Awesome :iagree:Ace said::wbs: :wbs: :wbs: I laugh at all of this. GM, in Michigan jurisdiction does not matter. Take for example when I got tagged at the 131. By the time the cop caught up to me and pulled me over he was outside his jurisdiction. They can follow you into other cities with no issue here in Michigan. Typically the other cities are never going to care.
Odds are running from the cops is a bad idea. Very easy for them to radio ahead and have many other cars looking for you. So instead of facing a high speeding ticket which you can easily plea down if you pull over, your then facing fleeing. Talk about being screwed! Or you just end up dead like that fool in Taylor Michigan who ran the red and T-boned the SUV! DUMBASS!
GM, face it, you never flee the cops. You and this bad boy Chopper image is just too :lol: .
160mph MC run ends traggic
Heard about this on the radio and got the link off the WOS board...
running from the cops at 160mph and tried to take a sharp curve on I-94 and lost it. The rider was thrown so far from the bike that it took the cops nearly 30 minutes to find him! :yikes: And he was dead.
It closed the freeway for hours...
Story here
running from the cops at 160mph and tried to take a sharp curve on I-94 and lost it. The rider was thrown so far from the bike that it took the cops nearly 30 minutes to find him! :yikes: And he was dead.
It closed the freeway for hours...
Story here
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While that might be true many times Ace on the jursdiction... it was just a reference point for the young guy asking questions. Besides the fact that a great number of times it's a state trooper so your screwed in that aspect anyway, as I stated. And you are right... most of the time you're screwed. They know all the tricks and are constantly taking measures to ensure that we don't get away. Just like the 696 speed traps on Thursday nights.
I won't speak about my flight or not from cops.. that would just be dumb. As far as the chopper... get your laughs and I'm glad I could help with that. :bash:
I won't speak about my flight or not from cops.. that would just be dumb. As far as the chopper... get your laughs and I'm glad I could help with that. :bash:
Good info... and a interesting twist... yes that makes it a very powerfull weapon!Pippi said:FYI - this guy was a soldier, a rider out of Flint and he was drunk at the time of this accident.
Gas Man said:While that might be true many times Ace on the jursdiction... it was just a reference point for the young guy asking questions. Besides the fact that a great number of times it's a state trooper so your screwed in that aspect anyway, as I stated. And you are right... most of the time you're screwed. They know all the tricks and are constantly taking measures to ensure that we don't get away. Just like the 696 speed traps on Thursday nights.
I won't speak about my flight or not from cops.. that would just be dumb. As far as the chopper... get your laughs and I'm glad I could help with that. :bash:
We're not laughing with you, we're laughing at you. Did I say that right? :lol: :bash: :dupe:
Yep you got that right! :nonod:
Gas Man said:Yep you got that right! :nonod:
What do ya expect on a SPORTBIKE forum? :hug:
But.... Was the guy wearing a helmet?
here's a novel idea...how about saving those speeds for the track and not the highway. speed kills, whether in a car or on a bike. isn't going that fast on a highway kinda squidly? or does that only apply if you are doing it shirtless wearing flip-flops?
Well IT... there are many things that many of us do that could be viewed that way. Some do wheelies, some go fast, some do this or that... it's all in perspective... ya know!
You can die on the track too...so what's the difference!?itgirl25 said:here's a novel idea...how about saving those speeds for the track and not the highway. speed kills, whether in a car or on a bike. isn't going that fast on a highway kinda squidly? or does that only apply if you are doing it shirtless wearing flip-flops?
Very good point there SV!
don't get me wrong fellas. i totally understand the desire to test the limits of the machine, i mean heck it's what they're built for. but i also think there is a time and place for everything. too bad that fella ain't gonna get the chance to make a better decision next time around. plus, going that fast on the street is a danger to to others as well as yourself. what if that clod would've crashed into me in my SUV with my 2 small girls in it? we all are responsible for ourselves and the lives of others when we are out there. i say go ahead and be daring, just don't be stupid. that's what i think.
itgirl25 said:don't get me wrong fellas. i totally understand the desire to test the limits of the machine, i mean heck it's what they're built for. but i also think there is a time and place for everything. too bad that fella ain't gonna get the chance to make a better decision next time around. plus, going that fast on the street is a danger to to others as well as yourself. what if that clod would've crashed into me in my SUV with my 2 small girls in it? we all are responsible for ourselves and the lives of others when we are out there. i say go ahead and be daring, just don't be stupid. that's what i think.
Sometimes, alcohol or other substances can cloud the view of where that line is...I believe it was a factor in this case...It is one of the reasons I sold the HD and bought the F4i. The sportbike culture does not ride from tavern to tavern, downing pitchers...
With more experience comes more ability, and then you raise the bar on yourself. Like GasMan's reflection thread...the more Time/miles spent riding at 100 +, you develope more confidence in your machine and the experience makes you more confident in your abilities. As with anything, as your confidence builds, you raise the bar and will engage in riskier behavior. As this builds over time, like GasMan, one day you will look down and realize you are running 180MPH on the highway, passing cars with one hand on the bars, and your feet dangling out behind you. How stupid or squidly this is will depend on who's point of view you are watching...
So when people talk about high speed blasts of 100 or more, many people with little experience call out "Hey...BS". But after they get the experience, their perspective changes...
i know alcohol is a factor in this particular case, so that makes a difference. but even if your abilities are of the professional level it will never justify going that rate of speed on the public road, at least not to me. it's nice to know that over time i may be able to acheive that sort of comfort with my machine, but the street is still the wrong place to test my skills. that's just my opinion though.
Exactly Bee... you hit it right on. THANK YOU for being someone that understands.bumblebee said:With more experience comes more ability, and then you raise the bar on yourself. Like GasMan's reflection thread...the more Time/miles spent riding at 100 +, you develope more confidence in your machine and the experience makes you more confident in your abilities. As with anything, as your confidence builds, you raise the bar and will engage in riskier behavior. As this builds over time, like GasMan, one day you will look down and realize you are running 180MPH on the highway, passing cars with one hand on the bars, and your feet dangling out behind you. How stupid or squidly this is will depend on who's point of view you are watching...
So when people talk about high speed blasts of 100 or more, many people with little experience call out "Hey...BS". But after they get the experience, their perspective changes...
It's all perspective... I have been thinking about it more, because I have more to loose for the "what if's". I could loose it all by either death, severe inury, or revoke of my lisence would make me loose my job.
But all but the last one could also happen on the track.
Furthermore, as you get more and more use to the speed and danger you start to loose the fear that keeps you in check. Once that starts to go...LOOK OUT..cause the sky is the limit on what you might do when the adraline starts pumping!
I run these speeds on a regular basis and have no qualms with it. Anybody that does usually can't keep up!
:iagree: One of the best POV's Iv heard yet.bumblebee said:Sometimes, alcohol or other substances can cloud the view of where that line is...I believe it was a factor in this case...It is one of the reasons I sold the HD and bought the F4i. The sportbike culture does not ride from tavern to tavern, downing pitchers...
With more experience comes more ability, and then you raise the bar on yourself. Like GasMan's reflection thread...the more Time/miles spent riding at 100 +, you develope more confidence in your machine and the experience makes you more confident in your abilities. As with anything, as your confidence builds, you raise the bar and will engage in riskier behavior. As this builds over time, like GasMan, one day you will look down and realize you are running 180MPH on the highway, passing cars with one hand on the bars, and your feet dangling out behind you. How stupid or squidly this is will depend on who's point of view you are watching...
So when people talk about high speed blasts of 100 or more, many people with little experience call out "Hey...BS". But after they get the experience, their perspective changes...
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