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    Quote Originally Posted by Toaster View Post
    My thoughts exactly.

    100km/h feels great on the winding roads.
    Go dirt, no speed limit.

    See what 100km/h feels like at woodhill.

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    You'll understand why there is a 100kph speed limit when you get your bike on the road, cos some of the roads are shit ya gota keep looking for pot holes and loose chip. Mind you it makes it exciting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    I thought it was a target
    You need to take your eyes of the road for a lot longer than that to read the signs properly , it says it's not a target as Gremlin noted...
    Last edited by mashman; 8th January 2011 at 13:25. Reason: Gremlin beat me too it
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    I thought it was a target
    It is, look. And not a bad effort.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    Apparently speed limits are only for other people as all the riders on this forum are just waiting for the call from Rossi to be his team mate.

    personally I like older less powerful bikes with no fairings, then 100 kmph is fine.
    Pah, Rossi did call, but I smoked him so he got the pip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toaster View Post
    My thoughts exactly.

    100km/h feels great on the winding roads.
    Too fast on some of them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taz View Post
    Just goes to show that you don't need a big bore motorcycle in NZ. Kiwi's seem addicted to large sportsbikes when few of our roads are any real fun on them. Imagine how much fun the coro loop could be on a YZFR125?. Maybe then some of you big sportsbike riders could learn about corner speed not just straight line speed?
    Wow, realy....going slow around corner is fun? I better try it sometime... must be due to constant fear of death while riding on shitty entry level bike with crapy brakes and suspension...

    Or do you actualy believe that everybody riding larger bike has never riden some "lemon" cc bike while on learners/restricted and thefore we have no idea whats it like to ride slow????

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    The trick is not to go over 100 km/hr ... and not go under 100 km/hr ...

    braking for corners is for learners ... right ... ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by mashman View Post
    You need to take your eyes of the road for a lot longer than that to read the signs properly , it says it's not a target as Gremlin noted...
    What I was referring to was the irony of those signs, while they say it isn't a target, the whole speed kills campaign suggests that drivers doing 100 will be fine, which makes it a target.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taz View Post
    Just goes to show that you don't need a big bore motorcycle in NZ. Kiwi's seem addicted to large sportsbikes when few of our roads are any real fun on them. Imagine how much fun the coro loop could be on a YZFR125?. Maybe then some of you big sportsbike riders could learn about corner speed not just straight line speed?
    From someone who roosts a KTM525 not an RM80....pot-kettle-black?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    What I was referring to was the irony of those signs, while they say it isn't a target, the whole speed kills campaign suggests that drivers doing 100 will be fine, which makes it a target.
    NO ... just those doing 95 will live longer ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogan View Post
    What I was referring to was the irony of those signs, while they say it isn't a target, the whole speed kills campaign suggests that drivers doing 100 will be fine, which makes it a target.
    I know... hence the taking your eyes off the road for longer to read the sign ... damned toneless interweb... It's only a target for revenue collection purposes
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    hi all thanks for the response

    i havent been to other places outside auckland
    but i guess ther must be some roads outside auckland thats long straigt road
    hours of riding.


    if 100kph can be achived easily on a car using maybe less than 1/2 gas pedal,
    how much more on a bigbike?
    10seconds or less your one 100kph?
    and maintaining 100kph i on a r6/r1 bigbike i guess is on 1/4throttle or less.

    dont you think that will make you sleep while riding on very long stretch road running 1/4 idle throttle and engine noise is like on idle noise?

    the reason i asked those is because ive seen bigbikes on motorways..
    and i keep on asking how do they enjoy their powerful bikes capable of doing
    twice the speed limit.

    just asking from a newbie in nz...

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    Quote Originally Posted by akoni View Post
    hi

    im 2weeks new to NZ, currently im driving car here in mt wellington auckland
    but im a motorcycle fanatic back home.

    i love riding mc, my question is since NZ have speed limit of 50kph on street
    and 100kph on hiways , is it boring to ride a bigbikes with maximum speed of 100kph only?

    how do you ride your bikes and maximimized and enjoy the the 600cc and above bikes if the max speed limit allowed is only 100kph?

    please enlighten me..

    thanks
    hello and welcome, where are you from?

    anyway, as to your question, I have an R1, and yes, its fun. Face it, back home, did you never, ever, ever speed? Its about picking your times, and not doing it when there is clear and present danger.

    NZ is blessed with lots of hills, winding back roads and all sorts of places that you can go for a damned good hoon, through all the twisties, without actually going over the limit, and have a lot of fun still.

    Id suggest yo use Kiwibiker to locate a bunch of other riders in your area, meet up, and go on some group rides. find out where everyone else goes to blow off some steam, find where those fun, back roads are that the cops never bother with because they are so desolate anyway.

    Once again, welcome to NZ, enjoy your time here!!

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    Troll spotting since 1960 >>>>> Someones obviously wery wery bored
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