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Speeding on freeways

Retired Bum said:
With the blue wave that the voters ushered in to America, I suspect that the enforcement of speed will take a back seat to most all other calls for service. I just pray they figure out the cost of defunding the police department before the costs of lives gets too high.
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The enforcement of speed in Portland depends upon your political bent. If you're a taggof sporting a man bun and driving a Subaru, you can do almost anything you want behind the wheel without consequence. But if you're a man with a high & tight haircut driving an American branded pick up, you better watch your ssa because you've got a target on your tailgate.
 
Jfal said:
So when I'm at 2.5x the limit I'm good? Sweet. What else does one do with 170hp in a 450lb bike? I still can't believe they make bikes as fast as they do. Heck, the pricier version of my bike carries 205hp in a 398lb bike. Insane.
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It won't be long until it changes
 
trader said:
Highways are one place speeds are often ridiculously excessive. Other places the ignorant and selfish speed are school zones and hospital zones.
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Darby, MT (very small town where they filmed the Yellowstone series) is about 45 minutes from me, and you don't want to even think about speeding in town, especially in an active school zone. Every time I drive through, the sheriff has a deputy with radar set up during school hours. I was going maybe two miles over the first time through town, and he turned his lights on and gestured to me with his hand to slow down. It's all good with me. I like it when the law is enforced. If I get ticketed, I still thank the LEO afterwards.
 
Model 457 said:
Set it up for the track exclusively and feed the need for speed where innocent bystanders won't be hurt. I ride my Busa on the track and have a Goldwing for my daily driver.
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That Busa must have been an eye-opener the first time on it. I bought a used 2000 Yamaha 1,000cc rocket when I was in my 50s. I think it was called an FZR. It was black and yellow. Looked like a bumblebee. Never having ridden a rocket before. the speed and power that thing had was shocking but thrilling. I sold it, but mostly because my back couldn't handle the position. Now I'm satisfied with short rides on my little 2011 Sportster. She's got under 5K original miles.
 
Daddy used to race Midget cars in Southern California back in his early Navy days. (The Navy made him quit.) I'm not afraid of fast driving, I am afraid of reckless driving/drivers.
 
Dobbinsky said:
he turned his lights on and gestured to me with his hand to slow down.
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This reminds me of a funny story. Funny to me at least. I had been stuck behind this slow jackssa for a bit. I got the chance to smoke him at a light. I pulled into the left turn lane with the intention of blasting off and going straight to get around this monkey spank.

I impatiently sat there power braking to keep the turbo spooled up to the point I could actually hear change when the wastegate opened and closed. MAXIMUM boost was my goal. High stall speed torque converter......

Green light! 5K on the tach instantly! Transfer case set to 4H so all four tires would grab n go! BLAST OFF!!!

The plan went perfectly with flawless execution except for the oncoming bike cop. The cop gave me the "slow down" gesture and kept going. Pure LUCK!

The my girlfriend, for those that don't know is brown, shouted

GF: "I KNEW IT!!"
ME: "You knew what?"
GF: "You just got the white guy pass! If I had been driving and did the same thing I'd be on my way to jail right now!"
ME: "Yeah, you're right. You caught us. But I plan to address this at our next "secret white guy meeting."
GF: "Address what? he let you go."
ME: "Yeah, but a brown person witnessed the white guy pass. At the bare minimum he was supposed to pull me over and read me the riot act or rough me up a bit."
GF: "Are you serious? I can't tell whether or not you're pulling my leg."
ME: "Decide for yourself. You're the one swearing you just saw a white guy get a pass."

True story.

🤣 😂🤣
 
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Dobbinsky said:
That Busa must have been an eye-opener the first time on it. I bought a used 2000 Yamaha 1,000cc rocket when I was in my 50s. I think it was called an FZR. It was black and yellow. Looked like a bumblebee. Never having ridden a rocket before. the speed and power that thing had was shocking but thrilling. I sold it, but mostly because my back couldn't handle the position. Now I'm satisfied with short rides on my little 2011 Sportster. She's got under 5K original miles.
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The sad part is all of the stuff I put on that bike to make the power manageable now comes stock on the Gen 3 bikes. I seriously considered buying one but they changed the riding position a little and the bike just does not feel right. The new smarts they built into the current day Hayabusa make it safe for even the stupidest adrenaline junkie.
 
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