Moto2 top speed (no spoilers)

rk97

rk97

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Does anyone recall hearing the top speeds for the moto2 bikes?

Since they're all Honda engines, I expect almost everyone is within 5mph of each other, but I can't seem to recall what the terminal velocity is for the 600's.

I know World Superbike entries can hit over 200, so I assume MotoGP rides eclipse 200mph pretty routinely, but I can't find any 'speed trap' info for Moto2.

thanks.
 
NickMcCoy

NickMcCoy

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At Qatar the highest trap speed was 172, for MotoGP it was between 196 and 201. Their lap times were slightly better than WSS but their trap speeds are a little lower. The bikes are lighter but make only about 120 hp while WSS engines make 135-140+. I was surprised to see that Moto2 top speeds were lower than the 250s which got to 175 at Qatar, I always figured those things were slow in a straight line but I guess I was wrong.
 
dbakerpa

dbakerpa

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speed

Pedrosa ran it up to 323 kpm when they showed the gear and speed display on SPEEDTV. That was on a long straight into the first turn at the Spanish GP
 
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