Motorcyclist spotted going 261kmh in Canterbury

[EJK]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/75263207/motorcyclist-spotted-going-261kmh-in-canterbury

All black riding gears and a black road bike...

Someone fess up! :sunny:

[DMNTD]

:innocent::innocent::innocent::innocent::innocent: :innocent::innocent::innocent:

[5150]

Scumy must have dozed off on the side of the road when the radar started ringing it's nuts off.... :lol:

[pritch]

Well people will be queueing to leap to conclusions but it might be safe to guess that it wasn't a Harley?

[TheDemonLord]

The real question is....

Did he beat the high score?

[EJK]

The real question is....

Did he beat the high score?

Whos up for a challenge? :cool:

[willytheekid]

Hmmm...is dangerousbastard test riding bikes from casbolts again:blink:

[5150]

Well people will be queueing to leap to conclusions but it might be safe to guess that it wasn't a Harley?

Only if it was on the back of a trailer with a Ferrari or a Lambo towing it..... :2thumbsup

[Flip]

Only if it was on the back of a trailer with a Ferrari or a Lambo towing it..... :2thumbsup

Or it was dropped from a chopper.

[5150]

Or it was dropped from a chopper.

That would depend from what height...

[TheDemonLord]

Whos up for a challenge? :cool:

Well, I have a Busa, you have an S1000RR - who has a ZX14r?

[EJK]

Well, I have a Busa, you have an S1000RR - who has a ZX14r?

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The guy on the 2nd post has both Ape and a 14.

[DMNTD]

Well, I have a Busa, you have an S1000RR - who has a ZX14r?

Uhuh.... :corn:

[Autech]

Well people will be queueing to leap to conclusions but it might be safe to guess that it wasn't a Harley?


Or it was dropped from a chopper.

Terminal velocity is only around 200 I think, so nah, even dropping it wouldn't work.

Black bike, black gear...

So who was it?

[Flip]

Terminal velocity is only around 200 I think, so nah, even dropping it wouldn't work.

Black bike, black gear...

So who was it?

200 for a human body, a 350kg harley should drop a bit faster.

[rambaldi]

200 for a human body, a 350kg harley should drop a bit faster.

That assumes that they aren't less aerodynamic :p

[Autech]

200 for a human body, a 350kg harley should drop a bit faster.

Lots of drag though... Where's our resident physicist?

[Swoop]

Thank fuck the rider hasn't been fooled by the "4kmh" propaganda bullshit.

Well done that rider!! :first:

[pritch]

So who was it?

Cassina? :whistle:

[J.A.W.]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/75263207/motorcyclist-spotted-going-261kmh-in-canterbury

All black riding gears and a black road bike...

Someone fess up! :sunny:


& since its a "National Crime'' - the boss cop wants to catch 'em "Before they kill..." ..what a drama queen..
..then he spouts a bunch of bullshit 'physics' - as though he's a reanimated Dr Freeth..

Really - he should be listing the revenue the cops hope to gain for the treasury & the criminal sanctions they intend to apply..

& as if any typical truck travelling at legal speeds doesn't pose much more of a 'physics' problem - if it hits you..

[5150]

317994 :whistle::cool:

[J.A.W.]

Well people will be queueing to leap to conclusions but it might be safe to guess that it wasn't a Harley?

Any decent production sports bike from the last 3 or so decades could be a culprit..

But does anyone in the area have an H-D VR1000 Superbike?

They were factory painted 1/2 black, 1/2 orange, side-to-side, so.. it is perhaps.. within the bounds of what is possible..
& we haven't heard if the dozy cop could tell if it was a big twin, or what-have-you - by the sound..

Maybe it was the ghost of Russell Wright, on the mighty HRD-Vincent Black Lightning - doing a phantom pass..

[awa355]

I know a chap down that way who rides a black GN250. ;) He reckons its 'really' fast. :crazy:

[TheDemonLord]

200 for a human body, a 350kg harley should drop a bit faster.

Nope.

Weight has nothing to do with the speed at which something falls.

As per someone else - its all about Wind resistance.

I'd do an approximate that a Harley would actually fall slower than a person (depending on how it fell, but I would guess it would end up semi on it's side in a sort of flat spin) - which I think would generate more drag than a human body.

Would actually be a fantastic experiment to do.

[5150]

I know a chap down that way who rides a black GN250. ;) He reckons its 'really' fast. :crazy:


Is that him by chance? :crazy:

317995

[Laava]

So was NZ's answer to rnickey mouse there to record the event?

[Tazz]

200 for a human body, a 350kg harley should drop a bit faster.

You seem like that sort of chap that could help me here. What falls faster out of a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks? :bleh:

[bluninja]

You seem like that sort of chap that could help me here. What falls faster out of a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks? :bleh:

Are they both attached to a Harley and in a perfect vaccum? :blink:

[awa355]

Is that him by chance? :crazy:

317995

Probably, he is always blowing his arse about how good he is.

