Video: Hayabusa top speed test [Archive]

Golden_Eternity

Wed 4/30/03, 1:38PM

Originally posted by vipman
I think the scale was kilometers not miles ~140 mph (look in the inner scale).

The inner circle is kph. He touched down at 140mph.

40 on the outer circle matches up with 70 on the inner.
70 on the outer circle matches up with 110 inner.

http://www.socalsvriders.com/temp/haya.jpg

GMAN

Wed 4/30/03, 2:05PM

Whoo! Go Busa go!

The acceleration is insane. Amazing how quick he gets up to that speed.

sarge

Wed 4/30/03, 2:24PM

i was thinking kph too, but at the start it's clear that it's mph. all i can say is HOLY SHIT!!!!!:eek:

Tillers_Rule

Wed 4/30/03, 2:27PM

Damn, thats just crazy. Im sure theres some speedometer error going on, but 190 is still badass. Nice 60-130mph wheelie too o-+

smolvar

Wed 4/30/03, 2:50PM

Its so wrong and so right that your average person can spend less than $20k to go 230mph.

My we live in great times, dont we?

Too bad Busas look like a Dung Beatle!:D

Karter18

Wed 4/30/03, 5:24PM

Originally posted by Shizznid
Hoooo Leeeee Shit. Dude was pulling the front wheel off the ground at well over 100MPH. Just insane.

My thoughts exactly!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Golden_Eternity

Wed 4/30/03, 5:58PM

Ha, thanks for the screen cap and photoshop... I assume that was you, paul?

POI

Thu 5/1/03, 12:26AM

un F'n believeable.....near the end when he "slowed" to 100, it looked like 55 compared to his top.....incredible power...to much

Golden_Eternity

Thu 5/1/03, 12:44AM

I think he exceeded his redline by a bit.

Shizznid

Thu 5/1/03, 12:53AM

Totally. That shit is just reckless and irresponsible. No one should own a Hayabusa. It is the devil's bike, made for wrecking shop and other evil shit.

I had a chance to ride one of these beasts at speeds close to what is on that video. And although I didn't attain said speeds with such ferocity, it was still totally mindblowing. The damn thing actualy became more comfortable at well over 150 MPH.

Golden_Eternity

Thu 5/1/03, 1:26AM

I wouldn't say that... I just think he should upshift.

Punkbrad

Thu 5/1/03, 6:53AM

ive seen that before, and all i could think to myself is "why?" but, after the incredible power i felt from driving that Z06 balls to the wall, i understand!!

sweet vid!

GetnJgyWitit

Thu 5/1/03, 8:55AM

what? your sv doesn't already do this? I don't understand whats the big deal? :cool:

wraven

Thu 5/1/03, 3:43PM

I rode my friends completely stock 2002 'Busa just for a few miles... I can't imagine myself ever having so much skill that I would need that bike. Overpowered is an understatement. These things will go just as fast as you can pull that throttle back. I was scared out of my mind when I got on it, so I was riding pretty tame, and the thing still scared the crap outta me... cruising at 30 barely at 4-5K, snap the throttle a bit and I'm instantly doing warp speed with tail lights coming up fast... just way too much :eek:

I'm not sure if it was the power, or the weight, or the size... but out of any bike I have ever ridden, I felt the most insecure about leaning that bike over. It feels like it's life goal is to terminate it's rider.

I've been riding for around 6 years now on the street... the busa makes me feel like I need training wheels again.

I'll take a nice little happy SV... the SV is everyone's friend! :D

Monte

Thu 5/1/03, 3:49PM

Originally posted by GetnJgyWitit
what? your sv doesn't already do this? I don't understand whats the big deal? :cool:
Remember, I still have the stock rear fender.

GMAN

Thu 5/1/03, 7:44PM

Originally posted by MrPython
Remember, I still have the stock rear fender.

Leave that air brake on your bike. It's a great safety device.

Machine

Thu 5/8/03, 4:22AM

Holy Shiznit! That is amazing.

Knightshade

Thu 5/8/03, 6:22AM

dude..holy crap. I'm pretty sure my eyes were bugging out of my head there for a second. that's crazy....

Machine

Fri 5/9/03, 3:45AM

I posted a link to this vid on another (non-motorcycle) board I frequent and it was dismissed as fake by half the people there. :grin:

Golden_Eternity

Fri 5/9/03, 6:18PM

Yeah, I had people swear the same thing about the stoppies in Mission Impossible 2.

bloodclot

Fri 6/13/03, 8:20PM

and i thought 130 was fast :D

that guy rode a wheelie going faster than the top speed on my bike. and here is something i havent seen in the thread yet.......

