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The cops were out with their radar during a track day at Phillip Island. I'm not sure of all their motivation but they did seem to be genuine motorcycle enthusiasts and I appreciated them letting us know our top speeds that they were seeing.

I had two bikes there, a 1997 Valkyrie and a 2000 Aprilia Mille. The Val returned a pathetic 171 km/hr (about 107 MPH) while the Aprilia did a respectable 244 km/hr (about 152 MPH).

They were standing at the pit exit which is still quite a ways from the end of the main straight, so many bikes would still be accelerating at that point. It was important to get a good exit from turn 12 onto the straight for the best run, Val might have done better if it weren't for having to drag the crash bar, foot peg, side stand and muffler. Geez that bike was impressive for the amount of sparks it would throw off.