How fast do you ride on the open road?

[cowboyz]

Seems to me that there is a bit of as falaicy (sp?) about how fast riders go on a bike. My wife comments on bike riders (including myself) about how they have to go everywhere at 100mph. Funny thing is I don't. I rarely cane it, only when I really want to be somewhere like 5 minutes ago.

But I am talking about everyday riding. Say its sunday afternoon and the weather is good. All is happy with the world. You look at your speedo. What does it say?

Be honest now and lets ignore all those who want to preach about speeding kills and the like.

For me it is about 115k/hour. Every now and then I look at the speedo and remember my massive ammount of speeding fines and slow to 100 for about 2 minutes till I relax again and find myself doing 115 again.

[bugjuice]

in the clear twisty stuff, I'm lookin at the road.. when I'm bored and look at the speedo, it reads 100summut :whistle:

[outlawtorn]

I must admit, I do ride the speed limit, but my GZ250 battles to go any faster than 100kph, downhill I can get to 110, but I get too nervous after that and slow down to 100 again (I can hear the cries of "Nana" from all the other bikers right now) :rofl:

[skelstar]

Bit of a noob on a noob bike but I would say 110km/h. If I was on a bigger bike (ie much easier to speed) it might be a touch more. For me its all about the acceleration and enjoying the cheap thrills :).

[dhunt]

I Generally cruise around 120 but it depends on my mood and road conditions, sometimes more sometimes less.

[Coyote]

After being stuck at 70k for so long, I'm just happy to cruise around at 100. I leave the speeding for the track

[Bonez]

Around 100-120 depending on the mood. Tend to stick to back country roads these days. Not in a hurry to get anywhere fast. 90kph when I'm with my Ducati riding freind :whistle:

[loosebruce]

All depends on my mood and how awake i am to how i ride, on my way to work it's spiltting the traffic, so not that fast, on my home late at night (1am) it's wheelies on every straight bit of motorway 100-230kph - traffic depending of course, on a weekend ride it's pretty quick and depends on who i'm riding with to how fast i'm going, mostly it's cruise on the straights 160-180kph and blast it in the twisty's, like i said depends on who i'm riding with and where to the speeds i travel.

But i save my most for the track which i try and get to twice a month when the $$$$ allows.

[Aitch]

My lil bike is happiest at about 120-130. And when there's a long straight and no traffic....well let's just say that I know that my speedo stops at 180.

[Bonez]

Tis funny though toodling along and up behind comes a sprot bike rider. Nice colour matching leathers. :love: Hit the twisties and wooow needdy- twuddle past on the GB. :moon:

[gamgee]

My lil bike is happiest at about 120-130. And when there's a long straight and no traffic....well let's just say that I know that my speedo stops at 180.
Little? i've driven cars with smaller engines than your bike :hitcher:

[James Deuce]

NOYB. YCBCFRIAOAPIF.

[Marmoot]

Open road is normally quite technical, so I take it a bit slower than motorway (which is mainly straight and easy) at around 70-80kph.
:ride:

[justsomeguy]

I never exceed the speed limit or 5000rpm... until my engine reaches its normal operating temp...then:devil2:

[Ixion]

Why, 100kph of course. That's the speed limit, aint it.

But , on closed roads (well, I tell them to close them for me, and assume the do as I tell them. If it works for Helen ..) Ratty likes to settle in around 120, and the Whale around 130 - 140. Always, of course, assuming that I am confident Mr Plod is elsewhere engaged,

Most NZ roads, much faster means working hard .

Of course there are some roads where it would be an offence aginst the biker gods not to open up a bit.Or maybe two bits.

And the occasions when some nice person offers to go ahead at a nice speed and clear Mr Plod out of the way.

And the occassions when the bike just seems to be running SO well.