[Moi]

... Would actually be a fantastic experiment to do.

Calling Myth Busters... we have a test for you... and a victim, sorry, participant as well... :rolleyes:

[caspernz]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/75263207/motorcyclist-spotted-going-261kmh-in-canterbury

All black riding gears and a black road bike...

Someone fess up! :sunny:

Nobody will fess up...for not getting it into top gear and all :sweatdrop:innocent::bye:

[J.A.W.]

Calling Myth Busters... we have a test for you... and a victim, sorry, participant as well... :rolleyes:


Just check youtube.. its old hat.. & if you really dig.. you'll find such stunts were staples of 'Barnstormer - Flying Circus' routines,
going back many decades - way back to nearly a century ago..

& Glenn Curtiss riding a V8 bike - was clocked at nearly 220 km/h.. 108 years ago.. on the beach..

[RGVforme]

Prob down the pub tonight bragging it was him during one beer and moaning about the Acc bike safety levies during the next before mounting up shouting "FTP" half pissed and speeding home......Not like the cops to post speeds reached as to avoid copy cat one ups.

[Moi]

Just check youtube.. its old hat.. & if you really dig.. you'll find such stunts were staples of 'Barnstormer - Flying Circus' routines,
going back many decades - way back to nearly a century ago..

& Glenn Curtiss riding a V8 bike - was clocked at nearly 220 km/h.. 108 years ago.. on the beach..

I was actually referring to this post:

Nope.

Weight has nothing to do with the speed at which something falls.

As per someone else - its all about Wind resistance.

I'd do an approximate that a Harley would actually fall slower than a person (depending on how it fell, but I would guess it would end up semi on it's side in a sort of flat spin) - which I think would generate more drag than a human body.

Would actually be a fantastic experiment to do.

[J.A.W.]

I was actually referring to this post:

Nope.

Weight has nothing to do with the speed at which something falls.

As per someone else - its all about Wind resistance.

I'd do an approximate that a Harley would actually fall slower than a person (depending on how it fell, but I would guess it would end up semi on it's side in a sort of flat spin) - which I think would generate more drag than a human body.

Would actually be a fantastic experiment to do.


Well, duh..

Its been done, as I noted.. for a long time..

& the answer is obvious to anyone who watches X-games, aint it?

Likely, a big ol' H-D bagger would - if given a long enough fall to stabilize, go nose down..
..due to the nose fairing, & big-as bags at the back - which have been tested to be stable at speed, as on road..

[J.A.W.]

What if it was Ex-AB skipper Richie McCaw?
Y'know, thrill seeking to keep up the buzz..

Would they let him off with a 'private discussion' - due to public sentiment/political imperative..
Or would they openly crucify him?

[gsxr]

I returned the bike to its owner after a test ride around the block and assured him it was a nice bike but unfortunately didnt meet my needs as it wasnt fast enough .

[AllanB]

Yes I had a few people at work today point that out to me. And look disturbed when I laughed.

Love the description - black bike and rider wearing black.....

[J.A.W.]

I returned the bike to its owner after a test ride around the block and assured him it was a nice bike but unfortunately didnt meet my needs as it wasnt fast enough .


Why not? Weren't the exhaust header pipes 'balanced'? L.O.L...

& as if you can get your old shitbox WN 750 anywhere near that speed..

[EJK]

Yes I had a few people at work today point that out to me. And look disturbed when I laughed.

Love the description - black bike and rider wearing black.....

Well that massively filters out all the Power Rangers that rides over to Akaroa!

[TheDemonLord]

Likely, a big ol' H-D bagger would - if given a long enough fall to stabilize, go nose down..
..due to the nose fairing, & big-as bags at the back - which have been tested to be stable at speed, as on road..

I'm not so sure - I remember the Mythbusters episode about Bullets fall, tumbling through the air:


https://youtu.be/wVYmrp54B4M?t=1440

So assuming most of the weight on a HD would be nearer to the rear of the bike than the centre of the bike (anyone got any data on that?)

I think we would see a tumbling harley...

But as I said before - would love to see it done.

[J.A.W.]

I'm not so sure - I remember the Mythbusters episode about Bullets fall, tumbling through the air:


https://youtu.be/wVYmrp54B4M?t=1440

So assuming most of the weight on a HD would be nearer to the rear of the bike than the centre of the bike (anyone got any data on that?)

I think we would see a tumbling harley...

But as I said before - would love to see it done.


C'mon fella, sometimes I think you are deliberately acting out the hokey retard routine..

Of course - stability at speed - testing is done, with US liability laws, its a must do..

& I recall the motorcycle cops in NZ whinged, because an ex-Pom 'Speed Cop' WFO'd his unstable Honda 750/4 cop bike..
..against the advice of his colleagues, who knew better, & had an injurious high speed tank-slapper get-off..

