Who else is guilty?

[MavWrek]

Seems like EVERY time out, , , ,, , somehow, , , my speed-o will bounce to 130-140 or so.


When the opportunity arises, , , , ,, , , , of course. :grin:



^p

[The Judge]

132(indicated)-today:ytrap:

[Lau]

DIBS

[valkrider]

Just yesterday I cranked it up to pass a group of 5 harleys coming down the 4 lane.
Ran the ZRX up to ...
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bout 65 to 70 before I could get around them all :lol: :lol:

Seriously, it is hard not to run it up to triple digits. I do it almost everytime I ride.

[78Kz400]

With the new 16t c/s sprocket my bike pulls to 150 much quicker.

[ZREX MIKE]

Not as bad as I use to be. Since the track days, making "top speed" runs are much fewer and farther between. ;)

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by lkeyzer
DIBS


Dib this :bruce: :bruce:



And check your myspace mail :stpoke:
Some crazy woman had my profile deleted :wow:

[Mclarein]

Originally posted by MavWrek
Dib this :bruce: :bruce:



And check your myspace mail :stpoke:
Some crazy woman had my profile deleted :wow:

deleted? wtf for?

We got a myspace zrx ring going? lol

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by ZREX MIKE
Not as bad as I use to be. Since the track days, making "top speed" runs are much fewer and farther between. ;)

No top speeds runs. 130-140 comes with a quick roll :grin:


This kid in a Mustang Cobra just wouldn't let me be today. So I deep sixxed him :howard:

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by Mclarein
deleted? wtf for?

We got a myspace zrx ring going? lol


Not sure really.

So many FLAKES on there, , ,, , , it's hard to tell :jest:

It's all good

[Lau]

handled

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by lkeyzer
handled


:bow: :bow:

[DREX]

160 indicated thats not racing thats commutting^p :nana:

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by DREX
160 indicated thats not racing thats commutting^p :nana:


I'm powerless against her


:nana:

[Simon]

hooligans! you should all be ashamed.:nonono:

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by Midnight Rider
hooligans! you should all be ashamed.:nonono:

I did feel like a stinker, , ,, , for a second or two afterward. :nana:

[Lau]

Originally posted by Midnight Rider
hooligans! you should all be ashamed.:nonono:

OOOOOOOOOOK NOS

[Perko]

Know what pisses me off ..... when a friend (who appearently works in the porno industry because he mentioned a lack of lumber and no work) calls you at work (that he knows you absolutely can't stand being at) and rubs in not only that he's not at work but that it's in the 70's and he's out riding ............................... then at the end of the message I hear if I don't talk to ya have a Merry Xmas ..... ha ha ha very G.D. funny Michael Richardson. :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed:















































:laff: :laff: :laff: :laff: :rof: :rof: :rof: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke:

Sorry I missed ya today brudder ....... talkin to me would've only ruined yer ride. ;)

SS

[Frayed Sanity]

Originally posted by Midnight Rider
hooligans! you should all be ashamed.:nonono:

I am. I havent been able to hit the 130 mark in over a month. (of course, I havent ridden in a month :laff: )

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by Perko
Know what pisses me off ..... when a friend (who appearently works in the porno industry because he mentioned a lack of lumber and no work) calls you at work (that he knows you absolutely can't stand being at) and rubs in not only that he's not at work but that it's in the 70's and he's out riding ............................... then at the end of the message I hear if I don't talk to ya have a Merry Xmas ..... ha ha ha very G.D. funny Michael Richardson. :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed:


:laff: :laff: :laff: :laff: :rof: :rof: :rof: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke:

Sorry I missed ya today brudder ....... talkin to me would've only ruined yer ride. ;)

SS


:rof: :rof:


Naw, it wouldn't have.

