205 mph speeding ticket!!!
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205 mph speeding ticket!!!
There was a news item yesterday on Yahoo, about a guy on a honda 1000 motorcycle doing 205 MPH who had been clocked from a plane! They pointed out that that was roughly 4.5 seconds for a quarter mile.A trap was set up down the road and the rider was cited for driving to endanger(duh!) and doing 140 mph over the posted speed limit . Also pointed out that it was the biggest money ticket in State history.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/cus...la-news-fringe
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/cus...la-news-fringe
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Here in Mass. that would be a $1400 speeding ticket and 6 months in Jail
Originally Posted by inioway
I heard about this too. The people telling me assumed must have been on a huge BMW. I was sure it was a Vespa Scooter ( ), So it turned out to be a Honda 1000. I'm just glad my MC can't go that fast because I might.
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That reminds me of a run shown in a Options2 video a few years ago
when a Japanese guy in a souped up Supra did a top speed run at over 300km/h in a vacant UK expressway and got pulled over. I think he got
heavily fined and deported.
Cop yells at the driver (caught on the video) "Do you think this is your bloody playground?!!"
when a Japanese guy in a souped up Supra did a top speed run at over 300km/h in a vacant UK expressway and got pulled over. I think he got
heavily fined and deported.
Cop yells at the driver (caught on the video) "Do you think this is your bloody playground?!!"
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Originally Posted by Tuls
That guy is my new hero...except he gopt caught..but at least he has proof!
Another reckless hero is that guy who stole a tank and went on a rampage. That guy ruled!!! Except he didn't run over any cop cars though. And then high-centers the tank. What a letdown. He was doing so good. And the idea was great.
There'll always be someone else to do it better, and/or create a better way of reckless endangerment.
Cheers,
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How in Pete's name did that ticket make it's way to circulate on the internet? I'm not convinced that this guy wants his name and address plastered on every computer screen in America.
Then again, he's a ******* so who really cares. Maybe driving at a conscionable rate of speed is something they only teach in "Motorcycle Licensing 101", a class this brilliant soul obviously neglected to attend. Sheesh.
Then again, he's a ******* so who really cares. Maybe driving at a conscionable rate of speed is something they only teach in "Motorcycle Licensing 101", a class this brilliant soul obviously neglected to attend. Sheesh.
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Originally Posted by spoonleg
How in Pete's name did that ticket make it's way to circulate on the internet?
Maybe he's using it as proof to brag about the ordeal. Or even to possibly suggest donations to pay his fines.
Cheers,
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No stock motorcycle can hit 209 since they are speed limited (at least they are initially sold that way).
http://www.motorbyte.com/mmm/pages/reviews/review40.htm
Quote:
In 1999 the Hayabusa-
(It) was 480 pounds of big, ugly, aerodynamic motorcycle. It's 1300cc fuel-injected, four-cylinder motor put out over 155 rear-wheel horsepower. That's 16 hp more than any other stock sportbike at the time. Out of the box it would do sub 10-second quarter-miles and would top out at a real 196+ mph! Bad.... bad craziness.
For 2000, just as Kawasaki readied their own 200mph missile, and under threats of speed and horsepower limits from around the world, Suzuki and other manufacturers agreed to place a 189mph limit on their production bikes. The '99 Hayabusas, in copper or black, were the ones that slipped through the crack. Top speed is now "limited" to 189 mph.
At 189 miles-per-hour, you travel 278 feet in 1 second. Three miles in 60 seconds. From Minneapolis to Duluth in less than 45 minutes.
Better not fall off the bike going that fast.
http://www.motorbyte.com/mmm/pages/reviews/review40.htm
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In 1999 the Hayabusa-
(It) was 480 pounds of big, ugly, aerodynamic motorcycle. It's 1300cc fuel-injected, four-cylinder motor put out over 155 rear-wheel horsepower. That's 16 hp more than any other stock sportbike at the time. Out of the box it would do sub 10-second quarter-miles and would top out at a real 196+ mph! Bad.... bad craziness.
For 2000, just as Kawasaki readied their own 200mph missile, and under threats of speed and horsepower limits from around the world, Suzuki and other manufacturers agreed to place a 189mph limit on their production bikes. The '99 Hayabusas, in copper or black, were the ones that slipped through the crack. Top speed is now "limited" to 189 mph.
At 189 miles-per-hour, you travel 278 feet in 1 second. Three miles in 60 seconds. From Minneapolis to Duluth in less than 45 minutes.
Better not fall off the bike going that fast.
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Originally Posted by LombardStreet
Probly had a tail wind...
Without the speed limiter, 200+ would be in sight provided you scrunch up really small to offer the least wind resistance.
It's good we don't have to get small in our MINIs when going fast.
But what if you have a cabrio? Can you imagine the wind resistance/buffeting at top speed in a cabrio?
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