You claim to punt a big ol' GSX-R 1300 'Bus', do you really imagine it wouldn't go nose down - if dropped from 30,000ft?

[bogan]

That assumes that they aren't less aerodynamic :p

Well, you'd have to take of the tassels, obviously :bleh:


Nope.

Weight has nothing to do with the speed at which something falls.

As per someone else - its all about Wind resistance.

I'd do an approximate that a Harley would actually fall slower than a person (depending on how it fell, but I would guess it would end up semi on it's side in a sort of flat spin) - which I think would generate more drag than a human body.

Would actually be a fantastic experiment to do.

False. Weight has nothing to do with the speed at which something accelerates initially. It has everything to do with terminal velocity, simply due to drag being a speed dependent reaction force to the weight force.

More importantly, if you put enough tassels on the rear of it, would it stabilise like an arrow?

[RGVforme]

Well, you'd have to take of the tassels, obviously :bleh:



False. Weight has nothing to do with the speed at which something accelerates initially. It has everything to do with terminal velocity, simply due to drag being a speed dependent reaction force to the weight force.

More importantly, if you put enough tassels on the rear of it, would it stabilise like an arrow?

Well it is a Harley so I would assume both bike and rider would have tassels fitted lol......;)

[J.A.W.]

Well it is a Harley so I would assume both bike and rider would have tassels fitted lol......;)

Look fella, if'n tassels were good'nuff for ol' rip-roarin'est fightin' man Daniel Boon & grizzly bear & Mex munchin' Davy Crockett..

But seriously, never mind the bloody tassels, what are H-D mini skulls & cow bells all about?


Mind you, the likes of Evel Knievel & Cal Rayborn hammered hi-po H-D's without any of that crap a' danglin'..

[HenryDorsetCase]

Thank fuck the rider hasn't been fooled by the "4kmh" propaganda bullshit.

Well done that rider!! :first:

In your profile pic you are riding a black bike and wearing black leathers. I'm just saying

[HenryDorsetCase]

Prob down the pub tonight bragging it was him during one beer and moaning about the Acc bike safety levies during the next before mounting up shouting "FTP" half pissed and speeding home......Not like the cops to post speeds reached as to avoid copy cat one ups.

What the filth have created here is an auction, and 261 is the opening bid.

Do I have any others?

[J.A.W.]

In your profile pic you are riding a black bike and wearing black leathers. I'm just saying

Same applies to Flip-off too, by the looks of it, but its doubtful they'd be convicted in court - for actually doing 261 - on those shitters..

[BuzzardNZ]

200kg for a human body,

NZSpokes? .....

[Big Dog]

What if it was Ex-AB skipper Richie McCaw?
Y'know, thrill seeking to keep up the buzz..

Would they let him off with a 'private discussion' - due to public sentiment/political imperative..
Or would they openly crucify him?
The published it when they stopped Jonah in the late 90s. he was only doing 120isg.

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[J.A.W.]

The published it when they stopped Jonah in the late 90s. he was only doing 120isg.

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120? Taint nuthin' - busted at 261 Km/h, & you're surely off to the poky - these days, right?

That would be a bad look, & I doubt it would be applied in practice, to Sir Richie, or any Victoria Cross holder, either..

& wasn't Jonah actually pinged for pumpin' 120+ decibels from his doof-doofin car sound system?

[98tls]

Cant see what all the fuss is about really...261k whilst quick is no biggie surely,right time right place blah blah blah.Why on earth is it even newsworthy all things considered,as someone else pointed out bikes have been capable of such speeds for decades did they really think nobody actually bothers to do so...

[Berries]

No it was not me. A possible clue if you wanted one if the debate is still on this site would be all those guys who disagreed with my claim that there was no such thing as fast and safe.
I must have missed the bit in the story where it said that the rider was injured.

Given all the propaganda I am surprised that he didn't black out, become a smear and orphan his children.

[J.A.W.]

I must have missed the bit in the story where it said that the rider was injured.

Given all the propaganda I am surprised that he didn't black out, become a smear and orphan his children.



Well, if you read the report, he was 'blacked out' ( & was it Batman, or the ghost of the 1939 Team SS BMW 500/Senior G.P. rider - killed at the IoM..)

As for the smear/death/orphan stuff, that'll be on the official cop report - but natch, only after they had ceased hot pursuit, & he'd done it to hisself..

[Berries]

(or the ghost of the 1939 Team SS BMW 500/Senior G.P. rider - killed at the IoM..).
Yeah, that will be it.

:weird:

[J.A.W.]

Yeah, that will be it.

:weird:


Yeah, well, i suppose you might think Batman is a more probable suspect then..
& be honest, rather than snide for once streaky, you have no idea what a high speed black spectre bike is really up to..

Could be Ghostrider over for the summer hol's downunder.. 261 km/h 'd be an economy run for him..

[200BUSA]

Shoshoni what were you doing out West Melton way on your Busa?

