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Title: Idiot Biker!
Post by: plym ian on 15 April 2010, 20:12:37
check how fast he's going http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/videomediaplayer.html?vid=6487
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Post by: Richie London on 15 April 2010, 20:19:49
thats a nice ban  ;D ;D
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Post by: pembsomega on 15 April 2010, 20:38:27
haha fair play

i mean his useless attempt at denial, 'erm yeah the camera is wrong'

but looking again he doesnt seem like hes doing 150??
hes hardly on the anchors catching the cars in front up he only seems to back off a bit??
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Post by: Turk on 15 April 2010, 20:39:24
 :o 150mph, yeah right !!  Certainly not doing anywhere near that speed in this clip.
Look at his progress compared to the 'L' plated bike in the row of almost crawling traffic.

Anyone that thinks he is doing or even decelerating from 150mph in that clip is a fool.

Don't get me wrong, if he or any other driver/biker gets caught doing that kind of speed on a public road then they deserve what they get, but there is no way that guy is doing 150 mph...at that point.
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Amigo on 15 April 2010, 20:39:26
Idiot? Come on most of us have done it, i know i have.
   Let's not sit in judgement.
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Post by: pembsomega on 15 April 2010, 20:41:20
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Idiot? Come on most of us have done it, i know i have.
   Let's not sit in judgement.

seconded
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Del Boy on 15 April 2010, 20:43:29
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Idiot? Come on most of us have done it, i know i have.
   Let's not sit in judgement.
Thirded, only on my private race track of course  ::)
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: pembsomega on 15 April 2010, 20:44:39
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Idiot? Come on most of us have done it, i know i have.
   Let's not sit in judgement.
Thirded, only on my private race track of course  ::)

my private race track has seen 150 a few times too :y
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 15 April 2010, 20:56:57
If the bike was doing 150 then what were the rest of the vechicles doing.
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Post by: Turk on 15 April 2010, 21:02:36
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If the bike was doing 150 then what were the rest of the vechicles doing.

 :y Thank heavens someone is thinking for themselves and not following like sheep.   :D
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Post by: Tony H on 15 April 2010, 21:13:38
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If the bike was doing 150 then what were the rest of the vechicles doing.
Agreed there's no way the biker could slow down for the traffic in front in that  from 150 short distance and time
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Post by: tunnie on 15 April 2010, 21:16:29
no way is that 150mph, he could not slow that quickly. Look how fast he stops leaning down and straightens up? just bull...
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 15 April 2010, 21:32:18
I think this will become a case of timing againt the white dotted lines based on how many spaces they can accurately count and time him over.

He admitted doing 89mph, which looking at the footage seems feasable.

Also on fast roads I think all speed teast should be done over timed marking as it has been proved many times that a wandering speed gun can prove to be inacurate.

Poor kid gets my vote.
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 15 April 2010, 21:35:24
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If the bike was doing 150 then what were the rest of the vechicles doing.

yep.. it was not even kms..
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Post by: Andy B on 15 April 2010, 21:40:57
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I think this will become a case of timing againt the white dotted lines based on how many spaces they can accurately count and time him over.

He admitted doing 89mph, which looking at the footage seems feasable.

Also on fast roads I think all speed teast should be done over timed marking as it has been proved many times that a wandering speed gun can prove to be inacurate.

Poor kid gets my vote.

but unfortunately the court is likely to believe Plod
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Post by: hoofing it on 15 April 2010, 22:28:03
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I think this will become a case of timing againt the white dotted lines based on how many spaces they can accurately count and time him over.

He admitted doing 89mph, which looking at the footage seems feasable.

Also on fast roads I think all speed teast should be done over timed marking as it has been proved many times that a wandering speed gun can prove to be inacurate.

Poor kid gets my vote.

but unfortunately the court is likely to believe Plod
unless he's good at maths and can do a calculation to prove the cameras wrong :-/
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Post by: Turk on 15 April 2010, 23:00:28
Can't see how they can honestly say they think he was doing anywhere near 150 mph, but with so much publicity, Plod will want this one to stick. 
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Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 15 April 2010, 23:05:50
I can't see that being 150mph.. the cars on his side would seem to be in reverse gear... so I'm told  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Broomies Mate on 15 April 2010, 23:08:16
Fortunately, the discrepancy in what 'seems' to be the speed (90 ish) and what was recorded (150mph) is vastly different.  I can only hope the courts watch the footage with the correct open mind and not the usual "we can make some money from this one" mind.

Had the recorded speed been 102 or 107mph, I fear the rider would be in some smelly stuff right now.
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Post by: Entwood on 15 April 2010, 23:15:47
No sympathy for him whatsoever.

Speed limit is no where near 90 mph .. so he was speeding. Guilty.

He was driving a bike for which he has no licence. Guilty.

I believe this means he probably had no insurance . Guilty

So, if he had hit someone, would everyone still be nice and sympathetic ???  He knew what he was doing and has to take the consequences.

The title of the thread is correct ....  "idiot biker"

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Post by: Broomies Mate on 15 April 2010, 23:21:09
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No sympathy for him whatsoever.

Speed limit is no where near 90 mph .. so he was speeding. Guilty.

He was driving a bike for which he has no licence. Guilty.

I believe this means he probably had no insurance . Guilty

So, if he had hit someone, would everyone still be nice and sypathetic ???  He knew what he was doing and has to take the consequences.


Well spotted.  I didn't read the full article, only watched the video.

I still personally believe that 90 in good conditions on that stretch of road is not unsafe.  Obviously illegal, but not unsafe.
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Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 15 April 2010, 23:22:19
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No sympathy for him whatsoever.

