[Freedom4US]

Maybe, but the kid plead "not guilty"? He's likely to get slammed for that. There's no doubt he's guilty of speeding in the extreme, the question might be how much. Not worth arguing about. I'd yank his license for that if I could.

I _love_ driving fast - but there's a time and a place, not to mention the law, which precludes anything over 80ish. He puts other motorists lives at risk is the main problem.

[DManA]

I hope the state has more evidence than the ludicrous testimony of the guy in the airplane. Otherwise they’re just wasting taxpayer’s money.

[DManA]

I hope the state has more evidence than the ludicrous testimony of the guy in the airplane. Otherwise they’re just wasting taxpayer’s money.

[RJL]

Maybe, but the kid plead "not guilty"? He's likely to get slammed for that. There's no doubt he's guilty of speeding in the extreme, the question might be how much. Not worth arguing about. I'd yank his license for that if I could.

He should have kept his mouth shut about going closer to half of 205, but it's smart to plead not guilty if he can prove that it was impossible for his motorcycle to go even close 205 MPH. Once he does that it's case closed.

[paul51]

He's charged with driving 205MPH. If he is not guilty of the charge, why should he plead guilty?

[RobRoy]

Me, 115 in Montana when there was no speed limit. 135 last year. 'Course it was in my Chrysler 300m. I wouldn't go over 85 on my Honda Magna.

My buddy takes his Ninja 1100 on a 3,500 mile western US tour every year. He usually hits something in the 145 mph range. He has well over 200k on motorcycles and has never gone down. Well, except for a wheely last year - but it was minor and he should have known better. 8^>

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I'm sure the charge was "Speeding -- doing 205 in a -- zone." He pleaded not guilty because he was not doing 205.
The amount of the fine is commensurate with the speed. I'd plead not guilty too. He'll have to take out a loan to pay the fine. Though I wouldn't be going half that speed in a car let alone on a bike. He's Darwin material.

Plus there's no way he was doing 205 on the bike he was on. To do that kind of speed, you need a specially paved track or a bike with the steering so dampened you wouldn't be able to turn the front wheel. An ordinary road would give you such a case of the "high-speed wobbles" you'd end up doing a face-plant all the way up to your heels. There are just too many grooves and bumps in ordinary pavement to keep control at that speed.