Good old British plod
"No of course I wont do it again officer, it really was a one off" I said, trying to hold back a fit of laughter. Does he really believe me I wonder...
So ten minutes before I had been on my way to the office this morning on my current ride.
At the moment I'm lucky enough to be on board an 07 model Yamaha R1 which is guaranteed to give anyone a smile. You know the feeling you get on that rare, wonderful occasion when you wake up early 'cos the sun is streaming through the curtains. A quick peak behind them confirms your suspicions.
Right then, quick shower and change, and lets get up and at em. Just a few miles across the moss roads heading for Southport and Im in love. This R1 is one beast of a bike, but strangely I feel in tune with it, like Im part of it. Can't say I said that about my old 04 model.
So here we go, along my favourite stretch of road. I swear, I am Rossi, I'm like a riding god this morning, nobody could beat me. And then the first reminder that actually this bike could really hurt me. Coming down from 1 something to a 30 mph right hander I brake through the gears and there comes a little lock up of the back, whoa there boy.
Anyway, thats been and gone, lets nail it, 80, 90, 120, 145, this is sooo quick.Oops whats that ahead...
"So how fast is the speed limit here son?" "Er, 60 officer" praying it is. "And how fast were you going" "Ooh I'd say about 50 or so" And so it goes on.
Anyway, turns out this guy rides too and really just wants to take a look at the bike and have a chat.
And this got me thinking, what I want to know is this; whats your favourite road at the moment, and what gives you that raw sensation of being so totally alive that when you stop you can't help but shake and just laugh yourself silly. Everyones got one, whats yours?????
By Andy Shaw - www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk
Julien Tordjmann said,
March 29, 2007 at 6:50 am
Nice but extremely stupid article.
Are you actually encouraging and glamourising doing this sort of speed on normal roads?
Do you know the statistics for motorcycle accidents? It makes ver frightening reading and behaving like an idiot on the road will only make the statistics look worse. Please try to be a little more responsible and try not to give bikers a bad reputation. There’s a good chap…
Liz said,
March 29, 2007 at 2:03 pm
At the end of the day, that’s what I got for speeding on my bike. It’s always - ALWAYS a surprise to them when I take my lid off and they see I’m a young lady. Ahem.
One officer followed me after I wheelied across a train level crossing to congratulate me on my ability to wheelie a ZXR400.