Maxed out

[Harry H]

I've never actually got round to maxing out the CT and not likely to get much chance over the next few weeks.

So what's the top speed from those that have made the effort ??

[grahew]

140mph but ran out of road given more road 150 plus

[Doc]

The limiter stopped me, but I can't remember what was on the clock - 229kph I think 

German Autobahns are useful sometimes.

[scotsy]

146mph and still going up

[Allroadtoad]

On the odometer in Germany  I had a maximum of 253 km/h, which is about 157 mls/h, without the panniers (BIG DIFFERENCE!!!) but luckily my Garmin was more realistic: appr. 146 mls/hr. Not bad, a GS comes nowhere near that...

[Harry H]

I've always thought the engine felt strong enough to rev out in top

[Telbert]

I could have sworn that early road testers said the Crosstourer was restricted to 130mph as there were stability issues at high speeds with the panniers fitted. Either Honda have had a change of heart  or there are some highly tuned speedos out there 

[scotsy]

Originally Posted by Telbert

I could have sworn that early road testers said the Crosstourer was restricted to 130mph as there were stability issues at high speeds with the panniers fitted. Either Honda have had a change of heart  or there are some highly tuned speedos out there 

The CT speedo is almost 10% fast telbert (as are most jap bikes) and I didn't have my panniers on at the time

At an indicated 146mph my GPS was reading only 131mph but i was sat bolt upright with the touring screen fitted so feel there was plenty more left and Allroadtoad STATED his GPS reading was 146mph in his post

As an aside there were labels on the panniers, topbox and touring screen when new that prohibited their use at 130KPH (80 mph) they just need to have their arses covered in case anything happens

Ian