Production Bike Record?
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Sure, tell us in km/h when it sounds faster, and I bet your ladies all write lbs on their drivers license. 
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The fact the video was produced as it was, where it was and with the Red Bull advertising is there says it was more about the promotion than the actual speed record attempt. Do the attempt on a track or salt flat or whatnot. Something more controlled and "made" for this kind of thing.
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This "record" doesn't make any sense. This is on a street. The bike's not street legal. What significance is the bridge? It appears to me they used the bike's speedometer to indicate the speed which I'm certain is not accurate and judging somewhere between a typical 3-7% that's well short of 249 mph.
I find it difficult to believe a completely stock H2R is geared to hit 249 mph? If they changed the gearing or anything else, it's no longer a production bike. I thought the top speed of H2R was 357 kph, we all remember those screen shots don't we?
However fast it was actually going is still insanely fast, IMO H2R is a true hyperbike compared to what most people consider hyperbikes (14s, Busas). If only it were street legal and didn't require new pistons after 16 hours of operation (which is part of what makes it a hyperbike).
I find it difficult to believe a completely stock H2R is geared to hit 249 mph? If they changed the gearing or anything else, it's no longer a production bike. I thought the top speed of H2R was 357 kph, we all remember those screen shots don't we?
However fast it was actually going is still insanely fast, IMO H2R is a true hyperbike compared to what most people consider hyperbikes (14s, Busas). If only it were street legal and didn't require new pistons after 16 hours of operation (which is part of what makes it a hyperbike).
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Vic, if that h2r is a production bike, this Honda is even more so since it is street legal.
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The maintenance schedule is crazy, but if you were to buy a new kxf250 or 450, its a very similar schedule.
I wonder about the speed, but maybe not. Brocks did 219 with a modified h2. If that r version is already in that state tune, maybe so?
Brock's Performance Ninja H2 Breaks H2R Speed Record - Motorcycle USA
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The maintenance schedule is crazy, but if you were to buy a new kxf250 or 450, its a very similar schedule.
I wonder about the speed, but maybe not. Brocks did 219 with a modified h2. If that r version is already in that state tune, maybe so?
Brock's Performance Ninja H2 Breaks H2R Speed Record - Motorcycle USA
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