* On Jun 05 20:32 Bill Grimsley wrote to David Drummond

 BG>> Some coppers understandably get a bit pissed when you drive 
 BG>> through their quiet little villages at 160 though.  ;-)

 DD>> :-)

 BG> Is that a guilty little smile (or perhaps smirk) ??  ;-)

 DD>> I can remember when I used to travel to Toowoomba quite a 
 DD>> bit some years ago.  There are two little villages, 
 DD>> Plainland and something else out there on the flats.  I 
 DD>> used to slow down to 180k for those towns.  That was when I 
 DD>> used to do Bulimba to Pittsworth in 1hr 15mins.

 BG> Doubtless in the days pre radar traps, mobile radars, and 
 BG> high-speed pursuit vehicles (or was this in an F-111?).

Just a Fully faired Suzuki 850.  This was before mobile radar, but not
before radios and road blocks (but that's another story)

 DD>> Ah, youth . . . 

 BG> I'm surprised you made it to adulthood, to be honest.  ;-)

I never did :-)

Contrary to the signs on the sides of the road and TV advertising, speed
does NOT kill!  Sudden stops can be a little trying though.  The secret to
continued use of a motorcycle is to avoid sudden stops.

David
 

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