Freedom to speed

[carver]

on my current bike,sustained speed is limited by wind.
on a blade of busa it would be as fast as i could possibly go for as long as i could, just for fun!

[Toaster]

Redline to the deadline pretty much sums it up.

I'd rather live long enough to see my children and grandchildren and enjoy a long a full life, rather than blow it all trying to ride like a pro on a bike made for an amature on road made for peasants.

[Boob Johnson]

No, if a motorcyclist has an accident, the greater chances are that it's his/her fault through either stupidity or not being totally aware of what's going on around them.

Yeah like my accident...........im doing 80km/h in a 100 zone, front light on during the day & some 18 yr old girl pulls out of a T intersection with me a few metres away, no time for anything................WHACK!!!


Can't call that anything other than 100% cagers fault. Soooo many accidents ive read about/heard about are similar so quit with the BS Katman, don't you have a dog that pays attention to you? It doesn't seem to matter what the topic is Katman is trying to "save the world" from itself

[homer]

think its naturall to travel at any speed that a comfortable rpm and speed for the bike you have
sunday i clocked up about 30 40 km
this was at 170 190 kmh up to 240 kmh which is as fast as ive had my bike up to
but the bike cruzes at 120 - 140

[jtzzr]

I only do 40km/h past schools , the rest of the time I travel at 35km/h, thats on the open road too , yeah the freedom of two wheels

[Mom]

With no risk of the police stopping me, I would happily sit at considerably higher than the current speed limit, it is about conditions. Remember the code, ride to the conditions. As it stands, the limit is what it is, I may do much more than that from time to time on the open road, I dont generally exceed beyond a telling off/infringement if I got stopped. The speed limits have reduced since I got my license, not sure if that is a good or bad thing.

[Ixion]

I still remember the days when there was no speed limit on the open road. When there was no helmet laws. Bring them back I say!!

Then you are even older than me, which is old indeed. There has been a speed limit on the 'open' road since the early thirties (1932 I think, but memory is a fickle thing). 50 mph on sealed roads, and 30 mph on gravel roads. Increased to a universal 50mph in 1948 . The "derestriction" sign, still sometimes seen, a black diagonal line in a circle, was often thought to indicaate no speed limit. That thought was incorrect. Of course, the traffic cop had to CATCH you first (and they were unheard of on the open road then): radar did exist but it was a huge box about the size of a refridgerator on the roof on the Mk I Zephyr. If you were unobservant enough to be caught by that you deserved to be. And it was easy enough to outrun the Zephyr. A bike cop on his Triumph, that was another matter those MoT snakes could ride alright.

I do remember the days when no-one wore helmets though. Even then, they were officially required over 30mph after 1955. Although noone ever paid any heed to that rule, and the smart alec who did turn out in a helmet was certain to attract the attention of the traffic cop, and probably be done for racing on the public highway, even if standing still.

[saltydog]

I still remember the days when there was no speed limit on the open road. When there was no helmet laws. Bring them back I say!!

Geeze BIG C, when was that? , about the time Edison got that light bulb thingy going?

[HDTboy]

100KM/H max.

Speed Kills

[jrandom]

Having recently started riding thousand-cc motorcycles, I find that an aftermarket electronic 62mph limiter goes a long way toward keeping me safe and honest.

[speights_bud]

I find that after coming off of the Race track that 100km/h can be pretty damn slow, however 100km/h is the speed limit and i abide by that on the road. However, if conditions, (road, bike, mental awareness, other vehicles) were of a suitable level then I'd happily sit at 160-180. Places such as the planes between Nnapier and Taupo are long very open either side roads which are incedably boring at 100km/h and it'd be worth it (once again conditions allowing) to just get them over and done with, before or after the twisties.
However i do not think that all riding should be done at this speed, mainly because it is the road, not the race track and you never know what truck will be travelling at 2/10th's of bugger all around the corner. Let alone pot holes, road kill, gravel and CHEESE CUTTERS to run into

[speights_bud]

100KM/H max.

Speed Kills

No it doesn't... Sudden stops do...

(OK OK, i'll shut up now i know he's just making the point)

[swbarnett]

100KM/H max.

Speed Kills

I assume this is a p/t? What's so safe about 100km/h anyway?

[swbarnett]

Having recently started riding thousand-cc motorcycles, I find that an aftermarket electronic 62mph limiter goes a long way toward keeping me safe and honest.

What happens when you need to use you acceleration to get out of a sticky situation? That limiter removes one of the most effective accident avoidance tools of a larger bike (second to good brakes and precise handling).

[jrandom]

What happens when you need to use you acceleration to get out of a sticky situation? That limiter removes one of the most effective accident avoidance tools of a larger bike (second to good brakes and precise handling).

It's switchable, duh.