85 in a 65 is not a bad tix. I got pulled over in Scotts Valley by CHP for (ticket said) 80+ in a 65 on the straightaway of 17.
The ticket was $80 (boy did I get lucky). My first time pulled over (and I drive a little crazy, not to mention fast). I paid for traffic school ($25 to the county of SantaCruz + $25 to go to traffic school online). Easy for me. Stayed off my record. All in all, it was abou $112 for everything. Took me 25 minutes to take the traffic school online (might not be avaliable for Santa Clara county).
280 is a very fast freeway. You might be able to claim "speed of traffic" if you weren't in the fast lane or in heavy traffic. I wouldn't suggest it though. Your first time should be a small fee and you will likely get the opportunity to take traffic school.
Personally, I would just take the ticket and traffic school. The next one might be worth spending more money to fight it (as long as you are spending less than the rake in your insurance rates).
My $0.02
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