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Originally Posted by JasonFMHS
Yes, the big 4 came to an agreement a few years back that all stock bikes would have a governor at about 190 mph i believe.... its a much prettier number in km/ph but the ZZR is not governed.
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That is interesting, I did not know about that.
I think it's going to be short-lived though, now that the F4 MV Agusta goes 312 km/h.
It's the same thing as when the Japs decided years ago that they were not going to produce cars which exceeded 275 hp. It lasted a few years, now Nissan has come out with a 450+ hp STOCK Skyline, Subaru and Mitsubishi are dishing out 300 + hp Imprezas and Lancers STOCK...
At the end of the day being able to market a bike as "the fastest production sportbike", as has been done in the past with first the Honda CBR XX and then the Suzuki Hayabusa, is a definite selling tool.