[awayatc]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/75263207/motorcyclist-spotted-going-261kmh-in-canterbury

All black riding gears and a black road bike...

Someone fess up! :sunny:


Not everybody is on kiwibiker....

I know this bloke in Canty who got himself a R1....

doesn't do things halfheartedly either....

just saying...

[pritch]

261k whilst quick is no biggie surely,right time right place blah blah blah.

If there was a cop with a radar in attendance the "rightness" of the place might be questionable.

World speed records were set on Canterbury roads, high speeds there are not new.

Then again that 261 is a pretty good opening gambit seeing as how it's on radar, not an optimistic speedo reading. Perhaps the Police should indicate when they will be there again so that anyone wishing to challenge the record may take advantage of their presence.

[Drew]

You seem like that sort of chap that could help me here. What falls faster out of a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks? :bleh:

Terminal velocity of the feathers is slower because of the surface area. So the bricks reach a higher speed.

The accelerate the same though.:yes:

[roogazza]

Yeah, well, i suppose you might think Batman is a more probable suspect then..
& be honest, rather than snide for once streaky, you have no idea what a high speed black spectre bike is really up to..

Could be Ghostrider over for the summer hol's downunder.. 261 km/h 'd be an economy run for him..

318006 xxxx

[Madness]

261km/h could be achieved quite easily for little money these days. My old ZZR1100 was timed at 264 before I sold it for $4,000 several years ago, a bike you could probably pick up for closer to $3,000 today. Not a bad opening bid though and I'm sure an RSV4-R could do better :msn-wink:

[Grumph]

If there was a cop with a radar in attendance the "rightness" of the place might be questionable.

World speed records were set on Canterbury roads, high speeds there are not new.

Then again that 261 is a pretty good opening gambit seeing as how it's on radar, not an optimistic speedo reading. Perhaps the Police should indicate when they will be there again so that anyone wishing to challenge the record may take advantage of their presence.

Given the high cost of road closures and certified timing gear and all the bumf attatched to a record attempt, this may actually be a cheaper way....

Stuff website doesn't like me, won't open. Can anyone tell me where it was please ?

[Kickaha]

Can anyone tell me where it was please ?
State Highway 73, near West Melton, about 8.27pm on Saturday.

[Grumph]

State Highway 73, near West Melton, about 8.27pm on Saturday.

Not a visitor of mine then....thanks

[scumdog]

Yeah, well, i suppose you might think Batman is a more probable suspect then..
& be honest, rather than snide for once streaky, you have no idea what a high speed black spectre bike is really up to..

Could be Ghostrider over for the summer hol's downunder.. 261 km/h 'd be an economy run for him..

Fuck but you can waffle some shit...:rolleyes::facepalm:

[scumdog]

What if it was Ex-AB skipper Richie McCaw?
Y'know, thrill seeking to keep up the buzz..

Would they let him off with a 'private discussion' - due to public sentiment/political imperative..
Or would they openly crucify him?

And some more shit...:tugger:

[J.A.W.]

Fuck but you can waffle some shit...:rolleyes::facepalm:

You do.. more than 13,000 & counting..

& nevermind you attempting to post anything remotely topical.. you just try & hang some lame, lazy, boring repetitive shit.. it's weak, mate.. piss weak..

Anyhow..

Cops have not stated whether they were able to get any images recorded, or if the all black blaster had a blacked out rego, too?

[scumdog]

You do.. more than 13,000 & counting..

& nevermind you attempting to post anything remotely topical.. you just try & hang some lame, lazy, boring repetitive shit.. it's weak, mate.. piss weak..

Anyhow..

Cops have not stated whether they were able to get any images recorded, or if the all black blaster had a blacked out rego, too?


And yet more shit from Just Another Wanker, it never stops, does it..<_<

[J.A.W.]

And yet more shit from Just Another Wanker, it never stops, does it..<_<


Oh the irony..

Now S-D, so as to work out your problem.. write out 13,800 times, "I must stop being a boringly pretentious waste of e-space"..

Or, are you doing a smokescreen routine.. & was it really you, the blacked out death-speed rider?.. As if.. L.O.L..

[98tls]

If there was a cop with a radar in attendance the "rightness" of the place might be questionable.

World speed records were set on Canterbury roads, high speeds there are not new.

Then again that 261 is a pretty good opening gambit seeing as how it's on radar, not an optimistic speedo reading. Perhaps the Police should indicate when they will be there again so that anyone wishing to challenge the record may take advantage of their presence.

:laugh:Not to far from Arthurs pass village theres "that" straight some call Conrod straight,come over the rise and its just there,no stock to worry about just low tussock...right place for sure.Had the TL tapped out there years back with the mrs onboard with a bloody huge pack on her back she said she was trying to lean forward and see how fast we were travelling but simply couldnt move :no::laugh:

[Moi]

:laugh:Not to far from Arthurs pass village theres "that" straight some call Conrod straight,come over the rise and its just there,no stock to worry about just low tussock...right place for sure.Had the TL tapped out there years back with the mrs onboard with a bloody huge pack on her back she said she was trying to lean forward and see how fast we were travelling but simply couldnt move :no::laugh:

I guess a little over the then maximum speed on the open road of 55mph... :msn-wink:

[Moi]

Terminal velocity of the feathers is slower because of the surface area. So the bricks reach a higher speed.

