This is why I don't have a bigger bike...

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 08:46 AM

Well the officer in the unmarked charger clocked me doing 105 on my '07 ninja 250. I was tucked so I didn't see him behind me, so he had to get in front with his lights flashing

. Wrote me down going 85mph, he was shocked when I told him that it's a 250

Today I drove my car. Gonna be a bit before I can pull myself together to get back in the saddle responsibly. Good thing I don't have a bigger bike or else I would've gone even faster

ninjamunky85 · August 1st, 2013, 08:52 AM

I feel ya man. I was coming home from school today, had a early day, and I was doing my normal 20-30 above the speed limit. Cars around here pretty much stick to 65, so I'm blowin by them, when I came up on a Sheriff. I saw him about a mile ahead of me, so I got of the highway and took some side streets home.

Had I have been on a bigger bike I probably woulda just said F it and blew by his ass too.

rasta · August 1st, 2013, 09:09 AM

He really wrote you down for 85? Pics or it didn't happen

Snake · August 1st, 2013, 09:24 AM

He clocked you at 105.... Realy?

adouglas · August 1st, 2013, 09:27 AM

Be safe out there! This, combined with what you wrote in the Bear Mountain thread about almost losing it on that hairpin following John, suggests that you're letting the fun get the better of you.

Say this 100 times the next time you ride:

This is not a race. I am on the road, NOT the track.

It's REALLY REALLY easy to ride unsafely, even on a 250. Too fast, too aggressive... and on a more powerful bike it's even easier.

You're young, still "indestructible" and have yet to learn true caution.

Think with the big head, not the small one. You'll live longer.

I have a big, powerful bike that can go 0-60 in under four seconds, bone stock. The bike can go God-knows-how-fast at the top end. I don't know and I don't care, because IT WOULD BE STUPID TO FIND OUT.

I have no problem riding as fast, or somewhat faster than, traffic regardless of the prevailing speed. Safety in numbers.... But winding it up and going MUCH faster than traffic is just begging for trouble. You found this out the hard way. Let's hope you don't have a repeat experience.

That guy John from last weekend's Bear Mountain ride? I was up front near him most of the time, and he kept on blasting ahead at high speed before stopping and waiting for the rest of us. Riding with a guy like that, I'm more than happy to let him disappear over the horizon. Let him be cannon fodder for the cops. He'll get the ticket. I won't.

RJprod · August 1st, 2013, 09:43 AM

rasta · August 1st, 2013, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

Be safe out there! This, combined with what you wrote in the Bear Mountain thread about almost losing it on that hairpin following John, suggests that you're letting the fun get the better of you.

Say this 100 times the next time you ride:

This is not a race. I am on the road, NOT the track.

It's REALLY REALLY easy to ride unsafely, even on a 250. Too fast, too aggressive... and on a more powerful bike it's even easier.

You're young, still "indestructible" and have yet to learn true caution.

Think with the big head, not the small one. You'll live longer.

I have a big, powerful bike that can go 0-60 in under four seconds, bone stock. The bike can go God-knows-how-fast at the top end. I don't know and I don't care, because IT WOULD BE STUPID TO FIND OUT.

I have no problem riding as fast, or somewhat faster than, traffic regardless of the prevailing speed. Safety in numbers.... But winding it up and going MUCH faster than traffic is just begging for trouble. You found this out the hard way. Let's hope you don't have a repeat experience.

Not quite, finding out the hard way would be dumping the bike going 100+

But I agree, completely. Bike or car, there's no reason to ever go 100+

subxero · August 1st, 2013, 09:55 AM

^ there is always a reason... but is it a good enough reason.

adouglas · August 1st, 2013, 09:56 AM

hehe true, dat.

I'd be lying if I said I'd never made a ton.

rasta · August 1st, 2013, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

^ there is always a reason... but is it a good enough reason.

lol I stand corrected

csmith12 · August 1st, 2013, 10:13 AM

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rasta

He really wrote you down for 85? Pics or it didn't happen

Enjoy:

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

Be safe out there! This, combined with what you wrote in the Bear Mountain thread about almost losing it on that hairpin following John, suggests that you're letting the fun get the better of you.

Say this 100 times the next time you ride:

This is not a race. I am on the road, NOT the track.

It's REALLY REALLY easy to ride unsafely, even on a 250. Too fast, too aggressive... and on a more powerful bike it's even easier.

You're young, still "indestructible" and have yet to learn true caution.

Think with the big head, not the small one. You'll live longer.

