1000' top speeds...

[Yamaha_Chuck]

Was out on a ride yesterday and we come across a nice straight stretch so we decided to make some runs with the GPS. The run we did may have been a bit more than 1000' but still pretty close. I ran the viper and got 86.7....next was a new Pro R 600, he got 83.4....next an 08 MXZ 800 that got 97.0 and an 08 Apex with the exact same speed. It was hard to believe my speedo was out because I was showing 97, 10MPH off! It was still an awesome time. My buddy with the Apex let me make the run with it....that thing is damn fast!

 

[staggs65]

Some guys will grind one tooth off the speedo wheel, that get's it a lot closer.

 

[Yamaha_Chuck]

Some guys will grind one tooth off the speedo wheel, that get's it a lot closer.

Where is the speedo wheel?

 

[eric.s.t]

Where is the speedo wheel?

I too am interested!

 

[staggs65]

I'm sure that's not the technical term for it lol. it's attached to the end of the driveshaft under the secondary clutch. looks like a gear. the sensor picks up each tooth as it passes by.

 

[staggs65]

eric, SRX is different

 

[Yamaha_Chuck]

I will check it out when I get time. So is this a good speed for my viper or should it be faster? It is all stock with 8k miles.

 

[staggs65]

I've never owned a stock one but I'd expect it to be slower than the Ape

 

[BornYamaha]

It depends so much on conditions. If that was ice it could be a lot better. If you were pushing any snow it seems decent. Seems about right when comparing to the other sleds.

 

[Yamaha_Chuck]

The conditions were not that great....it was an ungroomed trail but we have had a week of warm weather (slightly above freezing) so it was fairly hard packed but just slightly up hill.