They accelerate the same though.:yes:

You mean a little like this?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZUJLO6lMhI

[98tls]

I guess a little over the then maximum speed on the open road of 55mph... :msn-wink:

Somewhat...at the end of the straight theres a bridge and rest area type setup,on the day there was a couple from England touring about on a VFR parked up there,bloke said he heard the old TLS wind up so ripped his camera off the tank and caught it on video,nice.

[flashg]

:laugh:Not to far from Arthurs pass village theres "that" straight some call Conrod straight,come over the rise and its just there,no stock to worry about just low tussock...right place for sure.Had the TL tapped out there years back with the mrs onboard with a bloody huge pack on her back she said she was trying to lean forward and see how fast we were travelling but simply couldnt move :no::laugh:


Ten years later my 08 R1 may have seen 299 on the speedo and may have kept winding out till it hit the rev limiter. Mind you I'm just saying it may have. Nice straight though.

[TheDemonLord]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZUJLO6lMhI

Thanks for posting that - My Grandad (who was a Bricklayer/Builder) used to tell that story with great Relish - brings back fond memories.

[Swoop]

... a Harley... in a perfect vaccum?
Of course not. A hardley won't fit into a Dyson.

if you put enough tassels on the rear of it, would it stabilise like an arrow?
Of course not. It needs a "pointy end". harley fergusson's don't have anything resembling "pointy" or "aerodynamic", just large areas of barn-door flatness and pig-iron.

In your profile pic you are riding a black bike and wearing black leathers. I'm just saying
Ummm, errr... :sweatdrop

:whistle:

[bogan]

Of course not. It needs a "pointy end". harley fergusson's don't have anything resembling "pointy" or "aerodynamic", just large areas of barn-door flatness and pig-iron.

Hmmmm, maybe one of those really raked out one with the skinny front tyre....



















...and lots and lots of tassels at the back.

[Swoop]

Hmmmm, maybe one of those really raked out one with the skinny front tyre....

No.

Just... No.




They have no aerodynamic qualities, handle like shit, can't corner and are ugly. Even with tassels, arse-less trousers and plenty of anal lube.

But Hollyweird loves them, so they will probably be on the cool wall somewhere.

[Stylo]

Just tapped into this one . 261 is far too fast :-) and how was it checked ?( Haven't been through every message) Funny how I've got a black Gen 2 in the garage and my gear is all black and .. I occasionally take a trip out west but definitely not at 8.30 on a Saturday evening .

[98tls]

Just tapped into this one . 261 is far too fast :-) and how was it checked ?( Haven't been through every message) Funny how I've got a black Gen 2 in the garage and my gear is all black and .. I occasionally take a trip out west but definitely not at 8.30 on a Saturday evening .

Wasnt you then,something as ugly and as large as one of those things would have been filmed by NASA whilst doing so....

[gsxr]

:laugh:Not to far from Arthurs pass village theres "that" straight some call Conrod straight,come over the rise and its just there,no stock to worry about just low tussock...right place for sure.Had the TL tapped out there years back with the mrs onboard with a bloody huge pack on her back she said she was trying to lean forward and see how fast we were travelling but simply couldnt move :no::laugh:

How you could possibly stay within the posted speed limit on that downhill straight without feathering the brakes I wouldnt know as I always choose to use the throttle ...................

[J.A.W.]

How you could possibly stay within the posted speed limit on that downhill straight without feathering the brakes I wouldnt know as I always choose to use the throttle ...................


Too easy, just flick the kill switch & diesel-style engine-brake it.. working the throttle will modulate the speed..

[gsxr]

Too easy, just flick the kill switch & diesel-style engine-brake it.. working the throttle will modulate the speed..
That part of the highway was designed to enable one to double the posted speed limit with little effort or as the name conrod straight implies to push your engine to its limits.

[Autech]

I wonder what speed a v-rod with a front screen would get up to if it were geared right?


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[pritch]

I wonder what speed a v-rod with a front screen would get up to if it were geared right?



Probably nothing too exciting by current standards - they make a tad over 120bhp and they have a five speed box.

[EJK]

I wonder what speed a v-rod with a front screen would get up to if it were geared right?


Might need more than a front screen. Turbo, extended swingarm and a couple of nitro shots and it'll do sub 8 1/4 mile easy :niceone:

[AllanB]

V-Rod

A search comes back with 140 mph (indicated so actually a bit less with speedo error)

That's still a respectable 220 ish. Presuming it is correct that is a fast windsock.

[RGVforme]

I wonder what speed a v-rod with a front screen would get up to if it were geared right?


