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Originally Posted by rideough
Motorcycles have an easy time of going 180. That being said it take ALOT more to go faster, 180 is like a mathematical barrier where aerodynamics has more to do with the limits than horsepower does. That's why the 'busa looks the way it does; Suzuki spent tons of $ to wind tunnel test that bike so it could go that fast. I also think that is why the dashboard on my Vitara is made from tupperware  friggin 'busa took all the budget that year! |
Even to get a Busa to 200 let alone above that mark is going to take some rather expensive modifications.
http://www.superstreetbike.com/features/122_0336_max/
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"The amount of horsepower required to overcome aerodynamic drag rises as the cube of speed. Consider this: 160 hp is enough to push a stock Hayabusa to nearly 190 mph, but it would take closer to 225 hp to get that same bike to 200 mph--65 more hp for just 10 more mph on top. Going 200 mph on a production-based motorcycle is a huge accomplishment--indeed, there are only 42 riders in the East Coast Timing Association's (ECTA) elite "200-mph" club. Two-hundred and twenty-seven mph is simply amazing--only slightly less difficult than riding your Ninja to the moon. And at 227 mph, Yancy's super-'Busa is just warming up."