best 0 - 60 time

[mic]

i was gonna ask this the other day thinking that although they are small engines they still might get to 60mph fairly quick. after buying one i barely hit 50mph (although only driven it home) so now im wondering if i CAN hit 60mph  </8  */-

[Gordan]

I went 120km/h max, i feel it could do a little more but the noise was horrible, and i didnt want to push it, so it can be done, just dont ask how fast, its in the region of 30+sec  [-/

[Chris Lakin]

my BIS ran best at 60mph on motorway, most economical and was less noisey than driving at 50.

Chris

[Darrell]

My air cooled sits hapily at 60, less noisy than 50 [-/ but have seen 80 in it although beware of 80... If the traffic suddenly slows in front of you......pray!

[bis13]

my bis 13 was the fastest i ever got in a 126 and got clocked at 92mph once (i kid not). chris do you remember the faces of those who went to wiltshire when i sped off on the motorway?

[fightingtorque]

Power does not necessarily equal fun..... although it helps.

Empty roads:  prefer Lotus Esprit, goes like hell.
Nearly empty roads: prefer Lotus Esprit, goes like hell, keeps catching up with other cars, but can always find an overtake opportunity.
Fairly busy roads:  prefer Fiat Cinq - you get longer stretches of ragging it before catching up with traffic than in the Lotus.  Roads too busy to overtake either way.
Really busy roads:  prefer Fiat 126 - it's a sport just trying to keep up with the traffic sometimes.  Only problem is that if you come across a slow truck or something, the overtaking options in 126 are limited, although it's great when you pull it off.

I see about 80 on the clock, although I haven't GPS'd it.

[Gordan]

dont know which cinq u driven mate, but i dont like my bros 1 bit cos it dont like turns 1 bit...
as for the 126, i totally agree  [-/

[Chris Lakin]

my bis 13 was the fastest i ever got in a 126 and got clocked at 92mph once (i kid not). chris do you remember the faces of those who went to wiltshire when i sped off on the motorway?

yes i remember this, i had four in my BIS that day including myself, we all watched you zoom past everyone in teh fast lane, just saw a black dot get smaller and smaller!!! 

it looked fast especially when we were doing 65 you were wacking along at over 90! lol

ive not seen a 126 doe sthat speed before, as i said the other day you must get good engines and that was one of them!

Regards

Chris

[phreak97]

Power does not necessarily equal fun..... although it helps.

Empty roads:  prefer Lotus Esprit, goes like hell.
Nearly empty roads: prefer Lotus Esprit, goes like hell, keeps catching up with other cars, but can always find an overtake opportunity.
Fairly busy roads:  prefer Fiat Cinq - you get longer stretches of ragging it before catching up with traffic than in the Lotus.  Roads too busy to overtake either way.
Really busy roads:  prefer Fiat 126 - it's a sport just trying to keep up with the traffic sometimes.  Only problem is that if you come across a slow truck or something, the overtaking options in 126 are limited, although it's great when you pull it off.

I see about 80 on the clock, although I haven't GPS'd it.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets a thrill out of finally being able to overtake something:D I love the little thrill of going quicker than someone with a tiny motor, also combined with the hilarity of what kind of vehicle it had to be before it was slow enough to be overtaken:P

[prkahrvat]

this is my record 120km/h 74,5 mp/h

[prkahrvat]

after that cabel of spark plugs broke

[phreak97]

I dont know what my 0-100 time is, but I've done about 125-130km/h overtaking a bus going down hill. that was with stock 135/12 tyres too.

[Gordan]

good lord going 130km/h must have been noisy... 

[prkahrvat]

hehe really, over 80 its 120dB....

[gsxr126]

I saw 287kph on my gsxr-1300 speedo when i took my niki around the block. I have changed the sproket on the back from a 45tooth to a 62tooth so the corrected speed would be around 210kmh (130mph). It also still had a bit to go in sixth gear so i rekon my top speed will be in the 240-250kmh zone.

I live on the outskirts of Sydney and did this on a closed section of road (old freeway section to Canberra) and will not do this again unless its on a smooth dragstrip.(Too scarey). These little cars were not meant to do such speeds, the wind buffeting on the screen and the bounce on old shockers was what scared me the most, but it's built now. I guess i'll just have to take it easy on the right foot!

Mick, I'm also looking forward to seeing the faces in the left hand side passenger seat!