Unwarranted motorcyclist clocked at 204 km/h

**Genie** · 12th January 2011, 19:00

Come on, the limit to keep us alive is 100kph.
His bike was unwarranted and unregistered, though that woudl most likely be because it's not been ridden for 6 months due to his loss of licence and rather than get it road worthy and be sensible. Oh the wildness of youth.

**YellowDog** · 12th January 2011, 19:04

I can't condone the irresponsibility of these guys on the public highway however; when I used to live in the UK, 100mph (160kph) on the motorway wasn't such a big deal.

Yes you'd still lose your licence however if you stayed just under 90mph (145kph) and were riding responsibly, the police would generally leave you alone. I'm sure it's all changed now.

I had a German girlfriend I'd ride over to see. Cruising legally at around 120mph was pretty damn good fun. The German road users did seem to understand road safety very well indeed and speed related accidents were not common.

**Berries** · 12th January 2011, 19:05

Originally Posted by Genie

Sad that he feels the need to take such a risk with his own life and others. That he holds so little value in his own.

I don't think that you can equate 200km/h on the Canterbury straights with having no value for his own life. Stupid place to do it when there is other traffic around granted, but he didn't spontaneously combust or anything.

**FJRider** · 12th January 2011, 19:07

Originally Posted by Berries

I don't think that you can equate 200km/h on the Canterbury straights with having no value for his own life. Stupid place to do it when there is other traffic around granted, but he didn't spontaneously combust or anything.

Shot down in flames comes later ...

**Smifffy** · 12th January 2011, 19:09

Originally Posted by hayd3n

the number of motorcycle casualties since 2008 was more than double the total for 2000.

wouldent that be expected?
3 years vs 1 year of data

Yeah, I don't agree with them speeding, but I also disagree with much of the propaganda around it too.

If it is like firing a gun up the street without caring, then why bleat about the person's chances of dying? Surely that would be more like holding a gun to your own head, or firing one off in a ricochet prone environment?

"The threat that these motorcyclists present to themselves....etc"

Couldn't that just as easily be: "The threat that these individuals present to themselves....etc"?

Would it have been better for the public at large if he was doing 204 km/hr in a cage?

Once again the NZ media just regurgitates a scripted press release and calls it news.

**Berries** · 12th January 2011, 19:12

Originally Posted by YellowDog

I can't condone the irresponsibility of these guys on the public highway however; when I used to live in the UK, 100mph (160kph) on the motorway wasn't such a big deal.

+1, and not just motorways. I had to seriously recalibrate the speed I ride at over here.

**onearmedbandit** · 12th January 2011, 19:14

Turns out it was all a misunderstanding. He gfot the wrong end of the stick when he heard about the 104km/h limit over the holidays.

**bogan** · 12th January 2011, 19:14

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I thought that Charlie Lamb and others had fairly comprehensively proved those statements, which were trotted out as part of the defense to the ripoff ACC levy rego rise, were not supported by the evidence? Lies you might say. Political motivation to get legislate motorcycles out of existence you might think.

it depends on the context and implications, while the numbers of injuries and crashes etc have risen sharply in that period, it mainly due to a huge increase in bike numbers, the rate has only increased a little bit (it's still lower than all the previous decades though iirc). The 18x thing is often strangely worded, while most people read it as bikers are 18x more likely to be in an injury causing accident (absolutely false); it could also be read as if you have a crash, bikers are more likely to be mangled than cagers, which does make sense as we are more exposed. But, the later is impossible to calculate as too many people have unreported accidents, so yeh, misleading and full of shit.

**Smifffy** · 12th January 2011, 19:15

Originally Posted by YellowDog

I had a German girlfriend I'd ride over to see. Cruising legally at around 120mph was pretty damn good fun. The German road users did seem to understand road safety very well indeed and speed related accidents were not common.

So how come you didn't die, or kill anybody else?

Around Christmas time I was going most places at 115-120 km/h and I didn't die either, but then again I wasn't on NZ roads.

**sinfull** · 12th January 2011, 19:16

Fuck em i do what i want ........ till i get caught 3 times, then i walk for 3 months, then i do what i want !

Fuckin panzy site this is, 204 kph ? are you all club 250 now ?

Fuck you i need another drink !