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SUBMAN1 01-10-08 11:45 AM

189 Mph???
 
This thing got there pretty dang fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NybB-yNV0Xc

Seems the police are looking for this guy already.

-S

STEED 01-10-08 12:10 PM

Well he or she did not make the mistake putting on a cheesy smile to the camera at the end of there little film. ;)

seafarer 01-10-08 12:39 PM

Makes me wonder how Jay Leno's jet turbine bike would do on that road? I've never heard what the jet bike's top speed is, but I read it does a quarter mile in ~9 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9qNn9Yq9U

Sailor Steve 01-10-08 03:06 PM

"My Maserati does one-eighty five;
I lost my license, now I don't drive."
-Joe Walsh, Life's Been Good To Me So Far

SUBMAN1 01-10-08 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
"My Maserati does one-eighty five;
I lost my license, now I don't drive."
-Joe Walsh, Life's Been Good To Me So Far

Now I know you are at least as old as me! :D

-S

AVGWarhawk 01-10-08 03:56 PM

God, I saw Joe Walsh in concert:doh:. Darn near 20 years ago. Anyway, if the cops are looking for him they will have a very hard time catching up.

Steel_Tomb 01-10-08 04:01 PM

Oh god I hate people like this, they think they're being awesome showing off, but instead make the rest of us bikers look like maniacs...and just give the anti-bike groups enough ammunition to wage a war! Just remember anyone who looks at this thread you may not like bikes a lot but we aren't all maniacs like this! Its a small minority! (I hope anyway!!!)

Sailor Steve 01-10-08 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb
Oh god I hate people like this, they think they're being awesome showing off, but instead make the rest of us bikers look like maniacs...and just give the anti-bike groups enough ammunition to wage a war! Just remember anyone who looks at this thread you may not like bikes a lot but we aren't all maniacs like this! Its a small minority! (I hope anyway!!!)

Speak for yourself, man! We are all maniacs, or we wouldn't love two wheels so much!:rotfl:

Well, no, I'm actually pretty sedate most of the time. I don't think most people believe we all ride that fast, and the ones who do believe it aren't worth the trouble of trying to convince otherwise.

But y'know, I live in a desert with hundreds of miles of open, empty highways, and sometimes you just...you know...:sunny:

mapuc 01-10-08 08:44 PM

In 1996 my brother-in-law, was almost killed in an accident. It happen in Denmark(jutlandia) He was about to turn left, when a car from the opposite side of the road crash right into him. What I understand from it then the driver was occupied with something else and didn't see him(my brother-in-law) he also drove to fast(don't know how fast, the speedlimit was 50km/h)

Many times during his stay at the ER he was near death. he was in the hospital for almost 7 month

Today he lives well and are stil driving bikes

Markus

Tango589 01-11-08 02:51 PM

Jeezus, that speed was unbelievable. One sneeze and there would have bee bike- and body-parts scattered up the next 1/2 mile of road.:dead:

The jet bike sounded fantastic though....:rock:

Tango589 01-11-08 03:06 PM

This bike appeals to the pilot in me...

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/fe.../photo_03.html

Although, coz the engine is mounted cross-ways, (or I think the correct term is transverse) one hard rev and you would probably slam it on its right-hand side.


This one is in-line and is my favourite:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Articl...ID=4609&Page=1

:rock: :rock: :rock:

Steel_Tomb 01-11-08 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb
Oh god I hate people like this, they think they're being awesome showing off, but instead make the rest of us bikers look like maniacs...and just give the anti-bike groups enough ammunition to wage a war! Just remember anyone who looks at this thread you may not like bikes a lot but we aren't all maniacs like this! Its a small minority! (I hope anyway!!!)

Speak for yourself, man! We are all maniacs, or we wouldn't love two wheels so much!:rotfl:

Well, no, I'm actually pretty sedate most of the time. I don't think most people believe we all ride that fast, and the ones who do believe it aren't worth the trouble of trying to convince otherwise.

But y'know, I live in a desert with hundreds of miles of open, empty highways, and sometimes you just...you know...:sunny:

Lol...well I occasionaly go up close to a ton but rarely...I'd like to keep my license clean if possible! especially as I'm only 20...insurance is expensive as it is!

Sailor Steve 01-11-08 08:29 PM

Tango589, I read about both of those in Cycle World, but I was hoping for videos. I want to hear how they sound!

Onkel Neal 01-12-08 04:28 AM

Two questions; what was the flashing green light? And why did the speedo stop at 189, he was still accelerating?

Yah, that's a pretty crazy thing to do, no way I would go that fast on a public road.

Steel_Tomb 01-12-08 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
Two questions; what was the flashing green light? And why did the speedo stop at 189, he was still accelerating?

Yah, that's a pretty crazy thing to do, no way I would go that fast on a public road.

Indicator light ;), and they cap the speed at a certain point, so they're supposed to go that and no faster.


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