Trying to figure out the basics

[dikman]

I take the back roads, but a lot of them have reduced speed limits now. Still, riding the Bonnie (2005 model, carbies, no computer) takes me back to the 60's/70's. In many ways a much simpler time. And yeah .

[Darren Brosowski]

On 20/12/2016 at 10:28 PM, dikman said:

I take the back roads, but a lot of them have reduced speed limits now. Still, riding the Bonnie (2005 model, carbies, no computer) takes me back to the 60's/70's. In many ways a much simpler time. And yeah .

Last time I drove through SA was a back road to Ceduna and sat in the middle of the road at night doing about 180. The guy I was taking down there was shitting himself as he thought we would get booked by the coppers. "No wukkas mate, the road is dead flat and no trees so we can see about 5km ahead of us. Mind you if a Roo or Wombat walks out we are ed"

 

[Wizcrafts]

I think t

4 hours ago, Darren Brosowski said:

Last time I drove through SA was a back road to Ceduna and sat in the middle of the road at night doing about 180. The guy I was taking down there was shitting himself as he thought we would get booked by the coppers. "No wukkas mate, the road is dead flat and no trees so we can see about 5km ahead of us. Mind you if a Roo or Wombat walks out we are ed"

 

I think that the Dingo ate your baby!

[cdthayer]

8 hours ago, Darren Brosowski said:

doing about 180

Never have been anywhere close to that fast on a road, but I have done a few "one-eighties" on roads covered with black ice over the years....

CD in Oklahoma

[Wizcrafts]

14 minutes ago, cdthayer said:

Never have been anywhere close to that fast on a road, but I have done a few "one-eighties" on roads covered with black ice over the years....

CD in Oklahoma

180 kph = ~ 112 mph

[Singermania]

Darren only in your wildest dreams could you get your car up to 180kph...hhaha

[dikman]

Umm, tail wind?

As a much younger person I used to work in the country and regularly sat between 90 - 100 mph (nice big Ford V8). Wouldn't dream of it now, too many other idiots (and police cameras) out there now. Came close to 180 kms/hr on a bike once, scared the daylights out of me 'cos our main roads are, basically, crap! I'm a much more sedate driver now. I guess I've been lucky enough to survive my earlier years and would like to keep it that way.

Black ice? No thanks, you can keep it.

Spectre, you still out there mate? Still waiting to hear from you. You asked a question that, thus far, no one can answer. I guess we still don't understand exactly what the question is?

Edited December 21, 2016 by dikman

[MADMAX22]

Drop bear got em.

[RockyAussie]

19 minutes ago, MADMAX22 said:

Drop bear got em.

SHHHHHHush we been trying to keep quite about them

[dikman]

Yeah, it's an unspoken agreement amongst the media that they don't publicize "drop bear" incidents, otherwise the tourists would keep away in droves. You'll hear about kidnappings, murders, shark attacks , croc attacks (and stoopid politicians) but you'll never hear about drop bear attacks. They can smell tourists from miles away!