Interstate
12-01-2007, 04:56 AM
Driving my truck (for work - can't use motorcycle) I've been doing 55 lately from Martinez to Napa and from Martinez to Antioch and it seems like I am being a traffic hazard with even big rigs passing me.
When I bought my KLR650 I came home from Roseville cyclecenter down 5-160-4 and kept it under the revs for proper break-in which kept the speed at 55.
There were a couple of times that I thought for sure I was gonna get run over.
The main reason that I do it now is because of gas prices. I can get over 20mpg in my truck going 55 as opposed to 17mpg at 75.
I know that trucks (not pick-ups like mine) are supposed to travel at 55.
Could this be construed as being a traffic hazard and get me a ticket or should I just shut up, deal with it and drive with the flow?
When I bought my KLR650 I came home from Roseville cyclecenter down 5-160-4 and kept it under the revs for proper break-in which kept the speed at 55.
There were a couple of times that I thought for sure I was gonna get run over.
The main reason that I do it now is because of gas prices. I can get over 20mpg in my truck going 55 as opposed to 17mpg at 75.
I know that trucks (not pick-ups like mine) are supposed to travel at 55.
Could this be construed as being a traffic hazard and get me a ticket or should I just shut up, deal with it and drive with the flow?