Impending Doom

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 12:54

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 13:32

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 14:24

 criminal

Think of the kittens

I don't believe 118mph is that easily done. Maybe deliberately, but accidently no.

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 14:52

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 16:47

So was the OP unaware of the consequences he faced when he went 118?

ispeed enforcement  is a hazard of all motoring.. so why go whining on the internet when caught?

poor obs for not seeing the camera/police car or whatever and poor skills if he genuinely is so incompetent that he was unaware what speed he was doing ..

If he didn't want to face the penalty, he should have ridden more carefully..

To the OP....Stop being such a baby about it, take the consequences and then get on with your life..you aren't the first, won't be the last...

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 16:56

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 17:38

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 18:03

zz-rrrr wrote (see)

But he's not being a baby about it - more a case of "it's a fair cop" as far as I can tell. The only bit he moans about is being branded an evil monster alongside the rapists etc. But then I suppose posting on a forum is a hazard of internet use. You're going to get all sorts replying. No point being a baby about it....

"I was recently caught speeding at 118 on an A-Road and therefore accept my licence is gone. I also expect to be in the free press (distributed free on transport to millions) along side rapists, murderers, paedophiles and politicians. If only I was rich, drunk and American I may escape with a short ban and some worldwide media coverage. I would like to thank the Glasgow South IAM for there assistance in improving my riding over the last couple of months. They really do know their stuff. Cheers guys. For those tutting at the speed I apologise - it's easily done. Even if it's only for a short stretch you may be unlucky. I'll now just have to fantasise about what bike I cannot afford to insure when my ban is over. I'll keep you posted on the outcome. "
Matter of opinion I agree, but it reads like whining to me

Posted: 29/01/2008 at 21:41

No whining there. The guy just figures it sucks to get caught. Well, it does. Maybe he was being foolish, but he's paying for it.

What's with the picture in the free press? We don't have anything like that over here for speeding. If you kill a motorcyclist with a car it is a $65 fine. Actually, that is for 2 motorcyclists. For one it is probably the same. All you have to do is say, " I didn't see him, officer" and you are good to go.

Posted: 30/01/2008 at 01:56

Posted: 30/01/2008 at 02:37

well it reads to me like he is resigned to being prosecuted and being considered on par with paedophiles and rapists...sounds abit 'BooHoo they are picking on me', to me....the very fact that he consoders it a subject worthwhile posting n the internet seems to show that he has issues with obeying the law of the land, especially when he ( to me) implies that thanks to the IAM he is actually safer than the average rider and by implocation should be afforded a greater leeway.. I am obviously alone is this POV ....but I get heartily fed up with people seeking to get off speeding fines and also announcing that it will 'cost me my job'

If having a DL is that important to you..be more careful..

If like the rest of us, you can cope with the odd fine/points..just consider it another Tax on being able to decide what speed you ride/drive at...just don't sulk when its your turn to pay up..

Posted: 30/01/2008 at 08:49

Taking your mind off the road well we can all do that,but being on a bike and doing that can be terminal its just lucky its your points and not something more perminant.

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 10:27

think of all the weight you'll lose when you get a push bike!!

 Bend over and pass the soap.

How were you caught? Camera, cop in car, van on a bridge ete. etc.

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 10:37

Oooops.

118mph is NOT easialy done, especially on an A road. Sure it is easy for a bike to get up to that speed but not without the rider realising it.
If you are going to ride at almost twice the speed limit, what ever road you are on, then you can expect to get punished by the law accordingly, you are a criminal, you have broken the law.

It is however the chance some of us take sometimes. I personaly find it safer to follow the flow of traffic and if that flow is a Porche at 120 mph then so be it, hopefully they will get nicked first, if you are far enough back. If not, stick to the speed limit.

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 11:06

"118mph is NOT easialy done, especially on an A road. Sure it is easy for a bike to get up to that speed but not without the rider realising it."

Of course it isnt on your bike. Have you ridden a GSXR1000?

I had a succession of ZX6Rs, all of which had a comfy cruising speed of 80-90 mph.

Doing that speed I didn't need to look at the speedo, I just knew by the weight being off my wrists and the wind supporting my torso that I was doing about 85mph. All was good with the world as 85 is about as fast as I choose to go on DC/MW roads.

Then I bought a Fireblade.

The exact same feeling came between 110-120.

It is VERY easy for a (capable) bike to get up to those speeds without the rider realisig it, IF the rider is not concentrating. FFS, the average liter bike still has 60mph of easily attainable speed in hand.

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 11:24

"Of course it isnt on your bike. Have you ridden a GSXR1000?"

Cheeky, my little 600 is fast enough thank you

No I have not ridden a GSXR1000 but I have ridden a SV1000 and a GSXR750SRAD. Like I said originaly, it is easy for most bikes to get up to that speed (even mine )
When I rode those bikes, I was concentrating, I did know (roughly) what kinda speed I was doing.

