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Motorcycle world abuzz at biker's 205 mph ticket
cnn. ^
| Monday, September 27, 2004
Posted on 09/27/2004 1:24:53 PM PDT by TownCryer
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- People across the United States are shaking their heads over the kid ticketed for allegedly riding his motorcycle at 205 mph -- some out of disapproval, others because they doubt he went that fast.
Ever since a State Patrol pilot clocked Samuel Armstrong Tilley's 2002 Honda RC51 going a quarter-mile in 4.39 seconds on September 18, people in chat rooms, garages and biker bars from Sturgis, South Dakota, to Los Angeles have been buzzing about the alleged feat on Highway 61 near Wabasha.
State Patrol pilot Al Loney, a 27-year veteran, and his superiors stand by their report.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Technical
KEYWORDS: biker; honda; motorcycle
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" 'What in the hell were you thinking?"
Fast thoughts"
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:24:54 PM PDT
by
TownCryer
To: TownCryer
" 'What in the hell were you thinking?" "Don't open mouth!"
2
posted on
09/27/2004 1:28:06 PM PDT
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: TownCryer
Either he's Looney or Lonely, but Al Loney is Big Dog in Copland.
To: Onelifetogive; Americanwolf
"What in the hell were you thinking?"
Uhm... Don't crash?
4
posted on
09/27/2004 1:30:16 PM PDT
by
Americanwolfsbrother
(Democrat: Noun; meaning: silly gullible person (The new Freep Dictionary)
To: TownCryer
What's the last thing that goes through a fly's mind before he hits the windshield?
His A$$
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:31:48 PM PDT
by
RinaseaofDs
(War is the remedy our enemies have chosen. And I say let us give them all they want)
To: TownCryer
'What in the hell were you thinking?" Well the sign said 205.
6
posted on
09/27/2004 1:32:08 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
To: P-Marlowe
To: TownCryer
Charter members of the Future Organ Donors of America.
8
posted on
09/27/2004 1:34:09 PM PDT
by
TXBSAFH
(Member of 3rd Pajamahadeen Division, 2nd Boxer Shorts Brigade, 4th Bunny Slipper Battalion)
To: TownCryer
im pretty sure he can beat the rap by pleading insanity :-)
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:34:16 PM PDT
by
freepatriot32
(today it was the victory act tomorrow its victory coffee, victory cigarettes...)
To: TownCryer
Heard one of they zooming past at work the other day. A cube mate said that a doctor friend of hers calls them "donorcycles."
10
posted on
09/27/2004 1:35:41 PM PDT
by
don-o
(Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor.)
To: Americanwolfsbrother; Onelifetogive
LOL like that!
"What the hell were you thinking?"
Now which was the brake again?
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:36:23 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
("Be vwey vwey quite! I am hunting DU Twolls! ---Elwer Fuwd Free Republic member and cartoon icon)
To: TownCryer
If the quarter mile was hand-timed, he might have been off by a half-second, at least. He might have been going only 175 m.p.h. LOL.
It sounds like a small deal, but if they compute his prison sentence based on that troopers thumb they are doing an injustice, and opening themselves wide for a lawsuit.
To: TownCryer
An RC51 could NEVER hit 205mph.
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:38:33 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: TownCryer
Sam A Tilley is not long for this world.
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:38:59 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: TownCryer
"There are lots of guys who have been spending a lot of money and a lot of years at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah trying to join the official 200 Club and most still haven't done it," Edwards said. He said Tilley's bike would have needed an add-on turbo charger to go above 165 mph.
State Patrol pilot Al Loney, a 27-year veteran, and his superiors stand by their report.
The cops are liars.
To: TownCryer
State Patrol pilot Al Loney, a 27-year veteran, and his superiors stand by their report.Sure it was Al? A speed of 205 sounds like a Bill Loney report.
To: Zathras
To: Josh in PA
Nobody has said if the bike was stock or not........certainly it would have to be......the rider was.....I say rider, because his actions were totally inconsequential to the bike's trajectory....
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:46:25 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If you shoot from the hip enough times, eventually you'll shoot yourself in the a$$......)
To: Zathras
"He is unstuck in time. Zathras warn, but no one listens to Zathras."
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:48:33 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
To: TownCryer
Must have had a disposable JATO unit attached and then jetisoned.
Woo Hoo!
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posted on
09/27/2004 1:48:38 PM PDT
by
roaddog727
(The marginal propensity to save is 1 minus the marginal propensity to consume.)
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