Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

[mdub]

This guy did not think about the plane overhead. Guess he does not have much to lose looking at his mug shot.



http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-03/motorcycle-high-speed-chase/52949060/1?csp=obinsite

[grim]

Hahaha if it weren't for the plane he would have gotten away.

[tecknojoe]

Idiot

[madvlad]

What a troll

[sag]

isnt an 03 limited to 186? factor in a what 13% speedo incorrection at that high of speed and your honor this machine cant even go that fast! it couldnt have been him!

[tecknojoe]

isnt an 03 limited to 186? factor in a what 13% speedo incorrection at that high of speed and your honor this machine cant even go that fast! it couldnt have been him!

get the fuck outta here....

math n' shit

[Wrider]

isnt an 03 limited to 186? factor in a what 13% speedo incorrection at that high of speed and your honor this machine cant even go that fast! it couldnt have been him!

Gear position switch eliminator... Doesn't let your bike think you're in 6th, so it doesn't govern it at the universal 300 kmh / 186 mph.

[mdub]

Had the wind behind him

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I'm not sure of the 188. If they were clocking from a plane simply using their airspeed indicator and "eyeballing" it, then they were probably at least 10mph off either way. If they were timing him using the painted stripes on the road for that reason, then it was pretty accurate.

Still too fast and stupid, especially in traffic. I hope the guy does his 2 years.

[BC14]

I'm not sure of the 188. If they were clocking from a plane simply using their airspeed indicator and "eyeballing" it, then they were probably at least 10mph off either way. If they were timing him using the painted stripes on the road for that reason, then it was pretty accurate.

Still too fast and stupid, especially in traffic. I hope the guy does his 2 years.
Maybe he had one of these.... :p
http://www.psychobike.com/forums/attachments/garage-sale/56003d1281625836-2008-sidemount-turbo-hayabusa-bike-002.jpg

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Maybe he had one of these.... :p
http://www.psychobike.com/forums/attachments/garage-sale/56003d1281625836-2008-sidemount-turbo-hayabusa-bike-002.jpg
Hah! No, 188 would be within the realm of a mildly-modded Gixxer or 'Busa, I'm just questioning the accuracy of the speed measurement itself. If the pilot used the whit lines to time him, it's pretty accurate, if he used the airspeed indicator, or even air-to-ground radar, not so much.

[Ghost]

Still too fast and stupid, especially in traffic. I hope the guy does his 2 years.

For not actually injuring anyone? Really? 2yrs seems fair for that?

First time DUI in Colorado won't even get you that.

[mdub]

First time DUI in Colorado won't even get you that.

expensive and an inconvenience

[sag]

yeah i dont think he should do any time. just revoke his license for like 2 or 5 years. drug offenders get less than that and they are part of an equation full of violence and other crimes

[Nooch]

isnt an 03 limited to 186? factor in a what 13% speedo incorrection at that high of speed and your honor this machine cant even go that fast! it couldnt have been him!

You're assuming the police speed measuring was accurate? You're funny! :D

[Ghost]

yeah i dont think he should do any time. just revoke his license for like 2 or 5 years. drug offenders get less than that and they are part of an equation full of violence and other crimes

Exactly.

[thankgod]

*Note to self...Install surface to air missles on me bike.;)

[TFOGGuys]

A bone stock Hayabusa with the speed limiter removed (reflash or TRE) and stock gearing can see 194ish mph with the right rider in decent conditions. Minor mods (pipe/Power commander, lowering, mirrors removed, revised gearing) can see 202 or 203 actual mph on asphalt, somewhat less on the salt.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

For not actually injuring anyone? Really? 2yrs seems fair for that?

First time DUI in Colorado won't even get you that.
Yes.

Felony evading. Reckless driving. Endaangering other motorists. Hell yeah. The guy was a complete asshole with total disregard for anyone else's safety. At 188mph, the bike would almost cut a car in half, killing anyone inside. They need to make an example of this assclown.

[CaptGoodvibes]

No one got hurt right?

[mdub]

No one .

[Ghost]

No one got hurt right?


No one .

Except Frank's overblown sense of moral outrage.

[CaptGoodvibes]

Michael Murphy, Foldenauer's lawyer, says that the motorcyclist whom the Iowa State Patrol tracked that day was not Foldenauer.

"His motorcycle was an orange motorcycle, kind of a bright orange. Everybody identified a red motorcycle, so that was our problem we had," Murphy said. The Pottawattamie County jury didn't buy it.

Of course. He was going so fast the red shift made it look red. :idea::lol:

[Ghost]

Of course. He was going so fast the red shift made it look red. :idea::lol:

I'm sure it was all the potential blood from all those possible people he could have driven through (but didn't).

[mdub]

Yea it is a bit extreme of the sentencing. He'll be out in 10 months if he doesn't shank anyone.

[CaptGoodvibes]

Next up, the thought police condemn people for watching POV racing footage.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

No one got hurt right?
That, is a ridiculous statement. So? Felony evading does NOT depend on injury, it only depends on evading. Same with reckless driving, and endangerment. Does the absurd liberalism espoused here mean that everyone lives in a feel-good world where people break laws and it's ok just because THIS TIME nobody got killed? I mean, seriously???

