How fast is that bike you ride?

[latexeses]

Thought this would be an interesting view.
Anyone want to be on that road?

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Y2HKBQMQmbw#t=116

[Crusty Snippets]

Fast

With Yami I only go to about 160 km tops.
On Bluzu if they are going ( Rarely ) around 200 km or more I just follow them.
I may pull alongside to show I can keep up, and then fall in behind.
At least one of the bike riders was not dressed well enough for high speed.
At 90mph clothes start to leave the body and flap about as in the video.
At 220 km and above the margin of safety disapears when there are solid objects on the road. The plan is to still walk straight and still ride when you are a senior.
In 014 it will be 40 years since I did fairly well at the Kent track in WA.

Unkle Crusty

[DGXSER]

Interestingly enough, kind of a side track, but locally a young kid was driving an Audi A6, trying to keep up with an R8, on a very curvy, small two lane back road. The A6 and the three people in the car no longer exist. I think the driver lived, but only in a technical sense. None of them were over 19. I see this kind of road antagonism and realize how that scene developed.

I am sure I was that young and dumb once, just glad I lived to get beyond it.

[IanDMacDonald]

Those bikers were not far behind because of the bumps (captions), but because they saw how stupid that Audi driver was. They slowed down when he passed the Audi passed them. I hope he does not believe his Audi is quicker than 400lb. crotch rockets?

[MaximPhil]

Those bikers were not far behind because of the bumps (captions), but because they saw how stupid that Audi driver was. They slowed down when he passed the Audi passed them. I hope he does not believe his Audi is quicker than 400lb. crotch rockets?

Ian I hate to disappoint you but that Audi will do over 300kph and with over 500 hp will get there damn quick.
Having said that. What a bunch of idiots driving those speeds on a crowded public road.
Phil

[latexeses]

I thought the nylon jacket, tee shirt and Levi's were an interesting choice for riding gear on a 180 mph romp on a busy road.

[DeanR]

Ian I hate to disappoint you but that Audi will do over 300kph and with over 500 hp will get there damn quick.
Having said that. What a bunch of idiots driving those speeds on a crowded public road.
Phil

Not exactly a proper race venue eh Phil?

[Cuda 69]

IMHO, what a bunch of idiots, looks like a death wish to me. Maybe I'm just getting old.

[BA80]

Hmmmmm..............actually kinda reminded me of Tod and I getting through the traffic near Memphis.

[JeffH]

Nuts yep, but what's a guy to do?
Guy motoring with his girl in his $150,000 car when the lady says: "Nice Bike, Right?" At that point all he figures is: GAME ON!! especially with that extra dose of brazilian testosterone.

Certainly way beyond reasonable & prudent endangering so many people. Even way beyond reckless driving up into felony land. I've seen some of our Atlanta urban riders doing this around the metro when they have 3-4-5 lanes to work with. Certainly enhances the reputation of motorcycles and their operators within the general public. Couple years ago around here there was a big-big-big deal about cracking down with new Super Speeder Laws but it seems that was just a PR stunt for the benefit of the General Public since not much has changed.

Had a Corvette and BMW bumper-on-bumper at WOT in traffic pass me on the right at night on I-24 in Murfreesboro TN. I was NOT amused. Shock wave/Bow wave from that was incredible. They were easy 100mph over my speed with rpm's screaming. Guess more people should be signing up for track day!!

Jeff

[MaximPhil]

Not exactly a proper race venue eh Phil?

Hi Dean,
At the track we do not even let open wheel cars run at the same time as closed wheel cars so certainly would never have bikes out at the same time as cars.
Phil

[trbig]

I know camera angles change things and such, but it looks like there was nearly a biker run over at 2:49.

If that was me, I'd have passed 3-4 cops in that span. In Tennessee, maybe 10 of them? lol. I've ridden all over the country and never seen so many tax collectors as Tennessee.

[CKlamer]

As my lovely wife loves to quote.

"STUPID WILL GET YOU KILLED EVERYTIME"!

[hamjam]

As my lovely wife loves to quote.

"STUPID WILL GET YOU KILLED EVERYTIME"!

she is both lovely and brilliant you lucky man

oh and my bike does the speed limit anywhere in Canada in second gear + 10

[Prisoner6]

Absolute fools, all of them!!! Putting not only themselves, but everyone else on that road, at risk of serious injury or death, and for what? Ego?? Bragging rights???