Speed...

[Ms Piggy]

Last I heard the do gooders wanted to drop motorway spped limits to 80kmph, but that has been a topic of discussion for two years now.

For a similar timeframe it has been dicussed to drop to 90kmph at the open road.

Imagine the expense 500,000 odd signs at $50 each. Mind you this would only take a day or too to recover of all the extra speed camera fines.

OH no!!! God nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

[madandy]

Thats just bloody rediculous!

I tend to at 110-130 depnding on conditions...at those speeds you dont need to accellerate much to overtake cars, provided they drive to the left and/or the road is clear ahead...I dont mind 100km/h in heavy traffic provided it's smooth, consistant flow...I hate those Deisels [not trucks, I dont mind trucks] who wind up for hills then crawl up them or the ditherers who brake in the MIDDLE of corners just as I'm about to accellerate it makes me want to speed past them to find a smoother driver/group of drivers to follow-it's driver's 'cause there's so damn many cars!

[MD]

Sounds like we all share the same hassle, how to enjoy a fast bike?
Road Revenue Officers are the worry for me. Takes the shine off the buzz but also makes it more rewarding to get away with it. Luckily the thrill of cornering never fades and they haven't outlawed that yet.
Don't give in to the Bureaucraps Guys

[LB]

Sounds like we all share the same hassle, how to enjoy a fast bike?
Road Revenue Officers are the worry for me. Takes the shine off the buzz but also makes it more rewarding to get away with it. Luckily the thrill of cornering never fades and they haven't outlawed that yet.
Don't give in to the Bureaucraps Guys

Mark: did you see Dion's piccie in the paper this morning? Doing a burnout on the 999 advertising the thingy at the Stadium next weekend. It was a great photo.

[Lou Girardin]

In the old days, pre stalkers, lasers etc. I'd cruise at 140-160, but now I need my licence. I think something like a Bandit or Fazer1000 would suit me fine. Still, unlike cars, we get to 'go tojail' speeds far quicker and slow equally quickly. Hopefully, befire the IRD sees us.
Lou

[Wonko]

I ride like I drive my cage, the limit +10 plus the odd blast into the "instant loss of licence" speed, but only when the conditions are good for it.

Just hope I don't get 2 tickets in the first 3 months on this bike like I did when I got the integra. The gpz gets up to 80 too easily off the lights.

[jimbo600]

The speed limit will never drop to 80 or 90kmh. The backlash would do too much harm to the government, especially with the current public opinion in regard to traffic policing.These days everyone of the belief that cops are either rvrnue gatherers or rapists.

[Zed]

Hi folks,

I would like to know what your opinions are on speed with our sickles.

With the advent of a lower speed limit, would owning a sportsbike actually be worth it? I've heard, "course it's worth it just use it on the track". Personally I don't want to spend all my money just to use it on the track on weekends, I want to use it on the road. Or, "just cruise with it" or "change over to cruising". As we all know, sportsbikes seem to idle at 140kph or thereabouts and a lot of the time I like / hit the twisties. I'm not trying to justify my opinion on going fast (I like going fast, WHEN practical) neither am I trying to find a general consensus amongst you all that post, that will find me a member of a majority that allows me to speed. Just interested what your opinions are and your reasons.

Thank you ta.

The chingster

Recently I rode my zx-6r from Wellington to Auckland and my average speed was 110kms. During the entire journey I passed 15 police cars. :sneaky2:

Aside from the top speeds that a motorcycle is capable of, I get real satisfaction in the acceleration of the machine! To be able to manoeuvre the bike very quickly within a short amount of time, especially when passing other vehicles, is one of the highlights of my riding.

In saying that, I conclude that one can ride a bike with "speed" and yet not necessarily break the law of the land!


Zed

[ching_ching]

Hey Ching ching...did I miss something? Has there been some talk about lowering the speed limit? Sorry if I'm bit behind the times

Actually it's something I've seen posted on here in various threads. I honestly don't know whether it will be or not. Haven't looked into confirming it.

ching

[gpercivl]

[QUOTE=celticno6]

...the old FZR750R just sat in the shedQUOTE]

was that a GENUINE FZR750R i.e. an OWO1?

I never realised there were any of those in the country.

I just have to be happy with a boggo FZR750...

According to the frame number and Yamaha it was a FZR750R but not an OWO1, it was a Jap import so the specs are different...wasn't particularly quick...back straight at Puke it was flat out at a true 225kph in bog stock trim (mirrors, indicators, std exhaust etc.).

There was a guy racing a genuine OWO1 at the Nationals in 1999, and of course Aaron Slight use to race one here in late 80's.

[gpercivl]

Actually it's something I've seen posted on here in various threads. I honestly don't know whether it will be or not. Haven't looked into confirming it.

ching

The talk was on lowering the 10kph 'grace' over the speed limit to only 5kph like it is in Victoria...at present you can do 110kph in a 100kph zone here without getting a ticket (although one policeman waved his finger at me the other day as I drove past smiling at 109 on cruise control). In Victoria I picked up a $A120 fine doing 106kph in a 100 zone a couple of years ago....

Contentious point is that in our WOF checks the speedo only has to be accurate to +/- 10%...so that may be a loop hole if it drops to 5kph over.

[Coldkiwi]

Actually it's something I've seen posted on here in various threads. I honestly don't know whether it will be or not. Haven't looked into confirming it.

ching

better bloody not!!

btw, NICE BIKE :

[onearmedbandit]

The talk was on lowering the 10kph 'grace' over the speed limit to only 5kph like it is in Victoria...at present you can do 110kph in a 100kph zone here without getting a ticket (although one policeman waved his finger at me the other day as I drove past smiling at 109 on cruise control). In Victoria I picked up a $A120 fine doing 106kph in a 100 zone a couple of years ago....

Contentious point is that in our WOF checks the speedo only has to be accurate to +/- 10%...so that may be a loop hole if it drops to 5kph over.

Unless you've had it calibrated, don't trust any standard speedo, they are well-known to be optomistic. In fact most bikes are up sometimes 10%, the Italians tend to be more accurate. (This is from magazine tests I've read)

[onearmedbandit]

How do they test the speedo in a WOF? My brother owns a garage, never heard of him talking about it. Also, I'm in car sales, see at least 1-2 cars get a new warrant every day, but never noticed a speedo check on the checklist. I may just be blind. But I'd like to know how they do the test, if they do? Shit, I'm confused.

[Kickaha]

How do they test the speedo in a WOF? My brother owns a garage, never heard of him talking about it. Also, I'm in car sales, see at least 1-2 cars get a new warrant every day, but never noticed a speedo check on the checklist. I may just be blind. But I'd like to know how they do the test, if they do? Shit, I'm confused.

They only test to make sure it works not that its accurate.