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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:14 pm
by photomike666
chuffed wrote:Heaps of long straights around here, even blokes coming back in from the mines in cars been clocked at over 200. Anywhere near the limiter and you better hope the roads straight, ever tried changing direction at that speed
Watching things like ghostrider its surprising to see him weaving through traffic at 260+.
On three occasions trying to get to the limiter i've had wind buffeting, shaking your head ever so slightly, but blurrs your vision making it necesary to button off. I always think of someone who once told me that at 300 you cover 3 football fields in a sec. not sure how accurate that is but its something always in the back of my head.
If a sprinter is in the starting crouch 3 metres for the goal line and starts when you enter the field - You
will beat him across the line
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:00 pm
by magnus
ghost rider the man.
its not safe, go to the track--
nothings safe
not your bike your wife or even whats left. enjoy!!!!
the track not really safe i guess if you fall you dont scratch anybodys car up. thanks..
ride like an ass everybody does.. whether its in a car or a bike just realize when its your time i dont care where u are. saw a guy on a sportbike headed down the freeway its rainin autos everywhere. bastard gets hit by lighting. almost total plastic and aluminum vehicle surrounded by steel autos
enjoy life it the only one u get. u know they make 4 wheeled bikes with doors and lots of sheet metal (real safe) we tend to call them cars. there safe to u hit something.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:05 am
by Duane
magnus wrote:enjoy life it the only one u get. u know they make 4 wheeled bikes with doors and lots of sheet metal (real safe) we tend to call them cars.
They also make 4 wheeled bikes without doors and without lots of sheet metal
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:57 pm
by Neka79
Duane wrote:magnus wrote:enjoy life it the only one u get. u know they make 4 wheeled bikes with doors and lots of sheet metal (real safe) we tend to call them cars.
They also make 4 wheeled bikes without doors and without lots of sheet metal
there not always made with sheet metal, thats just the korean ones..the jap ones are made with good metal
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:37 pm
by WRT_GPX
Neka79 wrote:Duane wrote:magnus wrote:enjoy life it the only one u get. u know they make 4 wheeled bikes with doors and lots of sheet metal (real safe) we tend to call them cars.
They also make 4 wheeled bikes without doors and without lots of sheet metal
there not always made with sheet metal, thats just the korean ones..the jap ones are made with good metal
the better ones are made with composites
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:09 am
by Robsalvv
300km/h is a touch over 83m per second.
That's pharkin fast.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:32 am
by FrogZ
chuffed said "Heaps of long straights around here..... you better hope the roads straight"
Too true chuffed, all that mine money buys some hot HSV's eh?
And dont they think they are just the fastest thing out there too
For "controlled conditions" try the old Peak Downs highway (running beside the new one) between Nebo and Coppabella near an old cattle siding (???) I think, been a while. Wound the 12 off the clock there.
BUT do a run over the area first to check for sticks, and road condition etc FIRST
That road (as does the highway) makes a bike very flighty, 300k monos might not last long but they go an awful long way. You would think the front stopping its constant wiggle would feel good eh