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Would make Your saddlebags flap around a bit.:laugh:

[captaintrips]

Well, I have a Busa, you have an S1000RR - who has a ZX14r?
I got a ninja H2 . . .

(i don't have a ninja h2)

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[Laava]

I got a ninja H2 . . .

(i don't have a ninja h2)

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Good first post! You will fit right in!

[scumdog]

I got a ninja H2 . . .

(i don't have a ninja h2)

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Great, makes sense to me!:blink:

[Berries]

Not sure that the SM-G900I does 261km/h, but these Chinese are getting much betterer.

[WNJ]

My 636 does 261+ but it green and in TRON ... ish area :shutup:

[Ender EnZed]

I wonder what speed a v-rod with a front screen would get up to if it were geared right?



I met a guy on the ferry a few years ago with a Screamin' Eagle kitted one. He reckoned it was faster than his Speed Triple until past 200. It may have been this one.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-1002040935.htm

[caspernz]

My 636 does 261+ but it green and in TRON ... ish area :shutup:

261+ huh? Is that when it's dropped from about 35,000 feet? Or at the end of a 2 mile downhill run with a tailwind...:devil2:

[captaintrips]

Good first post! You will fit right in!
Thats what i reckon too lol


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[Drew]

I met a guy on the ferry a few years ago with a Screamin' Eagle kitted one. He reckoned it was faster than his Speed Triple until past 200. It may have been this one.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-1002040935.htm
At the flying quarter mile sprints, a standard Vrod is on the limiter hard at 215kph right through the traps. I was MC for the day and honestly thought the guy didn't know he had six gears.

[Swivel]

It could possibly be a 250 cruiser of some sort

[RGVforme]

261+ huh? Is that when it's dropped from about 35,000 feet? Or at the end of a 2 mile downhill run with a tailwind...:devil2:

Miss print..I think he meant to type "My 636 weighs 261+" :laugh:

[Stylo]

Miss print..I think he meant to type "My 636 weighs 261+" :laugh:

Miss print ? Never heard of her ..

Or maybe it's a misprint too. :facepalm:

[Moi]

Miss print ? Never heard of her ..

Or maybe it's a misprint too. :facepalm:


Perhaps you have heard of your cousin - Miss pell?

She's often here under her pseudonym: misspell...

[Autech]

Perhaps you have heard of your cousin - Miss pell?

She's often here under her pseudonym: misspell...

Aunty Miss Dapoint is prominent I find also...


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[Autech]

If you ride a large bike you may also be known as Miss Deapex


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[Moi]

Aunty Miss Dapoint is prominent I find also...


If you ride a large bike you may also be known as Miss Deapex

:laugh::facepalm::laugh::laugh:

[RGVforme]

:laugh::facepalm::laugh::laugh:

Oh 'deer' god what have I 'stated' lol.Lesson learnt no posting after midnight and four coffees.:doh::motu::killingme

[Ocean1]

Oh 'deer' god what have I 'stated' lol.Lesson learnt no posting after midnight and four coffees.:doh::motu::killingme

Not your fault they've miss appropriated your original intent, dude.

[Moi]

Not your fault they've miss appropriated your original intent, dude.

Miss placing the intent is great fun... wandering round the camp ground looking for it is fun... :facepalm:

[Autech]

I made no Miss Takes though right?


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[Moi]

I made no Miss Takes though right?

No, she's not here

neither's Miss Comprehension...

[jim.cox]

Miss placing the intent is great fun... wandering round the camp ground looking for it is fun... :facepalm:

"I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee, I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee,I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee..."

"Just Relax, you're too tense"

[Moi]

"I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee, I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee,I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee..."

"Just Relax, you're too tense"

Stop flapping about in the wind... tighten your guy ropes...

[At this rate we're going to get into trouble, yet again, for hi-jacking this thread... :yawn: ]

[Oakie]

This has got too intense for me.

[scumdog]

Yeah these guys are pretty camp..

[Moi]

Yeah these guys are pretty camp...

as a row of tense

[RGVforme]

as a row of tense

Camp as in helping erect each other's poles?.:shake:

[Oakie]

Might have to canvas the membership for an answer to that one.

(you can tell I'm old school huh?)

[scumdog]

Might have to canvas the membership for an answer to that one.

(you can tell I'm old school huh?)

We need to get that answer pegged down as soon as we can.

[Oakie]

We need to get that answer pegged down as soon as we can.

I could ask my old mate, Guy Rope.

[RGVforme]

I could ask my old mate, Guy Rope.

I think I know him quite a stringy chap easily lead.:not:

[Swoop]

Camp as in helping erect each other's poles?.:shake:
That would be katman.
He is always asking for help from other men, to erect his pole.

[ellipsis]

...the slow pricks could have caught him if only they had a Big Top end...

