205 mph earns biker citation

[vifferman]

A friend in Texas sent me this photo from Oklahoma of his friend's Blackbird speedo, in top gear, on the redline. It's a bit hard to see but it's sitting on 190mph. My friend Gary authenticated this, as he was doing 160mph when Rick blew by him.

[sAsLEX]

And hes taking a picture with a camera in his left hand at near on 200mph

[riffer]

And hes taking a picture with a camera in his left hand at near on 200mph

Check the Sprints thread for an example of how much higher the speedos actually read. He's probably only doing 175mph at the most

[vifferman]

Check the Sprints thread for an example of how much higher the speedos actually read. He's probably only doing 175mph at the most

The point of the original post was, I think, to show that an RC51 was unlikley to be doing 205 mph, if the best a Blackbird could manage at full throttle in tope was an (indicated) 195. At least that's how I read it.

[vifferman]

Here's some more, this time from the horse's ass - whoops; I mean mouth.

"All right, I was the one who got the ticket and it is time to clear some things up. For one, I was riding a 2003 Honda RC51, "heavily modified" with 2 Brothers slip on pipes and, well thats all the mods I have unless you count the "I stop for wh***s" sticker. Next, the bike wasn't impounded, it was towed so it wouldn't be in the roadway. Ok, on to the tickets. 205...uh no. I am personal friends with the owner of "Hitman Motorsports" and tonight, Sept. 22, we did a top speed run on his dyno, in 6th gear, and maxed nearly 60mph slower than I was arrested for. The "no motorcycle endorsement" is because my licence was expired, I do have a motorcycle endoresement for all you people digging into me about that. The stop watch method may be accurate at times, but this is un-conceivable for my motorcycle to approach 205. Honda's RC211v, which is Honda's MotoGP race bike, 5 cyclinders and 268 horespower, just broke 200mph on the track within the last week. And we are talking about a 1/2 to 3/4 million dollar bike. And for you gear-heads, I had on Joe Rocket Boots, Shoei helmet, Leather gloves, Ballistic coat, and leather bottoms. Also, both of us were arrested, and no, the slower one did not get a warning, he was ticketed for 111mph on a F4i. I hope this clears things up for everybody, I am just sick of everyone saying things about what they dont know, making me look like this horrific person. People speed, and if anyone knows anything about the "Flood Run" (which was the ride I was on, which by the way benefits the Gillettes Children Fund) I would be a hell of a lot more concerned about the 7,000 bar-hopping motorcyclist out on the road. 99% of the people you hear things from are misinformed. If you have questions, I will answer them. And one last note, this is information you don't know, the pilot who clocked me, was clocking me, the F4i, and flying his plane at 110mph all at the same time. Think about that for a second."

Go here for more:
http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/sho...7&page=5&pp=15

[Ghost Lemur]

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From reading that the guy seem like a sensible down to earth guy. A hell of a lot more sensible than 90% of his compatriots judging by the gear he was wearing.

Seriously looks like he got somewhat shafted. Yes was speeding, but no even remotely to the level claimed. Good on him for getting a dyno done.

BTW - did anyone realise that "heavily modified" was yank for "it's got an aftermarket can".

[Blakamin]

The bit on the Dyno might help him at court with some luck!

[vifferman]

BTW - did anyone realise that "heavily modified" was yank for "it's got an aftermarket can".

The fact that he said it in quotes was because of the rumours floating around that it was "heavily modified", e.g., he worked in a shop that fitted superchargers and other performance equipment; it must have been heavily modified to be able to exceed 200, etc. All innuendo, rumours, and out-and-out speculation trying to work out what kind of 1000cc production bike could achieve speeds that are normally the domain of 200+hp fire-breathing monsters.

[Blakamin]

The fact that he said it in quotes was because of the rumours floating around that it was "heavily modified", e.g., he worked in a shop that fitted superchargers and other performance equipment; it must have been heavily modified to be able to exceed 200, etc. All innuendo, rumours, and out-and-out speculation trying to work out what kind of 1000cc production bike could achieve speeds that are normally the domain of 200+hp fire-breathing monsters.

I went trolling on the subject here.. http://www.ircspy.com/comments.asp?mode=view&id=1822
good how all the wankers there reckon they do it everyday!

[Cajun]

http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/sho...7&page=5&pp=15

what a lot of bollocks

[Ghost Lemur]

bahahah Thanks for the link Blackamin. Fuck that guys a tard, give 'em shit.

love this quote

OMG. You dont need a turbo charger to do 330kph on an rc-51. I am a rider myself and you could do that on a stock bike.

I think the guy needs to rename himself lytreen, due to the copious amounts of shit he's full of.

BTW now I've seen everything. There's a post from an American over the page from that first link, advocating tiered licencing.

[Blakamin]

bahahah Thanks for the link Blackamin. Fuck that guys a tard, give 'em shit.

love this quote



I think the guy needs to rename himself lytreen, due to the copious amounts of shit he's full of.

BTW now I've seen everything. There's a post from an American over the page from that first link, advocating tiered licencing.

I know....he probably thinks playing motorcross madness makes him a rider!