[WINJA]

I LIKE TO KEEP IT UNDER 250 FOR SAFETY REASONS, BUT SOMETIMES I GO NUTS

[Aitch]

Little? i've driven cars with smaller engines than your bike :hitcher:
Mr Suzuki gots a 1400 now.....................tempting, so very tempting

[SPman]

All depends on my mood and how awake i am to how i ride, on my way to work it's spiltting the traffic, so not that fast, on my home late at night (1am) it's wheelies on every straight bit of motorway 100-230kph - traffic depending of course, on a weekend ride it's pretty quick and depends on who i'm riding with to how fast i'm going, mostly it's cruise on the straights 160-180kph and blast it in the twisty's, like i said depends on who i'm riding with and where to the speeds i travel.
Im a bit like Bruce- except a wee bit slower, without the wheelies (although........)
Now I've got a speedo I can actually read - when I do bother to look at it - I seem to travel a bit quicker than I thought.....
Justsomeguy <- Im faster than him and slower than him -> loosebruce

[enigma51]

Im a bit slow so nothing over 110 but once i did 112 but that was when i was young and stupid

[HDTboy]

I do 100 :rofl: all the time, my bike's too slow to go fast

[Storm]

100-110. Fines suck big time, and I'm in no hurry

[zeRax]

i will always go as fast as i am confident and as the bike allows, if i win auction next week ill own an rgv and im buying an x50, spidi airback protector, spidi seven-leather - leather jacket, and some new spidi gloves, rest is of gear is fine, thou im thinking of getting spidi basic black leather jacket and pants, , but ive never worn leather pants in summer before so i dont know if im keen on boiling myself

[TLDV8]

In the twisties i have no idea of speed on the straight bits but normally get off and push the bike round the corners as the 50mm wide chickenstrips prove :rofl: ........ on the open road 120 to 140 k is nice but dodgy for the pocket and license these days .......

[campbellluke]

Unless the weather is really shit. I like to keep to a minimum of 130. I seem to catch up with everything in front of me and I overtake as soon as possible.

Sometimes I commute on a SP1. I try to keep it under 200 for safety reasons. You lose more time on petrol stops anyway.

[SuperDave]

Tend to stay within about 10 - 20 kph of the speed limit, exheading it depending on time, place and conditions. Being small bike the most fun I can have is within the tight twisties where I may not be exheading the limit by more than 15kph but almost every time go over the 'recommened' corner speed by anything from 20kph to 65kph. Have topped the bike out on several occasions though.

[FzerozeroT]

when i need to do some testing about 10,000 RPM in 6th, I figure that if i go past fast enough then people will think it's just another of those noisy bikers and won't realise that the light holes are covered up, and hell, those numbers on the side... thats just what those new fangled bkes have now isn't it :devil2:

[Sniper]

100km

..................................

[texmo]

All depends on my mood and how awake i am to how i ride, on my way to work it's spiltting the traffic, so not that fast, on my home late at night (1am) it's wheelies on every straight bit of motorway 100-230kph - traffic depending of course, on a weekend ride it's pretty quick and depends on who i'm riding with to how fast i'm going, mostly it's cruise on the straights 160-180kph and blast it in the twisty's, like i said depends on who i'm riding with and where to the speeds i travel.

But i save my most for the track which i try and get to twice a month when the $$$$ allows.
Hey bruce how do you afford so many bikes? also guys like you and SP and frosty ect... seem to travel pretty quickly if you get a cop behind you what do you do?

[Macktheknife]

Generally around 110 120 if I'm just doodling along, if I am trynig to get out of the city and have some fun anyting under 170 is fine with me. I seldom go over 200... honest!

[Gixxer 4 ever]

As my son is on here and only a young fella I would say I stick to 100. :nono: Don't we MSTRS? :hitcher: We set a good example for our boys. :ride:

[SARGE]

You look at your speedo. What does it say?

.


dunno.. my speedo stops at 180.. bike dont.. its at 7 0'clock position... that count?

