Biker sets new speeding record

**ManDownUnder** · 27th June 2005, 13:59

Originally Posted by Zed

New "unofficial" speeding record in "Germany" you mean. Guess 250kmph is extremely excessive to them...I don't think it would break any records over here though!

Was talking to someone today about a rider in the US who apparently got caught doing road speeds in excess of 320kmph!! Crazy Americanos.

Yeah BUT - it depends where in the States you are...

Death valley... I'd be doing 320 as well just to make it through before I shrivelled up in the sun...
MDU

**onearmedbandit** · 27th June 2005, 14:02

Originally Posted by pommie-chris

No, you can quite happily walk into a Ferrari showroom in the UK and buy something capable of 200mph.

He said ex(cluding) Ferrari, Porsche, etc.

**bugjuice** · 27th June 2005, 14:03

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

He said ex(cluding) Ferrari, Porsche, etc.

I thought is was 'ex' as in 'example', not 'excluding'..
ma bad..

**Virago** · 27th June 2005, 15:50

Originally Posted by Virago = Viagra

We do - and that should be "fucking fuck"

Oh dear, my first ever negative rep for this - obviously someone can't take a joke........ .

No problem - have a nice day!

**Lou Girardin** · 27th June 2005, 16:07

Originally Posted by bugjuice

That story is in a bike mag actually, was meant to post something about it.
The mag says that he was clocked doing 131mph but the car is still restricted to 108mph, like you mention, Lou.

It also says, that the same gun was point at a brick wall. It recorded the brick wall doing 58mph... think we should start a new thread to slag off speedguns (but not cops)

We need one of those high speed brick walls to run interference on our next day ride.
I want to see the cops do a rolling stop on one.
Or use spike strips.
Or shoot out it's tyres.

Besides, these inaccuracies are due to operator error.

In the same edition of Bike, they report a Senior Police Officer in the UK calling for a ban on speed cameras. On the basis that the don't work and just alienate people from the Police.
Their road toll this year has increased to where it was in 1993.
Sound familiar?
The road toll in the Waikato so far this year has equalled all of last years.
No wonder the LTNZ has dropped the "Safety" from it's name.

**Ixion** · 27th June 2005, 16:09

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

We need one of those high speed brick walls to run interference on our next day ride.
I want to see the cops do a rolling stop on one.
Or use spike strips.
Or shoot out it's tyres.

Besides, these inaccuracies are due to operator error.

Why would they ? 58mph is less than 100kph, The brick wall was not breaking the speed limit. So it must be safe, surely ?

Of course, it could be argued that the wall is by definition a built up area, and therefore carries an automatic 50 kph speed limit wherever it goes !

**ManDownUnder** · 27th June 2005, 16:15

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

We need one of those high speed brick walls to run interference on our next day ride.
I want to see the cops do a rolling stop on one.
Or use spike strips.
Or shoot out it's tyres.

Besides, these inaccuracies are due to operator error.

What happens if you're holding the speed camera and sneeze? Would it pick up the speed of the flying bits?

(Sorry - but I actually did wonder about it...)
MDU

**scumdog** · 27th June 2005, 16:21

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

What happens if you're holding the speed camera and sneeze? Would it pick up the speed of the flying bits?

(Sorry - but I actually did wonder about it...)

MDU

How old ARE you???? I use to worry about things like that when I was 12!!

When I was 14 I had graduated to thinking a handl-bar mounted slug-gun that fired a slug in the direction of the radar would fool it - I mean who ever heard of a BSA Bantam doing 280milesanhour??

Tada! the cop would be 'fooled' into thinking the radar was crook. (well that was MY cunning plan)

**bugjuice** · 27th June 2005, 16:22

Originally Posted by Ixion

Why would they ? 58mph is less than 100kph, The brick wall was not breaking the speed limit. So it must be safe, surely ?

Of course, it could be argued that the wall is by definition a built up area, and therefore carries an automatic 50 kph speed limit wherever it goes !

a brick wall caught doing 58mph is often in a 30mph speed zone.. gets you a court appearance, doesn't it...??

Mr Wall, how do you plead on the count of speeding in a built up area?

**Virago** · 27th June 2005, 16:42

Originally Posted by bugjuice

a brick wall caught doing 58mph is often in a 30mph speed zone.. gets you a court appearance, doesn't it...??.......

Only if the police can produce concrete evidence!

**Ixion** · 27th June 2005, 16:45

Originally Posted by scumdog

How old ARE you???? I use to worry about things like that when I was 12!!

When I was 14 I had graduated to thinking a handl-bar mounted slug-gun that fired a slug in the direction of the radar would fool it - I mean who ever heard of a BSA Bantam doing 280milesanhour??

Tada! the cop would be 'fooled' into thinking the radar was crook. (well that was MY cunning plan)

Had I had a few years more to work on mine, and devise a way to plane even more off the head without the fins falling off, I would have had a go at it !

**spudchucka** · 27th June 2005, 17:45

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

What happens if you're holding the speed camera and sneeze? Would it pick up the speed of the flying bits?

(Sorry - but I actually did wonder about it...)
MDU

If its a quiet night shift tonight I'll try and get some speed readings off my snot and let you know tomorrow how the tests go.

**Bob** · 27th June 2005, 20:43

Originally Posted by Zed

New "unofficial" speeding record in "Germany" you mean. Guess 250kmph is extremely excessive to them...I don't think it would break any records over here though!

Was talking to someone today about a rider in the US who apparently got caught doing road speeds in excess of 320kmph!! Crazy Americanos.

Glad you mentioned this one... as it became pretty evident fairly fast that the speed was based on some inaccurate clocking:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ghlight=205MPH

As you say, it is an unofficial speeding record in Germany - the land that wanted to impose a compulsory 100bhp restriction. 260kmph is what, about 150mph? Or less than the top speed of a CBR600F?

I think it is pretty certain that has been exceeded elsewhere by, oh, anyone who owns a Blackbird... or a Haybusa... or a Freblade... or a lot of people who own sports 600s...

**madboy** · 27th June 2005, 21:07

Originally Posted by Bob

I think it is pretty certain that has been exceeded elsewhere by, oh, anyone who owns a Blackbird... or a Haybusa... or a Freblade... or a lot of people who own sports 600s...

I couldn't possibly confirm nor deny that a sports 600 is capable of exceeding 250km/h on a public road... but I'm sure I can think of at least one 600cc sportsbike that would smile for the camera (front on of course) if the local boys cared to roll out a van in an area with enough run up. Unfortunately the only cameras I seem to line up are pole mounts, which don't get bikes at all.

It's pretty lame that they think 250k is a big speed. I mean, hello, sure it might sound scary to all the do-gooders out there who think their diesel people movers are the shiz, but have they ever ridden a thou? How many thou owners haven't seen 250? Oh well, whatever sells papers I guess.

And re: the car limiter debate... it's all politics, the reason for the Japs and the Germans having different limits. I'm not sure if other European nations have joined the "voluntary" agreement. But then who wants to try cracking 250k in a Volvo?

**madboy** · 27th June 2005, 21:08

Actually, Spud, what's the NZ record? Either camera or radar/laser?

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