| 999s top speed reality
I am not posting this to brag because frankly I don't find high speed that exciting it's the corners I live for. However, it is not often anyone has a chance to test the maufacturers claims and I thought some of you may be interested in this. I did a track day at RAF Wittering today which contains a 90+ mph corner (exit speed) followed by a very long straight (the runway) and I managed to see an indicated 177 mph before rolling off a tad (ok a lot) for the chicane. It still felt like it was pulling but that might have been the wind trying to push me off the back!! I have no idea what Ducati claim for the bike but I reckon that's fast enough!
[Edited on 30-5-2004 by Andyl] |