I was talking to my daughter on the phone awhile back and she told me her boyfriend just bought a Harley, suppose to be a really beefed up motor on it. I told him to ask him if he wanted to race for pink slips, after she told him what I rode, he said "NO THANK YOU"
People around here seem to understand about bikes, nobody ever even tries me. Or maybe it just seems like they aren't trying???
Very well could be lol. I get a lot of random cars time to time racing me, never once has it worked out for them. Often times i just roll on the throttle a bit and they give up so that could be it LOL
I find it particularly amusing when some car drivers think I am trying to race (because I accelerate so much faster than they are used to ever seeing, I suppose), but it is just my normal, laid-back acceleration- at something like 1/3 throttle, rarely going over 6K RPM. I have no interest in "racing" other vehicles.
+1. Even tho my bikes can go pretty fast, I'm happiest between 0 and the speed limit. Once I get to the speed limit, I back off. I like the feeling of the acceleration, and that's better than flat out speed for me (not that I haven't done THAT from time to time).
+1. Even tho my bikes can go pretty fast, I'm happiest between 0 and the speed limit. Once I get to the speed limit, I back off. I like the feeling of the acceleration, and that's better than flat out speed for me (not that I haven't done THAT from time to time).
I was riding with a friend once (I was on my ZRX-1100, he was on his RF-900) and we accelerated pretty quickly and a cop came and harassed us. But we had not gone over the speed limit, and didn't lose control of either bike, so the cop really just gave him a lecture (friend was in the lead), but couldn't do anything. As far as I am aware, there are no regulations about acceleration, as long as you are in control of the vehicle and don't spin the tires. I suppose some cops could just fabricate something, however.
On this bike (or any I have had for that matter) we are perfectly capable of imposing our will on almost any vehicle on the road. The key is to wield this power responsibly .The dark side of the force, however, is strong.
I was heading back north from the Hill Country, just minding my own business and cruising along at about 70 mph. This BMW sedan is gaining on me pretty quickly and as he approaches he seems to have this look on his face like I'm slowing him down. So, I ease over to the R/H side of the lane so that he can pass more easily. He kinda gives me this "I'm badass" look as he goes by.I had a "race" with a BMW driver many years ago in Nevada on US 50. As I came up from behind on my Ninja 900 he sped up. I did as well and he responded until we both settled in at about 115mph. I followed him for about 20 miles at that speed. I was not about to pass him since it was night time. All of a sudden he slowed drastically and I did too. He pulled of and as I eased on by I could see smoke billowing from his hood.
After he gets about 75-100 yards ahead, I speed up to match his pace of about 90 mph. I'm really just using him as my personal radar catcher, knowing that I can slow quickly if I see his brake lights come on.
He sees that I'm trailing him, so he begins to speed up, 95, 100, and climbing, so I ease up closer behind him. I know we're coming up on a long straight stretch were the road is visible for miles, so get a little closer as he gets to about 105-110 or so. He's watching me in his mirror as I ease over next to the center line right and make a show that I'm going to pass. As I pull out, he hits the pedal (why, I don't know).
I just drop down a couple of gears and open up the throttle and blow by him. Once he sees that he has no chance, he backs off. Since I was watching the road ahead and also keeping an eyer on him, I didn't really pay attention to how fast I was going before I started to slow down.
When I got home, I checked the "max speed" on my Garmin to see just how fast I'd been. It was ... let's just say ... FAST.
My TBSS will carry me down the 1320 quicker than my Connie. Close though. 11.0@122mph to 11.23@124