Motorcyclist cited for going 205 MPH (going faster than state patrol plane)

Wabasha AP ^ | 9/21/04 | AP

[Lijahsbubbe]

Patrol Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"

[motzman]

Wel, I had the "informal" record for the fastest speeding ticket in NJ (143mph), but that was back in the 80's, so I don't know if a bigger fool has yet to come along and capture the honor.

[Lunatic Fringe]

I once called 911 when driving home because of a group of kids on bikes riding extremely dangerously and nearly causing a couple of wrecks. The 911 operator told me "We can't pursue motorcycles. There is nothing we can do."

[CanadianRepublican]

BS

Unless there was some serious motor work done on that bike, it was not doing 205. Maybe 190 give or take but not 205.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Unlimited motorcycle racers can not hit 205 MPH.
Something is badly wrong with this story.

[paul51]

and driving 140 miles per hour over the posted speed limit of 65 mph

WHOOAA!

[Gorzaloon]

"I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour," Swanson said. "But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure."

Moth

Windshield.

[Lando Lincoln]

Patrol Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"

"But officer, my speedometer is broken"

Lando

[ladtx]

Something is badly wrong with this story.

Or trooper Loney's math.

[decimon]

Kathy Swanson of the state Office of Traffic Safety said unless Tilley was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear, he was courting death at 200 mph.

What could he wear, a space capsule?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Well 190 is plenty fast for me!

[dc-zoo]

There's no protective gear that can help one iota in a 205 mph motorcycle crash.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Unlimited motorcycle racers can not hit 205 MPH.

He was probably only doing 160, and the cops were just trying to make quota.

[uglybiker]

Hooligan List PING!

[pabianice]

"Motorcyclist Stopped, Ticketed by F-16"

[Oblongata]

"Unless there was some serious motor work done on that bike, it was not doing 205. Maybe 190 give or take but not 205."

A Suzuki Hayabusa, a 1300cc Sport Bike, can hit 200mph out of the box. Sport bikes today are incredible machines. Some times all you have to do is change the sprockets to increase top speed.

[JoJo Gunn]

It's just hard for me to imagine controlling a bike with the wind on you at that speed. (I'm no bike rider).

[paul51]

Patrol Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"

LOL. Reminds me of a time I was pulled over unfortunately doing over 100MPH. The officer asked me if I knew how fast I was going. I told him I thought I might have been going a little over 55 MPH. He got a kick out of that.

[Lijahsbubbe]

It seems there are alot of instances where there is nothing they can do. :(