Update to autobahnen post

<grin> Me likey. 150 kph ain't all bad for short periods. Question
about speed cameras? Red flashing light as I passed by under an
overpass? There were two of them, one pointed upwards and another
kinda sorta across the road. Wuz I nipped?

Been in country for three days now. Left Frankfurt after picking up
the bike on Saturday, then rode to Niedersolbach for a mini-rally.
Came down to Kaiserslautern Sunday, met up with my son and caught up on
stuff. Tried to go over to Trier today, but it was miserably pissing
down. Turned around and came back to catch up on stuff in my room.
*sigh* I leave for Bertesgaden Wednesday.

 

What plates are on your bike? I have California plates on mine and
it's pretty much a get out of jail free card. Not that I abuse it
_too_ much. I think the authorities must have a flip book movie of my
travels. I have nightmares that Interpol is sending a posse after me
to collect.

 

Don't you mean mph?

 

It's a 700cc dual sport. I think it topped out somewhere around 162
kph. I tried getting off and pushing, but it still wouldn't go any
faster. I do miss my Daytona 1200. It would be a hoot over here.

 

Rental bike, German plates. I'll end up paying it, if it was a nip.
118/100 zone, should be cheap. I hope. hehe

 

Heh. Sort of what I was thinking. From the description of a 700c dual-
sport, it sounds like a TransAlp. I think 110mph is about your lot on
one of those.

 

And if it's anything like the Duke, it'll weave like a Jacquard loom at
anything over 70.

 

that pretty much describes my mate's 600cc Transalp - made worse by the
enormous Givi screen he fitted. As a championship class enduro rider he's
embarrassingly quick in the twisties, though, the bastard

 

Yup, TransAlp and it's rock steady at it's upper limit. It leans over
pretty well too. I may have to see if it'll fit in my suitcase when I
go home.

 

--
Hog

 

Heh.*Nice*.

<Files away for plagiarising>

 

As tortured similes go, I'm immensely proud of that one.

 

"TOG@Toil" wrote in message

And as a trained Wire Wilton Weaver who formerly worked in the world famous
BMK carpet factory I had the dubious pleasure of operating one for a few
years!

Noisy feckers, but the worst job was tying in new jute & poly beams (which
provide the backing for the carpet).

I know it's got nothing to do with the thread but it made me reminisce a wee
bit.

--
Frooty

GSX1300RX Hayabusa - Inter Continental Ballistic Motorcycle
TT250R - Wee dirty wan
Lifan LF50QGY - Wee monkey wan
Down to just three toys :-[


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I used to happily get in excess of 190kph from a 250.

 

"That FS1E has a headlight like a concussed glow-worm in a dirty beer
bottle"

"His RD smoked more than an early morning picket line"

"It handled like a pregnant hippo on acid"

All ones from my past as said by mates.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

If that was 118 on your speedo you probably won't hear anything. 30 over the
limit is where they start getting interested. 240/80 was my best. They had to
come and get me.