I have a big, powerful bike that can go 0-60 in under four seconds, bone stock. The bike can go God-knows-how-fast at the top end. I don't know and I don't care, because IT WOULD BE STUPID TO FIND OUT.

I have no problem riding as fast, or somewhat faster than, traffic regardless of the prevailing speed. Safety in numbers.... But winding it up and going MUCH faster than traffic is just begging for trouble. You found this out the hard way. Let's hope you don't have a repeat experience.

That guy John from last weekend's Bear Mountain ride? I was up front near him most of the time, and he kept on blasting ahead at high speed before stopping and waiting for the rest of us. Riding with a guy like that, I'm more than happy to let him disappear over the horizon. Let him be cannon fodder for the cops. He'll get the ticket. I won't.

In my defense, I thought he was going the appropriate speed... until 1/3 way into the corner past the hill lol

subxero · August 1st, 2013, 10:20 AM

^ Holy **** $419 bucks..... I will officially quit complaining about PA cops and speeding tickets. I think the most expensive one I ever got was $200

Alex · August 1st, 2013, 10:20 AM

Fancy! Our tickets are still hand-written.

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

^ Holy **** $419 bucks..... I will officially quit complaining about PA cops and speeding tickets. I think the most expensive one I ever got was $200

Yep, about 2 and 1/3 days worth of pay... my lawyer said to plead not guilty and said he could get it knocked down (as well as the other charge - not having my insurance card on me)... So i'll probably be looking at ~$600

adouglas · August 1st, 2013, 10:28 AM

Dude! You were going 105 on the WILBUR CROSS????

Non-locals: This is not an Interstate. It's a two-lane-in-either-direction divided highway that is not very wide and is loaded with very abrupt on-ramps in that area. Like... the cars pull up and stop, then have to bolt out into traffic.

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

Dude! You were going 105 on the WILBUR CROSS????

Non-locals: This is not an Interstate. It's a two-lane-in-either-direction divided highway that is not very wide and is loaded with very abrupt on-ramps in that area. Like... the cars pull up and stop, then have to bolt out into traffic.

Yep. Though you can't go that fast near exits... I've seen it done though

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · August 1st, 2013, 10:32 AM

Wow I thought FL was bad!!! Never moving to your state!

p.s. Stay safe

subxero · August 1st, 2013, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parox91

Yep, about 2 and 1/3 days worth of pay... my lawyer said to plead not guilty and said he could get it knocked down (as well as the other charge - not having my insurance card on me)... So i'll probably be looking at ~$600

wait your original fine was $419, I would get a new lawyer

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Wow I thought FL was bad!!! Never moving to your state!

p.s. Stay safe

Please don't, traffic sucks big time here.

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

wait your original fine was $419, I would get a new lawyer

i don't want points and he knows the prosecutors up there. I'll play by the rules of the American Justice system: money is king

I'll probably still get points but it's worth a shot... imo

rasta · August 1st, 2013, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Wow I thought FL was bad!!! Never moving to your state!

p.s. Stay safe

I disagree. Really, he got a $400 ticket for doing 105 in a 55, seems like a pretty SWEET deal to me

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rasta

I disagree. Really, he got a $400 ticket for doing 105 in a 55, seems like a pretty SWEET deal to me

Yep. Turns out I'm going to just plead guilty and pay it. Could've been WAY worse (financially and physically)

Driddle · August 1st, 2013, 11:12 AM

Wow you are lucky he knocked it down 20 mph!
In california if you area caught going 20+ over the speed limit you get hit with reckless driving.

alex.s · August 1st, 2013, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

This is not a race. I am on the road, NOT the track.

it's not a race. it's a war.

rasta · August 1st, 2013, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parox91

Yep. Turns out I'm going to just plead guilty and pay it. Could've been WAY worse (financially and physically)

Amen. Sometimes it's best to just sit down and shut up haha

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

it's not a race. it's a war.

In CT traffic 25-40mph zones, this is truly the case. I always have to watch my mirrors at a light because some idiot is coming up behind me fast not looking in front of them...

Quote:

Originally Posted by rasta

Amen. Sometimes it's best to just sit down and shut up haha

Nemesis · August 1st, 2013, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake

He clocked you at 105.... Realy?

+1

And on which side of the cheek?

