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07-30-2013, 01:18 PM
#101
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I kinda understand his thought pattern. However, I am a science guy. And I also know it takes a 1000 hp to get a sleek and aerodynamic car to 270mph. Drag and gravity are a guarantee.
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07-30-2013, 01:29 PM
#102
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And if you want to go 150 to 200 MPG go get you a BMW 1000 RR. I have personally seen one pull the front tire up at 135mph without feathering the clutch. Just by twisting the throttle. And the rider was a good 250 pounds. Now that is raw power. Actually raw torque.
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08-11-2013, 11:18 AM
#103
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I think it's pretty much agreed from reading this topic, that nobody really want's to get their Spyder's up to 200mph... so what get's me is, why did Can-Am build them with a 200 mph speedometer? It'll never get the needle much past ~120mph after all (just over half what the speedo can indicate)... is it just a marketing tactic to make prospective buyers *think* these machines will actually approach 200 mph?
I've only been up to 65mph on my 2012 RS, because that was the speed limit on the highway I was on and I didn't want to be holding up traffic too much (most traffic wanted to go ~70mph, but bite me!). That was uber-fast to me (I'm used to driving a big 1-ton dually pickup truck, so sitting low and exposed in the wind on a Spyder makes it seem like I'm approaching Ludicrous speed already!).
- Michael
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08-11-2013, 12:23 PM
#104
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Originally Posted by Michael211_2000
I think it's pretty much agreed from reading this topic, that nobody really want's to get their Spyder's up to 200mph... so what get's me is, why did Can-Am build them with a 200 mph speedometer? It'll never get the needle much past ~120mph after all (just over half what the speedo can indicate)... is it just a marketing tactic to make prospective buyers *think* these machines will actually approach 200 mph?
I've only been up to 65mph on my 2012 RS, because that was the speed limit on the highway I was on and I didn't want to be holding up traffic too much (most traffic wanted to go ~70mph, but bite me!). That was uber-fast to me (I'm used to driving a big 1-ton dually pickup truck, so sitting low and exposed in the wind on a Spyder makes it seem like I'm approaching Ludicrous speed already!).
- Michael
the reason the gauge goes to 200 is because you can switch it over to kph
2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertible. 2017 GMC Sierra cc diesel. 2017 Arctic cat RR 137 ES
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08-11-2013, 03:26 PM
#105
the most I was EVER able to get mine to was...
132mph. this was on a LONG, downhill (4% grade),
straight away. don't know if it would've gone much
faster than that.... but I was about to run out of
room, it was about my comfort level, and there was
a state trooper set up over the next rise.
did it once... so I'm done with it. haven't tried it
since. have hit the 110 mark a couple of times since,
but just a couple.
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08-11-2013, 07:41 PM
#106
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08-11-2013, 07:58 PM
#107
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Fastest I ever got to was .95 MACH . . . but it was in the right seat of an FB-111. My Spyder goes "fast enough" and not a bit faster!
"Topper" is my Pearl White 2013 RT-LTD
Professional Retiree - liked it so much when I retired from the USAF, that I started another career so I could do it again!
Happy to be a member of the Maryland Spyder Web - find us at
http://www.meetup.com/MarylandSpyderWeb/
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08-11-2013, 08:08 PM
#108
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my speed on our 2013 RTS is rite on with my gps.
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08-18-2013, 08:11 PM
#109
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