Speed

Originally Posted by Lozzo

If I saw your bike on the road I'd have to slow down, I'd be dazzled by the bling and LEDs

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Hope you dont chase such things... as you'd have no chance of catching it if you do!

Now that's more like it

Originally Posted by Baph

Personally, I ride to a speed that I deem appropriate for conditions..

So do I, but it is very often above what the law suggest I should be doing. I can justify it to myself but am not sure I would be often deemed to be right if the need to explain my actions arised.

Originally Posted by Dave The Rave

So do I, but it is very often above what the law suggest I should be doing. I can justify it to myself but am not sure I would be often deemed to be right if the need to explain my actions arised.

Indeed you are wrong. ha ha.

[ogden]

I'm just happy the poll was anonymous.

Many years ago, I did try to make a point of hitting five times the speed limit for the last stretch of my commute to work. I've grown up since. A bit.

i drive/ride like a saint

I have a bandit!!!

[Binky]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

30s and 40s are the only limits I have any regard for, other roads I treat at my discretion. That usually means that any decent A or B road is just another trackday, but with cars around.

In residential areas there are kids around, one of them might run out, I might hit them and damage my bike...then I'd be angry and have to go slap their parents for allowing them to get blood on my paintwork. Our national speed limit is way outdated, having been introduced back in the early 60s when a fast car was a cross-ply shod 1500 Cortina Mk1 that couldn't stop from its top speed of 90 within a week and handled like a drunken pregnant hippo on roller skates. I don't hold with the government's 'Speed Kills' rubbish. Speed doesn't kill, inappropriate speed, bad driving, rappers and a lack of a decent punishment for causing 'death by dangerous driving' does.

+1 Couldn't have put it better myself. Agree with everything.

Originally Posted by gid

I have a bandit!!!

sorry to hear of your bad news.

nevermind sonny, things can only get betterer

Originally Posted by Lozzo

30s and 40s are the only limits I have any regard for, other roads I treat at my discretion. That usually means that any decent A or B road is just another trackday, but with cars around.

In residential areas there are kids around, one of them might run out, I might hit them and damage my bike...then I'd be angry and have to go slap their parents for allowing them to get blood on my paintwork. Our national speed limit is way outdated, having been introduced back in the early 60s when a fast car was a cross-ply shod 1500 Cortina Mk1 that couldn't stop from its top speed of 90 within a week and handled like a drunken pregnant hippo on roller skates. I don't hold with the government's 'Speed Kills' rubbish. Speed doesn't kill, inappropriate speed, bad driving, rappers and a lack of a decent punishment for causing 'death by dangerous driving' does.

I also agree with this. The speed kills is known to be rubbish. its been proven so by the figures. I think they figured 8% of accidents were speeding, and that was inappropriate speed not speeding. The majority is bad driving, not looking and under the influence etc etc.