I don't know why people get so worked up over this. Sure it's illegal and can be disasterous if you aren't careful, but so can riding around town. To each his own. I wanted to see how fast she could go and that's the only time I went that fast. I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone except to myself and seeing what the FZ6 could do. Some people seem to get mad over this topic, but it's not you or your bike so let people be stupid.