A man who reached speeds of 170km/h on his motorbike while escaping police was made to sell it by his partner after the incident.
Police clocked Haydn Martin Griffiths going 124km/h on State Highway 3 on June 14 and tried to pull him over.
The Whanganui District Court heard this week that Griffiths, 50, sped away at about 150km/h and crossed solid yellow lines as he led police on a chase.
Police abandoned pursuit when he reached 170km/h, police prosecutor Sergeant Drew Morrison said.
A second patrol picked up the chase and Griffiths pulled over.