pete roper Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Had cause to try a bit hard today..... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/319782...d8645a6.jpg?v=0 "Cocky want a biscuit???" Don't worry, its a cultural refference Pete
Mark909 Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 No doubt done in the proverbial "controlled environment"
luhbo Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 For sure that's because of the Roper Plate. Hubert
Richard Z Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 No Animals were harmed in the making this post.
DeBenGuzzi Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 psh, the ape does that on the freeway if I don't pay close enough attention to my wrist action
Guzzi2Go Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 What did snail say when he sat on a turtle? Wheeeeeeee!!!
Guzzirider Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Just out of interest Pete, what was your top recorded speed on your recent dyno run?
pete roper Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 Just out of interest Pete, what was your top recorded speed on your recent dyno run? It bounces on the rev limiter at 235. Limiter cuts in at 8,500. Quite fast enough for any sane person. Pete
Guzzirider Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 It bounces on the rev limiter at 235. Limiter cuts in at 8,500. Quite fast enough for any sane person. Pete 146mph is damn fast for a Guzzi! Get thrown in jail for a few months if you do that these days!
Guest ratchethack Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Hey Pete Any plans to go after Bill Ross and the Mandello Meteor at Bonneville next year? http://teamsubtlecrowbar.pitpilot.com/bonn...neville2008.htm Enquiring minds. . . (well you better believe they just gotta know!) . . .
pete roper Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 146mph is damn fast for a Guzzi! Get thrown in jail for a few months if you do that these days! Only if they catch you! Being sensible though the ONLY time I ever experiment with that sort of speed is on roads I know where I can see miles ahead that it is clear, where I did the 225 pull is from the bottom of the escarpment near Bunged end back to town, it's about 5km and you can see it all the way. It won't help if Skippy decides to hop in front of you but you can see coppers. Most of the time I rarely exceed 150KPH and that is 'Go to gaol' territory here in NSW. If you are caught with someone else the cops can charge you with 'Street Racing' and the new legislation means that the judge can order your vehicles destroyed! Gotta be pretty careful nowadays. The thing is Oz is HUGE and sparsely populated, (Greater London has a population only a bit smaller than the whole of Oz!) and although our roads are much shittier there are plenty of areas where you can still get away with going faster than you're allowed without running the risk of hurting anybody but yourself. It won't help you if you get pinged but unlike the Home Counties in England at least the roads aren't choked to almost permanent gridlock with senile gimps and soccer moms. What really shits me is that I see apalling driving every day but none of the offenders ever get pulled up or pinged for doing real dangerous stuff but if I get pulled in the middle of nowhere doing 130KPH I get a three month ban and a $1200 fine! Ridiculous! Pete
gstallons Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Only if they catch you! Being sensible though the ONLY time I ever experiment with that sort of speed is on roads I know where I can see miles ahead that it is clear, where I did the 225 pull is from the bottom of the escarpment near Bunged end back to town, it's about 5km and you can see it all the way. It won't help if Skippy decides to hop in front of you but you can see coppers. Most of the time I rarely exceed 150KPH and that is 'Go to gaol' territory here in NSW. If you are caught with someone else the cops can charge you with 'Street Racing' and the new legislation means that the judge can order your vehicles destroyed! Gotta be pretty careful nowadays. The thing is Oz is HUGE and sparsely populated, (Greater London has a population only a bit smaller than the whole of Oz!) and although our roads are much shittier there are plenty of areas where you can still get away with going faster than you're allowed without running the risk of hurting anybody but yourself. It won't help you if you get pinged but unlike the Home Counties in England at least the roads aren't choked to almost permanent gridlock with senile gimps and soccer moms. What really shits me is that I see apalling driving every day but none of the offenders ever get pulled up or pinged for doing real dangerous stuff but if I get pulled in the middle of nowhere doing 130KPH I get a three month ban and a $1200 fine! Ridiculous! Pete The fine is better than "time" and giving up your "cherry" to someone you hardly know.
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