CR500 Max Speed
Vogt
Super Hunky is right that the 500 can over rev to 8000 and change, and
the gear ratios are similar on my '88 as the '99 somebody posted here a
while back, and my rolling diameter is close to my stactic diameter of
26.25 inches, then I should be able to make about 80 mph with 13-49
gearing.
rpm x tire size
mph = -----------------
336 x gr
If I did all the math right....
Now how do I tell when I have reached maximum RPM on the dry lake?
Birken
'88 CR500
Uwe Hale
Vogt <vo...@oro.net> wrote in message news:3821FC...@oro.net...
>
> Now how do I tell when I have reached maximum RPM on the dry lake?
When the bike quits accelerating, you have reached max RPM.
Uwe Hale - 99 GasGas EC200, 89 YZ250WR
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Floyd Frederickson
When your hair catches on fire and your knees start to shake :-)
DD
DirtDoggie's Triple Crown ------------------------------
99 YZ400F "Mighty Moe"
97 YZ 250 "Big Blue"
99 YZ125 "Dave's Dream"
98 XR100R (Mom's Honda doesn't count)
John
news:19991105010006...@ng-fb1.aol.com...
> >Now how do I tell when I have reached maximum RPM on the dry lake?
>
the front wheel comes down
you're no longer riding diagonal
You pass Chuck Yeager
start in Barstow and you'll see the lights of Vegas
when your cheeks shake like waterbed at a frat party
the drool has your hair in a aftward spike
the dream cycle beeps its horn on the way by <LOL>
JR XR 600
TWK
balanced at max rpm. So when wfo in 5th gear and the vibration suddenly
disappears, your there.
Tim
Vogt <vo...@oro.net> wrote in message news:3821FC...@oro.net...
> Well I guess I'm full of it when it comes to my CR's maximum speed.
If
> Super Hunky is right that the 500 can over rev to 8000 and change, and
> the gear ratios are similar on my '88 as the '99 somebody posted here
a
> while back, and my rolling diameter is close to my stactic diameter of
> 26.25 inches, then I should be able to make about 80 mph with 13-49
> gearing.
>
> rpm x tire size
> mph = -----------------
> 336 x gr
>
> If I did all the math right....
>
> Now how do I tell when I have reached maximum RPM on the dry lake?
>
> Birken
> '88 CR500
Vogt
>
> According to desert rat magazine, the cr500 is designed to be harmonicly
> balanced at max rpm. So when wfo in 5th gear and the vibration suddenly
> disappears, your there.
Scary...now if I go off on a desert trip and never write again you will
know what happened to me... :-)
Birken
'88 CR500
Gary M
>Floyd Frederickson <dirtd...@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:19991105010006...@ng-fb1.aol.com...
>> >Now how do I tell when I have reached maximum RPM on the dry lake?
>>
>you have reached max RPM when:
>the front wheel comes down
>you're no longer riding diagonal
>You pass Chuck Yeager
>start in Barstow and you'll see the lights of Vegas
>when your cheeks shake like waterbed at a frat party
>the drool has your hair in a aftward spike
>the dream cycle beeps its horn on the way by <LOL>
>JR XR 600
That's pretty damn funny man. :-)
Gary M
Team Dry Lake
Paraskevas
Vogt wrote in message <3821FC...@oro.net>...
>Well I guess I'm full of it when it comes to my CR's maximum speed. If
>Super Hunky is right that the 500 can over rev to 8000 and change, and
>the gear ratios are similar on my '88 as the '99 somebody posted here a
>while back, and my rolling diameter is close to my stactic diameter of
>26.25 inches, then I should be able to make about 80 mph with 13-49
>gearing.
>
than a CR 500 in top speed. I did 84 MPH on a very slight incline.
Pete
> rpm x tire size
>mph = -----------------
> 336 x gr
>
>If I did all the math right....
>
>Now how do I tell when I have reached maximum RPM on the dry lake?
>
>Birken
>'88 CR500