Is this a sign to give up road riding?

[Batcerb]

Agree with AlanB about the naked bikes.

I found moving from sports type bikes to a naked bike did bring my speed down at first, but as I got used to it, I find myself pretty comfortable around 120/130 if im not checking speedo often. Brings down your top speed, but you still get spirited in the twistys or whatever.

I was a few points away from walking a while ago, so had to ride in a paranoid state to maintain the licence - At the end of the day, just being out there in my own personal space was the important thing.
Also only having a bike for transport, getting to and from work, unwinding ... 365 days of the year ect -

I asked a guy at work the otherday - when you going to ditch the MXer and get a roadbike? he said ... theres no point, you can only go 100km, if I want to blat around at 160, do some wheelies and jumps, cops arent going to do anything about it.
Suppose I was surprised at how much that made sense - especially after the fact I had known him in his younger does when he was a bit of a boy racer.

Anyway If being out on the road is important to you, then you just going to have to bite the bullet and work at adjusting how you do it. If its speed ect, maybe a trackbike?

[caseye]

If you don't want to lose your licence again then don't stop if the cops try to do a 3T.

Well, for a start don't listen to this chump!

Keep your Green Machine, go get an old thumper, my old girl burns coal ya know. 1981 XV 1000 ! But even she can lose me my licence if I turned up the wick.
Shes got panniers and a screen, behaves like a whale in a cross wind and slips on a blade of grass, but I'm not selling her anytime soon.
I ride at or about 110K's on the open road and enjoy seeing everything there is too see and the looks from other riders as they go past.

[retired motoman]

The problem is the more you ride the higher your comfort levels are. But hey you basically are sitting on raw power and wondering why you go fast? cause its ssooooooo easy.

keep the bike and see how you feel in 3 months

Thats it in a nut shell !!

[Maha]

Can I suggest one of theses Lance?
Maybe the Emu's can take turns at giving you a day out??....

At least its green....

[howdamnhard]

Big tourers( like your ZX9R) are made to cruise at high speed so getting one won't help. Try a naked , but they are also easily capable of license losing speed. See how you feel after 3 months. Nice bikes them ZX9R must get myself one oneday.

[beyond]

If you like going fast and like giving the bike stick at times for the thrill and enjoyment, no decent sized bike, naked or otherwise is going to help mate.

Any bike these days over a certian cc rating goes like hell and very quickly into licence losing speeds. A lot of cops now sit around 30kmh areas so 70kmh and you're walking anyway.

A top line radar detector and picking your places for fun is the only answer.

I bought a naked to know what speed I'm going and to get that raw motorcyling experience and to stay out of trouble but have no problems going 200+ when the conditions are right.

[jrandom]

Just don't get nicked riding while suspended.

[mossy1200]

When you get that licence back buy yourself a new bonneville.At 105 mine feels like the zx12 did at 160+.
At 108 mine feels like the zx12 in the flying quarters at 270+

Im more afraid of a vortex in time than tickets.