Trans Am at the light today

[ozz]

yep its fun to roll away in the first couple of gears then look at how far back they are already killed a 350z yesterday did the same thing, first then second then giggle

 

[FastBusa]

I take the bait ever time too, can't help it. I know they don't have a chance in heck.

Good Kill!

 

[Bird Hunter]

 

[CanadienMike]

Bait or no bait, you can always make your point with 1st and 2nd gear only. Challengers will get the picture and you don't even have to break any laws. Nothing in the books says "accelerating to fast to reach speed limit" haha

Mike B

actually most states have laws about "rate of acceleration" and it is left to the judgment of the officer writing the ticket...  And I do not know of a single city street in the country that you legally wind out first gear... (55+)   What is the point of "painting" any picture for some chump in a car?

Street racing or these little shows for cagers does nothing but get you in trouble IME... they want to race?  let them race like grownups... at the track, honestly do you think that there are very many 10 second street cars out there?  and most of the ones I have even built or seen, run only at the track..  

street racing is for kids (and not very bright ones)   I am just pretty tired of seeing the carnage and bad press from street racers getting killed or killing innocents..   save the ego trips and put down the runs at the race track.. is more fun anyway

Funny how my comment that accelarating to speed limit brought out the inherent exagerative nature of some members. Even went so far as to classify my quote as "street racing". Street racing speeds reach 2 or 3 times the posted limit. I adamantly disprove of street racing as most readers here but please compare oranges to oranges and don't read into text whatever you wish in order to make a point.

Thank goodness I don't live in Mayberry where Opie or Andy cops can give you a ticket some reaching (but not surpassing)the speed limit in a brisk manner. I can just hear the officer testifying at trial. "Your honor, the accused was noted accelerating from 0mph to 30mph in an exessive manner, and although I didn't time him, I'm in my opinion he did so too quickly" So where would the cut off be? How fast WOULD one be allowed to accelerate in a town like that. The officer would have to physically measure the distance travelled by the time it took to reach the limit and the exact location it was reached and then present this to the court. These figures would mean nothing to the judge. Citizens would be affraid overaccelarate wherever they went for fear that the "accelaration police" may get them if they crossed that ambiguous line. Tell me where I can find the wording of this "rate of acceleration" offense in the States. I'd love to read it if it does in fact exist. Most law literature can be accessed thru the respective governmental sites.

Some may say they never twist the throttle for a quick accelaration rush but that's easy to say here on the forum. I don't think they are being realistic or honest... Why would you have chosen a sport bike like the Hayabusa if you din't like the power rush once in a while. That is plainly hyppocritical. It would be like buying a boat to sail the Sahara or airplane to taxi down the Interstate. Please! That just sounds "Bogus" to me ! hehe. Excuse the pun.

Hayabusa owners know that accelaration and speed in moderation is exhilarating and that is why they have gravitated to the model. Let's not forget the reputation for you know what.. If you can say that this does not apply to you as a Hayabusa owner and that you don't ever, and would never "twist it" a litle to make a point to a Harley head who is revving and busting your eardrums next to you thinking his bike can outperform yours because he has hundreds of cubics more. You are either untruthful or should trade your hyper sport for a cruiser.

One did this to me last summer at every damn stop sign. And I put up with it. Did his bike ever stink too! It turns out we were both heading to the divided highway where the limit is 110km/h (about 65 mp/h I think) . When we got on the merging ramp I heard him just opening up wide and crackling tremedous bean fart sounds like a Harley does. My wrist quickly bent downwards until I reached the 110km/h posted limit on the divided.(Was lucky the "acceleration police" wasn't around) When I looked back in my miror, he was still only halfway on the merging ramp. After a few seconds he finally caught up and blew by me on the divided highway. He kept accelerating way past the limit but I had I nice warm gratifying feeling and didn't care at that point and just patted my girl on the tank. When I pulled off for coffee a few exits later there he was in the coffee shop parking having a smoke. I had a friendly chat with him a learned that he had really thought his bike was faster because of it's bigger bore and said his Harley buddies have the same impression. He said he wouldn't have known because his culture don't care to read or hear about what he calls "Yapanese" bike performance. He said he would respect the Busa from thereon and would no longer view them with a demeaning eye . He added that once he had grasped the my Busa's accelaration he realized it would also have a higher top speed but he was so pissed that he blew by me anyway. I chuckled.

