11-14-2006, 08:54 AM
I bet y'all have never ever broken the speed limit on your motorcycles.
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Another 2-wheeled death......
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11-14-2006, 09:25 AM
stevegula Wrote:I bet y'all have never ever broken the speed limit on your motorcycles. :?: Whats your point? You do stupid things on 2 wheels, you increase the chance of getting hurt. 
11-14-2006, 10:32 AM
Yay.... it only took 'til page 2 for the "braking the speed limit" argument to show up!
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11-14-2006, 11:22 AM
stevegula Wrote:I bet y'all have never ever broken the speed limit on your motorcycles. i've never gone 80 (or even 40) in a residential area.
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11-14-2006, 11:41 AM
In all fairness, we dont know that he was going 80. No one can judge speed by sight, and if something is loud and accelerating people tend to think its going faster than it is.
He very well may have been going way too fast in a residential lot given reports of past history, but 80 does seem a bit steep. 
11-14-2006, 05:45 PM
How fast can a Katana or GSX-R get up to 80 from 25?
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11-14-2006, 06:02 PM
Feersty Wrote:How fast can a Katana or GSX-R get up to 80 from 25? Well, considering it's 0-60 is somewhere around 2 and a half seconds, I'm going to guess quicker than 2 and a half seconds?
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11-14-2006, 06:25 PM
Feersty Wrote:How fast can a Katana or GSX-R get up to 80 from 25? Fast enough to get yourself into deep shit.
11-14-2006, 06:39 PM
the more pertinent info is how much distance travelled does it take to reach 80mph, and is there even room to hit that speed at max accel in a residential lot
11-14-2006, 06:53 PM
i think the accident was on a road in ashby? if so, yes, you could probably reach well in to triple digits.
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11-14-2006, 06:53 PM
If my math is right... assuming straight line acceleration, that would take about 236 feet.
3 sec to 60 mph = 4 sec to 80 mph = 4 sec @ avg of 40 mph 40 mph = 211,200 ft/hr = 59 ft/sec * 4 sec = 236 feet Of course, there's no guarantees about my math.
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11-14-2006, 08:03 PM
I think he was travelling on port republic and hit a car at the Ashby entrance? I've heard that and he was speeding in an actual parking lot in Ashby
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11-14-2006, 08:09 PM
Goodspeed Wrote:I think he was travelling on port republic and hit a car at the Ashby entrance? I've heard that and he was speeding in an actual parking lot in Ashby And then the driver of the car passed out at 31 flavors......
11-14-2006, 08:26 PM
.RJ Wrote:Goodspeed Wrote:I think he was travelling on port republic and hit a car at the Ashby entrance? I've heard that and he was speeding in an actual parking lot in Ashby I know right. What is the real story? DNR got his name wrong but says he was turning into the parking lot like he was going where outpost used to be.
11-14-2006, 08:36 PM
Feersty Wrote:I know right. What is the real story? DNR got his name wrong but says he was turning into the parking lot like he was going where outpost used to be. The DNR article ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=7259&CHID=1">http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.p ... 259&CHID=1</a><!-- m --> ) says the camry was turning into the parking lot behind Dave's Taverna - and the Rider was on Devon lane, so he was leaving ashby and the car turned in front of him - when the car turned, the bike probably wasnt visible, and the rider didnt have time to slow down. At least thats the way I read it.....
11-14-2006, 08:59 PM
OR, she was making a right and he crested the hill out of control and hit her.
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11-14-2006, 09:39 PM
Mike Wrote:OR, she was making a right and he crested the hill out of control and hit her. Thats what I was thinking
11-14-2006, 09:45 PM
We need a first hand witness.
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11-15-2006, 11:07 PM
stevegula Wrote:nonsense, keep speculating and judging! Hahahaha. Touche.
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