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Motorcyclist dies after crashing at nearly 300 Mph
Yahoo! ^ | 7/15/12 | Dave Sherwood

Posted on 07/15/2013 4:09:59 AM PDT by DemforBush

BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - A Florida motorcyclist known as the "fastest man on two wheels," died Sunday after crashing at just under 300 miles per hour while trying to break his own record for the fastest speed on a conventional motorcycle in a time trial in Limestone, Maine...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: motorcycle; obituary
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To: zeugma

Well, I think it is stupid to push the limits on a motorcycle like that and he did not have to die. There are many other more reputable ways to make a great living that do not put your life in jeopardy, especially if one has a family! It is tragic enough for our war heroes to die and leave family, but for people like this it is totally avoidable. And no, couch potato is not the other reasonable alternative, so don’t give me that bs.


41 posted on 07/15/2013 9:00:52 AM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo in laughter")
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To: BraveMan; DemforBush

...After. < |:(~

42 posted on 07/15/2013 9:21:46 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: martin_fierro

It is a relatively free country. He was doing what he wanted to do. He’s dead. So?


43 posted on 07/15/2013 9:26:24 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: carriage_hill

Power washer.


44 posted on 07/15/2013 9:29:35 AM PDT by CodeToad (Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off. -786 +969)
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To: dfwgator

If he took his dog along, they could call him spot.


45 posted on 07/15/2013 9:32:40 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: Jeff Winston

That’s astounding.


46 posted on 07/15/2013 9:35:45 AM PDT by Tax-chick (No pun intended, no punishment ... If I offended you, you needed it.)
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To: fabian
Well, I think it is stupid to push the limits on a motorcycle like that and he did not have to die. There are many other more reputable ways to make a great living that do not put your life in jeopardy, especially if one has a family! It is tragic enough for our war heroes to die and leave family, but for people like this it is totally avoidable. And no, couch potato is not the other reasonable alternative, so don’t give me that bs.

I'm so glad we've found an aribter of exactly what exactly a reputable way of making one's living is.

There are a lot of dangerous things in this world. The most dangerous job in America is that of a fisherman.

Personally, I think there are much worse things one can do with one's life than pushing the envelopes of engineering.

47 posted on 07/15/2013 10:18:19 AM PDT by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: Jeff Winston

“I wouldn’t have thought it possible to survive a fall from a bike at 211 mph with minor injuries.”

As long as you don’t slide into anything solid (tree, barrier, wall, rock, etc), and you’re wearing proper gear (heavy leather, some body armor, etc), it’s quite possible to come off a bike at that speed with relatively minor injuries. Actually, sliding on the hard surfaces aren’t so bad, it’s when you hit something softer, like grass or a gravel trap, and part of your body digs in and starts you tumbling violently that you get a lot of injuries to the extremities. Falling on the street tends to be much less forgiving, since there is almost always something solid to slide in to, or get run over by.


48 posted on 07/15/2013 10:41:51 AM PDT by -YYZ- (Strong like bull, smart like tractor.)
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To: DemforBush

The laws of Physics are unmerciful


49 posted on 07/15/2013 10:49:54 AM PDT by windsorknot (>>>)
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To: CodeToad

1,500psi or higher. LOL.


50 posted on 07/15/2013 12:05:59 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Guns kill people, pencils misspell words, cars drive drunk & spoons make you fat.)
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To: Disambiguator
You should look up the Monotracer. It's exactly that.

Sweet. That's what I'm talking about. I could go for one of those.

Interesting that they chose to go electric. I'd prefer a hybrid. I'd like to have AC and heat, and enough power to haul some groceries, or another passenger in the rear.

51 posted on 07/15/2013 12:18:50 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: zeugma

It’s not a difference of substance. Only degree.


52 posted on 07/15/2013 12:40:55 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: driftdiver

Indeed. It’s also a shame other people encourage them and try to make a buck off it.


53 posted on 07/15/2013 12:41:41 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: driftdiver

And if free will can sanctify questionable behavior, I suppose you must be just fine with same sex “marriage”.


54 posted on 07/15/2013 12:42:55 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: Romulus

wow thats a stretch. go take your medicine and get some sleep. you aren’t fit to be out in public


55 posted on 07/15/2013 12:44:07 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

There are gas-powered models available, too.

“The MT i1200 is powered by a fuel-injected BMW 1200cc gas engine. It goes from 0 to 60 in just over 5 seconds, and has an electronically limited top speed of 155 MPH. It gets over 50 mpg at highway speeds.”


56 posted on 07/15/2013 1:35:48 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: driftdiver

You are the one who appeals to the amazing power of free will to render OK stuff that isn’t really OK. I am simply pointing that out. Sorry if this upsets you.


57 posted on 07/15/2013 2:06:20 PM PDT by Romulus
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To: bert

I have a somewhat similar story, if even more tragic. A guy in the class ahead of me cut school for “senior skip day” and planned on spending a fine May morning riding around in his new motorcycle. There were a lot of curvy S-type roads in this area, and the kid lost it speeding on one of them and went headfirst into a reinforced metal fence. I think he died instantly.

The really awful thing though...the bike was an early graduation present from his parents. He was due to get his diploma in less than two weeks.


58 posted on 07/15/2013 2:55:02 PM PDT by DemforBush (Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia!)
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To: Romulus

Just live your life in bubble wrap and all will be good with the world.


59 posted on 07/15/2013 4:52:54 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Robe

All apologies,
but I’m sorry.
Wisconsin June bugs would kick South Carolina June bugs asses. Thankfully they fly low . . .


60 posted on 07/15/2013 7:52:24 PM PDT by BraveMan
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