[caspernz]

Well I'm sorry to report the problems may be more related to bottom end...:eek5:

[ellipsis]

...nuthin a plug wouldn't fix...

[caspernz]

Yeah but then the rabbit comes out smelly...:innocent::shutup:

[ellipsis]

...a fwucken wabbit?...

[Oakie]

...nuthin a plug wouldn't fix...


Yeah but then the rabbit comes out smelly...:innocent::shutup:

Now there's a thread I don't think we've had on KB.

[EJK]

Three motorcyclists travelling in a group from Raglan along SH1 towards Auckland had been clocked at 150kmh.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75472298/tempers-flare-as-holiday-traffic-builds

Hehehe...

[WNJ]

Same three here http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75464684/three-motorcyclists-drive-off-road-near-tokoroa

[EJK]

I posted that on another thread and got an angry reply maybe from one of the riders.

Where? Link?

[WNJ]

Where? Link?

P.D. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/177300-Group-riders-what-speed-are-you-prepared-to-reach?p=1130932578#post1130932578

[RGVforme]

Same three here http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75464684/three-motorcyclists-drive-off-road-near-tokoroa

If this is the same group Karma sure is a fast bitch when she wants to be.:weird::no:

[Kickaha]

Same three here http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75464684/three-motorcyclists-drive-off-road-near-tokoroa

That used to be a standard Auckland KB ride

[Oakie]

Same three here http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75464684/three-motorcyclists-drive-off-road-near-tokoroa
Hang on a minute.

Two people were injured, one seriously, after three motorcyclists veered off the road near Tokoroa on Saturday morning. The three drove into a ditch off Tirohanga Rd in Kinleith at 8.15am, ... No other vehicles were involved.

How do three bikers go off the road and into a ditch where no other vehicles are involved?

[Moi]

Hang on a minute.

Two people were injured, one seriously, after three motorcyclists veered off the road near Tokoroa on Saturday morning. The three drove into a ditch off Tirohanga Rd in Kinleith at 8.15am, ... No other vehicles were involved.

How do three bikers go off the road and into a ditch where no other vehicles are involved?

We could make this question a multi-choice answer...

a. Following the rabbit

b. Incompetence

c. Proving that road bikes can do off-road

Joking aside, it is unfortunate that one was seriously injured but it does give ACC reason to charge motorcyclists more, almost handed to ACC on a silver platter...

[pritch]

How do three bikers go off the road and into a ditch where no other vehicles are involved?

The lead rider fucked up and the others followed. Sorta like target fixation on the guy in front. Keith Code writes about racers following another into trouble.

If you are following another rider you shouldn't be looking at them, you should be looking around them. Whatever, these guys don't come across as top men on the job.

Or maybe the ditch suddenly moved? :whistle:

[Autech]

I have a mantra in my head which goes "LOOK AWAY LOOK AWAY LOOK AWAY" whenever someone crashes in front of me. Very easy to focus on them and follow them off track.


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[spanner spinner]

[QUOTE=pritch;1130932688]The lead rider fucked up and the others followed. Sorta like target fixation on the guy in front. Keith Code writes about racers following another into trouble.

If you are following another rider you shouldn't be looking at them, you should be looking around them. Whatever, these guys don't come across as top men on the job.


Summed up perfectly, I use to be a roving marshal at track days and lost count of the number of times I have watched this unfold in front of me. Front bike runs off the track and the following bikes follow. Either the following riders get target fixation and can't look away from the lead bike or are riding beyond they ability and using the lead rider to guide them around, then when he runs off they don't have the skill level left to navigate the corner them self. Lost count of the number of times I told people to ride there own ride not the guy in fronts ride, they where easy to spot as they mirror the rider in front like a shadow. The good riders ride more like racers and follow there own lines and pace.

[buggerit]

Some of SH1 is like an oil slick down that way at the moment, not sure if that could have anything to do with it, more
observation required?

[MarkH]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75472298/tempers-flare-as-holiday-traffic-builds

Hehehe...

150kph?
They should be congratulated for their restrained speed, they could have been going along at 261kph.

[spanner spinner]

Some of SH1 is like an oil slick down that way at the moment, not sure if that could have anything to do with it, more
observation required?

Yes more observation may be required as I have not been on that road but same rules apply, not reading the road for your self or riding to your conditions which may be different to the lead riders as he may have better tyres, better bike, etc. Just cause the guy in font enters a corner at high speed doesn't mean the following riders have to. In my experience it is usually ego that leads to these multi bike crashes as people can't be left behind even when the conditions are shit and if they where riding by them self they would have backed off.

[ptroy]

If this is the same group Karma sure is a fast bitch when she wants to be.:weird::no:



Was different lot of riders that went down near tokoroa. There was gravel all over the road mid corner.

[KX500]

Well people will be queueing to leap to conclusions but it might be safe to guess that it wasn't a Harley?

Nah not like harley had the 322.15 mph record for 16 years

[Big Dog]

Nah not like harley had the 322.15 mph record for 16 years
Yeah, but what if any parts that went down the "track" were Harley Davidson parts?

