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<blockquote data-quote="Little Honda" data-source="post: 116012" data-attributes="member: 667"><p>Years ago, friend George came on his Rapide to invite me for a trip into the Eifel mountains. I had just finished</p><p>my second Rapide. So we went, George in the lead, he knowing every tiny road with rare traffic. The way to</p><p>the Eifel mountains, however, led north-south on a fast country lane, known for frequent radar controls. But,</p><p>with both engines hot, we forgot about the risk and flew along at around 100mph, where there was a limitation</p><p>for 42mph. I was aware of risking to loosen my licence, when we were overtaken by a Suzuki at est. 150mph,</p><p>and, app. 100yds in front of us, he performed a full brake with his bike moving like a snake on his track and </p><p>performed an artistic 180 with his left foot on the tarmac and came back with lifted front wheel. Of course, we</p><p>had closed our twist grips during this spectacle, when George detected a police officer signing him to halt.</p><p>"Shit!" I thought, "now yr license is gone." When I stopped, too, I saw the second officer coming from behind </p><p>their hiding bush and admiring our bikes. I hesitatingly put her on her sidestand, seeing George talking to the other officer, who had the radar pistol in his hand.</p><p>The other officer smiled to me, saying: " Sorry, abt stopping you, we both know, that these old wonderful</p><p>machines are unable to do 110mph, which we measured from the bike which returned."</p><p>I smiled and thought " Heavens! Can´t b true." I also got an explanation of the new radar handheld device</p><p>and we dissapeared happily, leaving the officers , thundering off sychronously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Honda, post: 116012, member: 667"] Years ago, friend George came on his Rapide to invite me for a trip into the Eifel mountains. I had just finished my second Rapide. So we went, George in the lead, he knowing every tiny road with rare traffic. The way to the Eifel mountains, however, led north-south on a fast country lane, known for frequent radar controls. But, with both engines hot, we forgot about the risk and flew along at around 100mph, where there was a limitation for 42mph. I was aware of risking to loosen my licence, when we were overtaken by a Suzuki at est. 150mph, and, app. 100yds in front of us, he performed a full brake with his bike moving like a snake on his track and performed an artistic 180 with his left foot on the tarmac and came back with lifted front wheel. Of course, we had closed our twist grips during this spectacle, when George detected a police officer signing him to halt. "Shit!" I thought, "now yr license is gone." When I stopped, too, I saw the second officer coming from behind their hiding bush and admiring our bikes. I hesitatingly put her on her sidestand, seeing George talking to the other officer, who had the radar pistol in his hand. The other officer smiled to me, saying: " Sorry, abt stopping you, we both know, that these old wonderful machines are unable to do 110mph, which we measured from the bike which returned." I smiled and thought " Heavens! Can´t b true." I also got an explanation of the new radar handheld device and we dissapeared happily, leaving the officers , thundering off sychronously. [/QUOTE]
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