:squid:

just had to throw that in.

GSXRN99

Mon 7/7/03, 9:14PM

http://www.getdead.com/test/movies/suzuki.wmv

MY BAD

swll360

Mon 7/7/03, 9:32PM

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After receiving goose bumps the 10th time i watched it i might have to see it again. That shit was bad-ass. Suzuki all the way.............:D

Not to be Bias or anything!

redjako

Thu 7/17/03, 5:50PM

Needs to be faster...;)

philzer

Mon 7/21/03, 3:24PM

Damnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!! That was insane!!

I barely seen a guy on his busa warping past me when I was going to Temcula. Made me fill like I was standing still on my SVs. Kick ass motorcycle but I'll keep my SVs so I can see my next birthday.

SVelocity

Mon 7/21/03, 3:43PM

What do yo think his top speed was? 230-235 mph?

The speedo stopped at 220 @ 10k RPMs and he continued on to reach 11k RPMs.

Tillers_Rule

Mon 7/21/03, 3:48PM

Originally posted by SVelocity
What do yo think his top speed was? 230-235 mph?

The speedo stopped at 220 @ 10k RPMs and he continued on to reach 11k RPMs.

Well, I think there was some heavy speedometer error going on, I seriously doubt he was going over 200, mabey around 190........then again, he could have some badass turbo giving him 400 horsepowere making it all a possibility:confused:

SVelocity

Tue 7/22/03, 9:49AM

Why do you think there was some heavy speedometer error going on?

Lets say his speedometer was off by +/- 10% (and thats a lot) then he would be anywhere between 200 and 240mph.

I know these bikes (Haba & ZX12) eventually had a governor put on to limit there speed to 180mph but I also heard that's pretty easy to remove. With simple rejetting and pipe work I think you can make these bikes REALLY scream and there is no need for a turbo.

Tillers_Rule

Tue 7/22/03, 10:00AM

Originally posted by SVelocity
Why do you think there was some heavy speedometer error going on?

Because the top speed of a Hayabusa is 186, the ungoverned ones top out at around 194.

Thats why I mentioned the turbo, which would make a 200+ run alot more likely.

KevBigCBR

Tue 7/22/03, 11:50AM

Hate to say it, but at 200 + MPH, don't you think the scenery would be going bye a lot faster than it appears to be in the video.

I've run at 140 before and the dotted white line isn't dotted anymore...kinda becomes solid.

I've never ridden a Busa...but I sure would like to see someone pull 2nd, 3rd AND 4th gear on the back tire alone at over 100 MPH!

SVelocity

Tue 7/22/03, 12:23PM

So are we saying this is a fake?

We all have seen that crazy :squid: pull a wheelie going 80mph on the I5 and then blow past you still on one wheel. So the wheelie thing isn't unbelievable (just insane).

Regarding the scenery and dotted white line...you raise a good point. Except the camera was pointing pretty far ahead and did not give us the view of the pavement directly below the front tire nor what was on either side. I think this allows the viewer to anticipate what was coming up and not give the feeling that things were whizzing past us at an increasing rate. Hence, the dotted not becoming solid.

Lets say it is a forgery, how does one pull this off? I certainly don't have the technical know how even to begin imagining how you would create this seemly real video.

I guess you would only have to fake the gages...

Any ideas?

KevBigCBR

Tue 7/22/03, 12:50PM

Lots of ways you could look at it.

One, Ever see an onboard camera shot from a superbike race...lots of camera shake...at nearly 200 MPH. I'm sure that the video camera supposedly on that tank was far less hi-tech than what they use in the pros. So hands down, that is the steadiest camera shot I have ever seen...ESPECIALLY at over 200 MPH!

Two, one could only dream of an interstate that smooth with what appears to be NO traffic on their side of the road.

Also, at about the 50 second mark on the video, watch how long the cop spot (U Turn area) stays in the picture. At 200 MPH that thing would be GONE in the blink of an eye.

MOST Noticable is that at what appears to be 150 MPH he raises up from behind the screen nice and easy. Look at the reflection in the Speedo! Know anyone that is good enough to ride, getting wind blasted at 150 MPH without the slightest shake?

Finally, watch how long the skid marks are in front of the camera and what looks to be 100 MPH...

Something just ain't right...

Kurt'sSV

Tue 7/22/03, 1:02PM

That's the slowest 220 mph I've ever seen. Though things look like they're going slower through the perspective of a video camera. Just look at the video's Jeff has shot of us on Palomar. It looks like we're going 15 mph the whole time, but we're really going much faster.

