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143 mph

#1 Post by bigearsbilly » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:59 pm

anyone beat that this weekend?
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#2 Post by D-Rider » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:06 pm

Nah - not been on any roads today where you can do that sort of speed and safely post it on a public forum.
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#3 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:05 pm

Trackday....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#4 Post by D-Rider » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:38 am

Indeed - I'm sure that anyone posting up has been on an autobahn, visited the IOM, done a trackday (with a loooooong straight) or similar.
I was out on mine but never managed to take any of those in.
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Re: 143 mph

#5 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:52 pm

bigearsbilly wrote:anyone beat that this weekend?
Too fast for my blood :smt018
Tolerance will be our undoing.
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#6 Post by randomsquid » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:12 pm

Pre mot tinker test on kwak - 48
Shopping on kwak - 45
Wake up the sleeping falco - 70

For a grand total of 163. So :smt019
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#7 Post by MartDude » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:26 pm

Friday morning, en route to a hospital appointment (had to use the bike, left it late & had forgotten to have car MOT'd).

A5, near Shrewsbury. Whilst overtaking sort of quicklyish (just short of 3 figures), driver of car in opposite direction suddenly decides to overtake; estimated closing speed 160 - 170. Does that count?

Was rather glad it was only my hand that was to be examined.
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#8 Post by Dalemac » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:07 pm

Perhaps. But i would rather not be arrested, so, perhaps.

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#9 Post by furygan man » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:06 pm

...never want to go there thanks!
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#10 Post by Samray » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:06 pm

I've never had time to watch the speedo above about 130.
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
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#11 Post by blinkey501 » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:20 pm

Samray wrote:I've never had time to watch the speedo above about 130.

I have done 145 ONCE and the road ahead was coming at me way to fast :smt107
I could not handle a prison cell either :smt018
The thought of a guy with a pink hat wanting me to pick the soap up does not appeal
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#12 Post by D-Rider » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:49 pm

Samray wrote:I've never had time to watch the speedo above about 130.
.... seems you're even older than we thought ......
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#13 Post by Samray » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:09 pm

:smt003
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.
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#14 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:26 pm

And those modern bikes have a vmax function....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#15 Post by nteck uk » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:53 pm

My guardian angle has a restricted licence .
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