Sorry for making this so long but there is snow and ice on the streets up here now so I'm bored and this is a way to compensate for the lack Busa riding time.

If this is street racing, I'm guilty as charged... by the "acceleration police no less!

 

[GoAWOL]

I'll be the first to bash someone for street racing but I think CM's story is hardly worthy of so much nay saying. His actions were as as American as apple pie and he's in Canada for Pete's sake. Lighten up folks...ride safe.

 

[Guclu]

 

[mymaster]

Bait or no bait, you can always make your point with 1st and 2nd gear only. Challengers will get the picture and you don't even have to break any laws. Nothing in the books says "accelerating to fast to reach speed limit" haha

Mike B

actually most states have laws about "rate of acceleration" and it is left to the judgment of the officer writing the ticket...  And I do not know of a single city street in the country that you legally wind out first gear... (55+)   What is the point of "painting" any picture for some chump in a car?

Street racing or these little shows for cagers does nothing but get you in trouble IME... they want to race?  let them race like grownups... at the track, honestly do you think that there are very many 10 second street cars out there?  and most of the ones I have even built or seen, run only at the track..  

street racing is for kids (and not very bright ones)   I am just pretty tired of seeing the carnage and bad press from street racers getting killed or killing innocents..   save the ego trips and put down the runs at the race track.. is more fun anyway

Funny how my comment that accelarating to speed limit brought out the inherent exagerative nature of some members. Even went so far as to classify my quote as "street racing". Street racing speeds reach 2 or 3 times the posted limit.  I adamantly disprove of street racing as most readers here but please compare oranges to oranges and don't read into text whatever you wish in order to make a point.

Thank goodness I don't live in Mayberry where Opie or Andy cops can give you a ticket some reaching (but not surpassing)the speed limit in a brisk manner. I can just hear the officer testifying at trial. "Your honor, the accused was noted accelerating from 0mph to 30mph in an exessive manner, and although I didn't time him, I'm in my opinion he did so too quickly"  So where would the cut off be? How fast WOULD one be allowed to accelerate in a town like that. The officer would have to physically measure the distance travelled by the time it took to reach the limit and the exact location it was reached and then present this to the court. These figures would mean nothing to the judge. Citizens would be affraid overaccelarate wherever they went for fear that the "accelaration police" may get them if they crossed that ambiguous line. Tell me where I can find the wording of this "rate of acceleration" offense in the States. I'd love to read it if it does in fact exist. Most law literature can be accessed thru the respective governmental sites.

Some may say they never twist the throttle for a quick accelaration rush but that's easy to say here on the forum. I don't think they are being realistic or honest... Why would you have chosen a sport bike like the Hayabusa if you din't like the power rush once in a while. That is plainly hyppocritical. It would be like buying a boat to sail the Sahara or airplane to taxi down the Interstate. Please! That just sounds "Bogus" to me ! hehe. Excuse the pun.

Hayabusa owners know that accelaration and speed in moderation is exhilarating and that is why they have gravitated to the model. Let's not forget the reputation for you know what..  If you can say that this does not apply to you as a Hayabusa owner and that you don't ever, and would never "twist it" a litle to make a point to a Harley head who is revving and busting your eardrums next to you thinking his bike can outperform yours because he has hundreds of cubics more. You are either untruthful or should trade your hyper sport for a cruiser.

One did this to me last summer at every damn stop sign. And I put up with it. Did his bike ever stink too! It turns out we were both heading to the divided highway where the limit is 110km/h (about 65 mp/h I think) . When we got on the merging ramp I heard him just opening up wide and crackling tremedous bean fart sounds like a Harley does. My wrist quickly bent downwards until I reached the 110km/h posted limit on the divided.(Was lucky the "acceleration police" wasn't around) When I looked back in my miror, he was still only halfway on the merging ramp. After a few seconds he finally caught up and blew by me on the divided highway. He kept accelerating way past the limit but I had I nice warm gratifying feeling and didn't care at that point and just patted my girl on the tank. When I pulled off for coffee a few exits later there he was in the coffee shop parking having a smoke. I had a friendly chat with him a learned that he had really thought his bike was faster because of it's bigger bore and said his Harley buddies have the same impression. He said he wouldn't have known because his culture don't care to read or hear about what he calls "Yapanese" bike performance. He said he would respect the Busa from thereon and would no longer view them with a demeaning eye . He added that once he had grasped the my Busa's accelaration he realized it would also have a higher top speed but he was so pissed that he blew by me anyway. I chuckled.

