[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).

[Lijahsbubbe]

It's hard to imagine seeing!

[michaelbfree]

I was a witness just one week ago to a headon crash between a motorcycle and a pick up (both travelling approximately 70 mph). I can tell you it wasn't a pretty scene for the very dead bike rider. Since he looked like ground hamburger, I can only imagine what a bike crash at over 200 mph would do - perhaps liquification, biker go poof!!

[Dead Dog]

I don't know about 200mph, but 130mph on an Ducati 900SS is actually a very comfy ride.

[Richard-SIA]

Not a big deal, just don't suddenly sit up strait!

[MarkL]

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

I'm no professional, but I did some amature road racing a number of years ago (including falling off at a bit over 100MPH, not too much fun!), and I've currently got a Ducati 900 SuperSport. Given my size and weight, I doubt that the bike will ever exceed 140MPH with me on it, and frankly, I have no wish to go that fast any more.

I've taken it to about 110 on the straightaway at Heartland Park racetrack in Topeka (the 1/4 mile drag race portion of the track, and there's a 90 degree right, and immediate left at the end of that straight. Yikes! Thank goodness for Brembo brakes. I also got it up to about 135MPH on I-35, and really don't ever want to do that again. As bad as the wind blast can be at 70MPH, it's nothing compared to that at 100MPH, and by the time you get to 110, it's getting really brutal. You need to keep as much of yourself out of the windstream as possible. As I'm a pretty big guy, and my bike is pretty small, I got beaten up something fierce.

Actually, the faster you go, the more stable the bike is (and the harder to turn).

Mark

[School of Rational Thought]

Any time I go over 70 on my HD RD I worry about hitting a stone and going airborne and my bike weighs in excess of 700 pounds. Cannot imagine going that fast.

[Recon by Fire]

Yep, especially with the condition of roads in the US.

[DennisR]

Actually, the faster you go the more difficult it is to tip the bike over. I cannot remember the physics words for it. But consider this - is it easier to fall over on a bicycle when you are barely moving or when you are going at a substantial rate? Now if you were to hit something - say a big hole in the road - all bets are off.

[Smokin' Joe]

Do NOT sit up straight.