Yamaha XS850G Owner's Manual page 74

These figures indicate passing times and distances that can be met or exceeded by the vehicles to which they
apply in the situations diagrammed below.
The low-speed pass assumes an initial speed of 20 mi/h and a limiting speed of 35 mi/h. The high-speed
pass assumes an initial speed of 50 mi/h and a limiting speed of 80 mi/h.
NOTICE: The information presented represents results obtainable by skilled
and vehicle
Description of vehicles to which this table applies
Low-speed p a s s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 1 feet: 7.1 seconds
H i g h - s p e e d p a s s ,,.,,...................
L O W - S P E E D
INITIAL
SPEED 20 mi/h
ACCELERATION AND PASSING ABILITY
conditions, and the information may not be correct under other conditions.
Summary table
Yamaha motorcycle XS850G
8 6 8 f e e t : 8 . 1 s e c o n d s
H I G H - S P E E D
INITIAL
SPEED 50 mi/h
TOTAL PASSlNG
TOTAL PASSlNG
CONSTANT 50 mi/h
drivers under controlled road
LIMITING
SPEED. 80 mi/h
DISTANCE. FEET
TIME SECONDS