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Can-Am Pulse

Can-Am states an 80 mph sustained top speed for the 2026 Pulse. Can-Am lists the 2026 entry-package MSRP at $10,999, before transportation and preparation.

Also known as Pulse
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Top speed

Published as 80 mphPublished as 80 mphPublished as 80 mph

Can-Am's 2026 Pulse specification sheet lists a sustained top speed of 80 mph (129 km/h). 80 mph is 128.7 km/h, so 129 km/h is Can-Am's rounding. The same line equates 3.8 seconds to both 0–60 mph and 0–100 km/h, so that sprint is not stored.

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In context

  • 3.4× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 1.2× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 2.6 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A motorcycle is fast because the air only has to get around a rider and a fairing, not a cabin. The engine still has to stay in its power band, and many of the big numbers are factory limiters.

  1. A small hole in the air

    Less frontal area means less drag for a given speed. The rider's tuck is part of the shape. A sitting-up test is a different motorcycle.

  2. Limiters are common

    A published top speed on a modern sport bike is often an electronic cap the makers agreed to, not the speed the engine would reach with the cap removed.

The capped one people mean is the Suzuki Hayabusa.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 129km/h80mph35.8m/s69.5knRanked figure

    Can-Am's 2026 Pulse specification sheet lists a sustained top speed of 80 mph (129 km/h). 80 mph is 128.7 km/h, so 129 km/h is Can-Am's rounding. The same line equates 3.8 seconds to both 0–60 mph and 0–100 km/h, so that sprint is not stored.

    Claimed
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Reference

Specs

Model year
2026
Sustained top speed
80 mph
Base MSRP
Base MSRP from manufacturer, MY2026: $10,999
Not ranked
A 0–60 time equated with 0–100 km/h

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