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To: Salamander
If you review some of the top land speed records by class, they don't seem so very high. But you gotta do it through the traps, otherwise it isn't official... (I don't think tickets count.)

Last time I did 120 on a bike I had a high speed wobble just as I hit the end of the throttle cable on that shovelhead. I kept the bike up but it was. not. fun. powering down through it.

That was many moons ago, and if the same thing happened today, I'd likely dump it 'cause I've lost some upper body strength over the years. I haven't ridden much lately because of the insane semi traffic (one vehicle in three) and the hellacious truck ruts in the pavement up here.

28 posted on 01/06/2014 7:29:47 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe

Himself dumped a KAW drag bike at 140mph thanks to wobble in FL.

He was wearing polyester 70s pants and no leather.

They clocked *him* skidding past the light at 134mph.

Has some awesome road rash and a gnarly tale to tell.

To top it all off, some nice person stole his helmet as he was waiting for the ambulance to arrive.

Floriduh!

I’ve never had any wobble, possibly because of how he builds trikes.

Don’t want any, either...:D

[on the upside, I can’t fall over]

There’s another article here about a nut gonna break 800+mph.

Aw hell naw!


30 posted on 01/06/2014 7:39:09 PM PST by Salamander (Hey, Jack the Ripper, won't you come on over... hook me up to the power lines of your love...)
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