[mattt]

Work shifts, so late night blats are regular. My piece of shit only does 190 thou. :zzzz:

[Warren]

107kph (125 on wonky speedo) on the canterbury planes or the max speed I can get the bike to when wind/mountains slow the 150cc down to below that. But most of the time the speed is determined by the cage in front.

[HDTboy]

My piece of shit only does 190 thou. :zzzz:
you must be able to do more than 190, i've had my little bike over 200 (closed conditions)

[NodMan]

Late at night on a long quiet dark stretch of motorway i might see 270 tops.
Except that one time when there was a black unmarked policecar hiding under a motorway bridge and he sprung me doing 240. :violin: Now i'm much more sedate:rofl:
At least it didnt cost you $20,000 for a new engine like the dude in the RS Cosworth that selected R for racing when he blew thru the beam at that speed and went searching for another gear...NOBODY TOLD HIM THAT TAXIS DONT DO MUCH OVER 210 (what helen? yes 130 thats right, I didnt notice its soooo quiet in here YEAH RIGHT!!!)

[Squiggles]

approx 110..... depends where im driving, and what the conditions are like, but +/- 20k's to that and its around the usual speed :)

[cowboyz]

what did 200+ k cost ya? That got to be bad. Fastest I ever been pulled over is 158k. Fastest I ever been booked is 149k. That was $600+

[pritch]

Every now and then I look at the speedo and remember my massive ammount of speeding fines and slow to 100 for about 2 minutes till I relax again and find myself doing 115 again.

Well that is something of a state of grace...

Speaking entirely hypothetically of course, on a naked bike a continuous cruise at more than 130 KPH or so is overly tiring on a trip. On a BMW RS (or similar) wind pressure is not really a factor so you do need to read the speedo more frequently.

Many litre bikes reach 16o KPH or so while passing a truck and trailer unit. The LTSA would probably suggest we should stick to 100KPH, but then again that may go some way to explaining the high number of head-ons currently happening in this country.

[Zed]

For me it is about 115k/hour. Every now and then I look at the speedo and remember my massive ammount of speeding fines and slow to 100 for about 2 minutes till I relax again and find myself doing 115 again.Better watch out cowboy, another 25kmph over and you could lose that licence in future! :nono:

As for me, I'd rather not incriminate myself on a public forum. Come out and ride with me and you'll find out. :ride:

[Smorg]

No matter how hard i ride my bike i cant get it above 100k maybe its time to trade

[Zed]

No matter how hard i ride my bike i cant get it above 100k...In what gear are you talking about? :sherlock:

[Smorg]

In what gear are you talking about? :sherlock:

You can change gears???? :eek: I never thought of that!!!
I'll give it a go on the way home from work tomorrow night :2thumbsup

[Motoracer]

How fast? How fast?? Well going fast is all a bit over rated really... That's why I've gone down to a wee lil 125cc now.

All you speeders out there, don't you know speeding is bad? When you overtake a SUV full of kids at the back, do you ever stop to think about what kind of example you are setting for them?.. NO, you don't do you?! For god sakes, will someone think of the children?!

[loosebruce]

All you speeders out there, don't you know speeding is bad? When you overtake a SUV full of kids at the back, do you ever stop to think about what kind of example you are setting for them?.. NO, you don't do you?! For god sakes, will someone think of the children?!

Example???? I thought pulling a wheelie past them was a good un......

[Two Smoker]

If you have ridden with me you know i dont look at speed, i just ride... I like to play with Loosebruce and Motoracer when we ride bikes... nuff said i think

[erik]

My bike only does 140 on the flat. I pretty much just ride how I feel like at the time, sometimes I cruise sometimes I go a bit faster.

[Damon]

I usually keep to 110-120, on the open road it might creep up a bit but i like my licence too much to push it too far past that, However with a little peer presure i tend not to pay attention to the speedo

[ManDownUnder]

about 110 to 115 generally... depends on conditions but I'm a workaday commuter... it's fun to go for a strop every now and then but day to day - about 110 or so.

