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Ortegakid
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:30 pm: | 
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And a funny story along those lines;when I first had my bolt, was coming home on the toll road from sjc to newport,it was late at night, was tucked under the ws,and bouncing off the rev limiter in 5th,all of a sudden, the ground lit up like day!, helicopter above me,daylighter on, scared me to death!,slowed immed, fortunately did not have plates yet, got off road, scooted home, put bike in garage, never had problem. Very lucky, at the other extreme, have been clocked,(see my profile), at an elevated speed on ortega hwy,and it makes me cring to think of the old days(90's) when we used to make tyre stripes out of every corner at 140 plus, on my gsxr1000.
Recently went riding with my new friends from dfw, we passed an officer at WELL over 130,(I was trying to catch up),and the gentleman never even blinked at us. My pal told me that's the way it is out here,(texas country), so very glad for it.He said they must figure we will either self police, or kill ourselves, so they don't bother. Now, having told ya'll how bad I am, please remember, I am not condoning speeding on any public road, I like to save it for the track, but sometimes... |
Mountainbiker90
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:34 pm: |
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well said (skyguy). i'd be pissed if anyone in a car blew by me at these rates of speed you all mention on public roads. safety isn't everyone else's responsibility. ride smart.
(Message edited by mountainbiker90 on March 01, 2006) |
Shea
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:39 pm: |
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"...but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest"
So as long as you race 0-Speed limit, you're in the clear!!! |
Skyguy
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:47 pm: |
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Ortegakid, You are playing with your life on that road. I lost two friends due to cars passing over the double yellow and had a few very close calls of my own. Most of the grown -ups I know want nothing to do with the Ortega Hwy. Come up to the Crest and play with the big boys...... |
Ortegakid
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 10:58 pm: |
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My friend, have since grown up and moved to texas, and believe me, have had so many escapades on the 'tegs, you would be amazed, lost one of the best riders and motorcycle friends I've ever known there one sunday morning, Mike Huber. Ask any one on any sunday there, they will remember me.'Specially Brian Hooper, on a new xb12r,(thirty three years is a long time!).
Love the crest, used to go also, along with rock store, dear creek, mullholland,etc.And I don't play on the street, ask my friend Kirk, he went off 3 times behind me,but we're still here!
Texas motorsport ranch is my new playground! |
Keys
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 11:28 pm: |
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I concur with the fellows chiming in from DFW. Things work differently here. Cops don't chase to minimize the exaggerated danger to the public that an additional speeding vehicle would make ie their own police cruiser. A recent chase here found that different jurisdictions within the metro area could not keep up with a fleeing cyclist. By the time the adjacent principality got word of who to look for he had passed into another jurisdiction. He was outrunning the radio! The outcry came when the news channels discovered that most precincts didn't even respond to the description. With dealer tags you might as well be invisible.
As for me, I make a point of going the speedlimit often. And I've only had one ticket in the last 10 years. And regarding the original topic, yes 140 sounds about right.
ride safe |
Ortegakid
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 11:40 pm: |
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Thank you Keys, it is diff here, much better and safer,most amazing as EVERYONE waves!
140 is it on mine also! |
Dago
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 08:41 am: |
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DAMN!
All this talk about top speed and I get a freakin' ticket last night. Garbage!
I was breaking in the new bike, taking her up and down through the gears watching rpm's, not ground speed when WHAMMY. Ticket: 81 in a 60. Oh well. At least I wasn't doing a buck-40.
He mentioned that he thought I was about to run. When I explained to him what I was doing, he cooled down real quick. He rides a z1000. Nice guy.
(Ortega, this new thing is falking awesome. You must ride it.) |
Redbull
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
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Anything over 70 on Michigan expressways, and I risk spilling my beer. You guys that speed give the rest of us a bad rep. LMAO. |
Cowboyup
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 11:30 am: |
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This thread's a downer, I went 75mph once on my xb9s and I think she had plenty left. I'm a wuss... |
Ortegakid
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 01:44 pm: |
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David, glad you got that out of it's system,ANY time you need it ridden, let me know, you lucky puke!
And what's this about a track day? |
Dago
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 01:56 pm: |
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I left you a message about it a couple days ago on your cell phone.
http://www.ridesmart.info/calendar/calendar.htm
I'm doing the March 13th day. There may be slots still available in the advanced group, and there's room for one more in the trailer. |
Shea
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 05:40 pm: |
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85mph or 140mph. Would there be any more chance of surviving an 85mph crash than a 140mph crash? Working as a prehospital emergency provider, I would have to say it's about 2-4%. I thikn that at 140mph, you are puting others at risk of death though. |
Gearheart
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 06:40 pm: |
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I would back Shea up as kinetic energy goes up as the square of your velocity so figure that buell and rider weigh 600 pounds or so. So if that combo is going 110 mph as a car weighing 2400 pounds and worse for the recipient the buell has a smaller frontal area so the energy of impact is concentrated on less of a car. With a little luck said you could end up sitting next to the driver of said car while still on your buell. |
Dmextreme
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 06:55 pm: |
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Only 135 on my CityX, and that is stock. Only time will speed will tell when I get the tuned ECM and Micron. But hey, it was fast and it was fun..
I told my wife I want to do track.. and I can't wait to see if Waterloo get some track days, I'd like to get involved in racing. I think it would be my new hobby so I can break away from building comps and sitting on my a$$ getting fatter..
