Commando vs Cops vs KLR

**carver** · 9th May 2006, 17:49

here is a tale..of big fines, some busniessmen with funny uniforms and 3 average people.

heading back down tamahere (SH1 towards hamilton) on me KLR 650 with my girl on the back, around 7 at night, 100kph when i see a single headlight appears in the mirror, and its catching me, as he passes i sees its a norton....hmmmm...maybe a 850 commando? he passes me at about 130, 140, (here comes the silly bit)
a thought of, i wonder if my 2003 4 valve DOHC 650 water cooled single can keep pace with a old school 850cc brithish engined bike...so i opened it up, and gave chase...traffic was low, the roads were straight, i was in full gears boots, pants, jacket, helmet, gloves,we hit 150 and yes, i could gain on him, and just pass him, then i think the KLR hit the limiter, and slowed down, big time!
so i went back to 90, about 1 kph down the road i wanted to check it out, but then one of em Fed's arrived on me tail, for him he just asked for my lisence, and came back to ask me to move down to where MR commando had also been caught.
i did want to meet this dude, just to see what kinda person he was.
anyway, mr commando had had a few (not too many), and was about 40, we had a chat, saw teflon and a few other KB'r roll past (around the riverlea auto wreckers) the cop fined me 1300 bucks, took away my lisence for 28 days (clocked at 141 kph..damn) and told us to trailer our bikes home.
i guessed we despised the tax collector as much as the people back in jesus day...but mr commando was a good sort, and trailered the kwaka home to my place using his gear, trailer, and his wife came to get us...bloody good man!

i cant take this too seriously though, i cant see it being dangerous to anyone but me, i was well prepared, its my life, and it was fun racing a old british bike, the Fed asked me why i was speeding, and i thought hmm...fun? he kept asking me, and i kept telling him.
see ya guys in 28 days!

**Madness** · 9th May 2006, 17:53

Bad luck dude. I dare say it's going to be a loooooong 28 days too huh?

**froggyfrenchman** · 9th May 2006, 17:55

Bad luck dude. the 28 days will fly, trust me, ive been there

**Skyryder** · 9th May 2006, 18:38

Originally Posted by carver

heading back down tamahere (SH1 towards hamilton) on me KLR 650 with my girl on the back, around 7 at night, 100kph

i cant take this too seriously though, i cant see it being dangerous to anyone but me, i was well prepared, its my life, and it was fun racing a old british bike, the Fed asked me why i was speeding, and i thought hmm...fun? he kept asking me, and i kept telling him.
see ya guys in 28 days!

Guess you forgot you had a pillion on the back..................................when you posted this.

Skyryder

**Smorg** · 10th May 2006, 10:54

Originally Posted by carver

i cant take this too seriously though, i cant see it being dangerous to anyone but me, i was well prepared, its my life,!

Yeah your life.............................did you shove your pillion off before and started trying to keep up? No I dont think so, so really you were risking her life and yours.

Smart Cookie

**slimjim** · 10th May 2006, 11:27

stand tall and

good on ya,, top marks me man...
yup been there and there again,, but its freeeeeddddddoooommmmmm yeah

**vtec** · 10th May 2006, 15:40

Agree with the freedom guy... been there, and it sucks, but it all blows over, and don't let them put you off riding how you feel. Just learn from it, and hope that what you've learnt helps prevent you getting caught in the future.

**Biff** · 10th May 2006, 16:24

Shit - bad luck dude.

If I tried to do that with my good lady on the back she'd sure as shit try out the Vulcan testicle grip on me. I once "rocketed" (read 'slowly accelerated') up to a heady 130 with her on the back, at which point she nearly broke my back with the number punches she threw at me. Apparently it's safer to hit someone whose riding a bike than to ride at 130Ks on an open road with no traffic around.

Wimmin. Can't live with them can't bury them and claim they were kidnapped by a heard of marauding Wilderbeest. Life's so unfair.

**Paul in NZ** · 10th May 2006, 16:56

Sigh...

There is very little romance left in the world these days eh? Sadly, what should have been an epic battle turned sour eh.. drat...

I chappie I know once raced a top dressing plane up the Esk Valley road on his old Triumph Trophy (no, not me) and wrote a great story about it. The pilot saw the bike and came alongside sorta thingy.

Special dispensation should be allowed for acts of heroisim!

Unfortunately, we are all 'boy racers' now eh!

Bugger...

**Lord Derosso** · 10th May 2006, 19:22

something nice. If she hadnt slowed you down at the time he zapped you... it could have been FAR worse. Personally I would never ever get sucked into the old... Passed me eh prick.. I will show you..... egoish trap with a pillion on yet alone a lady. Did you let her know what you had in mind?? Interested to know if the cop had some words to you re that fact?? Was she impressed with the fact theres no riding for a month and no cash for that holiday or whatever planned?? I know the feeling. Not putting you down because we all do silly things at times and hay we learn, we remember and most of all we laugh at it years down the track. At least no injury involved. Cheers and spend the time doing the bike up or polishing her or something.

**carver** · 5th June 2006, 11:05

got my lisence back!

28 days over!
now for another tale, me and a friend were cutting through ruakura research centre on fri night at about 11pm
we pulled up to look at some buffalo

and a ute pulled up behind us, we rode forward thinking we were in his way, but he kept tailgaiting us, so for some reason

i opened up the kwaka and but some space between him and me, my friend however with 11hp on tap (honda NXR 125) couldn't do the same thing, so he faked a left turn, but did a right and flicked off his lights and headed back the way we came.
whilst doing that i had managed to but about 30-40m between me and mr security(the small in-roads are unlit)
now to exit the place there is a pedestrian access place, its between 2 stone pillars, about 1.5 m high and 1 m wide.
as i flashed past a "25" sign doind 3x the recomended

speed i lined up the kawasaki for a speed bump, the ute was doing its best to catch me, i glanced in my mirrors and took the chance.
i hit the brakes hard and proceeded to literallty scrape the kwaka through, it just fitted, as i powered off i saw the ute hard up against the pillars, unable to get through.
hell, what a fun chase, i actually rung the place and apologised though, all this police and no lisence crap made me a bit jumpy.
but we both got away!

**Drew** · 5th June 2006, 11:48

Just wanted to ask the folks who gave carver a hard time, if they read the part about little traffic, and straight roads?
Lay off, I'm sure we've all given the bike a squirt with a pillion in the past.
Cool that you got your licence back bro.

**Sniper** · 5th June 2006, 11:51

Bugger mate, I know the feeling and it aint nice. Hey, at least its over winter

**carver** · 5th June 2006, 11:57

i must confess to being a idiot at times, and ogranising silly things like racing through hi rise parking buildings, racing 50cc scooters to raglan etc... but to be honest 140 was a ok speed to do, i paid the fines by selling a bike

and its all good now
im back

**ZeroIndex** · 5th June 2006, 12:22

Originally Posted by carver

i must confess to being a idiot at times, and ogranising silly things like racing through hi rise parking buildings, racing 50cc scooters to raglan etc... but to be honest 140 was a ok speed to do, i paid the fines by selling a bike

and its all good now
im back

so.. does that mean you'll be organizing a ride sometime soon?