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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 08:00 AM
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Default Driving 220+

Not in an S, but still pretty cool! Check out the wheelie at 140

http://www.mccallcolors.com/video_player.htm
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bills2k_2001,Dec 27 2006, 11:00 AM
Not in an S, but still pretty cool! Check out the wheelie at 140

http://www.mccallcolors.com/video_player.htm
AAARG!
there's an accident waiting to happen. It looks like that was 140 kpm - or about 87 mph. The person pegged the speedo at 220 kph, so they were going at least 140 mph when they shut it down.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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[QUOTE=rehile,Dec 27 2006, 12:17 PM]It looks like that was 140 kpm - or about 87 mph.
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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i just watched it again, the speedometer is pegged at 220, but he gets about another 1000 rpm out of it
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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looks like from 9000-10000rpm he picked up 20mph, so I would say revving to 11000 he topped out around 240mph!!! jeebus!!!
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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Sounds about right - I saw this title associated with the same video on another forum:

Turbo Hayabusa - 518HP, 431Nm. Top speed 240Mph.
* 431 Nm ~= 318 ft lbs
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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thats nuts.
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