Anyone sensible wants to leave Upper Hutt as quickly as possible. [Archive]

HenryDorsetCase

5th June 2018, 15:56

300kph seems about right

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/104476186/300kmh-reached-as-motorcyclists-blast-through-upper-hutt

mulletman

5th June 2018, 15:57

caspernz

5th June 2018, 15:59

Only thing that surprised was the new spelling of their local hill...

tigertim20

5th June 2018, 16:33

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/104476186/300kmh-reached-as-motorcyclists-blast-through-upper-hutt

How come the cops didnt just not radio ahead and get them ? Im sure they would have some sort of description of said bikes ?

At that speed, youd not have much chance to see any details.

description 'fast and loud' probably aint gunna help.

Ive always figured I could outrun a squad car piece of piss, but you can't outrun radio - guess the got lucky there werent any available units further up the road to sit and wait for them.

It said a pair of motorcyclists right? Shit Cassina will be very worried about the pressure placed on the second rider to keep up - be a lot of pressure too, given that its the slow one who gets the ticket :sweatdrop

jellywrestler

5th June 2018, 16:50

why weren't there cameras in the cop car, pretty easy to do, and they say a picture is worth a thousand words.

jellywrestler

5th June 2018, 16:59

Only thing that surprised was the new spelling of their local hill...

no, that's the old spelling, they are working on changing it to rimutaka

WALRUS

5th June 2018, 17:50

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/185599-Anyone-sensible-wants-to-leave-Upper-Hutt-as-quickly-as-possible

WALRUS

5th June 2018, 17:50

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/185600-300kph?p=1131100372#post1131100372 :laugh:

WALRUS

5th June 2018, 17:51

To be fair, 247 is closer to 200 than 300 :/

5th June 2018, 18:16

I've heard good things about those GN250s once the lam limiters are removed.

HenryDorsetCase

5th June 2018, 18:28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzc7sQpOL60

video... that doesnt look like upper hutt though. 300kph = 83 m/sec.

Awesome. a bit silly but awesome.

https://youtu.be/bzc7sQpOL60

BMWST?

5th June 2018, 19:35

love it!...... change down three times at about 200 km hr......SH2 bypasses the metropolis of Upper Hutt.In the old days SH2 went right up Fergusson Drive and bypassed the city centre by less than 50 Metres,every trip up the takas meant going through(and back) Upper Hutt.

AllanB

5th June 2018, 20:37

Tried some 98 octane in the HD - went for a spin and it did 300.

Is the article racist pointing out the motorcycles were Japanese ......

Reckon the 300 plus was a estimates as the clocked speed was 247 (or something) and they accelerated away.

AllanB

5th June 2018, 20:43

buggerit

5th June 2018, 20:51

Fuck, I think I've popped a rib, bastards:nya:

speedpro

5th June 2018, 21:53

There must have been a trail of dead bodies going that fast.

300 is sensationalist journalism, probably egged on by the cops, and how the hell did the Motorcycle Safety Council get involved, and Graeme Crosby??? Crosby could ride without a doubt but I lost any respect for him a long time ago as far as motorcycling goes.

Madness

5th June 2018, 21:58

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

sugilite

6th June 2018, 06:05

I hear ISIS have claimed responsibility.

Woodman

6th June 2018, 06:51

Its a false flag by "THEM" designed to sway public opinion away from motorcycles. Obviously.

SaferRides

6th June 2018, 07:01

So they were clocked at 247 but the cops reckon they were doing more then 300? How do they know that?

Paul in NZ

6th June 2018, 08:17

Having sat through many local speed trials etc I find the speeds quoted a tad unlikely...

Autech

6th June 2018, 09:26

Yeah 300 takes serious commitment on a bike and a seriously clear road. They all limited to 299 anyways I thought? Not out of the question though I know a few motorways where it wouldn't be hard on a R1 with it's limiter removed and a sprocket change.

Cops too scared to chase regardless of it they could keep up anyways these days what with every idiot finding the first tree they find soon as the red n blues come on.

HenryDorsetCase

6th June 2018, 12:03

I fucking loathe stuff (even the name is dumb, au!) but they are really beating this up - its on the site again today

https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/bikes/104492232/300kmh-motorcyclists-blasted-as-future-darwin-awards-recipients

Voltaire

6th June 2018, 13:17

Did it even happen or should said cop have gone to Specsavers?

Was good of BRONZ to state the obvious.

YellowDog

6th June 2018, 13:22

So they were clocked at 247 but the cops reckon they were doing more then 300? How do they know that?

Happened to me. I was doing 99kph and cops reckoned I was doing 112kph.

I thought to myself: "How do they know that?" :lol:

jasonu

6th June 2018, 14:13

(even the name is dumb, au!)

l]

'Shit' is a way more fitting name.

Banditbandit

6th June 2018, 14:51

Police have appealed for information to find the motorcyclists.

They were probably North of Dorkland yesterday ..

rastuscat

6th June 2018, 15:08

They were probably North of Dorkland yesterday ..

By now they will heading past Japan.

pritch

6th June 2018, 16:08

I fucking loathe stuff (even the name is dumb, au!) but they are really beating this up - its on the site again today

It was on the radio news today. Perhaps nobody told them that radio news is supposed to be topical.

The cop(s) who estimated "more than300kph" should wait until their shift is finished before they light up the electric puha.

HenryDorsetCase

6th June 2018, 19:21

By now they will heading past Japan.

I'll be impressed if they hit 17500m/sec (escape velocity for those who dont know)

Swoop

6th June 2018, 20:01

What if the "alleged riders" were on 900cc bikes? Or 1200cc bikes?
Completely innocent, obviously.

Graystone

6th June 2018, 20:32

"The noise would be horrific."

Still better than the quality of stuff's journalism.

AllanB

6th June 2018, 21:46

What if the "alleged riders" were on 900cc bikes? Or 1200cc bikes?
Completely innocent, obviously.

How did the cop know they were Japanese? Could have been a BMW IL4

Racist.

rastuscat

6th June 2018, 22:23

How did the cop know they were Japanese? Could have been a BMW IL4

Racist.

Or an S1000RR HP4. Feck. Fast.

EJK

6th June 2018, 22:59

How did the cop know they were Japanese? Could have been a BMW IL4

Racist.

Because it had slant eyes?

<img width="500" src="http://doubleclutch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSC07490-2-1024x593.jpg" />

<img src="https://imgflip.com/s/meme/Impossibru-Guy-Original.jpg" />

jasonu

7th June 2018, 02:17

How did the cop know they were Japanese? Could have been a BMW IL4

Racist.

or a harley:cool:

F5 Dave

7th June 2018, 06:58

That was Out of Upper Hutt - not Down a Mineshaft.

HenryDorsetCase

7th June 2018, 08:58

Or an S1000RR HP4. Feck. Fast.

75000 quid and engine replacement (not rebuild, replace) every 5000km. Nice if you can afford it.

FlangMasterJ

7th June 2018, 09:39

75000 quid and engine replacement (not rebuild, replace) every 5000km. Nice if you can afford it.

That was the race model not the standard RR. I watched the 44 Teeth vid too.