I he had hurt or killed someone, would that make you feel better? I can't believe people here would justify his behavoir.........

[CaptGoodvibes]

That was a question Frank. <--- that was a statement.

I'd like to see you thrown in jail for treason. Hahaha! Now that's funny.

[Ghost]

2 years is potentially a stiffer penalty than manslaughter.

So, it actually would have been better if he'd just killed some innocent bystander while doing the speed limit.

Justice.

[Aphrodite]

"Michael Murphy (http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Michael+Murphy), Foldenauer's lawyer, says that the motorcyclist whom the Iowa State Patrol tracked that day was not Foldenauer.

"His motorcycle was an orange motorcycle, kind of a bright orange. Everybody identified a red motorcycle, so that was our problem we had," Murphy said. The Pottawattamie County (http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Pottawattamie+County) jury didn't buy it."

:bs:

;) IMO his attorney sucked trying to use a defense like this. He needed an attorney that should have concentrated on reducing his stuff instead.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

That was a question Frank. <--- that was a statement.

I'd like to see you thrown in jail for treason. Hahaha! Now that's funny.
Treason? When? For what? Because I don't agree with Socialist ideals? Oh, that's right, we're a Socialist country now under ObaMao so I guess that's possible now......

I'd like to see you cornholed by Senor Bubba in a mexican prison. Hahaha! Now that's funny. :)

[Ghost]

I'd like to see you cornholed by Senor Bubba in a mexican prison.

So...you like to watch two men fuck?

[tecknojoe]

2 years is tough. but you know what I learned from all this?

You don't go 188 fucking miles per hour on public roads

[CaptGoodvibes]

I'd like to see you cornholed by Senor Bubba in a mexican prison.

Fag.

[mdub]

Hmmm. Corn holed.

[Nick_Ninja]

Fag.


Hmmm. Corn holed.

There is only one answer ---- Frank is turning into.....


"I am Cornholio! You have awakened my bunghole, and now you must pay! The streets will flow with the blood of the nonbelievers!" ~~ Cornholio

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

So...you like to watch two men fuck?
You're making the assumption......the Cap'n is a man......:lol: :)

[CaptGoodvibes]

real funny Francis

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

real funny Francis
Sorry, did you say something Morgana?
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Morgana

:p:)

[BC14]

real funny Francis


Sorry, did you say something Morgana?
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Morgana

:p:)
:slappers:

[#1Townie]

Treason? When? For what? Because I don't agree with Socialist ideals? Oh, that's right, we're a Socialist country now under ObaMao so I guess that's possible now......

I'd like to see you cornholed by Senor Bubba in a mexican prison. Hahaha! Now that's funny. :)


Hmmm. Corn holed.


There is only one answer ---- Frank is turning into.....


"I am Cornholio! You have awakened my bunghole, and now you must pay! The streets will flow with the blood of the nonbelievers!" ~~ Cornholio


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuC_HlOb1ZM

:bow:

[RajunCajun]

I'm sure it was all the potential blood from all those possible people he could have driven through (but didn't).

He didn't hurt anyone, buy him an ice cream cone and give him some sprinkles. He does cut a car in half and hang him from the gallows(even though he’s probable already very dead and in small Ziploc bags at that point). Somewhere in the middle would be justice. It was INCREDIBLY reckless and dangerous and he should at least lose his license, and serve some community service.

[Ghost]

It was INCREDIBLY reckless and dangerous and he should at least lose his license, and serve some community service.

I don't condone his actions, but 2yrs is a stupid "make an example" decision and a waste of tax payer money.

[RajunCajun]

I don't condone his actions, but 2yrs is a stupid "make an example" decision and a waste of tax payer money.

Agreed

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I don't condone his actions, but 2yrs is a stupid "make an example" decision and a waste of tax payer money.
Sentance him to 2 years, put him on a chain gang to clean up the highways for 1, call it done.

But, people would be singing for 5 IF he had killed someone......which doesn't bring back the victim(s). The threat of punishment must be harsh enough to STOP people from doing this stupid shit in the first place, and a slap on the wrist ain't it. I'd still have no issue with him doing 2 years.

[mdub]

That is a good argument. I see where you are coming from.

It is not like he'll be sent to a maximum security facility.

[thankgod]

really... 188? most of us could do that with out eyes closed!:up:

[grim]

really... 188? most of us could do that with out eyes closed!:up:

Thankgod was clocked doing 200mph but he wasnt dumb enough to stop so he got away :lol:

[Ghost]

really... 188? most of us could do that with out eyes closed!:up:

No one on here ever speeds, if they did then they could potentially kill millions of people, so they'd all be arrested before getting on the bike.

[Wrider]

No one on here ever speeds, if they did then they could potentially kill millions of people, so they'd all be arrested before getting on the bike.

I've never exceeded the posted speed limit (in the derestricted section of the Autobahn) on public roads...