I was in my "Happy Place" :cloud9:


:grin:

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by Frayed Sanity
I am. I havent been able to hit the 130 mark in over a month. (of course, I havent ridden in a month :laff: )


The problem has been identified then. . .. . . .:uptosum:






:grin:

[Special Ed]

Originally posted by valkrider
Seriously, it is hard not to run it up to triple digits. I do it almost everytime I ride. I do that every time I go out on the Gold Wing ;)

[Frayed Sanity]

Originally posted by MavWrek
The problem has been identified then. . .. . . .:uptosum:






:grin:

Yeah, it's a problem alright.


I'm going ****ing stir crazy! :pissed: :bitch: :gooff :cry:

[KWICK]

Originally posted by ZREX MIKE
Not as bad as I use to be. Since the track days, making "top speed" runs are much fewer and farther between. ;)

Yup.

"....well Officer, It'll go 35 in a 35, 45 in a 45 and 75 in a 75...."

[Big Mike]

It just happens before you know it.

[DavidABQ]

Originally posted by Big Mike
It just happens before you know it.


That is a damn fact!

[Rex Lawson]

Originally posted by MavWrek
No top speeds runs. 130-140 comes with a quick roll :grin:


This kid in a Mustang Cobra just wouldn't let me be today. So I deep sixxed him :howard:

Just watch out for old guys in turbocharged Mustang Cobras.;)

[The Judge]

the cage drivers were playing poll position @ 80-90---:ytrap:

[mudnducs]

Only been on a top end run once on the street...chasin a green zrx....:laff: Not much of a real high speed guy. I like maximum bang from 70-120 or so.

[Bikenut]

I can't seem to resist bringing her up to tripple digits almost every time I ride, but I don't keep it there very long. The dice rolling in my head keep telling me the odds are not in my favor. :tut:

[Mad Irish]

Rarely break into the triple digits. I just love , that romp from about 30 -80 in 3rd gear . Its so nice to know you have all that power , and can just smile when you are at a light and see some so called fast car. I never rise to the challenge as said before the consequences are not good

[87hurricane]

I think I've only ever seen 130 twice in the time I've owned my Rex. I've never been that into super high speed stuff, I never really try to wind the bike out, but I ride in the 80-100 range pretty frequently.

[ClayX]

Lets see:wow: I think every time out for 7 years. 47K average 100 miles per ride







uh,:idea: 470 times, minimum more like 940.

:cloud9: :ytrap:

[logmaster]

If the front tire isnt up or the speedo in 3 digits I dont think I'm riding.


But I think Im innocent till proven guilty, right?

[KWICK]

Originally posted by 87hurricane
I think I've only ever seen 130 twice in the time I've owned my Rex. I've never been that into super high speed stuff, I never really try to wind the bike out, but I ride in the 80-100 range pretty frequently.

A 25 over ticket will cost you the same as a 75 over ticket...what the heck? :uptosum:

[mrjensee]

Must be something wrong with my 1100. The fastest I can get her up to is 120. Embarrassingly a Honda Accord passed me on the interstate easily after she topped out there one day early this year. I am not normally one to ride in the triple digits.

[Freudman]

There is a long straight strech of 5 miles between exits on I-5 in Sacramento. That happens to me a lot if there isn't anyone parked along side the freeway!!:rockon:

[Desertsky]

I'm going to traffic school tomorrow and thursday. :doh

[Rick61]

Originally posted by MavWrek
This kid in a Mustang Cobra just wouldn't let me be today. So I deep sixxed him :howard:
Last time I played with one of those I baited the driver into a speedtrap on the local freeway at 120+... LMFAO!!:laff:

[halfwaythere]

A LEO friend of mine once told me, "it's only illegal if you get caught." He then tromped the go juice peddle in his newly aquired IROC Camaro and promptly buried the speedo needle. 160 if I recall.

This was on a closed circut with a professional driver. (well maybe it was a remote country road but I don't have any memory of the incident.) Don't try this at home.

HEhehe. . . :jest:


Hypothetically, if I had ever broken a speed law, well... lets see now... 30 years of riding, at least once per ride, average of 3 rides per week, nine months of riding per year 108, 3240 rides in a life time. . . oh and that does not count rides after water hole stops. Cut that number in half for a few years off riding. So, Yeah I may have broken into triple digits a time or two. Hypothetically speaking but I don't recall that incident.

