Re: speed limiter

[Bill Hussey <vfrboy@home.net>]

Khan Klatt wrote:

> No way, dude! He was being serious. I have proof. So there. I know
> you are, but what am I? My dad can kick your dad's butt. [other
> childish comments removed]
>
> And what's the point of calling someone a moron? Betcha you wouldn't
> say that if we were sitting next to you in a room, so grow up. Or, in
> other words, settle down, Beavis. Huh. Huhuh.
>
> -Khan "amazed isn't the right word"
>
>
> At 7:13 PM -0500 10/22/99, Billy T. wrote:
> >The whole freaking post was a joke!  Bill was making fun of the high
> >speed talk.  You guys are a bunch of Morons!
> >
> >I betcha he doesn't go that fast(not that his car can't do 140).  HE WAS
> >KIDDING!
> >
> >b-
> >You guys never cease to amaze me.
> >

    Ummmm actually.  Bill wasn't kidding.  Like I said in the following
post, I never said that I do 140 every morning IN the car.  I have a '98
GLX, but with the auto, I haven't seen the far side of 130 yet.   And also,
I work on the great (or so some say) isle of Manhattan and commuting by car
is NOT the way to go.   What I do drive to work is a '97 VFR from Honda.
It's a 750cc bike that weighs in at about 520lbs wet and puts down a little
over 100 HP at the rear wheel.   60mph comes by in an oh-so-sweet 3 seconds
give or take, and the quarter rushes by in a tick over 11 seconds.  Top
speed after my gearing modifications and engine work comes out to about an
actual speed of 160 or so  (measured by a BC-800 Bicycle Computer that uses
front-wheel speed and diameter to give you you're precise ACTUAL speed)
depending on slope of road, wind direction, and ambient temperature.

    I live in a town called Kearny about 20 minutes outside Manhattan (50
minutes during rush hour), and the first leg of my commute brings me to
Route 21, which is essentially a speed track.  It's an elevated highway,
which means that there are no places for cops to hide, they either come up
behind you or you come up from behind them.  It's three lanes wide and as
NJ roads go, decently paved.  I take my riding very seriously, putting over
35,000 miles on my bike in about 2 years, so I'm fairly good at riding the
thing.   I can take most of the sweepers on 21 between 115mph and 135.  The
last leg of road before my exit is the spot where most people start getting
over to the right so they can go towards NY as well, which means that the
left hand lane is totally open.  If you've got the balls to take it hard,
you can come outa the last right-hand sweeper before the straight with the
peg on the floor at about 130mph which means that I can usually hit 145 or
150 before I have to begin to slow down and work my way towards the exit
ramp.

    The road isn't very heavily travelled and I keep my bike in absolutely
top notch condition as well as my riding technique and aparral, so as
dangerous and stupid as this sounds, I'm actually fairly safe about it as
young sport-bike riders go.  I never do it in heavy traffic and I always
leave myself a safety margin large enough to get out of most situations.
But yes ... on a typical day, I see 140.  On rainy days, only about 120
(motorcycle tires don't hydro-plane).

Bill
'97 VFR750
'98 Jetta GLX
'98 Valkyrie Tourer
'00 CBR929