MDU

[Lou Girardin]

100 to 130 depending on the road, my mood, phase of the moon, state of the tides and what the chicken entrails said that morning.
Oh, and how thin the thin blue line is.
Maybe a bit faster on the open road. :ride:

[vifferman]

My wife comments on bike riders (including myself) about how they have to go everywhere at 100mph.
But I am talking about everyday riding. Say its sunday afternoon and the weather is good. All is happy with the world. You look at your speedo. What does it say?
Yeah, that's it. It says 100 mph. I go everywhere at that speed. I have to. :yes:

[inlinefour]

I'll happily sit on 100-110km/h. Its only when I want to keep up with others that I might bother doing more. However in saying this, I tend not to bother and ride at my own pace. :ride:

[Beemer]

I know my RG150 could do at least 123k because that's what I got pinged for along the Himatangi Straights! I saw 165 on the speedo once, but the speedos weren't that accurate so I'd say 150 would have been more like it.

The BMW is a bit of a trouble maker, it is so smooth that it is very easy to see 170 after overtaking and think "shit, I don't want to walk home!"

But the Goose? Well, for a start it's a naked bike so the faster you go, the more you feel like you're about to be blown off the back, so I tend to cruise at 110-120 most of the time. It's only just run in so I haven't really tried seeing how fast it will go yet. As it's only a 350 I don't imagine warp speed nine will be achievable, possibly about 140-150 tops.

I mostly ride by myself so I have to keep an eye on my speed if there is no other traffic around. I don't ride like an idiot (not skilled enough :violin: ) and I am really broke right now so I don't want to pay any money to the government that I don't have to!

[Biff]

Around town - Within or very close to the legal limit.
Motorway - Maybe just a little faster than the legal limit - traffic/mood dependent.
Open road - Normaly around 120-130. Again traffic/hazard dependant.
Open road - No traffic/visible hazards at all for a fair distance (animals, side roads, 4 x 4's etc), excellent road/weather conditions, in need of a thrill - pick a number.

[bugjuice]

bugger it.
all this talk of goin fast.. I might try goin really quick this weekend..
people, this weekend, I'm going to try a dare-defying feat, of wuoooonnnnnne hundreeeeed and teeeeeeeeeeeewenty killllllooooooooooometuuuuurs
don't try this at home. unless you have a really long home. in which case, could I come round and watch? and sky porn too.. and your pool. and beer. have any beer?

[hondacmx450]

iv done 315kph 2 times conrtoled runs over seas 200 +sometimes others 110 or 50 at the mo 50 - 70 l plate again

[dawnrazor]

Just got back from a blast up to wellsford and back to auckland. (phoned in sick). Couldn't waste this weather, and needed to put some kays on the gsxr since I only got it at the start of winter and haven't had a chance to stretch its legs.
Empty roads and beautiful weater ment that I saw numbers that would have serious implications if caught by PC plod (probably resulting in a trip to the big house). The only excuse is that i can! and the roads were very quite and i only pushed the envelope when i had lots of clear vision and road.

End result, acceleration is alot more fun then speed, particular at autobahn levels, and as a last nod at lawfulness, in general i keep to the 50kph when required but find the gixxer is alot happier to cruise at 110 then 100 on the open road/motorway, and would wish LTNZ would up the speed limit to 110K, like most other countries.

Big Ups to all the other bikers out today who all waved or nodded when the gixxer blatted by, cheers - keep it rubber side down.

[Zed]

Just got back from a blast up to wellsford and back to auckland.Did you go SH1 or SH16?? One is far better than the other for bikes! :Punk:

[cowboyz]

Ah Zed.. tis why there is no KPH after any of my figures above.

Oh you mean METRES per minute.......


You do realise 100m/min is about 6km an hour!

