Posted on 10/01/2025 11:17:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
Were you headed on down to Pullman, per chance?
It’s all relative. I’ve been 150 mph+ down an airport runway more times than I can count. A few times I’ve been faster than that on the Autobahn. In time you get used to it.
And 196 might seem fast for a bagger, but don’t forget that it was “race-prepared.” There are four or five L-4 crotch rockets that will best 200 mph with nothing but aftermarket intake and exhaust, and maybe a change of front sprocket.
I ride Ducatis and an Indian. No interest in riding an Indian at 200mph. Not much use or interest even for riding the Ducks above the ton anymore either. The Bimmer can do 100 all day long in comfort, but that’s more for riding out West on the other side of the Mississippi.
132ftper second, per second. Honda 50 over South Rim Grand Canyon.
We were actually riding to Rosalia to a motorcycle rally.
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