10-02-2021, 10:45 AM
The 390 Javelins were awesome, but the police models were 401 = awesome +. In the late seventies, responding to sheriff needs assistance in a remote corner of the county, I had a mid seventies 401 AMC Matador to 135 and rapidly climbing.
Not an attractive vehicle, but massive sway bars = amazing cornering.
On a narrow, 2 lane winding road, leaving the valley, I attempted a traffic stop on a CB750 for 2x speed limit in the city. When the rider failed to yield, I passed him, then we both switched directions. The pursuit was halted for safety considerations.
I never cited a motorcyclist, but was obliged to arrest one after a 120 MPH pursuit.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Not an attractive vehicle, but massive sway bars = amazing cornering.
On a narrow, 2 lane winding road, leaving the valley, I attempted a traffic stop on a CB750 for 2x speed limit in the city. When the rider failed to yield, I passed him, then we both switched directions. The pursuit was halted for safety considerations.
I never cited a motorcyclist, but was obliged to arrest one after a 120 MPH pursuit.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.