:wow: ^p :kwick:

[HarleyJohn]

Nearly every morning. Quick down shift to third puts you through triple digits by the time you complete the pass on the school bus. The kids love it but the bus drivers aren't as amused. One cornered my wife at school (she's the elementry school secretary) and complained. Man, did I get read the riot act when I got home.:grow:

I'm a little more "discrecionary" during the part of my comute that's in the county. Out of the county though......:ytrap:

[<No Comment>]

The Bible says to obey the laws of Man and the laws of God.

I would never want to be a lawbreaker or a sinner, would I?

[Mad Irish]

Originally posted by mrjensee
Must be something wrong with my 1100. The fastest I can get her up to is 120. Embarrassingly a Honda Accord passed me on the interstate easily after she topped out there one day early this year. I am not normally one to ride in the triple digits.
Missing a plug wire ^p, geared funny ? Specially that indicated 120 is less , so not surprising a Honda Accord ( even a 4 banger got past you )
If not , then yes there is definitely something wrong with your 1100
In stock form.
http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/kawasaki_zrx_1100_1999.php

Top speed: 221.0 km/h (137.3 mph)
0-100 km/h (0-62 mph): 3.400 seconds
60-140 km/h (37-87 mph), highest gear: 9.200 seconds

[Mad Irish]

Originally posted by Desertsky
I'm going to traffic school tomorrow and thursday. :doh
Whatcha do ^p

[quig653]

I dodged a bullet last Friday. I was returning home from a client in Phoenix around 7:30PM. I was wb on I-10 in the HOV lane approaching the “Deck Park Tunnel”. This is a 10 lane tunnel, under a park near downtown Phoenix. It is about a ¼ mile long and well lit.

I was running about 70 and most cars were passing me. I normally don’t speed in town, but… The HOV lane thru the tunnel was empty, cars were passing me, so I figured if DPS was near they would be chasing the cars going 80 past me.

I twisted the throttle slightly and quickly accelerated to triple digits. When I reached the end of the tunnel I shut down the throttle and quickly decelerated to the legal speed, 65.

A moment later I caught a glimpse of the flashing lights in my mirror, about a ¼ mile back. I signaled immediately and pulled over to the right shoulder. The officer followed and exited his car quickly. He approached and demanded to know where I was going in such a hurry. I told him I was headed home.

He told me I was going well over 100 MPH and that I had committed a criminal violation. In AZ anything 25 or more over the posted limit is criminal, not civil. This also means I am subject to arrest, instead of being cited and released with a ticket.

I told him I was definitely going too fast, but that I wasn’t sure I had hit 100. He asked how fast I was going. I again said I was going fast, but that I wasn’t sure how fast.

I was trying hard to be contrite without making specific admissions of guilt. My best chance of not being booked is to show remorse and to be as cooperative as possible.

At this point he asked for my license, registration and proof of insurance. I told him I had to remove my seat to get my registration and insurance info. After getting his permission to do this, I took my time and used the time to engage him in conversation.

I told him I knew it didn’t matter, but I wanted him to know that I was a former police officer and had spent 6 years as a motor officer and that this LESSON would not be lost on me. He replied that I should know better. I told him he was right and that I was just an idiot.

After a moment, he told me that he might consider writing me a civil violation. I told him that I didn’t want him to do anything that might jeopardize his integrity. I understood that he has a job to do and I didn’t hold any ill-will towards him for doing whatever he felt was necessary. He took my info and went back to his car.

I was ecstatic. I’d just gone from jail to ticket! What could possibly be better? A moment later he was back at my bike. He shoved my license and registration at me and said he had an emergency call. He yelled “Slow down” as he ran back o his car. He jumped in and drove off.

I was rattled enough that I couldn’t find my ignition key. It was still in the seat lock on the side of my bike, but it took me several minutes to regain my wits and remember it was there.

I live in an area outside Phoenix which is still agricultural so I’m able to indulge my need for speed on roads with minimal traffic. By the time I reach the Interstate and traffic, it is easy to slow down and drive defensively. I obviously broke my own rule about driving in traffic, not to mention the law.

