how fast do you go

**Posh Tourer :P** · 25th March 2004, 07:51

Certainly I can accelerate faster without dropping it down 3 gears first...... my cornering speed isnt up there when you start to really push it tho... I just start scraping

**Angry Puppy** · 25th March 2004, 08:42

How fast? Who cares! A trained monkey with wanker's cramp in his right hand could spank it on a straight line!

Now the real questions you should be asking is 'who's got their knee down?' (me, not yet but working on it) and 'how big are your chicken strips?' (erm, too big!)

Fazer bloke

**Coldkiwi** · 25th March 2004, 13:20

now look here aff.... the original question was 'how fast would you normally go'... and my votes are how fast I normally go. (I do a lot of weekday riding remember so my % of time in that ultimate licence loosing bracket is pretty small!)

**duckman** · 25th March 2004, 13:39

I've voted for the "110-130" field which would be my normal riding speed (on the open road) but there have been times (not too many) where I've had a peek to see what the world looks like at a smingen over 220kph. - By the way it's blurry and loud!!

**RiderInBlack** · 25th March 2004, 20:29

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

now look here aff.... the original question was 'how fast would you normally go'... and my votes are how fast I normally go. (I do a lot of weekday riding remember so my % of time in that ultimate licence loosing bracket is pretty small!)

Gezz CK, cann't see "normally"

menationed anywere in the voting poll question ("how fast do you go on the open road?"). I just took it as top speed done on the open rode

. I mostly cruise around 110-130KPM. Maybe I need to change my asnwer

.

**riffer** · 26th March 2004, 01:48

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

I just took it as top speed done on the open rode. .

Crikey - I reckon we'll all need to change our answers if that's the case. I bet there's very few of us here who haven't reached the absolute top speed of their motorcycle at least once

**Coldkiwi** · 26th March 2004, 10:42

Originally Posted by darren

lets say you went out for a ride with others
what would the std speed be that you feel
you do on a normal ride, say around martinbourgh

open roads

darren

not true... its on the first page! just kinda depends on whether i'm riding with cars or fast bikers

**DEATH_INC.** · 26th March 2004, 11:01

When riding with the normal (?) bunch I ride with we generally sit around 180ish most of the time......though most of our wheelies are generally in the 180-200 area.....depends on where yer riding too,and what,on the ZX12 I usta regularly see 300+ catching up after a series of windys.....

**Big Dog** · 26th March 2004, 17:14

Originally Posted by celticno6

Crikey - I reckon we'll all need to change our answers if that's the case. I bet there's very few of us here who haven't reached the absolute top speed of their motorcycle at least once

I haven't. I can live with a speed limit better than I can live without a bike again. Besides It makes me shudder the thought of trying to pull up 500kgs -combined rider / bike weight- from the 220kmph plus my bike is capable of.
IMHO (despite past transgressions) speeds that could cost you your license belong on the track.

**Two Smoker** · 26th March 2004, 17:27

Originally Posted by Wenier

Thems sounds like fighting words Two Smoker are we gonna see a showdown between you and Posh Tourer

LOL theres been a few show downs,

i leave hime behind in the corners,

he leaves me on the line till my power valves kick in

and when we go up hills he leaves his bike in 5th gear while i frantically find the right gear for the hill lol..

**Posh Tourer :P** · 27th March 2004, 08:50

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

LOL theres been a few show downs,

i leave hime behind in the corners,

he leaves me on the line till my power valves kick in

and when we go up hills he leaves his bike in 5th gear while i frantically find the right gear for the hill lol..

Lol yep thats about it... and we get home after 4 hrs and I'm happy as larry and TS has sore muscles

Have made it from Kaukapakapa to Wellsford basically without leaving 5th gear