157mph Motorcycle Crash

[ducatiz]

Or just simply retarded. 

well, booze will do that.

[fastwin]

I plan to get a tiny bit "retarded" this evening myself. But only after I am safely home from dinner with the wifely unit and junior. And certainly at a much slower pace than 157mph!! New Years Eve is not a good time to drive/ride even with only a beer or two in you. The police have gone WAY out of their way to advertise their increased presence this evening.

[Rob Hilding]

I plan to get a tiny bit "retarded" this evening myself. But only after I am safely home from dinner with the wifely unit and junior. And certainly at a much slower pace than 157mph!! New Years Eve is not a good time to drive/ride even with only a beer or two in you. The police have gone WAY out of their way to advertise their increased presence this evening.

And remember - running from the police is always the best choice

[IZ]

At that speed it was most likely a 620. 

Nearly choked on a combo as I read that.     

Just when I thought the Legend of Randall's lightning fast Capirex 620 was all but a faded memory.. .. 

[lazylightnin717]

175 on an R6?  He must have replaced the "6" sticker with one that said "620".

[OT]

Doesn't the caption under the posted picture indicate it was an R1?

He may have been up to 157 mph, but I kinda doubt he actually hit something and lived when he was going that fast...perhaps he fell off and slid for a few hundred feet while only the bike hit the concrete pole-base....

[Howie]

Speed does not kill, it is the sudden stop.

[rgramjet]

It's that Damn last 1/4".......

[Rameses]

I see some bent-ass forks too.

[ducatiz]

HFL has an "expose" on the rider's facebook profile -- he is posting about his recovery progress in hospital.  I can't view the whole thing as I am cheap.

[derby]

an '05ish r1 specifically given that shade of red and the fact that it was white letters on a black belly pan :p

got a buddy that accidentally pushed his r6s to about 120. another guy i know pushed his r6 to 175 on his "I wonder what it can do" ride after breakin. R1's may have still been without a speed-limiter in the '05ish's... and theres a group of guys that race a couple times a summer from the detroit river to flint. nutters blew my doors off and i was merrily cruising @ about 95 northbound I-75. fairly certain that whole group of bikes was going atleast a buck fifty in traffic.

the jap sport bikes are retarded fast.

my '99 r1 would do 199 indicated (about 175~179mph actual) before bouncing off the rev limiter.

these things were more limited by stock gearing than anything else.

[NorDog]

It's that Damn last 1/4".......

Accelerated deceleration.

[derby]

Accelerated deceleration.

RDT (rapid deceleration trauma)