01-10-2018, 10:22 AM
Cormanus, we have the same speed laws here, of course. I just can't abide, not when I'm on a motorcycle, anyway. Roads marked '35 mph' or even '55 mph,' when you're on a Street Triple R or XSR900? Not going to happen. Those '35 mph' roads are meant for 60-70 mph on a good bike, and '55 mph' translates to whatever you're in the mood for at the moment.
The freeways are a different matter. There, sure, except for the occasional short blast, I try to keep it within ten mph of the speed limit. Now that I'm no longer able to ride forward-lean sportbikes my days of doing 160 mph on the street, or even just a sustained 100+ mph, are long gone.
It's been raining in these parts for the last few days, but Sunday is supposed to be 100% sunny. That's good, but I'll still be on a wholly unfamiliar bike—someone else's bike, to boot—and the roads are likely to be a bit wet and cruddy, so I'll be taking it easy during our test ride. I'll squirt it up in each gear when I can, and out on the highway I'll see how it accelerates in fourth, fifth, and sixth, but I won't attempt to test the handling or braking. I'll be happy just to get a basic feel for those things, and no more.
The freeways are a different matter. There, sure, except for the occasional short blast, I try to keep it within ten mph of the speed limit. Now that I'm no longer able to ride forward-lean sportbikes my days of doing 160 mph on the street, or even just a sustained 100+ mph, are long gone.
It's been raining in these parts for the last few days, but Sunday is supposed to be 100% sunny. That's good, but I'll still be on a wholly unfamiliar bike—someone else's bike, to boot—and the roads are likely to be a bit wet and cruddy, so I'll be taking it easy during our test ride. I'll squirt it up in each gear when I can, and out on the highway I'll see how it accelerates in fourth, fifth, and sixth, but I won't attempt to test the handling or braking. I'll be happy just to get a basic feel for those things, and no more.