On September 21st Minnesota State Troopers stopped a pair of motorcycle riders for speeding. Most likely a normal daily occurance, however, one of the riders had been clocked at 205 mph. One officer, piloting a State Patrol airplane, clocked both riders speeding with one leaving the other “in his dust”. This ticket is most likely the “fastest” speeding ticket ever written in the state. The next closest was for doing 150 mph. It was noted that the driver was arrested for speeding and that he was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear. I look forward to Honda’s new claim to fame (and most likely new commerical talking about the bike’s unlimited speed) as the rider was riding a Honda 1000.
LC, don’t try this at home, and certainly not in the loco. [;)]
…It takes all kinds of people to do all that can be done but it’s good these two were slowed a bit, at least on the public highway. Most and many of us have vehicles that will go too fast for highway conditions but most use them with more sense or we’d all be in real trouble trying to use our public highways.
Several years ago I heard a report on a Canadian radio station about a speeding crackdown north of Toronto. The grand prize went to a driver eventually clocked at over 200 kph (in excess of 120 mph) who flashed his headlights at an unmarked patrol car so the cruiser would pull over and let him by…
A micro-second of lost traction in a corner at 100+ mph and it dont matter what protective clothing your wearing or how good the salesman told you that riding body armor your wearing is. You go down at that speed your going to introduced to Mr Gully, Mr Barbed Wire Fence, Mr Thicket, And Mr Tree, usually at the same time, and you aint getting up so easily…
I usually get there a little later, but there isn’t usually a lot I can do for you.
We had a case a couple of years ago where a motorcyclist was showing off for his friends by doing wheelies. At Speed. On the expressway. He wandered into a guardrail and is no longer available to brag about his exploits.
I personally had been close to the magic 150 at times long ago. Not on a motor bike thank you!
At these speeds a failure anywhere in the system means death or worse. I recall out west near the Continental Divide there are some awesome stretches of interstate that just beckons to the speed kings.
Imagine that ride at 200+ You would be looking near a half mile ahead of you to process the information visually, mentally and finally pysically as you actuate the steering etc. If a deer hopped out say 200 yards away… you will never see it.
I have had my doors blown off by these and what was really spectacular was the ability of the police to reel em im as if they are tied to a fence post.
What is worse is the casulties of high speed I have seen over the years, for some of these Death is a mercy while others face a living hell. So. Please take it easy so you can get home tonight.
Japan has been doing bullet trains for years it is time America looked into it.
You can outrun a police car, but you can’t outrun a two way radio.
Jim
Jim
Are you quoting the late great Kenny Price song of Boone County Kentucky. lol
His “Sheriff of Boone County” song had a phrase like that.
“You might outrun my old chevrolet, but you can’t outrun my old 2 way.”
“I wear a hat just like a mounty, I’m the Sheriff of Boone County”
“I don’t take no lip, with this cannon on my hip. Let me tell you boy, it ain’t no toy.”