Sounds exactly like the vast majority of "gun control". I believe that most people operate only on emotion, not logic or fact. (And these "woke", "emotional" and "empathetic" people are also really good at spending other people's money and taking away other people's rights, choices, and freedoms).
Of course, there is a weak relation between a motorcycle's top speed and/or power and the likelihood of a fatal accident on those. But that is more likely because of who is attracted to that model. Such a person is likely to be irresponsible and dangerous at 150 or 125 or 100, or 60 MPH. Power and speed are only a small, small fraction of overall risk.... If I had a dollar for every slow HD rider I see who is dressed completely inappropriately, changing lanes without using signals, barely visible brake lights, weaving, severely distracted, tailgating, and doing all kinds of stupid stuff, I would have a lot of money.
I'm positive that Kawasaki is fully aware that the speedo doesn't show the actual speed. Further, I'm sure that if they wanted to limit the speed to 154 (and they have) as indicated by GPS then they would have no problems doing so regardless of what the speedo reads.This is makes the most sense to me. Not sure when I can give it a go again. First 5k miles on it since purchasing it behind me, time for an oil change. Barely have any time on it bag-less though. I’ll be on some deserted slab or a ribbon of asphalt between bean fields sooner or later. Phone sits on the bars now so no excuse to neglect to open my gps speedo app.
My understanding is that the speedo reads ~5% high. Add 5% to your 155 and you have ~163, exactly what you observed according to your first post.
Just my opinion but I am not sure the C14 even has a speed limiter or ever did. No way that even an older model is going to do a true 186 mph in stock form. This was the discussion in another forum on Facebook. The only persons that would know for sure would be Steve or Ivan or anybody else that has seen the inner workings of the software in the ECU.
The bike, as produced, never had a "speed limiter" tied to the speed sensor, only a "rev limiter", as a protective device.
Both of the flashs (Steves and Ivans) mention removal of speed limiters and also talk of rpm limiters. So from my reading of their literature I will go on the premise that it is speed limited in stock form.
The 2008 and 2009 models do not have a speed limiter, but the later models do. I have the 2009, that and the fact it is red, makes it the fastest C14.