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Kwacky
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by Kwacky »
Do 149mph
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He said the bike involved was 20-years-old and had an "issue" due to it having sat in a garage for eight years.
Mr Young said: "He had stripped it down and had taken it into Inverness to get good fuel and a fuel additive.
"The vehicle was still coughing and spluttering on the way back but, as he got near Aviemore, he felt the issue was starting to clear.
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C00kiemonster
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by C00kiemonster »
You'd definitely know you
were doing 149 on a Suzuki 1100
He wasn't helping himself as the bike had been stood for years. I know i wouldn't do that on a bike i wasn't sure of! (and then only on a test track
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Monty
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by Monty »
We all know what he did wrong there, he got caught!
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kiwikrasher
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by kiwikrasher »
Monty wrote:We all know what he did wrong there, he got caught!
Yup. Bit steep given the situation but them the rules!
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D41
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by D41 »
Yep. A five-year ban is nowt to be laughed at.
LOLZ!!!
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Rossgo
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by Rossgo »
Blinking hell...we all know bikes can do this sort of speed but is it really worth risking your license over?
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Kwacky
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by Kwacky »
Rossgo wrote:Blinking hell...we all know bikes can do this sort of speed but is it really worth risking your license over?
Sometimes..........
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Monty
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by Monty »
Can anyone honestly say they never have?
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Kwacky
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by Kwacky »
I've done 140+ a few times.
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D41
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by D41 »
Rossgo wrote:Blinking hell...we all know bikes can do this sort of speed but is it really worth risking your license over?
Did you really just ask that???
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D41
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by D41 »
Good. You were on my sh*tlist for a moment there.
