Biker clocked at 154MPH (and everything I hate about biased reporting)

**moko** · 27th July 2004, 18:21

Another local guy got 6 months inside after wheelying away from a bike shop and knocking down some old dear on a crossing,2 mates of mine actually heard him coming as he had race pipes on,they got the old dear an ambulance.Being a really good bloke he blamed his mates at the bike shop and said the throttle had jammed after they serviced it,so 2 ex-mates to go with his prison sentence.The really good news is that now no insurance company will touch him on a bike and he now trailers the R1 to track-days,just like he should have done in the first place if he wanted to cut that kind of crap.

**Kickaha** · 27th July 2004, 18:48

Originally Posted by spudchucka

Helen's mob were allegedly doing 130 - 140. Not 250 - big difference.

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The press writeup reported for the time and distance travelled the average speed was 147kmh,next time I'm stopped I'll use the excuse "if it's good enough for the PM it's good enough for me"

**Wenier** · 27th July 2004, 22:10

seriously thats bullshit the press right up will be bollocks somehow, they are jus out to get a story and make money. The people on TV were a great example of over exageration, I mean they were using three speeds Flying, Bat Out Of Hell, and Screaming i think it was. It like the Snail and turtle mode in our tractor really. The fact is the trip they did an average i think was figured out to 120-130km, thats not really excessive and in the end who really gives a shit.

The only time i have a problem with gettin a ticket is for doing 111-115km anything above that and yea i pushed it i deserve a bloody ticket good on the cop for gettin me, but when its only 111km its jus stupid and annoying and really a waste of time.

**marty** · 27th July 2004, 22:27

Originally Posted by Kickaha

The press writeup reported for the time and distance travelled the average speed was 147kmh,next time I'm stopped I'll use the excuse "if it's good enough for the PM it's good enough for me"

i think you'll find the average speed was 97km/h. try averaging that between hamilton and auckland in a c#r. it's 160k on the str8 bits and overtaking everthing everywhere. here's a it from the herald....

Motorcade dash

Waimate-Christchurch:

* 2h 20min: Timaru courier firm obeying speed limits

* 80 to 120min: Reports of the Clark motorcade journey

Average speed

At 80 minutes - 147km/h At 120 minutes - 97.5km/h.

**spudchucka** · 27th July 2004, 22:41

Originally Posted by Deano

Helen's mob were still allegedly doing twice the speed limit, and knew it, which was my point.

Sorry but I've not seen any report that has suggested they were doing 200 + KPH.

Originally Posted by Deano

mmmmmmm deserted back roads, mates at each end, no driveways - stupidity ??

One mans fun is another mans stupidity, its subjective.

Originally Posted by Deano

Sounds like a drag meet to me.

Are you still talking about Helen??

Originally Posted by Deano

Anyways, call me stupid - I couldn'y really give a f*ck. I enjoy speeding.

Enjoy it all you want as far as I'm concerned, just don't winge when you get caught.

**spudchucka** · 27th July 2004, 22:44

Originally Posted by Kickaha

The press writeup reported for the time and distance travelled the average speed was 147kmh,next time I'm stopped I'll use the excuse "if it's good enough for the PM it's good enough for me"

I can't wait till someone tries that excuse.

**Deano** · 28th July 2004, 08:11

Originally Posted by spudchucka

Sorry but I've not seen any report that has suggested they were doing 200 + KPH.

140km/h in a 70km/h zone.

Originally Posted by spudchucka

Are you still talking about Helen??

No, the drag meet referred to testing top speed on a quiet deserted back road.

Originally Posted by spudchucka

Enjoy it all you want as far as I'm concerned, just don't winge when you get caught.

I know I will only have myself to blame and accept that.

**Coldkiwi** · 28th July 2004, 13:28

helens been speeding??? how did I miss that? useless damn news service.

I can only hope the next time I am a little generous with the throttle at the wrong time, the officer who I end up speaking too has a sense of humour and has read the paper!

**Mongoose** · 28th July 2004, 13:38

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

helens been speeding??? how did I miss that? useless damn news service.

I can only hope the next time I am a little generous with the throttle at the wrong time, the officer who I end up speaking too has a sense of humour and has read the paper!

Dont hang by the left testicle waiting to get off with your speeding ticket though, huh?

**Coldkiwi** · 28th July 2004, 13:40

Just read the herald articles... even averaging 100kmhr (the most conservative estimate of those times) is moving pretty fast. I don't know the road they were on that well but I know I was busting my gut to average 120 coming back from coromandel last time to get into Auckland by 3 and they were pretty empty roads. Any sort of twisty road or other traffic annihilates an average speed.

**Mongoose** · 28th July 2004, 13:43

Originally Posted by Coldkiwi

Just read the herald articles... even averaging 100kmhr (the most conservative estimate of those times) is moving pretty fast. I don't know the road they were on that well but I know I was busting my gut to average 120 coming back from coromandel last time to get into Auckland by 3 and they were pretty empty roads. Any sort of twisty road or other traffic annihilates an average speed.

Long flat roads, Canterbury has no hills for twisty stuff. Well not on the way from Waimate to ChCh anyway. They had the added bonus of Police Escort too

**Lou Girardin** · 1st August 2004, 12:28

It's not that hard to average 90+ km/h on a bike, unless you factor in stops. I averaged 91 from Cowkop to Whangarei on the Harley, never went over 110.
If Helen had two escort vehicles wouldn't that put them offside with the 'boy-racer law'? Street racing!

**Skyryder** · 1st August 2004, 22:55

[QUOTE=Lou Girardin
If Helen had two escort vehicles wouldn't that put them offside with the 'boy-racer law'? Street racing![/QUOTE]

Nope she's a girl. Might have something to do with PM too.

Skyryder

**scumdog** · 2nd August 2004, 08:45

Originally Posted by Kickaha

The press writeup reported for the time and distance travelled the average speed was 147kmh,next time I'm stopped I'll use the excuse "if it's good enough for the PM it's good enough for me"

I think the press got the max. speed and av. speed tangled, after all when the old dude in the taxi did the same trip on the same route for the TV crew it took him 17 minutes longer (remember he had no mates holding back traffic etc)- and his AVERAGE speed would have been struggling to be as high 90kph.

Not sticking up for anybody, just relaying a bit of fact.