What is the fastest you've been on a motorcycle or car?

[titanstats]

Wow! You are lucky to have survived that one! A friend had his suspension drop out of the car at speed. A large part dug into the ground, flipping the car over.

He had a two-week stay in a hospital to fix broken bones.

Yeah that was my free warning shot, me and my buddy would have been metal infused hamburger had that dropped at speed.

I remember standing beside the car looking at the wheel pointing in the wrong direction; even stupid young me was impressed with how lucky I was.

Maybe a miracle more of us didn’t perish. Coming of age in the early 80s meant we all bought cheap, slightly beat, really powerful muscle cars that we mostly couldn’t afford to operate safely or repair properly lol. Paired with teenage brains and almost no driving experience at all, it’s fairly impressive tbh.

Had that GTO until the late 00’s, one of my few regrets today is selling it.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Yeah that was my free warning shot, me and my buddy would have been metal infused hamburger had that dropped at speed.

I remember standing beside the car looking at the wheel pointing in the wrong direction; even stupid young me was impressed with how lucky I was.

Maybe a miracle more of us didn’t perish. Coming of age in the early 80s meant we all bought cheap, slightly beat, really powerful muscle cars that we mostly couldn’t afford to operate safely or repair properly lol. Paired with teenage brains and almost no driving experience at all, it’s fairly impressive tbh.

Had that GTO until the late 00’s, one of my few regrets today is selling it.

You both live through the "Survival of the Fittest and Luckiest."

I've been in plenty of dirt bike crashes (the ER nurses knew me at the Antelope Valley Hospital). Never once did I consider quitting riding.

 

[titanstats]

You both live through the "Survival of the Fittest and Luckiest."

I've been in plenty of dirt bike crashes (the ER nurses knew me at the Antelope Valley Hospital). Never once did I consider quitting riding.

Yeah, I don’t change my ways easily either lol; knee’s a wreck but I renewed my ski pass just in case I get it fixed in time. It’s also possible that I’m just not very smart.

Looking for a vehicle now, need a good road trip machine for camping etc., and I keep seeing this super low mileage SVR for sale. I know I don’t need it, but I sure want it and I wish the dealership would just sell the damn thing to someone else lol

 

[Mr Boochie]

Yeah, I don’t change my ways easily either lol; knee’s a wreck but I renewed my ski pass just in case I get it fixed in time. It’s also possible that I’m just not very smart.

Looking for a vehicle now, need a good road trip machine for camping etc., and I keep seeing this super low mileage SVR for sale. I know I don’t need it, but I sure want it and I wish the dealership would just sell the damn thing to someone else lol

Ooh! A low-mileage Range Rover!

 

[tom3]

I was cruising on the open highway with my older brother in a Dodge Charger behind me. Thought I'd teach him a lesson. Laying down on the tank at 130mph and I managed to look in the mirror and he was actually right behind me. Oh well. This was on a Kawasaki H2 750 triple. Thing was a rocket- but that was all that was good about it.

 

[bashman]

Well, it certainly wasn't in my 1969 VW camper bus. The most exhilarating was going 120 mph in 1973. We were hitchhiking from Croyden to Dover in England and a guy driving a Jensen Interceptor stops to pick us up. But he warns us he can only take us 100 Km, not the full distance. We hop in and as we're cruising along, I glance at the speedometer and see it's at 120, and think, ok, since I'd been living in West Germany that's in Km. But then I realize we're in a car built for the US and after 30 minutes, the driver pulls over to let us out. I've always dreamed of owning an Interceptor since that day.

 

[KarinS]

Back in 1987, I was driving from Colorado (I worked on the Anheuser-Busch plant as a project engineer) back to California. I hit 110 in my 1986 Jetta GLI, was pulled over in Provo, Utah, and spent a few days in jail until I could make bail. On the way back to my speeding trial a few months later, I hit 120 mph in Nevada (the terrain was flat, and I didn't have the car stuffed with my worldly possessions). I couldn't help myself. A few minutes into this, I thought "WTF am I doing!!??!!" Fortunately, there were no cops around, and I brought it down to 80, with no further incidents along the way. Those few minutes were fun, though.

Twenty years later (yup, my Jetta lasted that long), I got my 2005 Mazda 3s up to the 140 mph limit, which is where the needle hit the top limit, and I swear the car went probably 5 mph higher. It was a rush.

I recently test-drove two Porsche Carrera 911's, and nearly fainted from joy. Didn't take them to the extreme out of courtesy to the salesman, but one of the two top reasons I decided not to buy one was because I would find it psychologically impossible to drive a car like that anywhere near the speed limit. I'd have my license revoked within weeks (days?) of establishing ownership. As a side note, you have to special order Porsches to get a manual transmission. The only manuals they had on the lot were used, with the new ones being either automatic or electric. No wonder their sales have dropped 95% within a year. They have lost their way. Nonetheless, I have never driven any car that has excited me more than the 911's. I'm sure that I amused my salesman with my screams of delight throughout the test drive(s).

SAVE THE MANUALS!!!

 

[John James]

I once went over 100 mph when my wife was driving. We were on our way to the Mountain West Baseball championships in Salt Lake City. As we entered a construction zone just as we got into Utah, my wife wanted to be ahead of a semi truck so floored it to get around it before the lanes went to down to single lane. I looked over at the speedo and could see we were WAY over the speed limit and reminded her of the consequences of speeding let alone of speeding in a construction zone. She moved over and slowed down without saying much. Our Honda, 2002 4-dr Accord V-6 EX-L, could do the ton very easily and deceptively if you didn't pay attention to how fast you were going.
I don't know how fast I had my 911SC up to when doing a lunch time lap at a P-car event out at Fontana raceway. Probably close to 100, but I was too busy watching the road ahead to keep from running into the guy in front of me to look down at the speedo.
I had my V-45 Sabre up to about 85 on the I-405 freeway heading south into south OC, it liked to cruise at 80, smooth silent all you could hear is the wind going by.
I used to do the ton on a semi-regular basis with the '02 Accord which was my commuter car, just to keep it 'exercised'. I'm sure the CHP was always on the lookout for the guy that tripped the embedded wires at that speed at that time of the morning. I was lucky and never got caught.
I don't do things like that any more, as being retired I have no need for speed.

