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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:49 pm
by the kid
Geez Mate , 183kph on a GPX250
Laying flat on the tank of a ZZR250 was lucky to see the needle just creep past 160 and Im sure most speedo's read a bit high .
Dunno how you can get your bike tested but sounds like it might be well worth trying .
You are not running NOS or a turbo are ya ???
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:52 pm
by Draven
lol nah mate no nos...
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:11 pm
by Neka79
87Ninja wrote:lol nah mate no nos...
but by gee does that T5 twin turbo make a difference!!
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:17 pm
by mrmina
fark, no good mate.
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:16 pm
by chameleon
This is heavy! Thanks for posting up your experience there mate, definately thought that your excuse could have been a loophole for getting off but if I'm ever nailed at such a speed... [
I was briefly doing 200 on the SE freeway yesterday 
] I will make damn sure I don't stop to answer any questions.
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:56 pm
by Draven
chameleon wrote:This is heavy! Thanks for posting up your experience there mate, definately thought that your excuse could have been a loophole for getting off but if I'm ever nailed at such a speed... [
I was briefly doing 200 on the SE freeway yesterday ] I will make damn sure I don't stop to answer any questions.
Thats thought did cross my mind, i could of hit the side streets, but i then thought if they eventually do catch me i would of been in more hot water, so i pulled over to cop a grilling...
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:12 pm
by stevew_zzr
Yer my ZZR250 goes up to about 150-155 indicated, if you can get your GPX250 up to 183, can we swap bikes ?
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:41 pm
by Draven
stevew_zzr wrote:Yer my ZZR250 goes up to about 150-155 indicated, if you can get your GPX250 up to 183, can we swap bikes ?
nah no swapping lol but im thinking of selling and saving for a bigger bike for when i get my licence back...
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:59 am
by Glen
Shit mate that's harsh. There's bloody real crims walking around with lesser potential penalties than that.
Get some hard evidence on what the bike will do and perhaps appeal mate, although 180 v 160 may be a little academic. You never know though, if you can discredit the cops evidence it may help you.
Good luck with it
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:38 am
by stevew_zzr
Well the burden of proof is on the copper so he has to be able to *prove* the facts of the case and if all the evidence and documentation he has so far given states that you were doing a speed of 183km/h when in fact, that speed is totally unattainble by the bike - then it's likely that every scrap of evidence the policeman has so far produced is worth nothing at all and the charge may be dropped altogether ... unless you've already said something to incriminate yourself
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:03 am
by robracer
Find the skyline & torch it
Seriously thats no good I can understand the loss of licence but a possible goal term?.... fuc!n real crims get less....
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:50 am
by red_dave
Sorry to hear mate...
I hope you come through it as cleanly as you can...
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:56 am
by Duane
Bad luck buddy!
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:59 am
by Draven
Im going to give my soliciter a call today and see what he thinks, if he thinks its worth a shot, how would i go about proving that the GPX is bot capable of that speed?
*** update***
Got a phone from the people who organise home detention (option instead of goal) Because im a bartender and woerk at a licenced area im not elegable for home home detention so my only option at the moment is to appeal the Goal term and get facts and proof my bike cant go that fast.... im in some searious hot water here, id do the 2years without a licence but im going to fight it all i can keep myself out of Goal...
Any advice would be great guys, i need al the help i can get to stay a free man
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:49 pm
by Duane
GPX250 probably is capable of 183kmph, down hill, with a downwind