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    Talking Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

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



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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

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

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Idiot
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    What a troll
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    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!

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by sag View Post
    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....

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by sag View Post
    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!
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Had the wind behind him

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    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.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by CYCLE_MONKEY View Post
    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.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by BC14 View Post
    Maybe he had one of these....
    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.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by CYCLE_MONKEY View Post
    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?

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

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

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by sag View Post
    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sag View Post
    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
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    *Note to self...Install surface to air missles on me bike.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    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.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost View Post
    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.
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    No one got hurt right?
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    No one .

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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by CaptGoodvibes View Post
    No one got hurt right?
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    No one .
    Except Frank's overblown sense of moral outrage.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    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.
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    Re: Motorcyclist clocked at 188 mph convicted

    Quote Originally Posted by CaptGoodvibes View Post
    Of course. He was going so fast the red shift made it look red.
    I'm sure it was all the potential blood from all those possible people he could have driven through (but didn't).
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