Rant: Drivers that speed up on the straights!

[neels]

I remember taking our Suzuki Fronte 500cc car to Ruapuna and drifting it round the sweeper with the inside front off the ground. I could have done with a good swinger hanging out on the left.....

I've got a very similar photo of my Mk1 Cortina going around the corner from the apron onto the taxiway at Wigram, all crossed up with the left front dangling in the breeze. Good old days.....


I used to get annoyed with the straight line specialists who hit the picks at the mere suggestion of a corner, driving shit vehicles with bugger all horsepower it's a pain in the arse if you can't maintain momentum, particularly on the hilly bits.

Much less stressful to just back off and leave them to it, turn the music up and look at the scenery instead, it probably only makes 3 minutes difference to when you reach your destination anyway.

Must be getting old and lazy or summink....

[pritch]

Some decades ago I used to have one of those Commodes with an 1800 engine. Many passing lanes are up hill and that car really wasn't up to much up a hill. I still have a quite vivid memory of an old couple in a Mitsi 3000 on the long uphill passing lane south of Te Kuiti, I was stuck beside them flat out going nowhere.

These days my engine is still a similar size, but turbos make things happen a lot faster.

It's not just cars though I was ranting in my helmet once at a "see you next Tuesday"* on a Honda ST1300 who wouldn't exert himself sufficiently to change down and took the entire passing lane to overtake a single car. This went on for some distance until eventually I got pissed off and overtook him rather more aggressively than would be normal. One of those dudes who has never been in an accident, caused hundreds, just never been in one.





*Acknolwledgement to Guy Martin.

[EJK]

About once a week on my commute I meet these drivers that go quite slow round the corners and then speed up on the straights, sometimes to stupid speeds, I know that it is likely unintentional, but it doesn't make it any less infuriating. My 660cc car struggles to pass people without lots of planning, and sometimes it results in a side by side drag race down a straight.

I had one the other day that I passed directly after a corner by maintaining my speed through it, I noticed them coming up behind me so sped up to 110km/h (I know speeding is bad) and then they passed me very close to a blind corner doing 120ish, then slammed on their brakes and do well under the recommended around the corner. Next straight they sped up to 120km/h again. Knowing that Lake Forsythe was coming up and there is no overtaking spots till the slow vehicle lane up the hill (if they even use it), I overtook them on the last straight by cutting off their overtaking opportunity of a campervan by getting up to a decent speed before the opportunity to overtake.

Other frustrating type is the ones in their fancy SUV's meandering up the hill then get to the slow vehicle lane and floor it while in the left lane, my poor alto cannot out drag a Land Rover up hill...

And this is why I ride my KDX on Friday's during summer, lots of acceleration.

Anyhow Rant over, carry on.

Never had that problem since getting a 1000cc superbike.

[Hads]

Never had that problem since getting a 1000cc superbike.

I don't have that problem with the 200cc kdx sit just below the powerband at 100, so plenty of power spare for getting past people. However it costs twice as much as the alto to drive on the daily for just fuel related costs, let alone maintenance.

$20 per day for Alto
$40 per day for KDX.

[T.W.R]

I don't have that problem with the 200cc kdx sit just below the powerband at 100, so plenty of power spare for getting past people. However it costs twice as much as the alto to drive on the daily for just fuel related costs, let alone maintenance.

$20 per day for Alto
$40 per day for KDX.

Those costs per day are thirsty fella! even the ZX would use less than the alto doing a return run to Akers behaving itself at mostly legal speeds and would only nudge the cost of the KDX if it was a nut run over the hill

At 100km/h the ol KDX doesn't have that much left in reserve, fiddled with enough of them for a few years to know exactly what they're capable of and can probably without any bullshit lay claim to assembling the last ones that came to Canterbury and the last handful that came to NZ.

[Hads]

Those costs per day are thirsty fella! even the ZX would use less than the alto doing a return run to Akers behaving itself at mostly legal speeds and would only nudge the cost of the KDX if it was a nut run over the hill

At 100km/h the ol KDX doesn't have that much left in reserve, fiddled with enough of them for a few years to know exactly what they're capable of and can probably without any bullshit lay claim to assembling the last ones that came to Canterbury and the last handful that came to NZ.

kdx cost includes 2-stroke oil, a good quality one, I think petrol component is $28 of that.


I adjusted the gearing on the KDX, top speed now is 135 ish, plenty for overtaking, gets there quick too.


Alto is using 10L of fuel a day for 160km of driving, probably 1/2 of that is on the hill, I don't drive like a nana, works out at just over 6L per 100km.

KDX uses about 14L of fuel a day for the same 160km, again I don't drive like a nana, so could probably bring that down to 11L..

[James Deuce]

I don't have that problem with the 200cc kdx sit just below the powerband at 100, so plenty of power spare for getting past people. However it costs twice as much as the alto to drive on the daily for just fuel related costs, let alone maintenance.

$20 per day for Alto
$40 per day for KDX.

Yes, but what about your soul?

[skinman]

jees, doing your bit for global warming... I am riding a F800 (must update profile...), does 22k per l. just saying.

[EJK]

You dont need 1000ccs to outpace most traffic but if you are into group riding and like to keep up maybe yes.

Sorry, I used to ride alone.

[T.W.R]

kdx cost includes 2-stroke oil, a good quality one, I think petrol component is $28 of that.


I adjusted the gearing on the KDX, top speed now is 135 ish, plenty for overtaking, gets there quick too.


Alto is using 10L of fuel a day for 160km of driving, probably 1/2 of that is on the hill, I don't drive like a nana, works out at just over 6L per 100km.

KDX uses about 14L of fuel a day for the same 160km, again I don't drive like a nana, so could probably bring that down to 11L..

You'd being doing yourself & the KDX an injustice if you weren't using anything but the best quality oil you can get hold of, particularly seeing that what you're doing is continuous high speed running
They can sheer the nibs off the power valves from continual hard use too

A well sorted KDX in stock form will run close to 135km/h flat knacker

And realistically being blunt neither it nor the alto (which is essentially grandma's suburban shopping basket) you're using in the environments they weren't intended for

[MarkH]

I don't have that problem with the 200cc kdx sit just below the powerband at 100, so plenty of power spare for getting past people. However it costs twice as much as the alto to drive on the daily for just fuel related costs, let alone maintenance.

$20 per day for Alto
$40 per day for KDX.

Holy crap!
How far is your commute?
My ST1300 can do my WEEKLY commuting (350km) for $40.

[TheDemonLord]

I don't have that problem with the 200cc kdx sit just below the powerband at 100, so plenty of power spare for getting past people. However it costs twice as much as the alto to drive on the daily for just fuel related costs, let alone maintenance.

$20 per day for Alto
$40 per day for KDX.

uwotm8?

When I was doing 120 Km round trip daily on the 'Busa (most of which was filtering on HW1) - I was doing $30 every 2 and a half days.

[awayatc]

You dont need 1000ccs to outpace most traffic but if you are into group riding and like to keep up maybe yes.

Would you be kind enough to just get fucked?

I can't rember ever having read so many annoying repetitive drivel post from one single individual.

I'd choose waterboarding all day long before I would put up with you for an hour in real life....

[James Deuce]

I can't rember ever having read so many annoying repetitive drivel post from one single individual.

I sense a challenge!

[Swoop]

So you have a 1000cc bike then for image rather than to make full use of its power?

Supposedly you have a brain, but insist on demonstrating that you might only use 0.5% of its ability. Then, only to demonstrate that you are a retarded cunt... or are you just using it for your "image"?