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Posted by mayner on September 3, 2008, 4:48 am
> Been a while but just finished a job and back on line.........
>
> I think last time I had just had my hip done (for the second time @ 45)
> after scoring a KTM 950 SM. The KTM is the most fun I've had on a bike.
> Flickable for the twisties and grunty enough to keep up with the
> sportsbikes (if they aren't pushing too hard :) ).
>
> The only drawbacks so far......wind buffeting at speed,and uncomfortable
> if I'm not attacking every bend. So, the only option is attack. :) For
> the backroads here I can't think of another bike I'd rather have.
>
> My mate with the '05 SuperDuke has just upgrade to an '07 (still new)
> SuperDuke with the bigger petrol tank and more power. I travelled up to
> Auckland with him to pick it up, and true to form, he got busted on the
> way home (last three bikes he's brought new from the same dealer have all
> netted this result) for 'unsafe passing manouvre', instead of the usual
> speeding.
>
> It didn't seem unsafe to me (he was passing me) but the oncoming cop
> wasn't impressed. By the time he pulled a U-turn we were way down the
> road.....my mate a lot further than me, so I got pulled first while the
> cop radioed ahead and had my mate stopped. It was funny as, with the cop
> shaking with adrenalin and talking fast. It was the first time in years
> I've been threatened with arrest. :) By the time he calmed down he
> decided to forget my 107kmh (100kmh limit) speed but give me a lecture
> (pulled my head in and nodded a lot) and reduced my mates 'dangerous
> driving' (loss of licence) to 'unsafe passing' ($150 fine) and finished
> with the classic line...."On your bike".
>
> I felt a bit guilty for setting my mate up.....I'd just gone around the
> outside of him (I never get to do that unless he's running a bike in)
> while he was napping and I could see he was coming back for the re-pass up
> an uphill left hander. Being the bastard I am, I thought I'd make him work
> for it and ran a bit wide.....being the bastard he is, he didn't back off.
> That was when the copper crested the brow.....I jumped on the brakes
> getting a nice tyre smoking lock-up from the rear tyre as my mate shot the
> gap between patrol car and me, before going head down and heading for the
> hills. (You can't outrun the speed of sound though :) )
>
> I was so happy when the cop told me he got me doing 107kmh.....I'm down to
> my last 10 demerit points and couldn't have kept my licence if it was any
> higher. the first question the cop asked my mate was "Do you need your
> licence for work"? and took it from there. Good to know they can still use
> ther discretion these days.
>
> The other biggie is my 15 year old son is learning to drive/ride. I've got
> him an old XL250 for puttering around on for now, but (sadly) he prefers
> driving at the moment. He's learning the basics in a Holden Grange.....I
> suppose in the states it would be a Chev something or other. A tweaked 350
> V8 luxury sedan. Defensive driving courses coming up for him........
>
> Life is good and just keeps getting better! Ride it like you stole
> it........
Good to see you're still with us. Thought you wrapped it up somewheres. I
saw a Suzuki SM with a windshield the other day.
Ghastly.
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