Testing limits

[pitbull]

Most normal ryders will not care to know, but was just curious myself to see, so was ryding along and thought i'd find out for myself. The RTS se5
tops out in first gear at 57 mph
Tops out in second at 73
Tops out in third at 91
I won't say what rpm it was, just that there was no more RPM's left.

 

[CyncySpyder]

Inquiring minds want to know

hyea:Hey Len, was this a 'stock' RT-S SE5 or one of your 'Performance' RTs:dontknow: and I think you forgot to mention a couple of gears :hun:

 

[pitbull]

hyea:Hey Len, was this a 'stock' RT-S SE5 or one of your 'Performance' RTs:dontknow: and I think you forgot to mention a couple of gears :hun:

It was a stocker :-( and caught that did ya........ No comment on the others, let's just leave it at the first 3. honestly had never tried to see what top speed was in the lower gears before.

 

[Bob Denman]

Thanks Len! :thumbup: I've kind of wondered about these types of things, but being a big chicken...

, I never dared hang on for the duration.

 

[Jeriatric]

Most normal ryders will not care to know, but was just curious myself to see, so was ryding along and thought i'd find out for myself. The RTS se5
tops out in first gear at 57 mph
Tops out in second at 73
Tops out in third at 91
I won't say what rpm it was, just that there was no more RPM's left.

Fun huh! nojoke

Who needs a sixth gear?

 

[docdoru]

Most normal ryders will not care to know, but was just curious myself to see, so was ryding along and thought i'd find out for myself. The RTS se5
tops out in first gear at 57 mph
Tops out in second at 73
Tops out in third at 91
I won't say what rpm it was, just that there was no more RPM's left.

Can I have one to test "huligan way"?

 

[NancysToy]

Hey Len, you forgot to report a couple of gears. :roflblack:

 

[quickster47]

Thanks for that useful information. Have wondered what these things can really do when pushed.

Carl

 

[SpyderAnn01]

And he did this while we were following him to bike night at Sonic. Not really but it seemed like it. :roflblack:

 

[pitbull]

Lol you all pretty much know the top 2 gears, I was just curious what it could do on the bottom end. Not bad for a bone stock bagged bike.... I will say this she was definatly turning some r's but the rotax boys say they like it ;-)

O and Ann..... We were abiding by most of the speedlimits.

 

[Bob Denman]

In What Country??? :shocked: :roflblack:

 

[MarkLawson]

That's funny Len, because when I was at SpyderFest earlier this year, I was testing my 2010 RT SM5 in 1st & 2nd. I didn't write it down so may be in error, but it seems like it was 62 MPH in 1st & 72 in 2nd. That was red-line on each.

 

[Mo Lee]

Most normal ryders will not care to know, but was just curious myself to see, so was ryding along and thought i'd find out for myself. The RTS se5
tops out in first gear at 57 mph
Tops out in second at 73
Tops out in third at 91
I won't say what rpm it was, just that there was no more RPM's left.

But when you peg the RPM like that you are not correctly using the power band and some little ole antique GS will walk away from you.

 

[FrankPa]

Funny...

It was a stocker :-( and caught that did ya........ No comment on the others, let's just leave it at the first 3. honestly had never tried to see what top speed was in the lower gears before.

You cop to 91 and THEN get shy? :clap:

 

[owens9fingers]

Reverse ??

Ok Len................... How fast can it go in REVERSE ??? :roflblack:

 

[pitbull]

You cop to 91 and THEN get shy? :clap:

Uhhhhhh maybe I got scared

Ok Len................... How fast can it go in REVERSE ??? :roflblack:

dang revlimiter!!!!

 

[pitbull]

But when you peg the RPM like that you are not correctly using the power band and some little ole antique GS will walk away from you.

Maybe......... But, I wasn't going for max horsepower, just curious what it would top out at.... GS PLEASE! Lol ok ok maybe it would have ;-)

 

[Sarge707]

Thanks, More Incentive to add a RT to my garage with the GS!hyea:

 

[dabreitbach]

On my 08 sm5 gs I hit about 103 in 4th. Does that help any???