[cowboyz]

Example???? I thought pulling a wheelie past them was a good un......

You guys seen this..

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~cowboyz/wheelie.wmv

Apparently a kid was in the back seat with a video camera and the guy wanted to show off to him. Oh think of the children... Oh think of the bike.

File is about 500k if you want to download it.

[texmo]

Go faster.

Oh and make sure they havnt checked your plate

Ok your on you vfr400 can you out run the cops on SH16 going to wellsford?
how bout a gsxr600 or something a little bit bigger? I am just curious how hard it is to get away from the cops my bike wont exactly make it easy for me, unless its peak hour traffic or we are in the domain or something...

[NC]

95km Cause that's a good safe speed.

[myvice]

Why I never speed, not even a little bit, not once...
Those who know me or have ridden with me are a pack of lyres and can’t be trusted!
Don’t believe a word of it! There just trying to discredit me as I may have inadvertently overtaken one of them once when he/she slowed down to 20 and I didn’t react in time!
Its true I tell you! That’s a doctored photo, and that video footage has been speed up!
That could have been anyone...
No proof whatsoever...

[Two Smoker]

yes you can get away on a 400 (no comment) but you dont keep running as you will never out run the radio...The secret is to hide...

[texmo]

Ahhh ok so as soon as they are out of view find a nice little cottage and put your bike around the back of it and wait for an hour ?

[Motu]

I don't exactly do open road - they are transport sections between real twisty or gravel roads where 100kph is dangerous.I do 100kph on main roads,roads where Plods don't go will see me up to 120kph cruising.

[Bren_chch]

oh you know... i stick around the speed limit give or take a few k's... :psst:

[TraD_MaN]

70 kph for me but i was a rebal and went to 75 :ride: lol

[Bren_chch]

You guys seen this..

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~cowboyz/wheelie.wmv

Apparently a kid was in the back seat with a video camera and the guy wanted to show off to him. Oh think of the children... Oh think of the bike.

File is about 500k if you want to download it.

what a dumb cunt!

[Sniper]

Hmmmm, this thread must be filled with more lies than any other, lol

[Bren_chch]

come on sniper... own up, what did you squeezed out of your cbr on the previous ride to Akarao?

[Sniper]

100km/hr :devil2:

[Bren_chch]

excellent answer!!! :Punk:

[Sniper]

Thanks

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[madboy]

I ride at exactly whatever speed I feel like. Commuting that's anywhere up to 260 (motorways mainly), open road it's anywhere between 130 and 230ish. Reason for difference in top speed is that 230 is easy to hit in fairly small distance, and not tooooo hard to get back down from, whereas the extra 30-odd requires a lot more distance (that metres/second thing). The motorways are a known quantity - no sideroads, livestock, oncoming traffic, wandering quad bikes/tractors... much less dangerous place to try the serious speeds.

And before you ask, no, I generally don't split cars at 260.

[Bren_chch]

And before you ask, no, I generally don't split cars at 260.

Why not, is there something wrong with you? :psst:

[Scorpygirl]

MMMMM!!! Can't comment really but depends on the conditions and as mainly as a pillion I have to trust my partner. :ride: Just as an aside all these senior managers that think they need to go on these so called "confidences courses" just need to get to be a pillion on a bike going 200 km + down the back straight and around the corners at Puke without s...ing themselves. :puke: Then they will know what trust is all about!!! :Punk:

:devil2:

[SPman]

what a dumb cunt!
have more of that video - the best bit is in the hospital were hes showing all the bare areas of skin......:rofl:

[mstriumph]

"everyone in here is innocent" ................. shawshank redemption

[madboy]

Why not, is there something wrong with you? :psst:Yeah, it's that f***in natural survival instinct that keeps kicking in every now and then!

