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Motorcycle was clocked at 157mph, court told (w/photo)
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Posted on 06/18/2003 8:15:48 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: Capitalist Eric
My best "official" speed was 167 MPH in a 55 MPH zone... Clocked by California Highway Patrol... It was a 1969 Buick Skylark- with drum brakes, no cage.
I saw a recent brake test where a drum brake equipped car took a quarter mile to stop from 100 mph. I am surprised you could haul that thing down from 167 before you got to Colorado.
To: chance33_98
They need one of those James Bond switching license plates. Or a little curtin/rag to cover that plate when having a good time.
82
posted on
06/19/2003 7:35:15 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(Daddy needs a Hummer! The H2 will do!)
To: Drew68
The metric system sucks.
To: SICSEMPERTYRANNUS
RST 1000 (Just like my brother has)
To: Bob Mc; Travis McGee
Give me a crotch rocket, or a dirt bike, or a real touring bike, or even a scooter for fun, any day over a parade bike. ![](http://www.scootculture.org/e2002/e2002i/npton02cs/2002-07-27-npton-133-cs-mod-li.jpg)
I rode by an elderly gentleman on an elegantly understated Vespa the other day. It was painted a beautiful pale blue with tan custom striping. He was wearing a helmet with a matching paint scheme, a pale blue short sleeved shirt and tan polyester pants. The old guy was stylin' down the boulevard around 15mph. I thought he looked great!
As I overtook him (with my clutch in and throttle down), I waved and turned my head to offer him a smile. His face wore this look of fun and excitement. It would have been impossible for him to conceal the enjoyment he was having. I started to imagine myself in his polished wingtip shoes; twilight years, gentle breeze in the face, gliding along on a refined, quiet, unassuming platform . . .
Nah . . .
85
posted on
06/19/2003 7:55:36 AM PDT
by
BraveMan
To: Bikers4Bush
The metric system sucks. Now how on earth could the metric system possibly suck?
86
posted on
06/19/2003 7:57:34 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: BraveMan
The important thing is...was he having fun?
87
posted on
06/19/2003 8:06:24 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Drew68
It sucks because it would mean that all housing codes and all standards would have to be rewritten.
On a personal note not a bit of it other than meters, centimeters, or millimeters makes a damn bit of sense to me.
To: Travis McGee
I don't know. If the Buells ever get the engine from the V-Rod it will be interesting.
89
posted on
06/19/2003 8:26:46 AM PDT
by
Liberal Classic
(Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est.)
To: wardaddy
You can also tell he's an amateur because he pleaded guilty, instead of hiring a lawyer.
90
posted on
06/19/2003 8:35:23 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: autoresponder
160+ in a modified 2003 Cobra.......Fun!
To: Bikers4Bush
They're already doing metric construction in government contracts. Check out the
NIBS "Construction Metrication" newsletter and some of their other publications. And besides, a half inch pipe isn't a half inch, and a 2x4 isn't 2"x4" anwyay.
One of their past issues had a story about the tricks they had to use to redo the Pentagon on a metric grid. Also, a lot of the high-end shingles these days are a meter long, instead of three feet.
92
posted on
06/19/2003 8:42:27 AM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: mvpel
Very true but I KNOW a 2x4 isn't actually 2x4 and a half inch pipe isn't half inch. It's not like I have to work at learning it.
Basically I'm too lazy to re-learn any of that stuff so by default I must say that it sucks.
To: BraveMan
Now that's what I call a "parade bike"!
That old man has got it right. Ride till you die! That's my motto!
94
posted on
06/19/2003 8:56:06 AM PDT
by
Bob Mc
To: spunkets
The concern is with the front tire. Acceleration transfers the load off the front tire. That allows it to keep it's grip. The back won't slip unless it's overloaded, or over braked. And with aerodynamics. Without a fairing over the front tire and wheel, at a little over 160mph, sufficient lift is generated by the front rim to raise the front wheel off the ground, eliminating steering control, and can raise the front end enough for the airflow to continue raising the front end up until a 160mph endover occurs. They found that out back in the 1940s at Bonneville, but there are still folks rediscovering it on the streets with their new rice rockets every day. Usually only once.
-archy-/-
95
posted on
06/19/2003 9:15:00 AM PDT
by
archy
(Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
To: martin_fierro
Hey, That things got a jet pack!!
I can do that!!
<|:-)~~
96
posted on
06/19/2003 9:23:55 AM PDT
by
JoeSixPack1
(POW/MIA - Bring 'em home, or send us back! Semper Fi)
To: Mr. Mojo
157 mph is moving. The fastest I've ever driven was 130 mph (on I-5 in Southern Oregon), and things got a bit hairy at that speed. I once ran a BMW factory R60 bike with taller than usual gearing [being prepared for the 24-hour endurance race in France, where the speeds average over 100 MPH for 24 hours, with a usual relay of riders] on the then speed limitless South Autobahn out of Munich at 138 MPH/222 KPH on a certified speedo...at those speeds, I was much more interested in watching what I was doing rather than looking at the clock.
But it was a beautiful and unseasonably warm Bavarian morning, with minimal traffic, and just right for a flat-out free ride of a VERY nice bike. And just as I topped the rise of a nice, long straightaway, I became aware of a pretty little red sportscar pulling up alongside of me. For all of a second or two, the driver looked at me with a *Very nice bike- I'll have to get one of those* look on his face. Then he pulled away from me at a good ten or 15 MPH better than I was doing.
Nice car.
97
posted on
06/19/2003 9:33:29 AM PDT
by
archy
(Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
To: US_MilitaryRules
They need one of those James Bond switching license plates. Or a little curtin/rag to cover that plate when having a good time. Refrigerator magnets work nicely. If your home state is one of those that uses aluminum plates, a plate-sized square of galvanized sheet steel beneath the license tag solves the problem.
And you'll sometimes see two shop towels sewn together with a magnet at each of the four corners. Same idea.
-archy-/-
98
posted on
06/19/2003 9:37:49 AM PDT
by
archy
(Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
To: Travis McGee
My children will never own a motorcycle in my house...a four wheeler for deer camp is fine but a scooter...no way.
They can do like I did...get their own when they leave.
My little brother wants a crotch rocket like a Ducati or Bimota....I told him I was gonna get a term life policy on him....seriously...he didn't find that funny.
99
posted on
06/19/2003 9:38:26 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(I was born my Papa's son....when I hit the ground I was on the run.....)
To: mvpel
Good Point.
100
posted on
06/19/2003 9:39:01 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(I was born my Papa's son....when I hit the ground I was on the run.....)
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