I’m also lucky that the officer never had a chance to pace me. Had I decided to fight a citation he might have had a hard time establishing my speed. If I had not been apologetic when he stopped me, there’s no doubt he would have booked me. Being an ex-officer helped, but being contrite and polite is the real key to getting a break. The tricky part is doing that, without admitting too much. Most statements made during a traffic stop are fully admissible. So if you don’t get a break, your admissions can be used against you. There is a world of difference between “Yes, I was doing 100.”; and “Your right, I was going too fast.”

[HarleyJohn]

Originally posted by <No Comment>
The Bible says to obey the laws of Man and the laws of God.

I would never want to be a lawbreaker or a sinner, would I?

Fortunately we've all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, woo hoo!:rockon:

[u wish u could ride]

:grin:

[Desertsky]

Originally posted by jdunphy
Whatcha do ^p

Well, the ticket was for 60 in a 45.....He musta not seen the wheelie........or had a good fix on my speed! I was stupid and I got caught. Plain and simple! First ticket in over 30 years! I guess I was WAAAAAY overdue by the way I sometimes ride! I gotta be reasonably nice for a while now!

[Bikenut]

Quig - You are absolutely correct, be contrite, pull over right away and never say how fast you were actually going. I usually say, "I was looking at the road not the speedometer." I've gotten 3 warnings in the last 5 years and no tickets. Of course, you did have the 'professional courtesy' thing going your way.

The last time, the officer asked me "Do you know why I stopped you?" I thought to myself, let's see: speeding, reckless driving, weaving in and out of lanes, not signalling. But I didn't say anything, Then he answered his own question - You were going 65 in a 40 (Good thing I was on the SV650 cause if I was on the REX I woulda been up to 90). Then he gave me a mini lecture on m/c traffic fatalities and he got one of those mysterious emergency calls and left.

LONG LIVE HOOLIGANISM :ytrap:

[Frayed Sanity]

Originally posted by KWICK
A 25 over ticket will cost you the same as a 75 over ticket...what the heck? :uptosum:

That depends on the jurisdiction. :laff:

[Hogan]

my last ride before putting the bike away was a spirited one, i was using everybit of the 1200 seeing how it was probably last ride of the season.

i looked down and saw 130+ and thought to myself that the highway was a little too empty of leo's for as nice of weather it was so late in the season, so i slowed to 80 in a sweeping left where i couldnt see around the bend that opens up to a straight with a bridge where leos park and clock, well, dontcha know, there was one there under the bridge, so i looked down and saw 80 and was glad i wasnt doing 130+

maybe 80 was close enough to 65?(maybe it was really 72 actual) maybe wearing proper gear, dunno, but whew i was glad i slowed down

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by Rick61
Last time I played with one of those I baited the driver into a speedtrap on the local freeway at 120+... LMFAO!!:laff:

Thing about it is was, , , , I was rolling 90+ indicated in the fast lane. And he got right up on my tail.
I let him by, , , ,, but he taunted me when he passed w/ the ole engine rev.

I'm thinking, , ,,, Oh no, he did not. :tut:


A quick downshift & WTFO . .. . . :ytrap:


Where'd he go? ? ? ? :howard: :howard:

[TENNBANSHEE]

Originally posted by Perko
Know what pisses me off ..... when a friend (who appearently works in the porno industry because he mentioned a lack of lumber and no work) calls you at work (that he knows you absolutely can't stand being at) and rubs in not only that he's not at work but that it's in the 70's and he's out riding ............................... then at the end of the message I hear if I don't talk to ya have a Merry Xmas ..... ha ha ha very G.D. funny Michael Richardson. :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed:

Seems to be a trend here. I got a call at work to relay the same info.













































:laff: :laff: :laff: :laff: :rof: :rof: :rof: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke: :stpoke:

Sorry I missed ya today brudder ....... talkin to me would've only ruined yer ride. ;)

SS :doh

[KZ Rob]

triple digits everytime. I accelerate on the on ramp and just keep going.:grin:

[Old-Skule]

On I10 coming back from Bike Week (empty long straight road) I once saw 165 indicated....