[XP@]

according to my gps...
109.8 SH1 porrirua to wellington
74 average commuting speed
Taupo to wellington at night and rain all the way 101.3 average
Passing another vehicle... no idea whatsoever I may speed but I don't ride dangerously (i.e. i concentrate where i am going, not on the speedo). I think the 400kph max speed on the gps could have been a glitch, but the next highest, 165 was probably when i was on the track... who knows...

[Lou Girardin]

I have to confess to a slightly high speed on a closed road with medical facilities on hand, 195 k's two-up in third. But in my defence, it was done to show a Harley rider what performance was.

[scumdog]

I have to confess to a slightly high speed on a closed road with medical facilities on hand, 195 k's two-up in third. But in my defence, it was done to show a Harley rider what performance was.


A big long straight piece of road was it Lou?? :motu: :rofl: :rofl: :whistle:

[Lou Girardin]

A big long straight piece of road was it Lou?? :motu: :rofl: :rofl: :whistle:

If you call 400 metres long - yes. :violin:

[scumdog]

If you call 400 metres long - yes. :violin:
Hmm, yeah, I found those iron-head Sporties a tad slow too!!

[PhoeniXX]

Open road between 100-130
Riding with a group....100 to warp speed.
But for me top speed is not as important as having fun on the twisties.

[SimJen]

Ride the back roads from Cambridge to Work (Hams), lots of high speed where possible. 160+. Although corners are more fun than straights. Even crap cage drivers can go fast in a straight line ;)

[onearmedbandit]

Suprises me how open people are here with their speed on public roads. Call me paranoid, but I know of at least one non-motorcycling cop who keeps an eye on this forum for ride dates etc. Maybe he can't do anything with the info, but I'm not risking it.

[Lou Girardin]

Suprises me how open people are here with their speed on public roads. Call me paranoid, but I know of at least one non-motorcycling cop who keeps an eye on this forum for ride dates etc. Maybe he can't do anything with the info, but I'm not risking it.

He's still got to catch you in the act and any posts bragging about speeds achieved could be described as an exagerration in court.
And if there are cops lurking here for that purpose, they really need to get a fucking life and go catch a burglar. Either that or keeping wanking over the porn on their PC.

[Ixion]

Suprises me how open people are here with their speed on public roads. Call me paranoid, but I know of at least one non-motorcycling cop who keeps an eye on this forum for ride dates etc. Maybe he can't do anything with the info, but I'm not risking it.

Don't really think it's a big deal , mself, though I guess the point is valid. I make sure not to say WHERE I open up, and it's only in places where I'm VERY sure Mr Plod is far away. And never on motorways or in built up areas. And I don't ride on organised rides.

As to incriminating oneself, well it would only be relevant if one got caught and argued that one was not in fact speeding at all, and never did . Then I guess the plod could point to the KB postings - " See y'r Honour, he DOES speed, he's admitted it on that there bikie site".

But they'd first have to figure out who was who. And , anyway, I think that arguing is pretty pointless if you do get pinged. Cop's going to have radar or laser to back him up, or else your speed is going to have been so very excessive it's not really arguable. Bite the bullet time I think.

And as to cops watching the site for "tipoffs", I rather think that most cops are smart enough to figure that people who own bikes capable of 300kph are almost certain to speed sometimes. Doubt we're giving much away there. And 'tis not practical to stop them seeing the ride announcements.

[vifferman]

And , anyway, I think that arguing is pretty pointless if you do get pinged. Cop's going to have radar or laser to back him up, or else your speed is going to have been so very excessive it's not really arguable. Bite the bullet time I think.
In fact, they don't even really have to prove anything. The courts work on the basis that the cop doesn't have a vested interest, he's just doing a job, so the burden of proof is on you, who they're less likely to believe, as you do have a vested interest in the alleged offense.

[Lou Girardin]

In fact, they don't even really have to prove anything. The courts work on the basis that the cop doesn't have a vested interest, he's just doing a job, so the burden of proof is on you, who they're less likely to believe, as you do have a vested interest in the alleged offense.

