motorway speeds

IMO i did a 3 day police advaced motorcycle riding course with a retired instructor who agreed that the speed limit is to low for some people. he said if your a qualified advanced driver/rider that to a degree speed isn't a major safety factor its al the inexperienced kids and old who drive  either to slow or thrash there 1litre fiesta's to death that are the biggest problems on the road. I often find myself doing in excess of a ton on both motor ways and back roads but a big modern car is capable of it and it will stop on a penny if you ask it to. I can say this from my own experience as i was nearly killed in june 2000 by an inexperienced driver overtaking on a back road (he was in a BMW strangely) and caused me to loose my right leg and suffer massive injuries causing me to get a holiday for 3 moths in intensive care apart from Leg i've recovered from all injuries.

Doive,

which BMWs are the ton up boys that you speak of?

Chavved up E30's & E36's?

or big fat 7's?

just had a quick look at the poll stats   ...well well .well...doesnt that just prove bmw drivers are sensible and law abiding well 70% of us....

if the same poll were to be done in say "max power " or the like ..i rekon there would be a big diffrence in the ...chance it were you can ....about 70% of it in fact ....

the next time someone says bmw drivers are bad/dangerous/speeding nutters etc etc blah blah ..i shall point them in this thread direction ....that should change there views

So many cameras & vans everywhere these days, you drive along looking at the speedo and looking at the verge, not looking at the road ahead. and they call it safety

A 3.5 BMW will reach 100 before you realise you are travelling at licence losing speed. must be the momo that blocks the view of the speedo, your honour.

Like Doive I prefer to cruise along these days having been GATSO'd recently. I was driving in a line of traffic just keeping pace with everyone else. these days I obey the 30 & 40 zones, and incur the wrath of following drivers who almost ram you off the road if you stick to the legal limit.

you just can't win these days.

I like around 85-90mph in mine its doing about 2800rpm , not sure if it was more before I had it chipped I think it was 3000rpm , so I just set the cruise at 85 & if I have to pass i just skirt around them & let the cruise take over.

If I go 80 then i get better Mpg but as I'm on gas it dose'nt really matter too much.

Doesn't matter now cos I don't drive anymore...medical reasons, before anyone kicks up lol.....I used to 'stretch the legs of my cars' on motorways, usually in the early hours when they are nice and quiet.  Although on one occasion I did find a washing machine in the lane I was doing a little over the limit in at 2am on the M5 southbound but road was empty so I overtook it.

Nothing wrong with it as long as you are prepared to take the responsibility of your actions, pay the cost if you get it wrong and are sensible..ie not brahms etc.

Afterall, when you got a 3 litre tubby under the hood, never hurts to blow the cobwebs out every now and then, does it?

<Shall now take cover for the inevitable brickbats to follow>