Sorry for making this so long but there is snow and ice on the streets up here now so I'm bored and this is a way to compensate for the lack Busa riding time.

If this is street racing, I'm guilty as charged... by the "acceleration police no less!

WOW, maybe I should have mentioned in my first post

it was just a 3 second ass-whipping for my victim.



HAPPY HOLIDAY EVERYONE

 

[drfbusa]

Exhibition of speed. Read about it on Officer.com: http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6423 Keep in mind these are LEOs talking about enforcing traffic laws and maintaining public safety. read post 4 and 6. The satisfaction of a 2 second ego contest can cost you time, a court visit/fees and in extreeme cases someone's health/safety.

Its definately a grey area, but all the LEO has to do is write it up and all of a sudden youre spending time and money to defend yourself. In most cases I dont know the guy at the light reving me. He/she isnt worth it.

 

[Bird Hunter]

    I put an ass whoopin on those who I feel are deserving from "time to time".. It's not my fault that "time to time" is almost everytime I ride !!!

    I don't see it as "street racing" or any of the other associated terms, as I will accelerate quickly up to legal speed (or slightly beyond) before leveling off or backing off a bit if I am over..

    There have been a couple times on the open roads where a Porsche or some other poor up until now "un-busa-ized" victim comes screaming up on me, and yes I will do whatever it takes at that point to educate them on the King of the road ( of course considering the conditions first).

    So.....  I will continue to "Ride my Ride", practice a decent amount of restraint as a normal course of action, and when I feel the need, open a can of "WHOOP AZZ" on the poor soul who needs it !!!...


    I dam sure didn't sell the BlackBird and buy the Busa because I wanted to go slower.....  

 

Oh, and if I get in trouble and have to go to court

OK, my problem...

 

[CanadienMike]

Exhibition of speed.  Read about it on Officer.com: http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6423  Keep in mind these are LEOs talking about enforcing traffic laws and maintaining public safety.  read post 4 and 6.  The satisfaction of a 2 second ego contest can cost you time, a court visit/fees and in extreeme cases someone's health/safety.  

Its definately a grey area, but all the LEO has to do is write it up and all of a sudden youre spending time and money to defend yourself.  In most cases I dont know the guy at the light reving me.  He/she isnt worth it.

The only mention of an exising statute in that forum is a 1964 case law which only applies to "excessive acceleration so as to cause the tires to scream loudly and lose traction"(in lament's term: squealing your tires). The second part of that same post is an officer attempting to interpret himself the meaning of that law. The rest of that forum page are officers providing their own interpretations as well.

Thanks for the attempted enlightenment just the same.

Mike B

 

[Mr Bogus]

No one is saying that I or anyone else does not on occasion run the wheels of the bike... (what would be the point otherwise, it is a Hayabusa

)

I think it is more a question of what, when and where... Some guys take pride in how many tickets they have, as a CDL holder and driver trainer, I take more pride in not having any myself..

What bugs me is that this year is a prime example of guys getting slaughtered on the streets and most going faster than they should have at the time. Way way to many guys have gone down this last riding season and in almost every case, they were at fault. I am glad to see many of the guys that have gone down posted that they could have avoided the crash had they been thinking a bit further ahead.

Sure you can take the bait and have fun putting the guy in his place but you have proved nothing.

More than likely the guy already knows you can paste him to the wall but wants to see you put on a little show for his benefit.. Lots of people like to see a real performance machine stretch its legs. In town? my well being means a lot more than his fun. If I stand on it for the 3 seconds, am going 60+ and grandma pulls out in front of me, do I have an out?

