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Andrew Henry, still in critical condition Monday.

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Another crash news story from today......

"Chopper Builder Involved In Fatal Crash"

http://www.local6.com/news/9791096/detail.html

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The Honda CBR1000 is a powerful sport motorcycle, capable of reaching speeds near 200 mph

No. 2001 CBR1000? Hell no.

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From my hubby:

Interesting. Strangely, I'm pretty sure (okay, positive) there is no such thing as a 2001 CBR1000. If memory serves, Honda's liter-bike was either a CBR900 or CBR929 that year. The CBR1000 entered the scene in 2004 or 2005. No biggie, but I just wonder why that sort of detail would be incorrect, since they 'mostly' got the model correct.

Also, in the inaccuracy department, the logarithmic nature of aerodynamics prohibit all but HEAVILY modified sportbikes to reach 200 mph. Mazazines have built up current liter-bikes with turbos and nitrous injection and still failed to reach 200. The wind resistance above 150, 160 or 170 mph becomes logarithmically higher, such that even 1000cc race replicas with 180+ horsepower don't reach 200 mph. From personal experience, on one of the most powerful such bikes available, 2006 R1LE, with the front straight at Heartland Park Topeka, we were typically reaching 160 - 165 before the braking zone... tucked in as tightly as possible, and it still feels like Hulk Hogan has you in a headlock, and is pulling you backwards. Needless to say, sitting up into that wind *at* the braking point dramatically increases braking forces. (like a leaf thrown out of a moving car) Soooo, "200 mph" is quite a stretch to the story.