03-21-2020, 09:14 AM
With no need to brake at all, and without gassing it up coming out of corners, any modern bike is blowing right through those 35-45 mph speed limits up in the mountains and canyons. Forget race pace, or even a fast street pace, we're talking simply rolling around in a single gear on a semi-constant throttle. Smooth momentum on its own sees you doing at least 15-20 above any of those antiquated speed limits. Touch the throttle at all, and you're doubling those numbers without even trying.
In fact, when I shut off the engine, click the tranny into neutral, and do brake-less coasting from my Reading Tree down to the bridge on Mosquito Ridge Rd, I'm quickly exceeding the speed limit. I've done so, many times. Brake-less/engine-less coasting, forcing the rider to rely on nothing but the bike's handling abilities, is a common teaching method on Mosquito Ridge.
The only way I can imagine staying within five mph of the speed limit up in the mountains and canyons, or on any twisty road, really, is to apply a mental throttle limiter, similar to the safety item on a child's PW50 dirtbike. "I will not go past this low rpm, or this low gear, ever. It's locked in."
Otherwise, even 3,500 RPM in third gear on a CB has you blasting past the speed limit. Bop up to a higher gear while maintaining 3,500 rpm, and you're doubling the speed limit, and 90% of the time you still don't need to touch the brakes.
Sorry, mickey, but if you're staying within five mph of the speed limit on a halfway decent twisty road, yep, you may as well be in a parade. You're not really riding so much as you're simply sitting on a motorcycle, Harley style, slow-rolling down Main St.
That's simply too much work for me. Too many mental gymnastics, and thoughts of nuns with rulers smacking my hands.
In fact, when I shut off the engine, click the tranny into neutral, and do brake-less coasting from my Reading Tree down to the bridge on Mosquito Ridge Rd, I'm quickly exceeding the speed limit. I've done so, many times. Brake-less/engine-less coasting, forcing the rider to rely on nothing but the bike's handling abilities, is a common teaching method on Mosquito Ridge.
The only way I can imagine staying within five mph of the speed limit up in the mountains and canyons, or on any twisty road, really, is to apply a mental throttle limiter, similar to the safety item on a child's PW50 dirtbike. "I will not go past this low rpm, or this low gear, ever. It's locked in."
Otherwise, even 3,500 RPM in third gear on a CB has you blasting past the speed limit. Bop up to a higher gear while maintaining 3,500 rpm, and you're doubling the speed limit, and 90% of the time you still don't need to touch the brakes.
Sorry, mickey, but if you're staying within five mph of the speed limit on a halfway decent twisty road, yep, you may as well be in a parade. You're not really riding so much as you're simply sitting on a motorcycle, Harley style, slow-rolling down Main St.
That's simply too much work for me. Too many mental gymnastics, and thoughts of nuns with rulers smacking my hands.