Roll-On Performance

[fast eddie]

In a rather unscientific fashion, I decided to experiment; cruising along at 120kmh*, I rolled on the gas and started counting. I was up to 8 by the time I hit 160kmh*. Does that sound about right for a GS1150?

Granted, the roll-on was smooth as opposed to a rapid twist, and it was in 5th gear. Anybody else have similar results?

*all figures are hypothetical, ossifer!

 

[Dink]

Sounds a little on the slow side, only a little mind you .
Dink

 

[Jethro]

It sounds close to what my 1100 does. I hope it's about right, cause I always thought it was a little slow. I need a lot of road to get to 100.

 

[earlfor]

I would guess a 5th gear roll on from 60 mph (100kph) to 100 mph (160 kph) would be about 4 seconds on my 1150. Zero to 100 mph/160kph is around 7 sec's. Then too, I dont weigh anything.

I know it goes past 100mph so easy and with so much acceleration, its downright insane.
Earl

Sounds a little on the slow side, only a little mind you .
Dink

 

[fast eddie]

Well, you're just throwing down the gauntlet, aren't you Earl?! I'll have to get back out there and try a few repeat experiments.

 

[earlfor]

Nah, not throwing down anything. The bike is quick enough that I've never had occasion to complain about lack of power so I guess it doesnt matter if its faster or slower than another. Even a busa is only marginally quicker in the range that can be reasonably used on the street and that range is so small, it becomes a question of rider skill rather than HP. A GSXR1000
is faster, but 99% of the guys riding one cant launch it, so the 1150 wins again.

But, back to roll ons. I dont often do that type of contest, so my times are educated guesses. I've never stopwatched them. Probably wont either. If I want to accelerate from 100kph, you arent going to see me in 5th gear. LOL

Earl

Well, you're just throwing down the gauntlet, aren't you Earl?! I'll have to get back out there and try a few repeat experiments.

 

[Dink]

If I want to accelerate from 100kph, you arent going to see me in 5th gear. LOL

Earl

Earl you are missing half the fun :wink: I love roll-on contests with newer bikes, cause the Tractor always wins 8) even from 40kmh(25mph) she still walks away on almost anything.
Dink

 

[scotty]

Now boys, you really must stop all of this poofing talk. "I take on all comers". Any one remember that young squirt???
Ill rollon with anyone on the forums if you think you can take my honda torque monster. 8O :twisted: It is a record holder where poofing is concerned.
It has been poofed by a stray cat once also. 8O 8O

 

[KGB]

Like in passing a slower vehicle?
Say from 100kmh/62mph?

My 1100E just twist and I'm around it.
The 1000S, pretty much the same, twist and away we go.

To make it fun....drop it down 1 or 2 gears and twist.

The 1100E takes throttle better when smoothly twisting.
The 1000S, twisting hard is more fun.

The 1100E pulls harder than the 1000S from most any rpm range.

 

[earlfor]

Yeah, the new stuff doesnt have much unless they have 8 or 9 K on the tach. heh heh The bear pulls smooth all the way up.

Earl

Earl you are missing half the fun :wink: I love roll-on contests with newer bikes, cause the Tractor always wins 8) even from 40kmh(25mph) she still walks away on almost anything.
Dink

 

[earlfor]

I remember that young fella. I believe he said, "give me your bike and I'll take it to the limit". I declined the invitation. If I had been silly enough to put him on the 1150, I think he would have splattered himself in very short order. LOL

Earl

"I take on all comers". Any one remember that young squirt???
Ill rollon with anyone on the forums if you think you can take my honda torque monster. 8O :twisted: It is a record holder where poofing is concerned.
It has been poofed by a stray cat once also. 8O 8O

 

[fast eddie]

Like I said, it's completely unscientific. I just love the 'slingshot' feel when you pull back on the gas, I have this mental image I'm Wile E. Coyote in a huge Acme slingshot, where he starts off slow and goes faster and faster...
It's not really stopwatched either, just me going "one thousand, two thousand..." Plus it's no contest - 95% of the population has put away their bikes already. Wimps! Just coz its raining, there's tons of leaves on the ground and its about 5deg C out...