Tillers_Rule

Tue 7/22/03, 2:30PM

Hey, I got some backing, all right, your a pretty cool guy Kurt;)

SVelocity

Tue 7/22/03, 2:36PM

Good point about the skid mark, but... He was slowing down at the time and the bike could have slowed faster than his speedo was capable of registering.

The streets on the left do seem to appear to move past slowly...

I disagree with your point about him sitting up at 150mph. I think he was still recovering from the wheelie. His front wheel landed at 140mph and so he was still in the upright position from the wheelie. At 150mph he goes into a tuck which he held until the end.

All in all I would have to agree things are fishy but can anyone tell me how you would fake this...

Chris

Tillers_Rule

Tue 7/22/03, 2:56PM

Originally posted by SVelocity

All in all I would have to agree things are fishy but can anyone tell me how you would fake this...

Chris

That would be VERY easy to fake with an analog spedometer, just change the driven gear to a much lower one.

I'm sure someone who know enough about electric speedometers could rig something to trick the speedometer and make it climg at a rate it shouldnt.

Thats how the TRE mods work, fool the bike into thinking it's in a different gear than it actually is, so like I said, the speedometer can be fooled as well.

huevos

Tue 7/22/03, 3:10PM

after reading this thread i'm honestly exhausted.
150, 200, or 220 mph....who cares, i'm willing to bet $3...no, make that $6, that you'd end up just as dead (give or take 10 percent) in the event of a get off.

Tillers_Rule

Tue 7/22/03, 3:21PM

Originally posted by huevos
after reading this thread i'm honestly exhausted.
150, 200, or 220 mph....who cares, i'm willing to bet $3...no, make that $6, that you'd end up just as dead (give or take 10 percent) in the event of a get off.

Well, I've seen Mat Mladin control a blowout at 170+ mph, and i'd be willing to bet that he couldn't have done that at 220:confused:

huevos

Tue 7/22/03, 3:46PM

probably wasn't matt mladin in the video. i saw the blow out too. his get off was at about 20 mph at the very end of what has got to be on of the most incredible saves of all time. I seriously doubt that you, I, or pretty much about 99% of the people out there would be able to pull that off so once again i would venture a guess that in the event of a get off at 150, it probably would not feel much better than one at 200, but that's a whole another thread and probably not all that interesting to begin with and yet would be just as exhausting.

Sam

Tue 7/22/03, 4:45PM

... fake or not that was great. It took me about 20 min to download it, 26.4 download speed, and for that 1.09min, it was great. I have never wanted a 'BUSA more.

Points from others: looking at the reflection of "him" sitting up at what everspeed: When its in the air you can see the sky in the reflection too, plus you can hear the air "change" when he sits up...

Tinkering with the speedo gears to make it register faster, what about the RPM's that you hear, and I counted 6 gears...

Police turn out: I dont think they are a uniform length, - especially if you look at the first turn out at about 200 MPH, it goes by pretty slow - could be a bit longer - but then the next 2 @ 220 MPH displayed go by real quick, maybe the extra speed - 20 MPH - and maybe they are a little smaller, too bad we didnt know how far apart they were? distance/time/speed...

I did see the MPH stop while the RPM's kept going, hey if its a fonny I gotta a mesg to the editor: GET in touch with me I gotta job for you!

L8R
sam

KevBigCBR

Tue 7/22/03, 5:04PM

Regardless if I think it is fake or not...which I do...I sure as hell don't see myself buying a Busa. I've seen stock ones, I've seen custom paint jobs, hell, I've seen one at the shop broken in all kinds of pieces...NONE OF THEM LOOKED GOOD!

Besides, there sure as hell aren't any back-road red-neck freeways in Southern California that would allow such a display of speed...

What would have proven this video authentic would have been a camera on the Busa he obviously left behind with similar readouts on the gauges!

NukleoN

Tue 7/22/03, 7:58PM

It doesn't seem real to me....the scenery looks like it's going by too slowly, video or no video. I'd like to compare a WMV of 130 MPH with 220 MPH...I know the scenery tends to go by way faster than that at 130 MPH. Either way, it's a cool vid...exciting.

Golden_Eternity

Tue 7/22/03, 8:00PM

The "who needs two wheels" link is gone. Site owner is pissed about people hotlinking and chewing up his b/w.

GsxrGregor

Tue 7/22/03, 8:04PM

I have a video of a turbo 'busa that was 'only' getting up to 170 or 180 mph and that was with a turbo. That vid has got to be fake.

NukleoN

Tue 7/22/03, 8:11PM

Yeah I would bet it's fake..even Rossi's bike barely does 200 MPH....and I certainly have a hard time believing someone would wheelie through several gears at a 100+, aside from the ridiculous top speed and how quick the Busa got there.