Aggrotech · August 1st, 2013, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Driddle

Wow you are lucky he knocked it down 20 mph!
In california if you area caught going 20+ over the speed limit you get hit with reckless driving.

all lies. I was going 90+++ at like 2am and the cop said he was behind me for about a quarter mile (lol) and i had no idea he was there until he turned his lights on (he turned them on late.) Didnt even get an official warning.

adouglas · August 1st, 2013, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parox91

Please don't, traffic sucks big time here.

What he really means is

"Please stay away. We have beautiful, winding tree-lined roads, hills, valleys and rivers as well as seacoast; it's a beautiful place and we don't want it any more crowded than it is."

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

What he really means is

"Please stay away. We have beautiful, winding tree-lined roads, hills, valleys and rivers as well as seacoast; it's a beautiful place and we don't want it any more crowded than it is."

Unfortunately I live in Southern CT so there's not too much of that around; God (if he/she exists) help if you go South on I-95 in the morning from New Haven or back up North in the afternoon. You'll be stuck with the people coming to/from NY and I worked in Westport for 9 months - lets just say it sucked big time in a car let alone a motorcycle.

LittleRedNinjette · August 1st, 2013, 12:50 PM

HOLY CRAP!!! On the speed AND the price!!!

Please be safe!!

Alex · August 1st, 2013, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adouglas

adouglas · August 1st, 2013, 01:01 PM

Bite me.

csmith12 · August 1st, 2013, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

I want that sign for my garage.

7oxSin · August 1st, 2013, 01:09 PM

TROOLOLOLOLOLOLOL @Alex

yeah, the white responsible side of me says man what was too fast please be careful.

the mexican irresponsible side of me says ey fool, next time spend 60$ on a radar detector and wire it in. 60$ now is better then 400$ all day long.

greenmachine · August 1st, 2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Epic

parox91 · August 1st, 2013, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7oxSin

TROOLOLOLOLOLOLOL @Alex

yeah, the white responsible side of me says man what was too fast please be careful.

the mexican irresponsible side of me says ey fool, next time spend 60$ on a radar detector and wire it in. 60$ now is better then 400$ all day long.

Nifty idea. They can detect radar detectors, no?

adouglas · August 1st, 2013, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parox91

Unfortunately I live in Southern CT so there's not too much of that around; God (if he/she exists) help if you go South on I-95 in the morning from New Haven or back up North in the afternoon. You'll be stuck with the people coming to/from NY and I worked in Westport for 9 months - lets just say it sucked big time in a car let alone a motorcycle.

I live closer to the city than you do. I'm right off of the Merritt, exit 48 (Trumbull).

Yes, traffic sucks during rush hour. Other parts of the country are worse. DC, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago... all are insane.

Which is why I love the back roads... my commute can be really fun sometimes. I pass reservoirs, horse farms, golf courses, etc. etc.

Beats Florida, anyway.

What have they got that we haven't got?

Great beaches.

They also have no elevation change, few twisties but lots of alligators and giant atomic mutant flying cockroaches (Palmetto bugs).

I'll stay here, thanks.

August 1st, 2013, 08:46 AM	#1
parox91 ninjette.org member Name: Not Applicable Location: hamden ct Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: 171	This is why I don't have a bigger bike... Well the officer in the unmarked charger clocked me doing 105 on my '07 ninja 250. I was tucked so I didn't see him behind me, so he had to get in front with his lights flashing . Wrote me down going 85mph, he was shocked when I told him that it's a 250 Today I drove my car. Gonna be a bit before I can pull myself together to get back in the saddle responsibly. Good thing I don't have a bigger bike or else I would've gone even faster

August 1st, 2013, 08:52 AM	#2
ninjamunky85 Que Buenos Son!!! Name: Ryan Location: Grovetucky, OH Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia Shiver 750, Husaberg FE 450, Ninja 300 (sold), xr100 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '14	I feel ya man. I was coming home from school today, had a early day, and I was doing my normal 20-30 above the speed limit. Cars around here pretty much stick to 65, so I'm blowin by them, when I came up on a Sheriff. I saw him about a mile ahead of me, so I got of the highway and took some side streets home. Had I have been on a bigger bike I probably woulda just said F it and blew by his ass too. __________________________________________________ Don't do something because it's easy,.. Do it because it's not! If you aren't going forward, then you're falling behind. "Drive it like you stole it"!!!

