thats the limit, you need a lot of time and straight road after touching 165mph to get past 165mph, been there done that. You may also need a lot of neck resistanceDid I see 165 on the speedo?Not bad at all.
That's a great question. it may be an optimistic speedo. I'm curious about the answer
Maybe because the salt flats were wet and he couldn’t go faster on the 1st two runs. He crashed on the 3rd.
There's no doubt the speeds would have increased considerably with better conditions, can't see a stock R3 with just a tune, reach these speeds.
My TFC gets to the speed limited 147 pretty easily but then hits the electronic wall set by the factory. This is by the speed indicated not GPS proven. I’d this limit was off it would climb a bit higher for sure. My guess it’s at least in the upper 130’s or lower 140’s. The tune in the new Rockets allows full fueling which is factory restricted to about 60%. 40% more fuel is a substantial improvement. The new bikes are a bit more aerodynamically friendly and lighter so all power being equal the new ones would reach a better speed.
yeah , and then add wind drag, so we never reached 165mph
it was 140?
I ordered a new GT today and the salesman hinted the 2024 may also come with a tweaked ECU map, which mine would get upgraded at its first service. I was more worried about an annual price update with the 2024 model releaseWell I just spent an hour looking for the upgrades to the Rocket that I read online a few weeks back being more HP and Torque. They magically disappeared. So in essence it was just BS trying to get views. The ONLY up grade is in fact the color. I was hoping for a factory tune that had more HP and Torque. Triumph is making a mistake with keeping it the same year after year. Even the older gen Rocket got upgraded after 5 years with more HP, Torque and ABS. I'm pissed!
