What is an acceptable speed on a public road?

[The Pastor]

Very simple poll.


I seem to get the feeling (justified or not) that on kb people say "never speed / 120 tops" yet when i ride with the same people the speeds quite quickly reach double that speed.

Personally I have ridden at over 200km/hr - and i see no problem with it. I have been on "L-plate" rides where the leader of the ride is going 40km over the speed limit (that'd be 70 over the l platers).

So as I understand it the majority of riders I've ridden with think the acceptable speed limit is well over 200km/hr, but when you ask them they will say "120-140".

Is this a fair observation?

I do most of my riding by myself and i usually sit at 160-200 (redline to the deadline) but i'll match the group's ride - if its 80km/hr or if its 200km/hr (very top end of my bike). If the group is split, i'll be up the front with the big boys and there very fast toys. If im riding with novices i'll usually let them go in front so i can watch what they are doing and provide feedback. If my mate wants to sit at 100, im more than happy to sit with him for a relaxed ride.

now you know where i'm coming from how about you?

[Slyer]

You forgot to add 20-50 under the speed limit.

[Kendog]

Are you serious?
If you are I would never ride with you, or the people you ride with. Boldly claiming your typical speed is 160+ ????? WTF is up with that?

The sensible side of me thinks this a troll post, especially as I have read your posts before.

[Ronin]

Very simple TRoll.

Fixed that right up for ya.

[The Pastor]

Are you serious?
If you are I would never ride with you, or the people you ride with. Boldly claiming your typical speed is 160+ ????? WTF is up with that?

The sensible side of me thinks this a troll post, especially as I have read your posts before.

Fixed that right up for ya.

No, the is a serious thread based of my own experiences.

Kendog, so what would you say an acceptable speed limit is on the road? And why do you think it should be different from the posted speed limit?

[JimO]

one day we will be seeing a renagade master rip thread

[Ronin]

Acceptable, safe, legal. Never the 3 will meet.
I think you have a pretty good idea of how this thread would go before you started it.

[The Pastor]

one day we will be seeing a renagade master rip thread

Are you suggesting that if I don't speed I won't die?

Why don't you add your views on speeding? what do you consider acceptable? What do you consider safe? Are they the same? How did you come up with that number?

[Kendog]

Kendog, so what would you say an acceptable speed limit is on the road?

The posted speed limit.

And why do you think it should be different from the posted speed limit?

I don't.

Have you heard the saying "The road is not a race track"?
Do you know why that saying exists?

Have you been racing/track days? That's the place to get your kicks out of speeding. Plus you get to show off how good your riding skills really are compared to others.

[The Pastor]

Acceptable, safe, legal. Never the 3 will meet.
I think you have a pretty good idea of how this thread would go before you started it.

yeah but what do you think? Or is this too much of a taboo topic?

[The Pastor]

The posted speed limit.


I don't.

Have you heard the saying "The road is not a race track"?
Do you know why that saying exists?

Have you been racing/track days? That's the place to get your kicks out of speeding. Plus you get to show off how good your riding skills really are compared to others.

so you're saying speeding = racing?

I don't think so tim, When i speed I very rarely have to use my brakes - this is not the fastest way around a corner and therefore can not be considerd racing.

I imagine racing / track days could be fun, but you're never going to get 100+ corners in a race track.

[rapid van cleef]

i ll ride as fast as i can to safely stop / see / avoid hazards that i can. if thats 80 or more, depends on the conditions of the road, my mood and the weather. i think if your riding so fast that you couldnt stop if somthing came round the corner in your lane, then its too fast. thats just my opinion. i have a family and dont want them to scrape me up of the floor if i can help it. if its someone elses fault..............nothing i can do about that!

i did have a biker overtake a car on a bend coming towards me a few weeks ago and they came into my lane..........cunt. and he had a pillion! i was able to tighten up and move over.

id rather keep the fast stuff for the track.

in my experience many other countries law enforcement allow spirited riding aslong as its safe, ie not wet and youre not being a dick or doing it in heavy traffic. not here

[The Pastor]

i ll ride as fast as i can to safely stop / see / avoid hazards that i can. if thats 80 or more, depends on the conditions of the road, my mood and the weather. i think if your riding so fast that you couldnt stop if somthing came round the corner in your lane, then its too fast. thats just my opinion. i have a family and dont want them to scrape me up of the floor if i can help it. if its someone elses fault..............nothing i can do about that!

i did have a biker overtake a car on a bend coming towards me a few weeks ago and they came into my lane..........cunt. and he had a pillion! i was able to tighten up and move over.

id rather keep the fast stuff for the track.

in my experience many other countries law enforcement allow spirited riding aslong as its safe, ie not wet and youre not being a dick or doing it in heavy traffic. not here

so what countries are you referring too?

[rainman]

120-140. It's all she's got!

(Behaviour by design, as it happens...)

[JimO]

Are you suggesting that if I don't speed I won't die?

?

what im saying is if you keep that up you will die, on the open road i sit around 110ks