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redyaris · 12-04-2011, 05:50 PM

I have been on Bowling's Aerodynamic & Rolling Horsepower Computation.com website to see what it would take to become a member of the 150 mph club. My 1988 Honda CBR is aledged to get 85 bhp at the rear wheel. So with a home made dustbin fairing with a frontal area of 7 sq ft and a Cd of 0.40 it would need 80 bhp to go 156mph on the salt. The same bike at 100 mph would need 22 bhp and at 70 mph it would need 7 bhp. So for me the challenge is can I ride the bike to Bonneville at 70mph on the interstate, getting close to 100mpg over a 2000 mile ronnd trip, then run at 156mph on the salt then ride home at 70mph on the interstate getting close to 100mpg?

12-04-2011, 05:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
redyaris Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 744 redyaris - '07 Toyota Yaris Team Toyota 90 day: 45.54 mpg (US) Gray - '07 Suzuki GS500 F Motorcycle 90 day: 70.4 mpg (US) streamliner1 - '83 Honda VT500 streamliner Motorcycle 90 day: 75.63 mpg (US) White Whale - '12 Sprinter 2500 Cargo Van 90 day: 22.01 mpg (US) Thanks: 81 Thanked 75 Times in 67 Posts	I have been on Bowling's Aerodynamic & Rolling Horsepower Computation.com website to see what it would take to become a member of the 150 mph club. My 1988 Honda CBR is aledged to get 85 bhp at the rear wheel. So with a home made dustbin fairing with a frontal area of 7 sq ft and a Cd of 0.40 it would need 80 bhp to go 156mph on the salt. The same bike at 100 mph would need 22 bhp and at 70 mph it would need 7 bhp. So for me the challenge is can I ride the bike to Bonneville at 70mph on the interstate, getting close to 100mpg over a 2000 mile ronnd trip, then run at 156mph on the salt then ride home at 70mph on the interstate getting close to 100mpg? Last edited by redyaris; 12-05-2011 at 09:09 PM..