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Check this out... a speeding ticket for 205 mph!!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... h_ticket_2
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... h_ticket_2
Even at the cost of an arrest on your record? (he was arrested for it)Randy said:I know it's crazy,
but I still would like "bragging rights" on that ticket :compress:
And NOW:chuck807 said:Check this out... a speeding ticket for 205 mph!!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... h_ticket_2
pauljo said:Mike,
Nice find. It would appear that the airborne cop was considerably off - on the high side, as I suspected. Now that's something to think about. That dude would probably be capable of ticketing a Burgman 650 for going 150 mph!
pauljo said:Mike,
Try a set of the Pirelli radial tires before you bail out. They make a huge difference in the ride. The shocks also helped, but it is a lot cheaper to try a set of the tires. I'm reasonably satisfied with the ride now. A 15" front wheel is never going to roll over bumps like a 19" wheel - that's just physics. But my 650 is riding much better than I'd have thought possible, and with no deterioration in handling.
Also, have you had any further word from Corbin regarding that lower seat? I'm very interested in that.
Mike thanks for the links. Just wanted to wish you all the best, don't sell the bike - major surgery is going to take a bit of time to recover from - take it easy and be gentle on those systems that are trying to get back to normal.Pappy said:[snip]Yep.
Having crashed my Z-1 at Ontario Raceway at 156 MPH I follow high speed stuff a LOT. Was considering building my Burgman as a project. Now thinking of selling it as the suspension ( or LACK of one!) is becomming impossible for me. Had major surgery a few months ago and the beating of this thing is taking me out. A couple pictures at:
http://members.cox.net/pappys/
Thought maybe the shocks you have may smooth it out some but think the entire design is probably not gonna work out. So much for my "race" scooter.....Mike
chuck807 said:Check this out... a speeding ticket for 205 mph!!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... h_ticket_2
Obviously not 100% accurate (what is?), but generally pretty close.mupp said:Just playing Devil's Advocate, but one of those threads suggests that the Police Air Unit was a single crew operation - difficult to know how the Pilot could be 100% accurate with his finger on the stopwatch checking a vehicle allegedly travelling at 300 feet per second over two fixed points 1320 feet apart, while handling an aircraft considerably slower than the motorcycle!
Duh, like Otto the Inflatable Autopilot in Airplane! ?Brian said:Handling the aircraft isn't a problem; there's this little invention called an autopilot. Maybe you've heard of it. :roll:
Well, your scenario would indeed require some pretty sophisticated hardware, but it's not done that way.mupp said:Duh, like Otto the Inflatable Autopilot in Airplane! ?Brian said:Handling the aircraft isn't a problem; there's this little invention called an autopilot. Maybe you've heard of it. :roll:
So the pilot is on "Autopilot" during a tactical pursuit??? :shock: Hmmmm, yes, thankyou Brian, but full autopilot on a Cessna 182? They may have a rudimentary Wing Leveler or two axis plus altitude hold, but nothing sophisticated enough to enable the pilot to sustain and monitor the pursuit of a motorcycle travelling at an alleged 205mph without some sort of manual flight control input.... I'm just trying to imagine your scenario where the Police Officer picks his subject vehicle, brings the aircraft up to VNE (with all the associated vibration at that speed) then activates auto stabilisation, then operates the stopwatch, while maintaining a view of the subject as it crosses to fixed marks on the road less than 5 seconds apart, and as the aircraft cannot maintain the same speed as the subject than the parallax view as it passes the two fixed points will be different.... As I said before I was only playing Devils Advocate, and I don't doubt the biker was exceeding the speed limit. But I'd have a hard job proving that in Court with a good defence lawyer!