Motorcyclist hits 200kmh on State Highway 1

[Crazy Steve]

So who was in a big hurry to get to work this morning? 200k on SH1

It was meeeeeee, Sorry New Zealand Police.

I was in a hurry, making a Meth run to Wellington from Auckland.

Again im sooo Sorry.

Crazy Steve.

[Hiflyer]

How do they know it's a red ducati?

I wonder if someones seen a red bike and gone

"Well it's not a cruiser so it's not a harley..... must be a ducati"

[nudemetalz]

Cause the dude in the bike shop saw a red Ducati go past at 80km/h and assumed it was the same one that was doing 210km/h...you know...2+2=4.3

[breakaway]

You and your mate should be very proud of yourselves right about now. It is wankers like you that drags the reputation of the rest of us down. Thanks for nothing!

Yeah cos speed kills right? I bet you slow down in corners just like the ads tell you to.

[NordieBoy]

And they may not have noticed, but bikes are less than 1m wide which mans they can go around or beside most hazards.

The exception seems to be ewe-turning police cars.

[miloking]

How do they know it's a red ducati?

I wonder if someones seen a red bike and gone

"Well it's not a cruiser so it's not a harley..... must be a ducati"

Well that too, but as it zoomed past at warp speed police noticed the unbearable clutch rattle and therefore cleverly recognized a ducati....
nah of course its bollocks, at 212 while sitting in a stationary car i couldnt tell you if it was a bird or a plane...and especialy what model of bike it was.
So either it was traveling much slower or someone is making up stories....i wonder if the local witness wasnt Mr.Wilkin the Moto racer

[Tank]

Unfortunately, the average person only has knowledge of about 1%.

Shame some people dont even have that. Those bastards are dangerous.

[Lula]

After reading this article published on the Herald website regarding the 'Police seek rider clocked at 212km/h': http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10641526

Firstly I agree that the road is no racetrack and speeding should be left for trackdays, and I am all for safety and for motorcycles to stay alive. I am however interested to know where Sergeant Stu Kearns of the Waitemata serious crash unit has his findings from in regards to a surviving a crash at that velocity and with what riding gear?

There is another side that should be considered which is the amount of research, effort and technology that manufacturers put into providing us with protective gear. His comment that ' there's not enough leather or protective gear that would save your skin at that speed' is a bold statement to make when there is no source or proof of that finding and then to say further in the article 'the only reason racing motorcyclists sometimes survived such high-speed spills was because of their protective gear' doesn't quite make sense to me especially when such gear is commonly made from the material called leather..?

Also on the braking comments made, with what motorcycle was that test or findings conducted from?
As the article made mention that there was the suggestion that it was fitted with with dealer plates perhaps someone was test riding one of the new sportsbikes that now comes out with some of the most advanced braking systems which can have a much more superior stopping power these days.

The other thing that I am interested to know is was it really a male riding this motorcycle or do they think females are incapable of riding at such speeds?

[peasea]

Kearns is obviously a fuckwit.

[blackdog]

nah of course its bollocks, at 212 while sitting in a stationary car i couldnt tell you if it was a bird or a plane...and especialy what model of bike it was.
So either it was traveling much slower or someone is making up stories...

sorry mate you're wrong. i can easily recognise most makes and models (especially say a 999) at closing speeds of well over 200kms (like 2 vehicles heading towards each other at 110km/h each)

blows that theory out da water

[blackdog]

......... was it really a male riding this motorcycle or do they think females are incapable of riding at such speeds?

one of the first things to cross my mind.......

[simonnn]

ergeant Stu Kearns of the Waitemata serious crash unit told the Herald a crash at that velocity would be unsurvivable, and the rider's chance to react to an emergency in time would be cut dramatically.

Wrong there are dozens of riders all around the world who have survived 212+ get offs

"There's not enough leather or protective gear that would save your skin at that speed."

There is plenty of good gear that has proven its worth in 212+ get offs all around the world.

s the average driver reaction time is about 2.5 seconds, the rider would travel 147m before he could react to anything happening in front of him.

Wrong the average reaction time is a fraction of this.

[bogan]

Kearns is obviously a fuckwit.

that was my conclusion too!

[miloking]

sorry mate you're wrong. i can easily recognise most makes and models (especially say a 999) at closing speeds of well over 200kms (like 2 vehicles heading towards each other at say 110km/h each)

blows that theory out da water

Well i dont have eagle eyes like you but if iam sitting in car on side of the road and something goes past me at 210Km/h i dont think i could tell you what it was and be %100 certain
...but obviously there are other factors to consider, like visibility on that day, position of the car relative to the road, knowledge of motorcycles etc...

[peasea]

that was my conclusion too!

Probably Tooman's drinking buddy. Or lover, or both.