And Dago, nice way to break out DaveS hahahah.
Have a great day folks.. this board roxxors |
Yeags30
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 09:07 pm: |
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xb9s with race kit d&d....135mph on long open road...104mph at the drag strip |
Olinxb12r
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 11:48 pm: |
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My top speed on the Buell of 140-145 was on a dead empty 88 W out of Chicago at about 3:00 am after bike night. To tell you the truth I didn't even realize I was going that fast till I hit the rev limiter. I was with two GSXR 1000s and two GSXR 750s, and I was trying to not get left in the dust. The time I went 160 on a Yamaha I was outside of Manhattan KS on an absolutley flat and striaght 8 mile long section of 3 month old pavement. Nobody for miles. I don't do this stuff in traffic, but it is a rush every once in a while. You can say what you wil about giving a bad name, but it's no more risky than doing a wheely on an empty road. |
Skyguy
| | Posted on Thursday, March 02, 2006 - 11:57 pm: |
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I once topped out a ZX-11.......... speedo said 182mph. Pretty sure it was optomistic. Anything over 140mph feels about the same to me. |
Dago
| | Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 08:27 am: |
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"And Dago, nice way to break out DaveS hahahah."
 You lost me. |
Debueller
| | Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 09:12 am: |
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115 on my Uly with fully loaded luggage attached. Traffic was going about 90-100. I-5 between Firebough CA & Wasco. Did 100 miles in 1 hour. Them people haul ass on the freeway down there. |
G234146
| | Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 12:07 pm: |
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I went to the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, CA last year. Test rode the 06 XB12R Firebolt. I'm zippin' around following the group when I look down the speedometer says 80 MPH! Whoa!! I couldn't feel it or hear it. Straight to the dealer for me.  |
Davy_boy
| | Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 01:04 pm: |
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About 115 on the jersey turnpike . still breaking in motor . |
Shea
| | Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 01:17 pm: |
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^^^Ouch. I won't push my new bike over 75mph. Even then I don't let it there for long. Only have 200 miles on it. |
Keys
| | Posted on Friday, March 03, 2006 - 02:48 pm: |
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Sorry to hear about your bad luck dago. The ticket I was referring to (my 1st for 10 years) was for about the same thing. Being bad while refraining from being super bad. I had taken the bike out at night to check the suspension changes I had made, and I could feel the cops out. So the whole time I was on the freeway, I was exactly at 60 (the limit). When I hit the exit ramp I started counter-steering hard on the empty road from one side of lane to other and back to get a feel for the new suspension settings. Of course the police seeing someone coming at them with that kind of "weaving" going on was enough. they had apparently pulled someone over on the highway and hadn't had a chance to get back off the service lane, and then I came along as a sure thing. Luckily I explained and got out of wreckless driving charge, left me alone on two restrictions on my license and left alone my ins and registration "irregularities." But I got a 60 in a 45. Which my car ins company never picked up on.
Two years ago in dallas there was a story about biker packs that would go around on the major freeways. They had their license plates tucked up high and unreadable over their rear tire (like everyone has seen). The police admitted there was nothing they could to to catch at those speeds and the news warned the public of the danger... High speed lanesplitting. To date I haven't heard of anyone in a car getting hurt by one of those missiles. |
Shazam
| | Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 01:50 am: |
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159...on the GPS...on the xb!
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Blake
| | Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 02:26 am: |
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As everyone else glancing down nervously, feeling unworthy, files slowly quietly out of the room.
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Phwx2
| | Posted on Saturday, March 04, 2006 - 10:35 pm: |
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Somewhere a little over 110 mph on route 2 in CT just after leaving the DMV the day I registered my 2003xb9s. |
Randlepmcmurphy
| | Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 04:08 am: |
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Yesterday I hit 130 but ran out of road on north 287 in co. but that is plenty fast. |
Rashika
| | Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 02:06 pm: |
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XB12r 04, racekitted by previous owner.
So far only 110mph, but I'm a wuss too! And now that there is a new law in NZ 
...140kph (90ish mph) and not only do you loose your licence, you are walking home...I will be staying in cruise mode.
Track day in two weeks here at Ruapuna track (christchurch NZ), and for once in my life I'd like to do over 200kph (about 130-140mph?), so i might just have to give it a go... in a safe-ish situation without the usual road stuff to cope with. Looking forward to it  |
Pupu
| | Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 02:31 pm: |
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110mph, that was at night on highway 92, front felt light, it was dark so it seemed faster, and all tucked in on the lightning trying to read the speedometer is not that easy of a task in that wind, that is all i need to go, i seriously doubt i will ever top it out |
Olinxb12r
| | Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 03:16 pm: |
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See, an XB can break in to the 160 range, of course you've got to have different sprokets to do it, but it's possible. |
Arkane
| | Posted on Sunday, March 05, 2006 - 10:05 pm: |
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Last Oct I was down at the Appalachian Adventure,I had a little Garmin handheld GPS with me,the first day Jose took a group o'Bragers out to Shanksville,Pa. ,very nice ride,great little roads ,solemn destination but a must see if your in the area.Well to get to the point I took the gps with me pointing to the hotel just in case you know. After the ride back at the hotel i pulled the gps out of me pocket and checked the max speed it read
574 mph
I congratulated Jose on keeping it subsonic |
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