Riding at 'high' speeds?

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Not that you've ever gone more than 70, Kwak, you law-abiding person, you!

yea ur right pete i do try to stick to the speed limits but its nigh on impossible tring to stay with u and lissa.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

swing ur leg over a sv or like bike and you'll think u just got yourself a ferrari! you'll never stop smiling!

until you swing your leg over something like a 675, then your perceptions change again

i can't even begin to imagine what a litrebike feels like on full throttle

depends on what litre bike, the sv1000 pulls ur arms out but my 600's still quicker

I've only dared to do it once so far, and the idea that I could lose my licence without using anything other than 1st is concerning

I did my test on a SR125, similar sort of thing, and at 60 i felt like i was hanging on for dear life, really felt unstable. On my SV now, that feels like nothing.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by orose

I've only dared to do it once so far, and the idea that I could lose my licence without using anything other than 1st is concerning

sounds familiar, the guy who had the 1000 on long term loan for BIKE magazine said he could only remember using full throttle for a total of two seconds or so in a whole season's riding

[Mej]

Originally Posted by NickWilde123

try doing 80 on a yamaha YBR and its something that will come will time especially on smaller bikes

you got 80 out of a YBR jesus i just managed 70 and that was downhill. How much do you weight, like 2 stone?

it was last summer down addingham bypass, long straight down hill, it started to get reali unstable and there was a slow van infront, never managed to do it again though but i dont think it would be a good idea

[Mej]

Originally Posted by NickWilde123

it was last summer down addingham bypass, long straight down hill, it started to get reali unstable and there was a slow van infront, never managed to do it again though but i dont think it would be a good idea

lol fairplay, i sold mine because it was too slow

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Magnum

I have only just started my full licence training, and i have yet to crack 60mph. I've reached 50mph on a single carriageway. I found this speed quite high, there was a lot of wind and it's not all that stable.
I was wondering what it is like to ride at 70mph compared to 50?
I'm training on a CG125 and i will be doing my test on it.

Ahh I remember my first time doing 70 on my CBT on the Top Gear test track on a GS500. Good times You've just made an old man very happy.

Good Luck with it!