Tonne Up Tommies - the lot of ya!

[Tortuga_imp]

Ok, so after a lifetime of striving for the 'fastest' or the ' sweetest handling' or the 'oohscarybigenginest' bike I could afford to insure I decided I wanted a change. Being over forty and having a different set of priorities to when in my twenties and early thirties, I wanted to CALM DOWN.

I Started looking for something different, something to break the mould from a life of Japanese inline four cyclones rev monsters.

First it was singles; KTM Duke 390? Nah, too weedy. KTM Duke 690? Nah too singley,
Then it was twins; Moto Guzzi V7? Nah, too small, Ducati Monster 1100? No too hooligan!!

I swung back and forth and eventually admitted I had bought mostly inline fours from Japan for a good reason, they are bloody brilliant!!

So all I needed was one with good looks, a sensible riding ergo, not too wimpy looking, with a nice smooth, tractable engine. And here I am.......


ONLY TO FIND...most of you seem to be more like teenagers than ME! You're all obsessed with beating this damn restrictor so you don't have to be late everywhere due to your max corner speed of a paltry 115mph.

You all want to 'release the beast', 'nurse the pony', whip the stallion, whatever.

I applaud the mischievous intent, but come on guys you're ruining my speed demon retirement plan! Since I've been reading these 'speed limiter' threads I've been shuffling around in my Schott flight jacket with Ray Ban aviators on singing 'Hiiiighhhway to the DANGERZONE' and high fiving people in shops, howling "I feel the need, the need for SPEED!!"

So come on guys, answer me this:


HOW OFTEN DO YOU INTEND TO EXCEED 115 mph?

[The Spaceman_imp]

Ok, so after a lifetime of striving for the 'fastest' or the ' sweetest handling' or the 'oohscarybigenginest' bike I could afford to insure I decided I wanted a change. Being over forty and having a different set of priorities to when in my twenties and early thirties, I wanted to CALM DOWN.

I Started looking for something different, something to break the mould from a life of Japanese inline four cyclones rev monsters.

First it was singles; KTM Duke 390? Nah, too weedy. KTM Duke 690? Nah too singley,
Then it was twins; Moto Guzzi V7? Nah, too small, Ducati Monster 1100? No too hooligan!!

I swung back and forth and eventually admitted I had bought mostly inline fours from Japan for a good reason, they are bloody brilliant!!

So all I needed was one with good looks, a sensible riding ergo, not too wimpy looking, with a nice smooth, tractable engine. And here I am.......


ONLY TO FIND...most of you seem to be more like teenagers than ME! You're all obsessed with beating this damn restrictor so you don't have to be late everywhere due to your max corner speed of a paltry 115mph.

You all want to 'release the beast', 'nurse the pony', whip the stallion, whatever.

I applaud the mischievous intent, but come on guys you're ruining my speed demon retirement plan! Since I've been reading these 'speed limiter' threads I've been shuffling around in my Schott flight jacket with Ray Ban aviators on singing 'Hiiiighhhway to the DANGERZONE' and high fiving people in shops, howling "I feel the need, the need for SPEED!!"

So come on guys, answer me this:


HOW OFTEN DO YOU INTEND TO EXCEED 115 mph?

Officer:
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Spaceman:
"Do you mean to tell me YOU don't know?"

[Tortuga_imp]

Ok, so after a lifetime of striving for the 'fastest' or the ' sweetest handling' or the 'oohscarybigenginest' bike I could afford to insure I decided I wanted a change. Being over forty and having a different set of priorities to when in my twenties and early thirties, I wanted to CALM DOWN.

I Started looking for something different, something to break the mould from a life of Japanese inline four cyclones rev monsters.

First it was singles; KTM Duke 390? Nah, too weedy. KTM Duke 690? Nah too singley,
Then it was twins; Moto Guzzi V7? Nah, too small, Ducati Monster 1100? No too hooligan!!

I swung back and forth and eventually admitted I had bought mostly inline fours from Japan for a good reason, they are bloody brilliant!!

So all I needed was one with good looks, a sensible riding ergo, not too wimpy looking, with a nice smooth, tractable engine. And here I am.......


ONLY TO FIND...most of you seem to be more like teenagers than ME! You're all obsessed with beating this damn restrictor so you don't have to be late everywhere due to your max corner speed of a paltry 115mph.

You all want to 'release the beast', 'nurse the pony', whip the stallion, whatever.

I applaud the mischievous intent, but come on guys you're ruining my speed demon retirement plan! Since I've been reading these 'speed limiter' threads I've been shuffling around in my Schott flight jacket with Ray Ban aviators on singing 'Hiiiighhhway to the DANGERZONE' and high fiving people in shops, howling "I feel the need, the need for SPEED!!"

So come on guys, answer me this:


HOW OFTEN DO YOU INTEND TO EXCEED 115 mph?

Officer:
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Spaceman:
"Do you mean to tell me YOU don't know?"

Officer:
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Spaceman:
"Do you mean to tell me YOU don't know?"
Ha. I love it!

Like the time the speedo packed up on my FJ1200...

Traffic officer: "how fast were you going before your brake light came on?"

Me: "I have absolutely no idea officer"

Traffic officer: "well by the time we'd got a reading you'd been braking for a few hundred yards, and we clocked you at 112.6mph"

Me: "My speedo's broken"

Traffic officer: "Just take a seat in our car for a minute..."