We have a 2003 Accord with the V-TEC V6.
It acts the same way. Shut the windows, crank up the tunes and ride!

 

[Mr Boochie]

As a side note, you have to special order Porsches to get a manual transmission.

SAVE THE MANUALS!!!

Butzi Porsche is rolling in his grave!

I've always owned at least one manual transmission car. My Honda Element is a stick shift. You don't see many of those.

 

[KarinS]

Butzi Porsche is rolling in his grave!

I've always owned at least one manual transmission car. My Honda Element is a stick shift. You don't see many of those.

No, you don't. My Mazda (named 'Angie') threw a piston ring at 18 1/2 years in September 2023, and the only decent manual I could get was a Honda Civic Sport. That year, 2024, was the last Honda Civic Sport made with a manual that isn't a turbo, which I hate. The Mazda 3's were all made in Mexico that year - no way I'd go for one of those. Anyway, on the day I picked it up, and I had to wait 5 weeks for their one manual to come in, the manager told me there were 7 people lined up for my manual Civic if I had decided not to take it. There IS a strong demand for manuals, contrary to what the car companies tell us.

 

[KevinJS]

145 mph riding a 1989 Yamaha FJ1200 on a paved two lane road in central Arkansas. Topped a hill in the countryside and could see nothing was coming for miles. So, twisted the grip.

Same bike and round about the same speed, on a deserted 4 lane road in England. Managed about the same speed on a borrowed Norton Rotary. Funny thing is, the Norton used Yamaha XJ900 switchgear and instruments, so it wasn't much different to the FJ1200 from the rider's point of view.

 

[Apreggiator]

Same in Europe, despite manuals being the expensive option due to higher emissions taxation. To be honest, I don’t mind a PDK or properly implemented ZF8 in my daily drive. Stick is even annoying in my traffic jam ridden, densely populated country. And imho unnecessary on the Autobahn. Manuals are imho mandatory for trips to the Apls and such.

No, you don't. My Mazda (named 'Angie') threw a piston ring at 18 1/2 years in September 2023, and the only decent manual I could get was a Honda Civic Sport. That year, 2024, was the last Honda Civic Sport made with a manual that isn't a turbo, which I hate. The Mazda 3's were all made in Mexico that year - no way I'd go for one of those. Anyway, on the day I picked it up, and I had to wait 5 weeks for their one manual to come in, the manager told me there were 7 people lined up for my manual Civic if I had decided not to take it. There IS a strong demand for manuals, contrary to what the car companies tell us.

 

[gadget73]

80 mph on the interstate is plenty fast for me

indeed. I had the Mark VII out this weekend and got up to about 75 for a moment, that was enough. Just don't have any special need to get flying along, especially on 50 mph roads. I took it to North Carolina in the fall and spent a fair bit of time in the 70-75 range. Its perfectly comfortable cruising at 100 but I'm too cheap to pay the fines or fuel for that.

 

[Ohighway]

I'll say 120 mph in this thing.

Tachometer was steady at 6000 rpm. During normal driving 3000rpm netted 70mph, so 6000 should = 140 right ? ;-)

Knowing there's slippage in the drivetrain I bumped my estimate back down to 120mph, which ironically is the number the speedometer was buried at.

That's my story and im sticking to it.

 

[GordonW]

Same in Europe, despite manuals being the expensive option due to higher emissions taxation. To be honest, I don’t mind a PDK or properly implemented ZF8 in my daily drive. Stick is even annoying in my traffic jam ridden, densely populated country. And imho unnecessary on the Autobahn. Manuals are imho mandatory for trips to the Apls and such.
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OK, so, I know that's an Alpine 110- but what year?

Got to see several of the new ones up close in Motorworld in Munich, the last few years.

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[TomD62]

Never topped out my Kawasaki Concours 14, but it would do 100 MPH in third. It just kept pulling.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Same in Europe, despite manuals being the expensive option due to higher emissions taxation. To be honest, I don’t mind a PDK or properly implemented ZF8 in my daily drive. Stick is even annoying in my traffic jam ridden, densely populated country. And imho unnecessary on the Autobahn. Manuals are imho mandatory for trips to the Apls and such.
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Do you own an Alpine? It's one of my favorite rallye cars.

 

[Ohighway]

..... I'm too old to go fast anymore (reflexes are not what they were), 80 mph on the interstate is plenty fast for me.

Same here. 65-70 mph works fine for me in most cases.

My mode of driving on the highway is to adjust to a couple mph slower than prevailing traffic. (And staying in the right lane if i'm not passing).

It makes things more pleasant. Spaces are always opening up in front of me .... very relaxing. And I'm not impeding anyone else's progress.

 

[ARC Tech-109]

Last summer it was 202 MPH on a '99 Hayabusa... plenty fast enough for me.

 

[whoaru99]

Same here. 65-70 mph works fine for me in most cases.

My mode of driving on the highway is to adjust to a couple mph slower than prevailing traffic. (And staying in the right lane if i'm not passing).

It makes things more pleasant. Spaces are always opening up in front of me .... very relaxing. And I'm not impeding anyone else's progress.

Well... yeah.

I'd guess most people who have admitted to a high speed drive are not implying they drive to those speeds as regular matter of daily driving operation.