Ummmm okay, sensitive topic for me, as I have witnessed dipsticks doing this all the time in town on sportbikes of a variety. To own a Hayabusa and not think about pushing that needle over means you're lying like a rug....
There is a set of road-rules I abide by, a code of Hayabusa conduct of sorts. I never break this code, nor do I bend these rules, ever.
1) I never run high triples without gear, i.e. full leathers (not just a jacket), leather gloves, helmet, and racing boots (my SVX's are designed for racing, my Dainese are my touring pick). If I bounce, I've got a fighting chance. Yep #1, simply my personal basic rule but that's the first requirement.......
2) If I can't see down the road at least three miles, what's the point anyway ????. I favor long valley sweepers where I can see any oncoming well in advance. I can also see anything going "my" way as well. I'm not into buzzing some elderly person, or a mom with kids at near the top of the needle. I have plenty of experience that says many folks are just plain fearful of motorcycles in general, let alone pass them in a flash. NO BUENO.....Having a Hayabusa blow by you in the opposite direction is enough to keep you looking in the mirror, that's unsafe. Being passed by one can be just plain shocking, causing over-correction or reaction. Realistically, most people on the freeway are clicking along at about a mile a minute. We have the ability to "TRIPLE" that distance in a minute's time. That's 20 second miles people.....
3) If the bike isn't in top-tune, forget about it. Spudley Busa is maintained on a regular basis. Which means if I grab a handful of brake, it stops. If I need traction, I've got plenty of tire at the right pressure. Everything on the bike is torqued, and nothing is missing, i.e. body rivets, screws, fasteners....Daily, sometimes longer, inspections of brake rotors, pads, tires, lines, fairings, etc, for me is common. I'm like everyone else, I like staring at everything, thus, I pick up on maintenance issues.
4) I don't do triples at night...that's just self-explanatory. No wait, allow me. First, if you're not intimately familiar with the highway you ride things change quickly. Did the DOT stop and patch some asphalt today ???....is there foreign matter on the surface from something ???. Also, what happens to small rodents when struck by a wheel at high triples ????.....it explodes and it's body fluid becomes grease on the tire surface. What about a small animals, coyotes, foxes, deer ????......
Even when I come upon an oncoming, I see him at about one mile, which gives me plenty of time to slow to a legal speed. If I start coming up on someone, I shut down and enjoy the ride at legal speeds. GoFaster taught me this the first time he hammered it on the way to Searchlight one evening. It was still light and I believe we hit about 150. That was my first high-speed run, and as soon as we started coming up on traffic, I saw his brake light, which means "Cool it".
Let's put it this way, would you rather be safe and considerate, or get caught by a guy with a badge just "doing his job" and lose your privilege and possibly your Hayabusa ????.......
I know we all have a little Ghostrider in us, but honestly, that guy "is" playing a dangerous game with other people's lives.....all you see is his nose angle in his camera recording...you never see if someone drove themselves off the road behind him..... He's an excellent rider and yet he's also a degenerate.....No offense to Mr. Ghostrider, but some are out there imitating you and getting killed.
There's my two cents, I'm "dead" serious about these rules......
PS I've heard lots of people make the statement that "anyone can go fast in a straight line"...... I disagree....some make fundamental mistakes at high speeds and get killed, or kill someone else.
PPSS Light me up and I'm pulling to the right.....
