Hooray! I get to go to driving school!

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Hooray! I get to go to driving school!

Postby DammitDan » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:21 pm

Beware everyone:

It may SAY you're going 85, but you're really going 97mph in a 70mph zone. I realized that right before I saw the flashing blue lights in my bar-ends. DAMN! I didn't think the bike could go that fast! (I don't think the cop thought it could go that fast, either :lol: )

Fortunately I get to go to driving school. That means I don't get 10 points on my license (and hopefully means the conviction will be expunged from my record!). And I only have to pay $100 instead of $350.

So, remember..... Reckless driving is still reckless driving, even if your crappy 1980s speed-limited speedo says you're only going 15 over!

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Postby Ibsen » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:26 pm

At least now you know how to read your speedometer. :lol:

Glad you got away with it that cheap. And be careful out there. 8)

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Postby cb650 » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:15 pm

A 79 us speedo goes to 115/120 mph depending how you want to read it.





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Postby Chris » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:12 pm

Glad you hear you won't be losing your license. I'll take that as proof that your bike's running better now? I don't enjoy going that fast on mine, but it will do it. Been there, done that and let off as soon as I saw the speedo :shock: For me it qualifies as 'riding beyond my ability'... way beyond my ability.
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Postby Vatch » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:33 am

Good to hear you got the leaner of the penalties.

97, eh? Time to ton up :twisted:
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Postby DammitDan » Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:40 am

Vatch wrote:97, eh? Time to ton up :twisted:


NO KIDDING! Here I was thinking that it couldn't be done on my bike... Now I gotta find a pace car and I'll be all over the ton! (on a nice straight empty back country road, that is :lol: )

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Re: Hooray! I get to go to driving school!

Postby Volker_P » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:17 am

Good to hear you solved your top end power problems. I appreciate your engaged effort to get an official confirmation of success. :lol:

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Driving school.

Postby nickjtc » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:55 pm

Lucky you to have the option of going to school, rather than being slapped with a huge finacial/points penalty. Let us know how things go. I'd be curious how many attendees are grumblers who look at it all as a waste of time.
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