Speed limit is no where near 90 mph .. so he was speeding. Guilty.

He was driving a bike for which he has no licence. Guilty.

I believe this means he probably had no insurance . Guilty

So, if he had hit someone, would everyone still be nice and sympathetic ???  He knew what he was doing and has to take the consequences.

The title of the thread is correct ....  "idiot biker"



I never showed any sympathy Entwood you ode fart  ;D Just said it didn't lok like 150 :P
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Post by: Entwood on 15 April 2010, 23:27:36
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No sympathy for him whatsoever.

Speed limit is no where near 90 mph .. so he was speeding. Guilty.

He was driving a bike for which he has no licence. Guilty.

I believe this means he probably had no insurance . Guilty

So, if he had hit someone, would everyone still be nice and sympathetic ???  He knew what he was doing and has to take the consequences.

The title of the thread is correct ....  "idiot biker"



I never showed any sympathy Entwood you ode fart  ;D Just said it didn't lok like 150 :P


OK .. not "everyone" showed sympathy .... :)   but several have...  "poor kid" ... "court likely to believe plod" .... and similar .. :)
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Turk on 15 April 2010, 23:47:03
Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Turk on 15 April 2010, 23:51:21
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No sympathy for him whatsoever.

Speed limit is no where near 90 mph .. so he was speeding. Guilty.

He was driving a bike for which he has no licence. Guilty.

I believe this means he probably had no insurance . Guilty

So, if he had hit someone, would everyone still be nice and sympathetic ???  He knew what he was doing and has to take the consequences.

The title of the thread is correct ....  "idiot biker"



I never showed any sympathy Entwood you ode fart  ;D Just said it didn't lok like 150 :P


OK .. not "everyone" showed sympathy .... :)   but several have...  "poor kid" ... "court likely to believe plod" .... and similar .. :)

It's the 150mph speed reading that is the issue here. He deserves everything he gets for the 'no licence' etc.
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 15 April 2010, 23:51:28
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 15 April 2010, 23:52:59
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No sympathy for him whatsoever.

Speed limit is no where near 90 mph .. so he was speeding. Guilty.

He was driving a bike for which he has no licence. Guilty.

I believe this means he probably had no insurance . Guilty

So, if he had hit someone, would everyone still be nice and sympathetic ???  He knew what he was doing and has to take the consequences.

The title of the thread is correct ....  "idiot biker"

My appologies, Iwatched the footage, if he was riding illegally then the spedd allthough a big issue is irrelevent if you get my point and the shite shouldnt have been on the bike it the first place.

Throw the book at him and have him shot. :-X
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Post by: Turk on 15 April 2010, 23:57:07
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 16 April 2010, 00:05:12
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D


I honestly thought that was what the Tank was for, resting your Tummy on ;D then your chin when your back aches ;D ;D
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: tunnie on 16 April 2010, 00:10:59
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D


I honestly thought that was what the Tank was for, resting your Tummy on ;D then your chin when your back aches ;D ;D

Don't have that issue on the beemer!
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 16 April 2010, 00:14:18
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D


I honestly thought that was what the Tank was for, resting your Tummy on ;D then your chin when your back aches ;D ;D

Don't have that issue on the beemer!


You will son in about 20 years ;D
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: CaptainZok on 16 April 2010, 00:21:54
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D


I honestly thought that was what the Tank was for, resting your Tummy on ;D then your chin when your back aches ;D ;D

Don't have that issue on the beemer!

You don't have the "ballast" that DLK has. ;D
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 16 April 2010, 00:26:11
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D


I honestly thought that was what the Tank was for, resting your Tummy on ;D then your chin when your back aches ;D ;D

Don't have that issue on the beemer!

You don't have the "ballast" that DLK has. ;D

He will have in 20 years  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: feeutfo on 16 April 2010, 02:21:47
wow, nearly everyone didnt get on thier high hoarse, well done. Much better. A fraction more bad language and this forum will be going in a much nicer direction. (imo  ;D   ;)  )
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 16 April 2010, 12:24:40
Even if he was doing 90mph (which he claims) if he was legal(which he was`nt) he would only recieve approx 6 pts and a nice fine of around £200.......Before anybody  has a go i`m speaking from experiance here i was caught doing 97.56mph on the M5 through gloucestershire by a traffic car and ended up getting 6pts and a £200 fine,still got the points on my licence today cause i`m too tight to pay to have em removed....Oh and since then i have totted up around 18 pts and still kept my licence cause of a savvy barrister ;)...I learned my lesson though  ::)......
Title: Re: Idiot Biker!
Post by: tunnie on 16 April 2010, 12:50:33
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Taken from the 'full story':
The former force sniper and firearms officer quickly spotted the speeding vehicle and pulled the trigger on his speed gun.
Looks like they can get it wrong with any kind of gun.  ::)
 
Prosecutor David Gittins told the court Marriott was "racing into the distance", crouched low over the bike's petrol tank to maximise his speed when he was forced to brake.

 ;D ;D It's a ZX-6, a sports bike...not a Harley with 'Ape Hanger' bars.  There is only one riding position...crouched low...over the tank.

Some of us have to sit crouched as our bellies er six pack ;D weigh us down ;D ;D

The 'Champion Pie Eaters' Motorcycle Club  ;D


I honestly thought that was what the Tank was for, resting your Tummy on ;D then your chin when your back aches ;D ;D

Don't have that issue on the beemer!

You don't have the "ballast" that DLK has. ;D

He will have in 20 years  ;D ;D ;D

Everyone says that but father tunnie is just stone heavier than me and same height  ;)