 

[earlfor]

Watch out for the wet leaves. There's nothing more frightening than a pack of attack trained leaves. I was tearing through a nice little "S" curve a while back and in the curve, there is a large oak tree that shades the apex of the 2nd half of the curve. Well, the farmer had just cut the grass alongside the road and thrown a 20 foot wide patch of wet grass completely across both lanes. It was verrrry interesting for a couple of seconds.

Earl

95% of the population has put away their bikes already. Wimps! Just coz its raining, there's tons of leaves on the ground and its about 5deg C out...

 

[fast eddie]

Not to worry, I have a healthy respect for leaves on the ground. Fortunately, they're mostly concentrated along the sides of the road in the residential parts, the main roads are pretty much clear.

 

[earlfor]

I love the slingshot effect also. My problem is trying to hold down the speed. I passed a tractor trailer rig today that was going about 45 mph.
An opening appeared in oncoming traffic, I pulled out and nailed the throttle.
By the time I cleared his front bumper, the speedo was passing 100 mph.
I just gotta remember to only use about 1/4 throttle for passing.

Earl

Like I said, it's completely unscientific. I just love the 'slingshot' feel when you pull back on the gas, I have this mental image I'm Wile E. Coyote in a huge Acme slingshot, where he starts off slow and goes faster and faster...

 

[focus frenzy]

you think a GS is strong in a roll on acceleration test, you should ride a Yamaha XS-11!
a former friend of mine had a 81 XS11 and in a normal stop light to stop light race, or 1/4 mile and above drag race I could take him every time.
but that was due to the superior peak power of my gs (1000G) in a roll on in top gear side by side at 60mph (100kph) he could leave me for dead with ease.
the XS11 has all it's power, and much better torque right in the mid range and it would pull with unbelievable strength at 4K rpm, but would fall flat on its face at 7K rpm.

 

[jimcor]

Re: Roll-On Performance

In a rather unscientific fashion, I decided to experiment; cruising along at 120kmh*, I rolled on the gas and started counting. I was up to 8 by the time I hit 160kmh*. Does that sound about right for a GS1150?

Granted, the roll-on was smooth as opposed to a rapid twist, and it was in 5th gear. Anybody else have similar results?

*all figures are hypothetical, ossifer!

You can vary the results by counting slower... 8O :lol: :lol:

 

[earlfor]

Re: Roll-On Performance

LMAO

Earl

You can vary the results by counting slower... 8O :lol: :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

1150s' rule!

1150s' rule!

I must agree with Earl on the 1150s capability in the roll-on. She is most definately a considerable step above the 1000s' and probably less so above the 1100s'.
The power is so effortless especially in top gear pokin along in traffic at say 55MPH or so....100 MPH is just a few seconds away with no hyper RPMs', downshifting..or....or anything. Its' just there...just a twist away...you don't realize your going that fast...you just recall that you haven't seen the need to run the motor at that specific RPM...say 4-5K. So you look down at the speedo & you then realize you've sailed thru the ton mark & you SLOWLY realize..." I'm covering a lot of ground here.."
All the 'markers' of high speed are absent in the 1150...High RPM,nasty wind buffeting, slow steering...none of these indicators are present so you REALLY don't realize your excess speed.
Rick......

 

[earlfor]

Re: 1150s' rule!

Re: 1150s' rule!

Thats for sure. The only difference between 60 mph and 100 mph is twisting the throttle about 1/4". I find that given an open road, my speed will always gravitate to a rate the bike feels like it was designed for and is content at. My 1150's "happy" speed is around 90 mph. Its like sitting still with the engine not running. No effort at all, everything is in tune and its absolutely vibration free. Gas milage sinks to about 35-36 mpg though.

Earl

All the 'markers' of high speed are absent in the 1150...High RPM,nasty wind buffeting, slow steering...none of these indicators are present so you REALLY don't realize your excess speed.
Rick......