35 years on liter + bikes without an accident and I am really happy that my judgment has kept me out of trouble. I also racked up over 1 million miles in 7 years of driving without a chargeable offense . Maybe not as admirable as a ticket in every state on a Busa but sure is cheaper

I also raced for 20+ years (water, dirt and asphalt) and am addicted to it... however, I cringe at the thought of getting clobbered on a city street and waiting for 30 minutes or more to be found and or have rescue come to my aid.. You really do get used to seeing rescue guys waiting to save your life when running 150 plus with some guy next to you.

Sorry more racers do not step up and comment about this stuff... just hope people think twice is all

Just a personal opinion is all

 

[CanadienMike]

Right on brother Bogus, I'm with you on that. I also, have been ticketless for 30 some years but that might be due to me cheatin' and flashin' the badge! hehe joking of course...

 

[Mike.P175]

Damn speeding the cops could have locked
you up for murder

 

[Ranger]

Right on brother Bogus, I'm with you on that. I also, have been ticketless for 30 some years but that might be due to me cheatin' and flashin' the badge! hehe joking of course...

Quick, knock on wood, I said that and got pulled over the very next day!

 

[BlkDrgnZ28]

your kidding yourself if you've say that you've never twisted the throttle on our bikes we didn't buy them just for looks and if your seriously honest that you havent gotten on it then maybe you should buy a cruiser

 

[Zoinks!]

Bait or no bait, you can always make your point with 1st and 2nd gear only. Challengers will get the picture and you don't even have to break any laws. Nothing in the books says "accelerating to fast to reach speed limit" haha

Mike B

Actually a few years back, one of my friends got a ticket for an "improper start". Accelerated 0-45 (the speed limit) in roughly 1.5-2.5 sec. Don't remember exactly, it was a few years ago. Don't remember the number of points or the fine. Anyway, I'm not sayin it keeps me from doin it every now and then, just stating the fact that if cought, I could be issued a ticket for it.

 

[Busas Coles and Chevys]

I got a ticket for excessive acceleration when I was a teenager driving my SS 396 Chevelle. It was a fairly small town, and the cops had been riding my butt since I got the car. On that particular day, I turned into a convenient store and heard my NEW front tires squeal on the very smooth concrete when I made a somewhat sharp turn up to the gas pumps. After that one, I realized that I was fair game anytime anywhere. There's a lot of room for subjectivity.

Regardless, like everyone else on a Busa, I experience some serious acceleration from time to time.

 

[suzuki4life]

excessive acceleration tickets have been given here. They stick.


Sad but true and I personally think very unfair and unjust. Cop should have to prove something other than his opinion of the situation. Apparently, they don't have to.

 

[CanadienMike]

Bait or no bait, you can always make your point with 1st and 2nd gear only. Challengers will get the picture and you don't even have to break any laws. Nothing in the books says "accelerating to fast to reach speed limit" haha

Mike B

Actually a few years back, one of my friends got a ticket for an "improper start".  Accelerated 0-45 (the speed limit) in roughly 1.5-2.5 sec.  Don't remember exactly, it was a few years ago.  Don't remember the number of points or the fine.  Anyway, I'm not sayin it keeps me from doin it every now and then, just stating the fact that if cought, I could be issued a ticket for it.

gmmech07, you got me curious about this "improper start" offense and I have to follow that up. What town or location in SC did this happen in and which police dept (state, city or town cop etc)???
Mike B

 

[The Big Red One]

    I put an ass whoopin on those who I feel are deserving from "time to time".. It's not my fault that "time to time" is almost everytime I ride !!!

    I don't see it as "street racing" or any of the other associated terms, as I will accelerate quickly up to legal speed (or slightly beyond) before leveling off or backing off a bit if I am over..

    There have been a couple times on the open roads where a Porsche or some other poor up until now "un-busa-ized" victim comes screaming up on me, and yes I will do whatever it takes at that point to educate them on the King of the road ( of course considering the conditions first).

    So.....  I will continue to "Ride my Ride", practice a decent amount of restraint as a normal course of action, and when I feel the need, open a can of "WHOOP AZZ" on the poor soul who needs it !!!...


    I dam sure didn't sell the BlackBird and buy the Busa because I wanted to go slower.....  

 

     Oh, and if I get in trouble and have to go to court

 OK, my problem...

I've never had anyone try and run me. I guess the legendary busa skeers them too much

But then I don't ride in populated areas much.....I'm a country rider. I battle traffic in the cage