Pretty sure I haven't seen one of these in amps.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSLI66xHCb0N1_XzSL9b-84V2wZAtHQY2ri9Nr5IxxTqW-EjJaSrg

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[Tazz]

Hang on a minute.

Two people were injured, one seriously, after three motorcyclists veered off the road near Tokoroa on Saturday morning. The three drove into a ditch off Tirohanga Rd in Kinleith at 8.15am, ... No other vehicles were involved.

How do three bikers go off the road and into a ditch where no other vehicles are involved?

tar bleed, gravel, pot hole, rocks, bikini blonde on side of road, fucked up chamber, plus the shit mentioned above. Three is a good effort. They give one time but it could have been staggered a bit (not all within line of sight).

[ptroy]

In a situation like that gravel would be responsible for the first rider going down but a pressure to keep up would be responsible for the following
riders going down as if they had maintained a safe following distance from the rider in front they would have been able to spot the gravel and avoid
it. Maybe many group riders need to take IAM training.

I understand what you're saying, it's hard to focus on keeping you're own shit together when the person in front of you goes down and then throw gravel in the mix. All were also following at decent distances.

But in this case I think target fixation was only cause of the third rider to go down. There was five in the group, first one went down, second one made it through, the third and fourth didn't even see the first go down, the third went down because of gravel (same as first) and the fourth saw then go down and grabbed a handful of front brake and went off. The fifth saw it happening and managed to stop in time.

All of it happened under the speed limit as well, no real pressure to keep up as it wasn't a fast ride.

[Tazz]

I understand what you're saying, it's hard to focus on keeping you're own shit together when the person in front of you goes down and then throw gravel in the mix. All were also following at decent distances.

But in this case I think target fixation was only cause of the third rider to go down. There was five in the group, first one went down, second one made it through, the third and fourth didn't even see the first go down, the third went down because of gravel (same as first) and the fourth saw then go down and grabbed a handful of front brake and went off. The fifth saw it happening and managed to stop in time.

All of it happened under the speed limit as well, no real pressure to keep up as it wasn't a fast ride.

Boom! But don't let facts get in the way of a horrendously written/worded/light on fact news blurb and a good lynch mob. Were they also from the 'town' that thinks solar panels suck up all sunlight? :laugh:

Seriously though, hope they all recover well and that (if applicable) the council/contractor is held accountable for the condition of the road.

[ptroy]

The news article is terrible, as if anyone just rides off the road for no reason, but that's journalism for ya.


It was a straight going into a blind right hand down hill corner.

[EJK]

Aaaand there is this

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/75502673/shocking-driver-crossed-centre-line-about-50-times-in-35-minutes


It's not just Asians. Have you seen some fat maori/ pacific women in their beat up mpv with five kids, wearing sunnies driving around the Akaroa hills? Jesus!

[rambaldi]

Aaaand there is this

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/75502673/shocking-driver-crossed-centre-line-about-50-times-in-35-minutes


It's not just Asians. Have you seen some fat maori/ pacific women in their beat up mpv with five kids, wearing sunnies driving around the Akaroa hills? Jesus!

And it isn't specific to them either. I have seen more than a few local farmers up north who feel like the know the road, that they know no one else is around and use as much of it as they like.

[Ender EnZed]

riders need to take IAM training.
:gob: .

[WNJ]

[QUOTE=EJK;1130933190
It's not just Asians. Have you seen some fat maori/ pacific women in their beat up mpv with five kids, wearing sunnies driving around the Akaroa hills? Jesus![/QUOTE]

Have had a more than a few milk tanker drivers on the wrong side of the road at 3 in the morning lining up the "NEXT " corner to speed around ,:crazy:

[Swoop]

How do three bikers go off the road and into a ditch where no other vehicles are involved?
GSXR riders?:whistle:

[Grashopper]

[QUOTE=pritch;1130932688]The good riders ride more like racers and follow there own lines and pace.

Can happen to MotoGP racers, too (took this photo at Sachsenring qualifying last July). Although I guess it doesn't help when it's your brother you've just seen run off the track.

#50 - EL ran wide in a corner into the kitty litter and #70 ML saw that, low sided and nearly hit his brother.

[HenryDorsetCase]

tar bleed, gravel, pot hole, rocks, bikini blonde on side of road, fucked up chamber, plus the shit mentioned above. Three is a good effort. They give one time but it could have been staggered a bit (not all within line of sight).

What road is this again? For, um, reasons

[Tazz]

What road is this again? For, um, reasons

hahaha, plenty of those up and down the street here at the minute. Luckily water in sight so no undies togs dilemmas.

That's one good thing about all the German tourists too, a lot of them are female and hot, and blonde :D

Usually bat shit crazy too, but meh, hot :laugh:

[mossy1200]

Someone in ChCh bought my old black zx14r. Just saying.