why did motorcycle companies limit speeds to 186 mph?

sleens793 · 12-30-2008

i ask because the suzuki gsx1300r hayabusa holds the record of fastest motorcycle at 186mph. did suzuki initially plan to do it so they could keep the record?i know it was also because of safety reasons

tridrago95 · 01-15-2009

so there would be no crashes

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12-30-2008	#1 (permalink)
sleens793 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13	why did motorcycle companies limit speeds to 186 mph? i ask because the suzuki gsx1300r hayabusa holds the record of fastest motorcycle at 186mph. did suzuki initially plan to do it so they could keep the record?i know it was also because of safety reasons

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01-15-2009	#2 (permalink)
tridrago95 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 16	so there would be no crashes