got the NZ Motorcycle Land speed record

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Edited Date/Time 3/10/2022 10:09pm
so yesterday, (sunday NZ time) i finally got everything right and set the NZ motorcycle land speed record on a Kawasaki H2R, we set the new 2 way record at 358.4 kmh, (222.7 mph) over a flying 1/4 mile

we don't have salt flats here, so speed records are done on closed country roads like this one, or airport run ways if you can sort it, , pretty sure this is the fastest time ever recorded on a public road here, and only a jet engine powered car on a runway has a recorded 2 way pass faster,


on board video, from the fastest one way pass at 364kmh,



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flarider 3/6/2022 2:01pm
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Congratulations!

That's awesome

But you all do it counter clockwise, right?
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APLMAN99 3/6/2022 2:18pm
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Damn that makes my ass quiver just watching….!

With it being on a road like that, were you worried at all about animals running out in front of you? That would probably be my biggest fear.
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scott_nz 3/6/2022 2:23pm
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APLMAN99 wrote:
Damn that makes my ass quiver just watching….! With it being on a road like that, were you worried at all about animals running out in...
Damn that makes my ass quiver just watching….!

With it being on a road like that, were you worried at all about animals running out in front of you? That would probably be my biggest fear.
last year a hare ran out about 20 metres in front of me and gave me a hell of a scare, and a year before that one guy hit a bird with his visor and the blood made it pretty hard to see, so it is an issue,
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APLMAN99 wrote:
Damn that makes my ass quiver just watching….! With it being on a road like that, were you worried at all about animals running out in...
Damn that makes my ass quiver just watching….!

With it being on a road like that, were you worried at all about animals running out in front of you? That would probably be my biggest fear.
Same
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LOOnatic 3/6/2022 3:23pm
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Awesome bud way to go!
As the Dainese slogan always said "life begins at 140mph"
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7I3N 3/6/2022 4:40pm
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That's awesome. Burt Munro would be proud of you.
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Nighttrain 3/6/2022 5:18pm
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Congrats! Well done, man. That looks like a straight shot of adrenaline.
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GeorgiePorgie 3/6/2022 5:22pm
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I’ve seen 176mph on my gsxr 600. That was enough for me….. But 220mph+ holy shit. That’s pretty wild man! Had to be thrilling for sure!!!
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Insane and congrats
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BMSOBx2 3/6/2022 7:40pm
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Fantastic! No weaving or bobbing about. Amazing run.
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Tank_Slapper 3/6/2022 9:38pm
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222 on a bike is crazy, on that narrow ass road. !

Tell us more about the bike, looks like it can do that unlocked.
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scott_nz 3/6/2022 10:23pm
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Tank_Slapper wrote:
222 on a bike is crazy, on that narrow ass road. !

Tell us more about the bike, looks like it can do that unlocked.
its a 2016 Kawasaki H2R, it been modified to put more supercharger boost in (compressor wheel) , and an intercooler, then tuned on a dyno, engine is stock inside, never been apart, and taller gearing from stock, we also removed the top winglets

it was 303 hp at the rear wheel on pretty conservative dyno
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sumdood 3/6/2022 10:28pm
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Holy shit ! Awesome and congrats !
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EZZA 95B 3/6/2022 10:28pm
3/6/2022 10:28pm Edited Date/Time 3/6/2022 10:53pm
Wild! I didn't realise how much I tensed up while watching that until you started to decelerate and got back to 200(Km/h)... And even that is gnarly.

I've done 200+km/h twice in a car (once 210, once 230) and can't even begin to imagine what that was like?!?!?!

Also 383! *I'm sure it got to 86 but wasn't able to pause in time.

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Muttly 3/7/2022 4:39pm
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Awesome man, Congratulations! You’ve got to be Vitals first land speed record holder.
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M1000 3/7/2022 5:03pm
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7I3N wrote:
That's awesome. Burt Munro would be proud of you.
Yes he would….congrats……Burt’s Rig..

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Chris99Flannery 3/7/2022 10:01pm
3/7/2022 10:01pm Edited Date/Time 3/7/2022 10:07pm
Stud!

With the altered gearing, that would put your Speedo out right? So by the Speedometer which is always wrong you’d have been over 400km/h?

Such great bikes them kwakas. The tires would be working hard no doubts.
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scott_nz 3/8/2022 9:27am
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Chris99Flannery wrote:
Stud! With the altered gearing, that would put your Speedo out right? So by the Speedometer which is always wrong you’d have been over 400km/h? Such...
Stud!

With the altered gearing, that would put your Speedo out right? So by the Speedometer which is always wrong you’d have been over 400km/h?

Such great bikes them kwakas. The tires would be working hard no doubts.
Speedo is. A little off , I think it runs off the front wheel so not changed by gearing
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Muttly 3/8/2022 9:30am
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Chris99Flannery wrote:
Stud! With the altered gearing, that would put your Speedo out right? So by the Speedometer which is always wrong you’d have been over 400km/h? Such...
Stud!

With the altered gearing, that would put your Speedo out right? So by the Speedometer which is always wrong you’d have been over 400km/h?

Such great bikes them kwakas. The tires would be working hard no doubts.
scott_nz wrote:
Speedo is. A little off , I think it runs off the front wheel so not changed by gearing
Yeah, but it’s probably not real accurate with 330 RWHP trying to point the front wheel upward!
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