Just a nice slow 5th gear rollon. My buddy on his FZ1 paced me for about 10 seconds at top whack. Love to know what that really was. We both saw between 160 and 165 the whole time.

Hit the triples most rides at some point around my home. I'm near a bunch of freeways and know most of the speed traps. Do average either a ticket or warning a year though (about 50\50 chance it seems like). When you can hit 120 by the end of the ramp it's hard not to whack it.

Last ticket I was on a surface street that commonly does 60mph although it's a 45. Got nailed for 62 MPH by a new city's traffic enforcement unit in a new spot! Dirty B@$$@^%$!

[oldskoolkz]

But not sorry!!!!! :rockon: When ya got the ponies on tap, whats a guy to do?

[zrx24]

Now if we were talking wheelies it'd be a whole different story. ;)

[rxrated]

At the rate I am going I might as well sell the REX..Since 2005 I have slowed considerably while riding the REX.. The track definitely, like Mike said, has taken the edge off stret speeds most of the time :)
Wiuth Jimmy and Skidmark , a couple of weeks ago, I think we only went above 120 once all day..
Most of teh rest of the day was pretty mellow and the roads were of a slower vareity.

[02zrex]

guilty every now and then but I ride with my girl most the time and if anything ever happend to her cause I was being silly with my right hand I'd just die.

that said, freeways in so-cal move at 85 to 90, a strong pass requires 110 or so. I do make it into the tripples pretty regularly but not quite how you mean it. Besides, the thing I like most about the REX is the crazy midrange and that roll-on-from-idle thing they do so well.

the occasional 140 backroads pass is purely accidental:grin:

[02-trex]

Originally posted by MavWrek
my speed-o will bounce to 130-140 or so.
^p

:laff: :laff:

I love "flapjacks"

Bob

[Perko]

Originally posted by MavWrek
Seems like EVERY time out, , , ,, , somehow, , , my speed-o will bounce to 130-140 or so.


When the opportunity arises, , , , ,, , , , of course. :grin:



^p Well .......... you do have a 1100 ....... how much more can ya expect? :confused:

SS

[KWICK]

Add cams, add 10-20 mph...:uptosum:

[Perko]

Originally posted by KWICK
Add cams, add 10-20 mph...:uptosum: Yea, but then you loose all yer bottom end.














:laff:

SS

[KWICK]

Originally posted by Perko
Yea, but then you loose all yer bottom end.














:laff:

SS

Yup, but Ewe have a pretty big bottom end, no? ^p

[MavWrek]

Originally posted by Perko
Yea, but then you loose all yer bottom end.


:laff:

SS


I don't have much to start with :nana:

[RUEZIM]

every other time out, 130ish don't want to push my luck...:ytrap:

[logmaster]

189 indicated today

[jvegas]

45, but I'm working on that whole shifting gears concept.








:jest:

[jsb223]

Hit my first 3 digit on the ZRX last evening...

Between the bad roads, the expansion joints, and the LEO's you have to pick and choose your spots...

[REX Monster]

165mph indicated. Just hitting it real hard for a short period of time and then let off. I ride on a very long and straight highway for the first 15 minutes of my comute every morning. When I can see no one is coming or following I'll hit it hard and let off. Doesn't take long that's for damn sure
and the rush is better than the kick from coffee in the morning. :lol:

[Motorcycle Fred]

184 mph......oops....sorry...that was on the Yamaha:laff:

[donnypd]

150, and then 155 second pass. watch out for deer:) my little buddy on the gsxr 750, stopped at 115:) does this sound right, top gear, about 9k rpm, wouldnt pull past it? zx cam piston ignitor.

[madderkaw]

While not admitting to doing anything illegal, the other day I made my 30 minute ride to work in 15 minutes. This is my first modern bike and it amazes me what you can do with it. there's always more.

