 88notch, and an 85 hatch....oh yeah and a 96 and that's just the mustangs

 

[scotty]

Wow a lot of horses in that stable--very nice

 

[Anonymous]

mm, yes I do love my beasts, I need some more room though, like an airplane hangar or something...yes that would do nicely

 

[scotty]

mm, yes I do love my beasts, I need some more room though, like an airplane hangar or something...yes that would do nicely

if you have the coin go for it. it is wonderfull to be able to do things that some of us just dream about.

Want to race my honda for pinks????

 

[UncleMike]

I still don't believe 0-85 in 5 seconds until I see it,...

...from the Mustang or the 650. I've been to the drags many a time, and I've never seen that.

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

I still don't believe 0-85 in 5 seconds until I see it,...

...from the Mustang or the 650. I've been to the drags many a time, and I've never seen that.

Not too sure about the 0-60 in less than 3 seconds either.

 

[earlfor]

Just by the numbers..................
2700 lbs of car accelerated by 270 rwhp will travel 1/4 mile in 12.54 seconds and cross the finish mark at 108.613 mph.

To complete 1/4 mile in less than 7 seconds with a 2700 lb car will require 1557 rwhp and the car will cross the finish line in 6.998 seconds at 194.71 mph.

To accelerate a 2700 lb car to 170 mph in 7 seconds will require 1035.29 rwhp.

I'm assuming no driver weight, no fuel weight and no drag for the above.


In comparison if we take a GS 850 and estimate bike weight at 550 lbs and rider weight at 150 lbs and rear wheel HP at 70 then the quarter mile time and speed will be 12.549 secs @ 108.613 mph. No fuel weight and not allowing for drag.

By quirk, the 270 hp stang and the GS850 have the same power loading, hence the same times.

Earl

I guess the thought of a mustang that can do 0-170+mph in less than 7 seconds would surely give you an anuerism then eh? nah just busting your balls. My stang is a 1991 notchback, it weighs 2700 lbs and at the time that I could get that kind of acceleration I had a dyno verified 270rwhp,

 

[UncleMike]

I still don't believe 0-85 in 5 seconds until I see it,...

...from the Mustang or the 650. I've been to the drags many a time, and I've never seen that.

Not too sure about the 0-60 in less than 3 seconds either.

I didn't even want to touch that.