How fast was that NHL hockey player (good friend of Chris Letang) going when he crashed an died? Anybody remember his name?
Viral video: What it’s like to go 299 km/h on a motorcycle on a B.C. highway?
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Extremely reckless, but it certainly looks thrilling. It's remarkable how far people are willing to go to "live on the edge".
Canuck Luc Bourdon. Inexperience lead to him lose control, cross the center line and hit a tractor-trailer head on. See HEYHEY's post #12 for the visual.
Skip physics? 550 lbs. of motorcycle + rider travelling at a 150 - 200 kph differential would definitively penetrate a small car from the rear. Like FunSeeker27 said, happened to his friend's brother. Anyone in the back seat could have been easily killed.
Pulling out of a driveway and getting hit by a bike going 160. is definitely not the same thing as hitting a moving car on the highway from the rear
I heard on the radio that the police have found the motorcycle and seized it. They believe the rider is the son of the woman who owns the motorcycle, but they are so far unable to charge him without a witness verifying that it was him riding the bike at the time of the video. The same guy has apparently also posted comments about it all over various blogs and such.
In the meantime, they have the bike, and I am guessing they are not planning on giving it back.
In the meantime, they have the bike, and I am guessing they are not planning on giving it back.
Your'e right, the moving car on the highway would not only suffer the devestating 160kmph impact of the motorcycle, including perhaps the body of the rider flying through the back window at 160kmph, but would lose control of their vehicle and suffer a secondary crash, perhaps slamming into the side of the road, perhaps jumping the median and hitting oncoming traffic head on. So on the highway they would get hit twice. Coming out of a driveway, only once.
I couldn't agree more. I used to do these runs as well. Perhaps we know each other...I've traveled 290 km/h *frequently*:eyebrows: on my 1998 GSXR-750. Riding any bike is very therapeutic or at least it is to me. My friends ZX12 R did 330 km/h bottomed out. I use to ride with a bunch of sportbike riders from all around the gta. Really nice people:thumb:
I dont think I've ever met such nice and friendly people women and men then sportbike group riders.
We would ride at night when there wernt many cars on the hyw. We'd make runs from T.O to Niagara, Kitchener, London and back in a very, very, very short time frame
It was quite a feeling doing 280 at 11pm within a group of 30 or so sportbike riders all with aftermarket pipes and liter bikes. It was better then sex or drugs imo
What people don't get is there are people out there who do much worse things than this on the road. How about drunk drivers that kill innocent mothers? Or drunk drivers that kill kids?
this type of motorcycle driving is not new, they do this kind of stuff in france all the time - but when they do it in canada or USA, all the pussies start crying because they shit their underwear while watching the video.
I felt totally safe and in control of my sportbike on the highway at speeds up to 200km/h (in the right weather conditions of course). You can't believe how nimble you are, and how much room you have, compared to when you are driving a car. Cars seems like turtles or slugs, and you move in and around them like they are stationary objects. Hard to put into words.
In other related news, a 37 year old motorcyclist was killed in a single motorcycle accident yesterday. Police said cause was EXCESSIVE SPEED.
Sweet bike man, a classic..
To me its all about the experience of riding. It doesn't matter how fast you go I am just as happy doing just 120 km/h on the hyw. Its therapeutic for me. If I have a shitty day at work or I'm fighting with my girlfriend I go and take a long ride and by the time I get home I'm stress free and clear thinking. To me every ride is like coming back from a vacation, refreshed. This is why riding any bike is addictive and if you ever owned a bike sooner or later you'll want another one again.
I hear ya, if you're not 100% into it then maybe its a good idea to take a break. Its not like driving a car where your mind can wonder while driving and not pay 100% attention to the road and your surroundings. In order to ride a bike successfully and safely for years you have to have amazing defensive and offensive road skills. You have to anticipate EVERYTHING so that you're never put in a bad situation. Its not for everyone thats why allot of riders go down becuz they think just becuz they can afford a bike and "its cool" to have one they can ride. Not the case and they learn that the hard way.
I've always looked at it as kinda riding paranoid.lol
When I'm riding I'm always thinking "what is that guy gunna do?" to every car around me. I'm scouting 200 yards in every direction to anticipate "they're next move" so I can counter. Im thinking that everyone in a car can't drive so I have to be prepared for anything.
Sounds corny lol but I think of myself as a Jason Bourne type guy on a bike. Always thinking ahead questioning if something doesn't look right and having an out if shit hits the fan. Yea, it sounds like allot of work but its second nature to me and it always was so making the transition from cars to sportbikes was easy. I have to thank my driving instructor (a sweet little old lady) back in 1986 for instilling this "driving paranoid" type of driving in me. It has saved my life several times.:thumb:
I bought my first bike back in 1987 Kawi ZX 6 Ninja. Then in 1998 I bought a brand new GSXR 750. I'm looking at getting a 2011.2012 Honda CB 1000RA by next winter
Safe riding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XihQeZpwqpE
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10 Fastest motorcycles in the world article below.
http://www.fastestmotorcycle.org/
Fastest motorcycle in the world is limited production Dodge Tomohawk which can go up to 560 Km/h.
Wonder if that would slice through a Corolla if it was doing 500.
http://www.fastestmotorcycle.org/
Fastest motorcycle in the world is limited production Dodge Tomohawk which can go up to 560 Km/h.
Wonder if that would slice through a Corolla if it was doing 500.
Jay Leno owns an MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K which can go up to 365 Km/h.
It's equipped with a Rolls Royce turbine helicopter engine used in Bell Ranger helicopters.
It's equipped with a Rolls Royce turbine helicopter engine used in Bell Ranger helicopters.
What Toyota?10 Fastest motorcycles in the world article below.
http://www.fastestmotorcycle.org/
Fastest motorcycle in the world is limited production Dodge Tomohawk which can go up to 560 Km/h.
Wonder if that would slice through a Corolla if it was doing 500.
