Texas 85 MPH
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From: Longview, Washington
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From: WACO
It is a toll road. You have to pay to go 85 mph legally. And it is only a short distance. Now. Out in desolate West Texas the "speed limit" is 80 mph. But. That is what everyone drives anyway. Or more. Or get out of the way.
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From: Utah
They raised the limit on I -15 in Southern Utah a couple years back to 80mph. Said on the local news that they did it because with the speed limit at 75 everyone was driving 80 anyway. Huh...see if you can guess how fast they are driving now.
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From: MN
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From: Whiskey Falls, Texas
Yea, i can see where you have ***** envy living where you live....
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From: Richmond, VA
Damn, that really puts us 5-Speed guys behind the eight ball. Even at 5 over, my Fat Boy would be singing a higher tune than I would like. It sounds like a carefully orchestrated plot by the MOCO to get people to trade up to new bikes with six speed transmissions. 
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From: New Jersey
The reason they raised the liit to 85 mph is because the highway is being run by a private company and Txdot feels that the 85 mph speed limit will attract more peiople to use the highway. There have recently been some big failures with these public/private roadways and the state ends up taking the roadway back and dealing with all the headaches instead of sitting back and receiving ther cut of the toll money.
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From: Michigan
On my bike I like to cruise at 75MPH....nice and easy.
Perhaps 5 MPH over on two lane roads or a tad faster if conditions are good and I think I can get away with it!
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Perhaps 5 MPH over on two lane roads or a tad faster if conditions are good and I think I can get away with it!
Y'all know why Texans roll their cowboy hats up on the sides?
So three of 'em can ride in a pickup!