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In 1997 I took my brand new bike to GB (UK) and spent a week in Scotland. When the day arrived and I was going home, I overslept due to a rather wet evening the day before. Needless to say I finally had the right excuse to see if I could reach the advertised top speed of the bike (240 kph/ 149 mph). It was quite easy reaching 240/149 and there was more power in it.
I did not pursue the actual top-speed as I had my luggage on the back of the bike. It would have been nasty if I had lost that in such speeds.
The average speeds probably were around 200/125 on the stretch between Glasgow and Newcastle.
I remember nearly stepping off the bike at a gas station probably doing 20/12. When my foot bounced on the ground I realized I was still moving…