I think the key thing in your reply, which hits the nail on your head is: -

"IF the rider is not concentrating"

An IAM member not concentrating. SHOCK, HORROR!

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 11:46

With all due respect, an SV1000 and a GSXR750, are nothing compared to the pull of a GSXR1000, yet like you say, even they will easily attain those speeds.

J40ADF wrote (see)

I think the key thing in your reply, which hits the nail on your head is: -

"IF the rider is not concentrating"

An IAM member not concentrating. SHOCK, HORROR!

You are correct, that IS the key thing in my reply.

The fact that even the best riders (let alone IAM) have lapses in concentration, at which times it is VERY easy to do those speeds without realising on some bikes. Less so on others.

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 14:34

Sorry if I miss the point here but...

Why does anyone want to ride a bike on the road that is capable of doing over 100 mph? Is 120 more fun than 90 mph? Is this mystical "ton-up club" still going? Must be something great to have such a bike and racing on public roads if it's worth losing your licence over it

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 17:07

Who gives a fuck?

Ride what you want to ride.

Let everyone else ride what they want to ride.

Why is it your buisness? 

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 17:15

Mansie125 wrote (see)

Sorry if I miss the point here but...

Why does anyone want to ride a bike on the road that is capable of doing over 100 mph? Is 120 more fun than 90 mph? Is this mystical "ton-up club" still going? Must be something great to have such a bike and racing on public roads if it's worth losing your licence over it

Happily racing my 125, Mansie

You have missed the point, and he made no mention of racing on the roads!!!!!!

I have a gsxr 1000, and loss of concentration or not it is very easy to do big speeds, but the moral to the story is if you get caught your fucked

simple

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 17:17

There but for the grace of god go most of us. From my interpretation of his thread he is complaining about being named in the papers as that bad ass mofo speeding biker who did ....shock horror gasp...118mph!!! You know how much the papers , especially your local ones. just love to make a mountain out of fuck all...it does seem that they get more column inches out of speeders these days than muggers or drug dealers.

He seems pretty resigned to his fate, little bit of sympathy goes a long way.and whats the best price you will take for your bike mate...as you aint going to be needing it for six months...fnarr fnarr!!!

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 20:28

Sucks to get caught. But 118 mph in a 60 limit is kind of asking for trouble.

I do love the holier than thou attitudes of some people because of course they never speed or otherwise break the law in any way shape or form. Still, 118? Pushing your luck with that and now you're probably going to pay dearly.

For the record the fastest I've ever been on a motorcycle - once - was an indicated 140. So I'm no angel either. However, I accept that if I had been caught I would then have had to do a custodial sentence and a retest, even though it was on an empty dual carriageway at early 'o' clock in the morning and the only person I was endangering was myself.

I agree - in part - with Abel that 120+ on a modern Jap 1000cc sportsbike is all too easy. However, I still think that those kind of speeds still feel like those kind of speeds even on those kind of bikes. And any rider worth his/her salt should be wide awake enough to realise that the rest of the traffic is stationary!

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 20:50

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 20:53

rgv250geoff wrote (see)

Sounds more like people are whining 'cos they aren't capable of riding at 118mph, not the guy who's been caught.

Posted: 20/03/2008 at 21:07

Posted: 06/04/2011 at 23:41

While it's possible to ride at 118mph and not know the exact speed you're doing, nobody, unless you've had a lobotomy recently, can be unaware that they're well over the limit.

As others have pointed out we all speed at some point, but if you genuinely don't realise you're doubling the speed limit then you shouldn't be on the road in anything but the back of an ambulance.

Posted: 07/04/2011 at 13:28

Posted: 08/04/2011 at 22:50

Impending Doom is a Christian deathcore band from Riverside, California. Brook Reeves and Manny Contreras started the band in 2005 with ex members Chris Forno, Isaac Bueno, and Jon. After releasing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sin_and_Doom_of_Godless_Men" title="The Sin and Doom of Godless Men">The Sin and Doom of Godless Men</a> EP, Greg Pewthers joined on third guitar after leaving the band Oblige. Later that year, Jon left the band and David Sittig was added to the line-up. Andy Hegg later took the place of Bueno and the band recorded the album Nailed. Dead. Risen. After getting signed to Facedown Records. Forno quit the band in 2007 and is now playing guitar for CELESTIALS. the band has since used two guitarists. Due to Andy Hegg's dedication to his soccer scholarship, Impending Doom has had to use fill-in drummers on their tours. Since then touring drummer Chad Blackwell became the official drummer for the band, during which Greg Pewthers returned to Oblige and was replaced by Cory Johnson, formerly of Sleeping Giant.

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Posted: 15/04/2011 at 20:04