This seems to be slowly changing, the courts are more open to a good counter-argument and the quota issue could well be seen as a vested interest.

[Marmoot]

The courts work on the basis that the cop doesn't have a vested interest, he's just doing a job

However, in reality the cop quite often DO have a vested interest....it is called "achieving the 'performance measurement'"

some people might call it 'quota'....

:wait:

[cowpoos]

How fast? How fast?? Well going fast is all a bit over rated really... That's why I've gone down to a wee lil 125cc now.

All you speeders out there, don't you know speeding is bad? When you overtake a SUV full of kids at the back, do you ever stop to think about what kind of example you are setting for them?.. NO, you don't do you?! For god sakes, will someone think of the children?!

Children...HUH!!...buggar the children....what about the kittens.......I'm doin it for the kittens.... :Punk:

Speeding huh....well....I do....regular the 180-200 bracket on my personal road race circut that no one else has found....I don't think....and I usually cruze there 110-120 pass all these mufti cops all over the wairarapa at the moment...I don't have enuff demerits left to squander them at the moment!!

[scumdog]

He's still got to catch you in the act and any posts bragging about speeds achieved could be described as an exagerration in court.
And if there are cops lurking here for that purpose, they really need to get a fucking life and go catch a burglar. Either that or keeping wanking over the porn on their PC.

I'd rather wank over the porn on my p.c. than read about people that wank on this site!! :Pokey:

Nice troll!

And for you paranoid twats benefit, had a guy who I stopped tonight tell me
quite openly how his modified CBR1000 he was riding would do a 170+ mph, (yes, proper speed measurement), I guess he had a more realistic approach to life and speed (well more realistic than wondering and stressing about the Police will some how 'do' him for revealing what speed he has done on the road) :niceone:

BTW, where DO you find porn on a p.c.?

[onearmedbandit]

Lighten up SD. Maybe my remark about being 'paranoid' was the incorrect term, I do realise the chances of anything happening are incredibly remote. Stressing about it, wouldn't think so.

Do a search on your pc for files *.mpg, *.avi, or *wmv. Should bring up most movie files! :shifty:

[**R1**]

Suprises me how open people are here with their speed on public roads. Call me paranoid, but I know of at least one non-motorcycling cop who keeps an eye on this forum for ride dates etc. Maybe he can't do anything with the info, but I'm not risking it.At least if some coppers are reading posts on here and waiting for us we get the last laugh when they still cant catch us....loosers:motu: , i d love to see one of them Bema's they ride scratching around the hills in hot pursuit of a R1:zzzz: :zzzz: SD would have beta luck on his hog....:rofl:

at the end of the day anyone who has a large capacity sports bike will or has speed on the open road, it might not be the safest place in the world but it beats the hell out of doing it through town like the boi racers do...and for the record i have seen 314 on the r1, i dont think it was a genuine 314, but it was passing a thou that was pinned at 299, but for me the thrill is corner speed and wheelies

[crazylittleshit]

100kph :nono:

[onearmedbandit]

Found the same thing at the track Aaron, the straight was boring. The real fun was the infield, corners, braking, accelerating etc. More fun than just top end.

[Pixie]

110 to 130 true (120 to 145 on the bikes speedo)

[Pixie]

But they'd first have to figure out who was who. And , anyway, I think that arguing is pretty pointless if you do get pinged. Cop's going to have radar or laser to back him up, or else your speed is going to have been so very excessive it's not really arguable. Bite the bullet time I think.

The really smart ones of us use those pseudopods...sorry pseudonyms

[snuffles]

For me it is about 115k/hour. Every now and then I look at the speedo and remember my massive ammount of speeding fines and slow to 100 for about 2 minutes till I relax again and find myself doing 115 again.


120-130 kph in bursts, but most of the times its 110.......

