^^^^^ I agree.

Mike

 

I only posted once... ooops, this makes twice!!!!! Clean and free, Ripp'n

AW Bull****, I try'd to shut up... remember the previous reply... I've only gone 140 twice, but felt comfortable...gee'z... shades of me, early in riding realy fast. In retro... not exactly an " experienced" prospective. A person may hear about ,live'n life, but were not talke'n about that... were talke'n about... tempting fate... repeatedly. Yes, just pull'n out, in the morning does too, but 150???...

Cops are doing a "thankless" job, people screw'n off, and screw'n up, the vast majority of public contact. Fight or flight takes over, in a pursuit situation, on both ends of the deal. Bad settup for all. I don't want that cop, that busted your "smart rider" friend, to aproach me, for a blinker out... Kind of ruins it,for all involved. What started it ????,... Will say'n, I'm just glad your alive... realy convey the imense lack of the bigger picture??? Carefull ,perhaps there could be less insightfull people here, that might try the fast way out. Perhaps another nail in the coffin, to all riders. Do we want those dang speed camaras everywhere, that ruined the UK??? There come'n... and how will we convince them, there not needed???? Ripp'n

 

it maybe just what i have noticed but there are usually a couple of types of people that go these speeds, one is like my son in law who dosent have a bike right now but every time he borrows ones he fells compelled to go as fast as he can to make up for the time he hassent riden one. the other is the guy that's new to riding, i say new the first 6 months of having a sportbike.I think after you ride everday for a few years you don't feel the need to do this.Maybe it's because your have gotten your fun in other ways, more safer ways.

 

Thats what a wife or girlfriend is for, lol

 

if you dont want to go fast, why not just buy a cruiser? SPORT bike.

 

SPORT bike.......NOT I have a small d!ck and I have to compensate by riding everywhere like it's the USGP and I am in first place. (this is not aimed at anyone in particular)

Because you have it, doesent mean you need to use it all the time. I have said it before and I will say it again. Any dumba$$ who slings a leg over a sportbike can twist the throttle and bust out 130+. That is NOT what these bikes are made for. They are made to carve corners with precision. They are made to stop on a dime, get thrown into a corner, then accelerate out with the front tire skimming the pavement under full acceleration. They are not for immature speed junkies to attempt land speed records on public byways.

Some of you are ignorant enough to forget that the majority of the drivers in the US have NEVER RIDDEN a bike. There will come a time when they get sick of seeing some jackass in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops race by them in traffic. Then when they go to the voting polls and there is a resolution on the ballot to outlaw sportbikes from public roads, mom and pop are going to vote yes. BAM, they instantly prevent hundreds of morons from killing themselves and take away a hobby that mature adults have enjoyed for almost as long as there have been cars on the road. I am sure the AMA would sell out sportbikes in a heartbeat if it would save Choppers and Cruisers.

I forgot. The majority of those that are clicking off 100+ on public roads really don't give a **** about anyone but themselves.

Finally, if anyone is offended by anything I type, OR is getting tired of hearing the same old sermon from me. Feel free to not read any of my posts.

Thanks,

 

+1 blackdog.

The road is not a racetrack - if we treat it like one we'll be asked to **** off. We're already seeing it in Canada as the insurance rates are being driven up to the point many people are leaving the sport. It might not be many years before I'm a track only rider... I've got a few friends that have gone that way and they're still having fun.

Aside:

I just had a good weekend - private closed circuit - I never hit 130mph, but I sure did have fun. I managed a somewhat hairy but fun lap that involved a little wheelie. Came up out of a hard left hander full onto the throttle in second, she skimmed 8" off the pavement the length of the straight (75'?), set it down for a quick easy right and hard on again going into third she popped up again... it was a hoot. Something magical about it...

No cars - no kids - no animals... just a few loons set free on a private circuit. None of us hit any of these top speeds talked about here but we had an absolute blast.

 

because it's a sportbike doesn't mean you ride it 140 plus in a straight line...
the way the bike is designed is more for track racing...and not straight line speed...

i don't see an extended swingarm coming straight from factories, etc...if it was meant to go straight and fast, they'd design it that way...so take your argument about cruisers and straight 140 speeds elsewhere...

why don't we talk about fastest someone has gone while laying a knee to the asphalt?

 

first of all im not trying to make any enemies here. i try to get along with everyone. second, i think we have a miscommunication. i prefer knee dragging corner carving stop on a dime road racing BUT, i have to ride my bike for about 4 hours to the nearest track just for a few hours of riding and then turn around and come home. Im not an ignorant kid who thinks sportbikes are meant for going 140 in a straight line everywhere but if there is an itch, im going to scratch it. i live in the counry where i can find roads that cars may not travel for hours and the closest house is like 3miles away. its not like im promoting driving at those speeds from town to town or just cruising down a busy highway. build me a closer track and id rather do it there but untill that day i will just pick my empty back roads WISELY and push the bike a little. i dont speed through traffic especially intersections and i dont try to push the bike near anyone. accidents happen but im definatelty not going out kamikaze with total disreguard to everyone on the road. i keep my distance and ride smart but even the most cautious riders get a wild hair every once in a while!

 

hayabusa, kaw zx-12, kaw zx-14, cbr1100xx, all of these are sportbikes. some may argue they are touring bikes but generally are classified as sportbikes. i dont think any of these were purpose built for road racing. the honda civic wasnt intended for anything but gas mileage but damned if i doesnt do a good job of road racing and drag racing with the right mods. to each his own. im not bashing anyone who road races their bikes on a track. in fact i applaud it. i wish i had the same opportunitiy but time and funds hold me back from it. im just working with what i have and all i have right now is a drag track about 20 min away so i tune my bike for this without trying to compromise handling too much. if people are going to go 150 down a busy road, they know that is stupid and nothing we can say can change that untill they learn their lesson.