04-13-2006, 08:33 PM
G.Irish Wrote:I don't recall ever saying I was going to go flying down 81 or through a forest teeming with deer, but that's beside the point. If you're getting that uppity about someone doing 140 on a bike under controlled or semi controlled conditions you might want to re-evaluate your position on bikes in general. They are dangerous machines.Ross.Church Wrote:Yeah, I'm going to try to level out at about 140ish and see exactly how far off my stock speedo is if at all. And for the record it is really isn't a challenge to hit 140 on a straight, traffic-less road (or track). Hell, I'd top the bike out if I had a damper and a better helmet.
Its not a question of whether its a challenge to get up to that speed, its a question of whether it is reasonably safe or responsible to do so on a public road. At 140 mph you are covering 205 feet every second. At that speed you would not be able to avoid a deer or other animal running out on the road, nor would you be able to avoid an unforeseen pothole or debris on the road.
2001 Kawasaki ZX-6R