Motorcyclist Allegedly Broke Speed Limit By 140 MPH

[Kadie]

Motorcyclist Allegedly Broke Speed Limit By 140 MPH

POSTED: 2:05 pm EDT September 21, 2004

WABASHA, Minn. -- A motorcyclist in Minnesota has been arrested for speeding -- while allegedly going faster than 200 mph.

The speed limit was 65 miles an hour on U.S. Highway 61 near Wabasha. Police said Samuel Tilley was breaking that limit by 140 mph. They said a state patrol pilot who was flying overhead clocked Tilley doing 205 miles an hour while racing with another motorcyclist.

Pilot Al Loney said the bike was traveling nearly twice as fast as his plane. He radioed ahead to another state trooper, who pulled the two cyclists over.

Only the faster one was arrested.

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/3748818/detail.html


Whooooosh.....

[rocktivity]

1. Can bikes go THAT fast?

one-fifty maybe, but TWO HUNDRED???

:headbang:
rocknation

[Worst Username Ever]

4. Picture an engine larger than an acura

but with no car frame, carriage or interior.

[punpirate]

6. I once knew a guy with...

... a Kawasaki drag bike that would do the 1/4-mile in 10 seconds and trap speeds of 133 mph. I have no doubt that there are bikes out there capable of 200 mph. I also have no doubt there are also lunatics determined to go that fast on the open road. Blow a tire at those speeds and you'll get more than rug burns.

[flvegan]

7. Modified, yes

Though the Kawasaki ZX12R and the Suzuki Hayabusa (sp?) are in the 190 range right out of the box, I think. Put a turbo or nitrous on a 180 mph bike, and yeah, 200+ is possible. Don't know how fairings hold up at 200 mph (wind speed), and I would think that taking a bug to the face shield would feel like Mike Tyson gave you a slap.

[frylock]

11. suzuki hayabusa..

an H-bus will go that fast.

[rocktivity]

18. The bikes where you're sitting back instead of hunching over

look a lot more comfortable to me. These ovbiously aren't intended for cruising or long distance trips.

:headbang:
rocknation

[msturgis524]

2. I got a ticket there once

And, I was only going 75.

[GOPisEvil]

3. If you're going to do something, do it right.

[Wickerman]

5. That is such a pretty road

I can't imagine how much of it you would experience if you laid down the bike at 200+ mph.

[GOPFighter]

8. At 205 mph...

you travel the length of a football field in one frickin' second!

[TX-RAT]

9. Vegamatic

Slices, dices and puree's. Would need a mop, to clean that up.

[Wickerman]

13. Yep, and the trooper with the mop

on that stretch of road is a friend of mine, depending on the shift. Geeez, what foolishness.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. Instant Picasso (nt)

[Blue_Tires]

17. lol

my aunt the former emergency room nurse said the EMTs referred to these riders as "job assurance"

[indigo32]

19. Sheesh, it hurt bad enough going down at 25

or whatever I was doing.

[Endangered Specie]

22. You know that would leave a nasty stain...

and not much else.

[tridim]

12. Have I mentioned today how much I hate idiot motorcyclists?

Was this before or after he popped a wheelie on a public road? Before of after he weaved between gridlocked traffic at 50 mph?

100 bucks says he has a mullet.

[BlueJazz]

14. Christ...I wonder what the fine will be?

I mean, if they just charge him 10 bucks per MPH..that's $1400.00 + the other fines...OUCH!. I guess that Bike will be up for sale soon...

[dumpster_baby]

15. these assholes should be put in prison

fuckheads motorcyclists.....

[DS1]

16. I've been wanting to take a high performance motorcycle up to NY State

for a couple months. Unlike these two, I'd be aware that I'm new at riding and that I'd have no use for such speeds.

Of course, I'd probably open it up a bit on some long country roads - perhaps a deer whistle would be in order.

[LifeDuringWartime]

20. Dodge Tomahawk

a prototype-only model that had a Viper V12 engine capable of going ove 300 MPH

[Endangered Specie]

21. "Gotta go gotta go gotta go right now!

gotta go gotta go gotta go!

[Endangered Specie]

23. If I were that cop, I would have set up spike strips

or a nice pile of rocks, that'll learn em. :evilgrin:


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