Re: [St] Speed

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I've turned my gps on while an a airplane and let it record a top speed in excess of 500mph.  They'd have a hard time with that in court.  :-)

George

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  I always wonder about these GPS units that record max speed. It could be used 
> against you if the cop was savvy. I used to shoot video from a tank bag mounted 
> camcorder. It shot thru the winsheild and the video was framed on the bottom by 
> the speedo and tach. It was really cool, but I often wondered what would happen 
> if I got popped. I havent done it in a while. I didnt stop because of that, 
> rather my equipment got old and I didnt have the time to mix and edit the raw 
> footage afterward....
>  
> John
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Dan Wetherington <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> From: Dan Wetherington <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [St] Speed
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9:03 AM
> 
> Gavin Lawrie wrote:
> > On 29 Sep 2008, at 17:56, Derek Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> As far as a comfortable cruising speed, I feel that the Sprint ST 
> >> (99-04) is at its best at 92 MPH on the interstate.
> >
> > On the clocks or GPS?
> >
> > Gavin Lawrie
> > ST'03
> That's the question I keep repeating in my head.  Remember, 7-10% 
> optimistic means that 10+ mph at 150...  So when you see 160 on the 
> clocks, you MIGHT be doing 150.  GPS is nice and will give you better 
> accuracy than the speedo.  However, radar is pretty darn good at 
> recording speed.  I suggest we find someplace where its "safe" to run
> 
> the bike as fast as it can go (like Bonneville maybe?) and get it on 
> radar.  Then we'll know "for sure."  Of course, rider size and
> other 
> factors will vary the top speed a bit too... 
> 
> Dan in IL
> '03 ST
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