Come to think of it, I can get in JUST as much trouble now!! (So long as I don't touch the brakes lol)

[the Ferret]

What the hey? 45 mph for the Ferret? I know I'm old, but jeezalou, I've been faster than that! I can tell you my old CB 11 never saw the ton. My new one will not see the ton. I have no desire to see the ton. My old CB 11 never came close to the rev limiter, my new one won't come close to the rev limiter. Have no desire to have my bike's ecu re-flashed or whatever it's called (would like someone to point it out to me someday if it's something you can see). I don't care that my bike is limited by either speed or revs. I lived thru my fast riding days (got pulled over once after being caught on radar doing 125 in a 25 on a Honda CBX...and got out of the ticket lol), my bouncing off the redline phase, my let me see how fast I can make it thru this corner phase and I'm so thankful for that. Now I'm just happy to be out riding around at the speed limit +- 5 mph or so, enjoying life and the road ahead, for as long as I am able.

[calamarichris_imp]

I don't yet have a CB11, so I voted the fastest I've gone on a bicycle (since GPS' were invented anyway.)

I hate it when they say, "Do you know why I pulled you over sir?"

[Cormanus]

OK. I confess. I went over the magic 100 twice: once because I'd never before owned a bike that could; the other time in the interests of science to see if I could hit the speed limiter so I could verify the Australian model has it. I bottled the second attempt just before hitting the limit. I doubt I'll be doing it again. I'm not quite as old as the Ferret, but I'm generally pretty happy with the speed limit.

Still, Tortuga, I think one of the answers to the question of why people want to get round the limiter is because it's there.

[Aussieflyer]

... if someone has the time to work out how to bypass the limiter then share that with the rest of us - that's cool by me.

[Tortuga_imp]

What the hey? 45 mph for the Ferret? I know I'm old, but jeezalou, I've been faster than that! I can tell you my old CB 11 never saw the ton. My new one will not see the ton. I have no desire to see the ton. My old CB 11 never came close to the rev limiter, my new one won't come close to the rev limiter. Have no desire to have my bike's ecu re-flashed or whatever it's called (would like someone to point it out to me someday if it's something you can see). I don't care that my bike is limited by either speed or revs. I lived thru my fast riding days (got pulled over once after being caught on radar doing 125 in a 25 on a Honda CBX...and got out of the ticket lol), my bouncing off the redline phase, my let me see how fast I can make it thru this corner phase and I'm so thankful for that. Now I'm just happy to be out riding around at the speed limit +- 5 mph or so, enjoying life and the road ahead, for as long as I am able.

Good answer, and a good attitude. I'll be right there cruisin' along behind you ferret! I may be a wee bit younger than you, but I don't want to bring on my early demise yet!

P.S. I only put 45 for you because I knew you'd bite ferrets are always bitey little critters..

OK. I confess. I went over the magic 100 twice: once because I'd never before owned a bike that could; the other time in the interests of science to see if I could hit the speed limiter so I could verify the Australian model has it. I bottled the second attempt just before hitting the limit. I doubt I'll be doing it again. I'm not quite as old as the Ferret, but I'm generally pretty happy with the speed limit.

Still, Tortuga, I think one of the answers to the question of why people want to get round the limiter is because it's there.

I pushed it a bit up a hill chasing a guy on a Thruxton the other day. Nothing monumentally fast but made me feel sick and guilty afterwards. Not worth it really in the big scheme of things...

... if someone has the time to work out how to bypass the limiter then share that with the rest of us - that's cool by me.

I wasn't berating the speed demons (other than tongue in cheek) and follow the quest to 'crack the jap cap' as much as the next man.

I'm sure we'll have some YouTube footage of someone maxing one out at 145 or something before long!

[the Ferret]

Yes we are

[MFGUSA_imp]

Ok, so after a lifetime of striving for the 'fastest' or the ' sweetest handling' or the 'oohscarybigenginest' bike I could afford to insure I decided I wanted a change. Being over forty and having a different set of priorities to when in my twenties and early thirties, I wanted to CALM DOWN.

I Started looking for something different, something to break the mould from a life of Japanese inline four cyclones rev monsters.

First it was singles; KTM Duke 390? Nah, too weedy. KTM Duke 690? Nah too singley,
Then it was twins; Moto Guzzi V7? Nah, too small, Ducati Monster 1100? No too hooligan!!

I swung back and forth and eventually admitted I had bought mostly inline fours from Japan for a good reason, they are bloody brilliant!!

So all I needed was one with good looks, a sensible riding ergo, not too wimpy looking, with a nice smooth, tractable engine. And here I am.......


ONLY TO FIND...most of you seem to be more like teenagers than ME! You're all obsessed with beating this damn restrictor so you don't have to be late everywhere due to your max corner speed of a paltry 115mph.

You all want to 'release the beast', 'nurse the pony', whip the stallion, whatever.

I applaud the mischievous intent, but come on guys you're ruining my speed demon retirement plan! Since I've been reading these 'speed limiter' threads I've been shuffling around in my Schott flight jacket with Ray Ban aviators on singing 'Hiiiighhhway to the DANGERZONE' and high fiving people in shops, howling "I feel the need, the need for SPEED!!"

So come on guys, answer me this:


HOW OFTEN DO YOU INTEND TO EXCEED 115 mph?

Officer:
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Spaceman:
"Do you mean to tell me YOU don't know?"

Officer:
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Spaceman:
"Do you mean to tell me YOU don't know?"
Officer:
"I've been waiting for you all day!
Little Johnny:
"Well I got here as fast as I could."