Stick to the speed limit for a whole day?? Fat chance.....

[jonboy22]

Having a really satisfying morning poo and was digging through old copies of BIKE. There was this one article where the author was challenged to stick to the speed limits for a whole day on his Gixxer thou. Think he managed till mid morning.....

Anyone else given this a try or does anyone else actually stick to "duh laaaaw" (judge dredd voice). I have to confess other than in thirties and tens or other obvious places, I'm very very rarely under or on the speed limit......I'd go mad if I did. Having caravans and Seat cheekychentos over taking you?? ?? no way, try it I dare you, a whole day..............
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[killa]

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[colin1]

some bikes are definitely more suited to riding slower and feel ok to go slow on
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[jonboy22]

[Dark]

Yep, done that recently on my ZX10R whilst teaching the missus road positioning and lines.

Quite often we do set a top speed for a ride and we take it in turns to decide what that'll be, its usually around 90mph but i once chose 60mph

A group of us set off down a favourite very twisty back road trying to get to the other end first but not breaking the speed limit. It does wonders on improving your corner speed
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[andrea]

Not sure about on the bike, but in the car i try to stick to 30's etc but it always creeps up. My car doesn't like going slow, and neither do i However if i'm in a street with rows of parked cars where kids could jump out i make sure im not speeding, otherwise i just look out for the cameras

If the rules were you couldn't even go a couple of mph over for a few secs then no, no way could i do it

[Itchy]

only if you want to die, cars will bully you if you don't go over at least 10% , if you prevent them from passing they try run you off the road , if yoy let them pass they cut in sooo close and nigh kill you
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[jonboy22]

Bah you're all Liars!!

I know as soon as you get on the bike this little chap shows up

Um seriously though the times that I've tried it I find that I don't get out of third gear, ever.....and as for cornering skills and stuff, well unless the corners are super sharp I just find myself poodling round them and not really pushing my skills at all

I can understand the road positioning thing and that's useful but I swear whenever I try and stick stick stick to the limits I just end up with a tail of traffic and people are no doubt thinking that they have a numpty rider who's lost the plot.....
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[Visitor Q]

Haha, no...

As a point though, can anyone go out for a ride (on their own, not being followed by coppers or grandparents etc) for more then say half an hour on a 400+ sportsbike without nailing the ton at least once?

Being scared doesnt count.
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[Method]

I pretty much ride within speed limits everywhere apart from motorways because i feel like it is dangerous too when cars are storming past you and the wind is blowing you all over the place.

Theres nothing hard with sticking to a speed limit at all.

Seriously, some of you guys need to get yourselves booked onto a track day or something, if its all about speed to you - why not do it somewhere that your only going to hurt your own pride and body, rather than others around you?
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[jonboy22]

I think tbh if there's an open stretch of road, and even better if it's an open bend, with no traffic, and it's safe, I'd much rather hit it as fast as I'm comfortable rather than at the speed limit, I think it's called fun and it makes my willy go hard.....
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[killa]

[extreme3d]

In sunny North Yorkshire we don't have any speed cameras

However as a sort of unwritten rule of thanks we stick to speed limits in 30 zones. On the open roads its the usual came of cat and mouse. The secret is simple, don't be the mouse

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[Mister James]

I stick to all posted limits on my daily commute - mostly 40s and 50s. Plenty of dickheads overtake/undertake/cut me up/etc, but I've found that they'll do that whatever speed you are at.

I'll do up to 90 on the motorways if I'm overtaking traffic, but generally cruise at around 70 - mostly due to the cack aerodynamics of the KLE.
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[8316]

[Misc]

If i have to then i will, but if i'm on my own i ride at my own speed.

Looks & feels silly when you're on a sportsbike doing 30mph with a clear road.

[michael j]

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[Louise]

Speed limits here at 20 or 30 mph. On the Aerox 100 it just didnt like doing 20. Even at 30 it didnt like it much.
But I kept up with the cars most of the time doing 35-40mph.
Prefered that speed the most.

[Jebus]

i would say stick to the 30 mph limits and anywere town etc driving get out on the open roads go as fast as its safe to and keep it below 20mph over the limit at least that way you wont be shafted to hard by the rozzers and wont make 2 much bad press with the public!
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[mrchips]

I tend to ride to suit the conditions. Always stick to 30-35 in a 30, and after that I just use a bit of common sense. Sometimes an A road could mean doing 50 to be safe for whatever reason, and another part of it might allow you to have a short burst of three figures without any major harm.
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