The Mandello Meteor runs at El Mirage

[DeBenGuzzi]

thats funny I was able to go 156mph on my Aprilia a few days ago , but then that is a VERY different modern(sort of) supersport bike. Let me tell you anything to 120 is easy then every 10mph there after feels twice or three times as fast. I couldn't imagine doing 180 that the Aprilia could top out at, if given enough room/conditions, or even the sought after 200

[Guest frankdugo]

i think that conditions play a very big part,also that was a sustained speed. we're---me anyway--- are only up there for a few seconds at a time , which seems long ,according to mr. e

[Greg Field]

I saw the bike at the Guzzi National. That's one uncommonly impressive machine. Bill has outdone himself in creating it. More records will surely follow, I predict.

[Skeeve]

thats funny I was able to go 156mph on my Aprilia a few days ago , but then that is a VERY different modern(sort of) supersport bike. Let me tell you anything to 120 is easy then every 10mph there after feels twice or three times as fast. I couldn't imagine doing 180 that the Aprilia could top out at, if given enough room/conditions, or even the sought after 200

 

Is that 156 on a wildly optimistic speedo, or an accurate measurement?

 

Also, your Aprilia isnt in the same "Pushrod-Partial Streamline-Gas" that the Mandello Meteor was competing in. LSR classes are broken down into tiny niches; going for the outright record puts you in the full-streamline jobs like Manning's recent record breaker.

[DeBenGuzzi]

Is that 156 on a wildly optimistic speedo, or an accurate measurement?

 

Also, your Aprilia isnt in the same "Pushrod-Partial Streamline-Gas" that the Mandello Meteor was competing in. LSR classes are broken down into tiny niches; going for the outright record puts you in the full-streamline jobs like Manning's recent record breaker.

Aprilia's are actually one of the most accurate speedo's around I think its spot on to around 100mph then only slightly optimistic topped out so I was maybe doing an actual 145-150mph but I remember riding my friends R6 and I got that up to 150 which was 1, way to easy for the 600 because 2, the speedo was REALLY optimistic at an indicated 150 I bet I was doing an actual 120ish, no joke. 150 on the aprilia felt a LOT faster, don't get me wrong I've only been that fast twice over two seasons and on my friends R6 once 3 years ago so, 99.99 percent of my riding is within the respected limits.