how fast have we all travelled?

[mechman]

Years ago a mate bought a jag and said he could get to Tynemouth from Prudhoe 10 minutes quicker than in his previous motor, I asked him what he did with the 10 minutes the reply was, Just walk about like. Ho hum an all that.

 

[Richard.]

Maxed the last 4 of my bikes out on an air field.
Gixxer thou k4 179
Zx10r 04 183
Honda fireblade 05 179
Gixxer thou k5 185
Unless unrestricted all jap bikes are limited to 300kph(186mph)
On the limiters.

 

[Robotstar5]

Unless unrestricted all jap bikes are limited to 300kph(186mph)
On the limiters.

I remember when the ZZR1100 was launched, common mod was to change the carb tops to get max speed, think the slides would only open ¾ way as standard

 

[brightspark]

its quite boring going down a straight line even at over 150 mph .its much more fun when theres curves in the road and your a...rse starts nipping and u take it to your limit

 

[chunkolini]

The fastest I have felt is riding my mountain bike down the tight single track at the back of Ross.
It is tight, twisty steep and fast. To get max speed you have to flick left/right between two trees to straightline the steepest bit and hop the roots. I have hit 40mph down here.
An amazing feeling, get it wrong and it will hurt.
Guys half my age are shocked by my behaviour and cant keep up. The best bit is the last 50 feet, up the berm, flick left and then float over the boulders and land laughing like a maniac by the family trail. One day I almost killed a bunch of BMX bandits half way down, cue screams as they dived into the brambles.
'F**^$$££""!! he older than me Dad'.
I am hoping to go mountain biking with my paragliding chums soon. That might be a laugh. I am regarded as a safe and sensible pilot.

 

[normspanners]

That might be a laugh. I am regarded as a safe and sensible pilot.

Where they not there then---------- when you crashed !!

 

[chunkolini]

That was different. No it wasn't it was a stupid mistake.

 

[CRB]

You are quite right chaps, the fun is in the bendy bits. Even the LT likes the mini-roundabouts at 40ish, load to the left, unload right, load left again. So I am slower than the MZ125, MZ250/1 and LM3, with or without sidecar, or on the same stretch, but like roller-coasters it is the change of direction that does it.

 

[chunkolini]

Norm, luckily one of them was there. That has put me off flying on my own.

 

[normspanners]

It must take a seriously dedicated, devil may care person, to fly like you lads do, on their own, where there are SO many variables at least in a plane you are in contact with somebody by radio etc that know where you are meant to be.

 

[chunkolini]

I have flown on my own a couple of times, and have had second thoughts since my accident.
The times I was on my own the farmer knew I was there.
But not the most sensible idea.
When out as a group we all carry radios and phones.

 

[daleyd]

When out as a group we all carry radios

Surely that's not a good time to be doing Popmaster!!

 

[chunkolini]

Jeremy Vine is such a heart warming programme in the afternoon.

 

[daleyd]

oooohhhh...........1 year out...........aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!

 

[gav0994]

Fastest was in a Vectra VXR police demonstrator - 163mph down Drumossie brae on the A9 when still a cop.

I now regularly drive a 250ton metal tube at 90mph with up to 700 people sat behind me

 

[TD4]

Over the years I've had a few fast bikes also a few fast cars, so when I came to live in Spain I bought a quad (old mans motorbike) the first day I took it on the road, I was moving along at a fast pace and took a look at the speedo, 35km!!!! I thought I was going fast. The quad is now for sale.

 

[chunkolini]

My mate has a vintage mini, the posh version with tiny fins.
That thing is fast. Well feels it, at 50mph it is hurtling along; kind of.

 

[octo0072000]

My mate has a vintage mini, the posh version with tiny fins.
That thing is fast. Well feels it, at 50mph it is hurtling along; kind of.

that would be either Riley Elf or a Wolseley Hornet

 

[chunkolini]

Riley Elf. That's the one

 

[hareng]

Couldn't quite get an indicated 40mph downhill on my old Gilera Enduro as a kid.
Gileras known for grossly over reading.