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Motorcycle was clocked at 157mph, court told (w/photo)
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Posted on 06/18/2003 8:15:48 PM PDT by chance33_98
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:19:53 PM PDT
by
mhking
To: chance33_98
The Brits give speeding tickets in mph?
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:21:59 PM PDT
by
ChemistCat
(Transformers look just as good by morning light as they did the night before.)
To: chance33_98
The Bloke was also leaning into a turn when he was caught!
Good for him! Hope he enjoys walking for the next two years.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:22:21 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:23:44 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: chance33_98
Geez, at least they could have told us what the boys were riding. My guess would be Huyabusas, capable of approaching 200 mph. But not with me on it! The Brits are mad for their bikes.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:30:09 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(You can have no better friend and no worse enemy than a US Marine.)
To: chance33_98
(unless my eyes are too tired):
No mention of what brand/model of motorcycles were involved!
Guess they don't want other folks to get any ideas.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:32:56 PM PDT
by
VOA
To: ChemistCat
I was wondering about that, too. Whenever I've watched TV shows that show the Brit cops after a suspect, the dash/road cam always showed kilometers/hour.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Not only that, why would the camera be on a turn? Seems silly to me.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:36:12 PM PDT
by
abner
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To: abner
I would think that somebody from the FIM would be calling these two guys for a test...
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:40:50 PM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: abner
Also, based on my experiences, that curve and his lean angle look a little off for 157 miles an hour.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:41:58 PM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: VOA
Well, we can rule out Harley Davidsons right off the bat, of course.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:42:28 PM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: clintonh8r
Aprilia
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:43:06 PM PDT
by
SICSEMPERTYRANNUS
(Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: chance33_98
I wouldn't presume to vouch for the accuracy of the speedometer on my V65 Magna which I owned in college, but I took that up to around 166-168 once on a straightaway on a calm evening. My helmet was threatening to rip my head off at the time so I couldn't see the exact number.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:44:17 PM PDT
by
SoDak
To: mvpel
Well, we can rule out Harley Davidsons right off the bat, of course. LOL! Yea, it would have skidded out on the oil slick it left behind...
Flame suit on...
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:45:07 PM PDT
by
abner
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To: mvpel
And of course, if it was a Norton, you can look for the leak tracks and the sore right knee... (grin)
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:45:46 PM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget)
To: mvpel
What?
My FLHRCI can get up over 180 (during freefall).
To: chance33_98
My first instinct is to answer: COOL!
But, you can't let them continue to do this.. Some innocent is going to be killed eventually.
They're either going to have to move off the highway or go to germany and ride on the autobahn, where this kind of thing is expected.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:52:29 PM PDT
by
Jhoffa_
To: ChemistCat
The Brits give speeding tickets in mph? It doesn't surprise me. It's a total police state.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:54:40 PM PDT
by
Mulder
(Live Free or die)
To: ChemistCat
The Brits give speeding tickets in mph?
The mile is still in common usage, as far as I can remember. My British friends talk about going "0 to 60" not "0 to 100", and the last time I was outside of London, the traffic report I had on was reading off distances in miles.
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posted on
06/18/2003 8:56:27 PM PDT
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July 4th
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