Stealth Biking is the answer

So I've just been reading about yet another poor sod who got prosecuted for riding at very high speed (140 mph) and given a two year suspended jail sentence.

I was out on my Suzuki GSXR750 yesterday visiting clients and taking a good long back roads blast, regularly exceeding 150mph, occasionally hitting 160 and slamming knee down through corners.
I ride like this most of the time and have been doing for years but my license is clean.
Why? How?
Stealth biking is how. Here are the rules:

1. Make as little noise as possible - standard exhausts rule
2. Choose bikes with muted colour schemes (I prefer black)
3. Choose your clothing the same way (black is my choice again)
4. Don't open up too much on big roads like the A1, M1 etc. you're asking for trouble
5. Be ultra vigilant and knock it off if you see anything even vaguely suspicious
6. Always check bridges and slip roads
7. Don't wheelie on the road, or do any other stunting. It takes too much concentration and you'll get done sooner or later

It goes without saying that you must never ever speed in towns or villages.

This approach has kept my license intact for almost 40 years (yes, I'm an old git but still reasonably quick).

I've had two lots of 3 points in that time and both times were due to lapsed vigilance.

You need to choose your routes carefully. If any of those tossers on motorbike mags publish your favourite route as a Best Biking Road or similar, avoid it for the next few months. All the lazy cocks who can't be bothered to read a map will head there in droves to be picked off by the speed police. (Why do magazines do this?)

It's a lot of fun picking out and testing new routes.

Do some track days so that high speed control becomes more natural for yopu. On the road you have to divide your concentration between fast riding and observation so make it easier for yourself.

Be really considerate in villages and towns. Win some non-biking citizens over. It helps us all.

Likewise when a car driver lets you past, always acknowledge with a wave.

Don't make enemies unnecessarily. That irritated citizen might just dob you in.

If you can, ride during the week rather than at weekends. The police are far less in evidence then and even places like the snake pass and the cat and fiddle pass are relatively safe for a bit of law bending.

Above all be safe.