I thought I would put this out there and see what you guys think. I've been driving sports cars for most of my adult life and I'm pretty comfortable moving rapidly through highway traffic when conditions permit - namely when some jerkwad isn't hogging the left-hand lane. As I find myself getting more comfortable with the '14 in general (I've put about 700 miles on it in the past three weeks), I find myself wanting to drive pretty much the same way as I do when I'm in my 4 wheelers. This means if the traffic generally flows around 80 (which is pretty much the norm when the roads aren't clogged), I find myself wanting to go around 90. I pretty much follow the same routine as when I'm driving my car as far as keeping a sufficient cushion between myself and other motorists, anticipating others' reactions, looking for hazards on the road and so forth. Now, I know that a bike is not a car and I know there are more factors to be considered other than those that I am aware of. So given a speed of, say, 90MPH on a bike (assuming a highway with good surface and visibility), what are some the things I should watch out for traveling at this clip?

Some (obvious) things I've thought of
1. Wind gusts
2. Not being visible enough to other drivers in order to keep them from pulling out in front of me
3. Road debris that would not be a problem for a car but could be very bad for a bike

Thanks...

* Last updated by: txspike on 9/20/2009 @ 12:38 AM *

animals!!!

Incorrect perceptions.... something like the fog of war.

Just because you think the road is clear doesn't actually mean it is.

Survey this, how many accidents begin with "I didn't see...."

Up here-"I didn't see.................that deer over there..." That's valid.If ya get one crossing ahead,ya better SLOW DOWN...bound to be more just when ya thought the coast was clear.They can amazingly "appear"just at your periphrial,flash,bam!

The zx-14 head lights are aimed low. 2 to 3 turns up helps or go HID. Just remember they don't see U.

Your ability factor. You need to go out on a day where there is the least amount of traffic if not anywhere around but blank distance. You need to do some hard core, "0 to 100 to 0" > Again and again.

I have my warning banner out. You crash with the brakes you never knew you had.... Had I not told you... Use gonna die either way.

* Last updated by: Hub on 9/20/2009 @ 7:15 PM *

"You crash with the brakes you never knew you had...."

With these bikes, that is surprisingly true. Hub, do I have permission to use that statement in future converstaions?

I am putting my vote in for animals...
in my case, laying the bike down turned out to be the best option.

Quote me... I kill animals is stand on the pegs and hammer them to hamburger. Think I'm going to change parts and body under sheets for months on end? "You don't crash with the cable you never knew you had!"