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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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Del R71
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From: Forfar, Scotland
Default Top speed while running in???

Up here in the frozen wastes of Scotland, except it isn't so frozen just now, there are plenty of quite roads to take full advantage of.
Although I am still breaking in the engine, which all ready feels like it wants red line everywhere, I have managed to nudge 130mph out of her.
I was trying to be fairly sypathetic with her, but she just wants to pull and pull.
This particular stretch of road, which I am keeping completely secret just in case the nice Mr Plod finds this message, is always really quite, great road surface and just a couple of slight left-right kinks in it.
I have speed tested my R71 there a couple of times and seen 186mph on the speedo.
Will let you know what I get out of the Crossfire when the top of the range has loosened up a bit more.

BTW.. I have also tested brake set-ups on this stretch of road too, usually before I try the speed one, just in case, and have to say that they brakes on the crossfire are well up to the job. It does give a bit of a wiggle when you are really heavy on the anchors, but this may have just been me adding extra input to the steering at the wrong time.
 
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