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Fangs wrote:Keeping a 5-10mph lead over traffic seems to be the only way to not get run over by people changing lanes into you (In Austin at least).

thats how it is here in DFW too ... kinda strange its safer to do 80-90 on the highway than it is to follow traffic lol

boomerang wrote:It depends on the rider too. If we're going to use the typical driver as the car comparison, why not use the typical middle aged hog rider or typical teen squid as the bike comparison?

Touche .... but most sport bike riders are in the 20-30 year range from what i can see.

iratollah wrote:

killerfly128 wrote:i can safely say i have done over 120 ..... over the the speed limit.

You can say a lot of things, but the inherent 10+% error in the speedo on your Busa or Gixxer means that you didn't go over 300kph. Go watch the Texas Mile sometime where they have real timing traps. Pay attention to how heavily modded the bikes there are and then notice how very few even come close to the two ton barrier.

did i say it was on a bike? Although i have topped out my old 636 right about 160-170 MPH



Long story on how i got to drive it at that speed (180+), but i will say it was super fun. I will also say it is a car that wont be sad to never drive again.

LarryH wrote:

subsonic wrote:

LarryH wrote:While I agree with this statement, I do not agree with doing a wheelie on a public street is necessarily reckless behavior. It may be perfectly safe (although SHOWY) on a public street with no traffic, pedstrians or parked vehicles within a block or two, for example.

Driving 120mph on I-10 is not necessarily reckless, depending on traffic, weather and other road conditions. However, you can reasonably expect to be cited if the police see you driving that speed. If the DA prosecutes, you will have the opportunity to try to convince a jury you weren't reckless.

There is a HUGE difference between popping a wheelie and driving 50 mph over the speed limit. Your comparison of the two is disingenuous, at best.

depends on the car and the driver first ... second In a typical car with a typical texas driver i agree with you whole heartily.

iratollah wrote:I've never really ridden more than 100mph...over the speed limit.

hahaha thats it?

i can safely say i have done over 120 ..... over the the speed limit. But this was done late at night on a VERY open stretch of road with a few buddys hanging WAY back.

ETA: this was not one of my prouder moments, ill be the first to admit it wasnt the smartest. But i did it and survived.

jiannichan wrote:What really annoys me most is the ones who pops a wheelie on the highway when they are surrounded by cars.

you and i agree there ... its normally the unskilled guys that do it in traffic. But there are some skilled guys out there that do ride the streets, only about 5-10 of them though.

thankGod wrote:Wheelie on a public street = reckless driving!

You know i just thought of something. Dont we hear "carrying a gun = reckless" all the time? Just some food for thought.

Wildscar wrote:. Some then I am crazy when I tell them I feel safer on my bike than I do in my car.

I feel the same way ... but when i rode i had a rule to keep moving faster than trafic by 5-10 MPH just so i could stay away from most of the cagers. Worked out well for me ... 20k of riding in about 10 months and not a single accident. But at the same time i havent been in a accident since 2003 and i was fiddling with my radio

LarryH wrote:Ahem. kf128, Craig is on your side. It was thankGod who equated a wheelie on a public street with recklessness.

I fixored it

heres another video, Streetfighterz in STL they come down every now and then to DFW ... i just with they would stop parking endos on my junk jeep good times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhbesSP ... r_embedded



Craig .... a endo is something i would never advocate on the street .... only in the lot

thankGod wrote:Wheelie on a public street = reckless driving!

Alot of the guys i know can control a wheelie better than many of the riders on the road. Sit Down Steve from the streetfighterz is a great example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhbesSP ... r_embedded along with most of the local stunt riders. I personally have let them wheelie around me in circles as well as past me close enough to touch. I also have let them do a endo (see picture) between my legs, and even swing the back part of the bike over my head to get a good photo. The people i do think are driving recklessly are the newer riders that dont learn how to stunt properly in a safe environment. I dont mean to be rude, but to be honest I dont think you have a clue what you are talking about. I think you are using the morons who stunt on the highway at 80 MPH and drive like morons, not the majority of guys who ride long wheelies.

How is claiming that everyone that does a wheelie reckless any different than being a Brady bunch member?



Matt L. doing a endo ... he was the guy that hit Clay Dix in the first video i posted.


ETA: NINJA EDIT !!!

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseacti ... id=5883349

Some of the local stunters i know .... and yes its legal to do this stuff in a parking lot. I never saw anyone get a ticket for it when the cops came to watch.

be aware there is some language in the video ... but i think you can forgive him after getting pinned under 2 bikes


ETA: it was a heavy bike lol right after the crash you can see me running to pull the bike off him. Crazy times