Comments on: Top 5 Fastest Street Legal Motorcycles

By: nascarmitch

nascarmitch — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:07:36 +0000

There is always going to be a debate over who is crowned the king of speed. If anyone has the balls and the amount of straight flat road that is required to attain such a conclusion then I guess the answer could be found. I myself have been invloved with the two wheel scene now for 30 years and I’m still not 40 years young. From a personall point of view the busa is the most terrifying bike I have had the pleasure of riding. I own a 2010 CBR 1000 fireblade and have always owned Honda. I frequently ride with different makes & model, those that are listed in the “top ten”. My freinds take the oppurtunity if you dare and screw the throttle full noise on a busa and your answer will be found, ugly it my be but uncatchable it is, hands down the worlds fastest production bike ever!

By: scotty

scotty — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:32:23 +0000

I’m an owner of a Hayabusa and knowing the fact that Yoshimura produced factory Suzuki Haybusa in 2001 with top speed of 387kph which would make it the fastest production that is street legal.

By: Raymond Hill

Raymond Hill — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:46:29 +0000

Back in time I owned what was then one of the very fastest road bikes of its day A Bimota Furano that had a top speed of nudging 180 and an acceleration time of o-60 in two and a half seconds At that time I could not imagine any other road bike out performing it. Having read some of the comments about the latest performance figures of todays bikes It is obvious that near 200 mph speeds are becoming common place and in some cases way beyond that barrier!!! The Bimota’s had one big advantage They were a ‘dream’ when it come to handling ability, You can ‘flick’ a Bimota around as if by magic But I have been informed by younger riders of today that many of the latest bikes are just as manoeuvrable at all speeds too!! Glad to hear this as the road holding performance will become paramount at such speeds keep safe

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:29:26 +0000

I have an aprilis RSV4R and its the best bike I have ever raced on.

By: Buttinski

Buttinski — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:53:09 +0000

I will say that there is no need to worry about who has the fastest bikes; when anything that goes faster then the speed limit is fast enough

ok ok boring, sure… but seriously who needs to do 200+mph on the street???

By: Jeff Dawson

Jeff Dawson — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:25:15 +0000

2010 yamaha V-max, oh yeah, forgot about the Power cruiser…

By: nathan

nathan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:18:54 +0000

your facts are wron the hayabusa 1300 is actually the fastest at 220 mph

By: rmc

rmc — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:30:56 +0000

In order to truly do this justice, you need to even consider going back to the 80′s. Look up the 1988 Kawasaki Egli Turbo. 280hp, without the use of the 3 stage nitrous. 230 plus mph gearing. Street legal.

By: adrian davis

adrian davis — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:46:40 +0000

i own a unrestricted zxr 1200 i have had 210mph and more throttle left. just run out of road. when i brought it was told it was rated to do 220mph maybe a bit more.i shall keep you posted on that one.when i do get top end out of it.

By: BigV

BigV — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:02:48 +0000

The Triumph RocketIII 2300cc Touring is one seriously fast machine off the line. The massive torque combined with that 2300cc makes for a surprise to all the crotch rocketeers. I’ve smoked many crotch rockets off the line to about 80mph, then the cruiser aspect of the R3T kicks in and the crotch rockets fly away! There’s been more than one occasion where crotch rocketeers would give me a little friendly 50mph taunt on the highway only to be surprised when they see my rear lights after I out accelerate them to 90mph; of course they then have to prove themselves and blast off… only to get caught by the state troopers!!!
The intense acceleration causes blackout and the bike will rip out from under you; so you must lean forward and hang on.

Yes, the smaller bikes can smoke my large butt on the twisties; but, in a straight line to 80-90mph… the Triumph RocketIII rules.

So this is what works for me, and I’m not at all saying this is better; riding 90mph for 7hours in comfort… sipping cappuccino and listening to the stereo… and that may not be for everyone – it is what I enjoy.

Will I ever ride a crotch rocket – probably yes; it must be really awesome to lean low through a high speed turn. My R3T is surprisingly agile; however, the sportsters rule on the twisties.

It is a sunny saturday afternoon – time for a nice long ride away from the city and up into some country roads. it takes about 2hours to get there, but hey…. That’s why we ride !!!

BTW – the BUB 7 Streamliner holds the land speed record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. Rider Chris Carr piloted the BUB 7 streamliner to 354.832 mph on the down run and 346.939 mph on the return for an average speed of 350.885 mph.