I just heard on the news that a motorcycle was clocked at 205 mph in a 65 zone. It was going almost twice as fast as the plane that clocked it. This was in Minnesota. Who says we don't live the fast life here!!!
Any link to this? Or any validity? I doubt anyone would just get a speeding ticket for doing 205. More likely they would get thrown right in jail without hesitation. Not saying that 205 can't be done by a bike in a 65 zone, also not saying that it wasn't done. But no way would the cops let the rider go with just a ticket.
Here is the link. http://startribune.com/stories/462/4992111.html http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/9716733.htm?1c
Just as I thought, the rider was arrested. Getting ticketed implies that the driver/rider was allowed to leave the scene with only a ticket. Absolutely no way the cops would let someone go with a 205 in a 65 ticket.
They go on to mention some cars that will do 200 but never bring up Ferrari. Maybe we should all write in to the writer of the article and inform him.
They said it was a Honda 1000, I'm guessing it was this bike a CBR1000RR. That's right out of the box. That thing is a rocket.....
I rode one of these last year (CBR929) and it scared the daylights out of me. 0-85 in about 4 seconds! What a rush. Bike enthusiast' need these bikes like hunters need M16's!
LOL...! How do you get caught when you can go twice as fast as the plane in the air, checking your speed...? i mean, i know you can go faster than a radio, but you can duck and hide... Folks in California do it all the time...
He said he measured it with his stopwatch on a quarter mile ... now that is precise!!! LOL And wouldn't 4.39 in a quarter mile be more like 183mph? Still pretty cool
There was a story I think last summer here in Chicago where the cops caught a guy going down Lake Shore drive on a motorcycle at like 4 am doing 190. The cops caught him because he turned around a few exits down and did it again in the opposite direction. Insane.
Helmet and proper riding gear is pretty much academic at that speed BTW I didn't know there would be math!
I remember doing 140+ in a T-shirt and shorts, once. That was enough for me. I cannot imagine what 65 mph over that would be like. The road he was timed on is mostly two-lane also, based on superbikeplanet.com. It will be interesting to see if he sells the bike on Ebay: "this bike will do a police-cerified 205 mph". I don't think he will be riding anytime soon. Now I just wonder what kind of mods he did to get an increase of 20 mph on top speed.
Roadracing World .com's comment on the ticket was to question how the bike managed to defy the laws of physics.
Agreed..I had this same conversation about a week ago. The guy was saying he saw 340kmh on his speedo. I told him it would be impossiable. I used the same argument as above, The physic's would not allow it to happen.
I'm sure it was heavily modified, or at least had a Nitrous bottle. Who knows. The race bikes used in AMA or World Superbike could go faster than the 190 or so they achieve at the fastest tracks if they had more room on a longer straightaway. If superbikes used just the oval at Daytona they would be well over 200 until their tire exploded. It will be interesting to see pictures if they ever materialize. My guess is that it wasn't a CBR1000RR, but rather a CBR1100XX. There are turbo kits available for that bike that let it produce nearly 300 hp and a top speed over 220...
Here's the article from RRW.com: http://venus.13x.com/roadracingworld/index.html 9/21/2004 Unlicensed Rider Arrested For Allegedly Going 205 mph In Minnesota Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. An unlicensed rider of a Honda 1000 was arrested September 18 for riding at 205 mph on U.S. Highway 61 near Wabasha, Minnesota, according to the September 21 online edition of the St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press. The 20-year-old rider, who is the son of a law enforcement officer, was hand-timed over a marked quarter-mile distance by a Highway Patrol pilot flying overhead. The elapsed time was converted into 205 mph by the pilot. The posted speed limit was 65 mph. To read the full story, follow this link: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/ At post time, Roadracingworld.com was unable to contact the rider to determine what laws of physics had been repealed, allowing him to get a streetbike to go 205 mph.
220 ... MUUUUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Reminds of the Ghostrider Turbo Busa video ... camera onboard an R1 ... speedo around 290km/h ... and the Busa guy passes him well over 320km/h, front wheel 4" from the ground. Now that rules! What physics are you guys talking about? The obvious fact that the bike wasn't stock?
I am not a bike guy but can a Honda 1000 do 205? Sorry if this is in the wrong forum but can any one beat this speeding ticket Minnesota Trooper Writes 205 MPH Ticket WABASHA, Minn. (Sept. 21) - With a State Patrol airplane overhead, a motorcyclist hit the throttle and possibly set the informal record for the fastest speeding ticket in Minnesota history: 205 mph. On Saturday afternoon, State Patrol pilot Al Loney was flying near Wabasha, in southeastern Minnesota on the Wisconsin border, watching two motorcyclists racing along U.S. Highway 61. When one of the riders shot forward, Loney was ready with his stopwatch. He clicked it once when the motorcycle reached a white marker on the road and again a quarter-mile later. The watch read 4.39 seconds, which Loney calculated to be 205 mph. "I was in total disbelief," Loney told the St. Paul Pioneer Press for Tuesday's editions. "I had to double-check my watch because in 27 years I'd never seen anything move that fast." Several law enforcement sources told the newspaper that, although no official records are kept, it was probably the fastest ticket ever written in the state. After about three-quarters of a mile, the biker slowed to about 100 mph and let the other cycle catch up. By then Loney had radioed ahead to another state trooper, who pulled the two over soon afterward. The State Patrol officer arrested the faster rider, 20-year-old Stillwater resident Samuel Armstrong Tilley, for reckless driving, driving without a motorcycle license - and driving 140 miles per hour over the posted speed limit of 65 mph. A search of speeding tickets written by state troopers, who patrol most of the state's highways, between 1990 and February 2004 shows the next fastest ticket was for 150 mph in 1994 in Lake of the Woods County. Tilley did not return calls from the newspaper to his home Monday. A working number for him could not immediately be found by The Associated Press on Tuesday. Only a handful of exotic sports cars can reach 200 mph, but many high-performance motorcycles can top 175 mph. With minor modifications, they can hit 200 mph. Tilley was riding a Honda 1000, Loney said. Kathy Swanson of the state Office of Traffic Safety said unless Tilley was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear, he was courting death at 200 mph. "I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour," Swanson said. "But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure."
