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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on August 11, 2020, 05:58:38 PM
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Tried a Top Speed run on the rural highway on my LIKE200i on my way out for coffee this morning.
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Forgot to check the tach - which saves max RPM's, afterwards.
So, on the back roads coming home started to try it again.
I'm thinking "not too smart, this"....for one reason.
As I was winding up through the revs - sure enough! A deer in the road where I've never seen a deer in 8 yrs!
I rolled off the throttle and let him clear the road back into the corn and settled back to 33 mph.
Thank you, Lord!
Half hour later, in the city, a lousy Chrysler mini-van speeds up and passes to the right of the car next to me by swerving next to me in my curb lane!!
Fortunately the car next to me moved left, as I moved right - to let the idiot through. Thank goodness for my mirrors. I saw his maneuver coming at the last second - even if I had trouble believing it!
He then moved around in front of my neighbor and on into the left turn lane further down the street. This was in broad daylight, 4 lane blvd.
No way I was not visible in my yellow helmet and dayglo yellow jacket, on this overcast morning.
In 8 years of scooter riding - this makes 4 times people have passed me in my lane! Never was I going less than the posted speed limit. This one was the worst.
No way in h_ll will I ever ride in this city in mid-day.
Stig
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BTW, I gave my horn a good work out and signaled a sarcastic "Thumbs Ups" when I passed this idiot who was waiting to turn.
Stig
Daughter read this over my shoulder....
"Pop, you were a C.O. in the war!"
Yeah, well...….
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A Top Speed run on a rural road.
Scooter riders and drunks....
Keeps the Lord busy....
Stig
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Stig, you could get one of these.
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Stig, you could get one of these.
:)
Stig….I'm calming down now. Daughter rubbed a donut on my head.
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I've chased people like that down before .
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I've chased people like that down before .
What I wouldn't give to have a policeman around to see that.
They gas up at a city bldg. just 1/8th mile up the road....
Stig
...here comes daughter with another donut....
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I do top speed runs on my Like 150i all the time. No one around here cares because that typically puts me around 5 MPH over the speed limit.
My Versys on the other hand hasn't had a top speed run in a looong time. 110+ might get noticed ::)
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I do top speed runs on my Like 150i all the time. No one around here cares because that typically puts me around 5 MPH over the speed limit.
My Versys on the other hand hasn't had a top speed run in a looong time. 110+ might get noticed ::)
especially in town ;D
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especially in town ;D
I rarely ride it in town. My scooters are much better for that.
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What I wouldn't give to have a policeman around to see that.
They gas up at a city bldg. just 1/8th mile up the road....
Stig
...here comes daughter with another donut....
Several years ago coming home from work before sunrise in dense fog I was only driving 50mph. A fool came up behind me and passed me. They missed having a head on by just a few feet. They were less then a mile from town and the big hurry was to get to a restaurant . You can't fix stupid.