speedo unable to read above 174mph??
 

had my 999r flat out yesterday and when it got too 174mph it then read --- :puzzled:

Is this like what suzukis do where they just wont read past 186mph??

Anyone else had this???

Nice problem to have!!!!:roll::roll:

it's trying to tell you "YOUR GOING TO FAST ":cool:

Top speed
 

Had exactly the same thing happen on my bog stock 999 mono at Bruntingthorpe a couple of weeks ago - speedo climbed to 174 then went blank but for three horizontal bars.

This blanking of the speedo above 174 also erased the lap timer data too, so I did several more runs holding the speed at around 172/173 mph. This time the lap timer indicated a max speed of 162, which I think reflects the 7% speedo overread indicated in the users manual. From memory the max engine speed recorded was about 1,000 rpm short of the limiter.

The bike was still accelerating (slightly) as it passed 174 (162 mph true), so perhaps it is capable of a genuine 165 as measured by a couple of bike mags.

For the record: my bike still has stock gearing - and the weather was sunny with no wind.

R.

Sounds like a great defence!

Plod: Excuse me sir, do you know how fast you were going??
999 rider: Well, actually ...........:frog:

LOL

Cheers!

Scott

it was still pulling hard for another 1k revs:D
one sweet motor:frog: better than my old 996r/998r

only problem is that it won't wheelie off the power in second! (have to go up through box from 1st:D) reckon i will follow the 1 tooth off the front route!