August 1st, 2013, 09:27 AM	#5
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Be safe out there! This, combined with what you wrote in the Bear Mountain thread about almost losing it on that hairpin following John, suggests that you're letting the fun get the better of you. Say this 100 times the next time you ride: This is not a race. I am on the road, NOT the track. It's REALLY REALLY easy to ride unsafely, even on a 250. Too fast, too aggressive... and on a more powerful bike it's even easier. You're young, still "indestructible" and have yet to learn true caution. Think with the big head, not the small one. You'll live longer. I have a big, powerful bike that can go 0-60 in under four seconds, bone stock. The bike can go God-knows-how-fast at the top end. I don't know and I don't care, because IT WOULD BE STUPID TO FIND OUT. I have no problem riding as fast, or somewhat faster than, traffic regardless of the prevailing speed. Safety in numbers.... But winding it up and going MUCH faster than traffic is just begging for trouble. You found this out the hard way. Let's hope you don't have a repeat experience. That guy John from last weekend's Bear Mountain ride? I was up front near him most of the time, and he kept on blasting ahead at high speed before stopping and waiting for the rest of us. Riding with a guy like that, I'm more than happy to let him disappear over the horizon. Let him be cannon fodder for the cops. He'll get the ticket. I won't. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.

August 1st, 2013, 09:55 AM	#8
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ there is always a reason... but is it a good enough reason. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

August 1st, 2013, 09:56 AM	#9
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	hehe true, dat. I'd be lying if I said I'd never made a ton. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.

August 1st, 2013, 09:09 AM	#3
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	He really wrote you down for 85? Pics or it didn't happen

August 1st, 2013, 09:24 AM	#4
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	He clocked you at 105.... Realy?

August 1st, 2013, 09:43 AM	#6
RJprod ninjette.org member Name: Robenson Location: Tampa Join Date: Feb 2013 Motorcycle(s): 05 F4i.... Posts: 242

August 1st, 2013, 10:13 AM	#11
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	__________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 1st, 2013, 10:20 AM	#14
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ Holy **** $419 bucks..... I will officially quit complaining about PA cops and speeding tickets. I think the most expensive one I ever got was $200 __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

August 1st, 2013, 10:20 AM	#15
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Fancy! Our tickets are still hand-written. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

August 1st, 2013, 10:28 AM	#17
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Dude! You were going 105 on the WILBUR CROSS???? Non-locals: This is not an Interstate. It's a two-lane-in-either-direction divided highway that is not very wide and is loaded with very abrupt on-ramps in that area. Like... the cars pull up and stop, then have to bolt out into traffic. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.

August 1st, 2013, 10:32 AM	#19
FvnnyL3tt3r1ng ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Justin Location: Florida Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 2001 Posts: A lot.	Wow I thought FL was bad!!! Never moving to your state! p.s. Stay safe

August 1st, 2013, 11:12 AM	#25
Driddle ninjette.org guru Name: David Location: Murrieta, California Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r Posts: 288	Wow you are lucky he knocked it down 20 mph! In california if you area caught going 20+ over the speed limit you get hit with reckless driving. __________________________________________________ 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250r \| Yoshimura Stainless Full Exhaust \| Pazzo Levers \| Puig Double Bubble \| DynoJet Stage 2 \| K&N Intake \|

August 1st, 2013, 12:50 PM	#33
LittleRedNinjette Certified Troublemaker Name: Teri Location: Hamilton, NJ Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Aug '13, Aug '14, Feb '17	HOLY CRAP!!! On the speed AND the price!!! Please be safe!! __________________________________________________ Raven's Rejuvenation A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better...

August 1st, 2013, 01:01 PM	#35
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	Bite me. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

August 1st, 2013, 01:09 PM	#37
7oxSin MSF Coach! Name: Lupe Location: Antioch, Tennessee Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 ninja 250 Posts: 886	TROOLOLOLOLOLOLOL @Alex yeah, the white responsible side of me says man what was too fast please be careful. the mexican irresponsible side of me says ey fool, next time spend 60$ on a radar detector and wire it in. 60$ now is better then 400$ all day long. __________________________________________________ Hey Unregistered wanna ride the dragon? Ninjette group ride! May 16th-20th Join the Ride!!http://www.ninjette.org/forums/group.php?groupid=35

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
NOT going to buy a bigger bike....	corksil	General Motorcycling Discussion	27	February 14th, 2014 08:59 AM
Bigger bike wheel LED's.	Mr.E	Videos	26	October 15th, 2011 01:53 PM
Now that you have a bigger bike...	DarkNinja52	The Ex-Ninjetters Lair	51	September 1st, 2011 08:26 PM
Getting a Bigger Bike, What to Choose?	jameZ	General Motorcycling Discussion	63	March 26th, 2009 08:58 PM