[kingrex]

100 mph (indicated) once in the 2 1/2 years I've owned her. Most of the time I like to cruise between 60 - 70 mph on the back roads. I know there's a lot of motor available but I left the "need for speed" concept behind years ago. I enjoy this bike because its comfortable and retro. I love the motor because of its ability to take me down the road effortlessly. I just don't have it in me any more to ride at "high risk" speeds. Not at this point in my life.

[pigpen]

I'm guilty on occasion.

Seen 162 indicated.

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by KWICK
A 25 over ticket will cost you the same as a 75 over ticket...what the heck? :uptosum:

In Ontario i understand they just passed some kind of law that allows the Po Po to impound your wheels and take your license for any thing 30 mph (50kph) over the posted limit. The fine is apparently $2500 (and that is in the recently large CAN $ :eye: )

Twenty eight vehicles impounded in the first 24 hours :nonono:

[Bikenut]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
In Ontario i understand they just passed some kind of law that allows the Po Po to impound your wheels and take your license for any thing 30 mph (50kph) over the posted limit. The fine is apparently $2500 (and that is in the recently large CAN $ :eye: )

Twenty eight vehicles impounded in the first 24 hours :nonono:

They've got a bill in the Legislature here like that. Except is applies ONLY to Motocrcycles.:clint: :snipe: :peashtr:

[shrex]

I am reluctant to be the buzzkiller or "nitpicker" here, but even my revered ZRXOA brethren must be snapped back to reality when they stray too far into the :bs zone.
Do you, who claim 15Osomething or other, or 161,2 3,4... mph "indicated" really have enough calm air, time to take your eyes off the road, or poor judgement at that kind of speed to check your speedo THAT well? :stpoke:
I"ve hit 130-135-ish a few times but no time at that speed to seriously check for a third digit. Just a quick glance to see I'm somewhere around or past 2 o'clock. Things happen way too fast at that speed to not be looking WAY down the road.

I guess you probably could peg a number. Just sounds kinda corney unless you have a digital speedo, IMHO.
Just really lucky people with really great tucks, getting REALLY LUCKY playing Russian Roulette.
We lose guys constantly here in Vegas due to too much speed. Another one last night just down the street :( I hear them nightly on Decatur behind my house. Always waiting to hear that horrible sound.:nonono:
Be Safe Guys. Those "miss you" and "get well" and "let's get a bank account set up for so and so" threads are not fun to read.

SHREX

[pigpen]

Originally posted by shrex

Do you, who claim 15Osomething or other, or 161,2 3,4... mph "indicated" really have enough calm air, time to take your eyes off the road, or poor judgement at that kind of speed to check your speedo THAT well? :stpoke:

SHREX

Yep... long straights out in BFE... and just cause you havent done it, doesnt mean it's BS.

Poor judgement??? That's pretty relative. I'd worry more about riders chosing bad lines in the twisties and over cooking turns, than guys checking gauges on top end runs.

[GA Limited GM]

Not so much now that I have the SV. :confused:



















:laff:

[badgerbomber]

like trying to get past those semis goin 45 in a 65?
Yea, I, uh, dropped 'er down to 2nd (oops) and pegged it, OOPS, all I know is that I saw the speedo and tach go whoosh to the big end reaaal fast.
( insert YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAW here:uptosum: )
Hit third gear( more like hit the rev limiter,then shifted, 'casue I thought I was in 2nd, and didn't realize how far I had it revved up), glanced at the speedo, somewhere in the neighborhood of 120, and promptly shut it down. I only MEANT to do 90ish, but then again, I should've only gone to 3rd, not 2nd,:slap: lotta giddyup there:ytrap:

Nothing like a little adrenalin to getcha goin:knock:

[gary newton]

I regularly top 130 during my comute to work, but I don't pay much attention to the speedo when doing it. Max speed for the trip shows on my GPS and it generally shows 130-145.

:offtopic: I exceeded the posted speed limit here yesterday by 20 mph. I was doing 55:nonono: Man I miss my bike:cry:

[roadrogue]

I don't go as fast as I used to go; my GPS is more accurate (reads lower) than my speedo.:lol: