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jbirds1210 wrote:Speeding and open container.

That's great news! Two of my favorite activities, often performed simultaneously.

killerfly128 wrote:i can safely say i have done over 120 ..... over the the speed limit.

You can say a lot of things, but the inherent 10+% error in the speedo on your Busa or Gixxer means that you didn't go over 300kph. Go watch the Texas Mile sometime where they have real timing traps. Pay attention to how heavily modded the bikes there are and then notice how very few even come close to the two ton barrier.

Every time I ride, I will run the bike up to 100mph, if only for a brief moment. It's just something I've been doing for years. Now I do have a method to my madness and don't do this without a plan or awareness of the road, conditions, etc. I can bring it up to that speed and back down again in about 1/4 mile or so. I've been riding high performance bikes since 1975. And before I get back into the garage, I will have found someplace I can run it up to the ton or else my ride doesn't feel complete.

Reckless? Less so than texting while driving, drinking while hunting or saying hold my beer and watch this. And I've never really ridden more than 100mph...over the speed limit. Texas has the best highway system in the country.

Not to be misunderstood, my cousin married a police officer and we have become very close. He is a genuine 'mensch'.

My most unpleasant encounters with LEOs have been while on my sportbike. Like the time Houston PD helicopter and a few squad cars followed me home and drew guns on me in my own driveway. (Mistaken identity, guy on a bike ran from them and they saw me, all bikers look alike.) Or the Korean policeman who tried to kick my motorcycle over with me on it. I have a few more. In 30 years of riding however, I've only gotten 1 speeding ticket. I guess based on their experience, the police expect attitude from the riders so they start out the encounter with a bad attitude.

You got of lucky with the wheelie. I got stopped once because my riding partner did a magnificent launch in front of a cop who thought someone needed to be reprimanded for that, so he pulled me over and actually tried to provoke me into escalating.