[speights_bud]

have more of that video - the best bit is in the hospital were hes showing all the bare areas of skin......:rofl:
Ditto to that, The same video where he totals the R1? He's not really the smartest guy:weird:. I bet he wears leathers now though!

[mstriumph]

I don't have any 'general' answer i can give you to this ..... how fast i go always depends on stuff like road conditions, time of day, weather, traffic, whether i know the road, likelyhood of marauding plod, etc. ........... mmmm and the speed limit of course.

I know that's probably not a satisfactory answer - sorry ... :no:

Not trying to hijack the thread ---- but does anyone else think it's daft that we have the same speedlimit for a road irrespective of the prevailing weather conditions etc.? I noticed they didn't in France --- thought it was suuuuuuuch a sensible idea.

[jeremysprite]

normally around 80-90, cause i just ride to and from work/school/church/friends house, which is all within like 10k, and 80k max roads. I hate the stupid 50k zone coming into the town center, and the 60k zone past shell/bp. They suck, specially since it seems like im the only one obeying(kinda) those signs.

[Right Charlie]

In traffic i go with the flow.

Motor way, 110

Back roads, my bike doesnt really like to go much faster than 120k, but im sweet with that, i get my thrills from cornering, Moto GP Style.

And yes my license is Blue, but having ridden bikes since 7yo off road, and 17yo on road I'd like to think my skills were up there (if not skills my cockyness... ;) ), My beleif in my skills is re-inforced that despite me pushing it often ive yet to have a lie down on a road bike... but as for the license... Just been too damn lazy to upgrade.

Been pulled over once on a bike, but i was doing somthing damn stupid at the time, so i got one ticket for an "unsafe passing manouvre" but got off the ticket for not having an L plate, instead he ticketed me for "Riding Unaccompanied on a Learners"!! needless to say a quick trip to the library and a photo copy of a page in the Road Code was all i needed to embaress one officer and get off one of the two fines.

[NodMan]

You guys seen this..

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~cowboyz/wheelie.wmv

Apparently a kid was in the back seat with a video camera and the guy wanted to show off to him. Oh think of the children... Oh think of the bike.

File is about 500k if you want to download it.


THAT MAN is a legend in his own lunchbox...and the reason I have a job

Like the freedom of choice bit...NOT WEARING A HELMET...but guess it just shows hes a no brainer!!!

[SPman]

Weeellll - he could have become a no brainer....:rofl:

[DEATH_INC.]

I always stay under 100kph....
But I've seen 330+on the 12's speedo many times when I had it,over 250 on most straights trying to make lost ground on mates....
200 odd on the 750 speedo is common too.....
But they must be reading wrong.....

[froggyfrenchman]

i couldent care less bout the speedo needle when on a bike. always faster than limit, sometimes realy fast, others super powered fast. as i see it, the cops dnt get me often, when they do i just accept it. all a gamble really

[Brett]

My 90kg on a 250 bike kinda limits me...but i generallly sit at 110 on the motorway...thats enough since i am on learners, but if empty motorway straights with no cars and its like 3kms straigh i let it climb quite high...
I think that when i get a bigger bike i will end up riding much quicker. The problem is, that when over taking be it in the car or on the bike, licence loosing speeds are too easily hit...more the car than the bike but still...

I prefer twisties etc where you can push yourself and the bike without breaking the law...100kph is unachievable with my level of skills through some of the twistier roads...

Has anyone been busted doing wheelies/stoppies?? If so, what is the most common kind of fine to recieve and how much??

[madboy]

Has anyone been busted doing wheelies/stoppies?? If so, what is the most common kind of fine to recieve and how much??I suggest that many who are good enough to pull decent wheelies/stoppies are probably the same ones who choose to twist rather than squeeze when the fuzz turn up.

[skidz]

Normally do 110- 120 except the other day when I thought I'd give it a bit more like 160, then slowed to 120 when coming around the corner there's a boy in blue. It was a good thing he couldn't turn at that spot, so had to carry on.