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Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / November 2006WARNING - Motorcycle Content
Trying to set land speed record on US-89: "INDIANOLA - Ken Merena is trying to make history on Highway 89 between Indianola and Fairview. The 58-year-old from Draper spent Sunday testing his turbo-charged, custom-body 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle at speeds over 200 mph in preparation for a shot at the open cockpit motorcycle land-speed record next spring. " http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4690547 Bryan Boy, I hope there's no potholes and no stray deer! Greg > Trying to set land speed record on US-89: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Bryan > Boy, I hope there's no potholes and no stray > deer! > Greg But Greg, that is what makes it fun. The speed is the challenge, the roads and wildlife are the 'FUN' part well FSVOF anyway.  SignatureKeith Schiffner History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. Robert Heinlein > > Boy, I hope there's no potholes and no stray > > deer! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the challenge, the roads and wildlife are the > 'FUN' part well FSVOF anyway. Well in that case, they shouldn't block off those 12 entrance ramps then. Think of the fun he could have dodging merging cars he races down the road at 250mph! <g> Greg > -- > Keith Schiffner [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > pleasure from fiddling with it. > Robert Heinlein >> > Boy, I hope there's no potholes and no stray >> > deer! [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > merging cars he races down > the road at 250mph! <g> No cars aren't fun they are annoying and should all ground up for scrape...even the 1939 Cord berlinetta's '69 camaro/mustang/cudd' 72' Javelin etc. Grind them all up and make mopeds! With two exception because race bike haulers are needed. 51-54 Hudson Hornets and 1966 Dodge Charger. SignatureKeith Schiffner History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. Robert Heinlein That's nothing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ooN07I3Jso > Trying to set land speed record on US-89: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Bryan > That's nothing... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ooN07I3Jso>> > Bryan ROTFLMAO! I remember when this one came out...all I'll say is a) only one pass b) you believe the factory speedometer and not a time trap with certified timing equipment? lol you still believe in the tooth fairy don't you? SignatureNefarious Necrologist 42nd Degree Some people ride, some just like to show off their butt jewelry once in a while. Dum vivimus, vivamus <:(3 )3~ <:(3 )~ In rec.motorcycles, Keith Schiffner wrote: >> That's nothing... >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > with certified timing equipment? lol you still believe in the tooth > fairy don't you? I too was wondering about this video. It seems to me that the landscape is not going by very fast. Watch the U-turn pullouts on the left; no way is that 220 miles per hour. Signature-bts -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck Never said... "I believe it.." LOL >> That's nothing... >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > certified timing equipment? lol you still believe in the tooth fairy don't > you? > Never said... "I believe it.." LOL Fair cop. SignatureKeith Schiffner History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. Robert Heinlein To have my total attention would have required a GPS. I know how bad my speedo is off on my bike...but still, that guy was hauling a.s! >> Never said... "I believe it.." LOL > > Fair cop. >To have my total attention would have required a GPS. I know how bad my >speedo is off on my bike...but still, that guy was hauling a.s! Really? Then you'll believe I can actually do 196 on a Trophy 1200? http://sleazyrider.info/index.php?module=photoalbum&PHPWS_Album_id=1&PHPWS_Photo _op=view&PHPWS_Photo_id=19 nice... >>To have my total attention would have required a GPS. I know how bad my >>speedo is off on my bike...but still, that guy was hauling a.s! > > Really? Then you'll believe I can actually do 196 on a Trophy 1200? > > http://sleazyrider.info/index.php?module=photoalbum&PHPWS_Album_id=1&PHPWS_Photo _op=view&PHPWS_Photo_id=19 >>To have my total attention would have required a GPS. I know how bad >>my speedo is off on my bike...but still, that guy was hauling a.s! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > http://sleazyrider.info/index.php?module=photoalbum&PHPWS_Album_id=1&PH > PWS_Photo_op=view&PHPWS_Photo_id=19 Heh... This was 2-Up on a '95 BMW K1100LT loaded with seven weeks worth of camping gear... http://imagesdesavions.com/maxspeed.jpg SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com > Heh... This was 2-Up on a '95 BMW K1100LT loaded with seven weeks worth of > camping gear... > > http://imagesdesavions.com/maxspeed.jpg 314 m over h is meters/hour I presume? Ian Singer Signature========================================================================= See my homepage at http://www.iansinger.com hosted on http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=10623894 All genealogy is stored in TMG from http://www.whollygenes.com Charts and searching using TNG from http://www.tngsitebuilding.com I am near Toronto Canada, can I tell where you are from your reply? ========================================================================= Ian Singer <iansinger@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:4sfa3oFvd3t8U1 @mid.individual.net: >> http://imagesdesavions.com/maxspeed.jpg > > 314 m over h is meters/hour I presume? Negatory, Ghost Rider... Miles per Hour... That's what happens when the GPS has a shitty signal and thinks it's one place then suddenly lock on more satty's and realizes it somewhere else. The distance it "travels" during that realization is calculated as movement and the resultant speed required to move that distance over time is your new Max Speed... SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com > Ian Singer <iansinger@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:4sfa3oFvd3t8U1 > @mid.individual.net: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > during that realization is calculated as movement and the resultant speed > required to move that distance over time is your new Max Speed... After all the miles, you pull out a GPS anamoly and claim a record speed. Excellent! Yet the "cobwebs" picture you posted sticks in my mind, I hope you remember that picture. Bryan > After all the miles, you pull out a GPS anamoly and claim a record > speed. Excellent! Hehe... I do what I can. > Yet the "cobwebs" picture you posted sticks in my mind, I hope you > remember that picture. I believe you mean this one, a full-blown spider web, actually: http://imagesdesavions.com/biketrip/029.html Industrious little bugger. No idea how long he was hanging on waiting to build his web but he took our two-day stop-over in Las Vegas to do his deed... SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com > Ian Singer <iansinger@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:4sfa3oFvd3t8U1 > @mid.individual.net: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > during that realization is calculated as movement and the resultant speed > required to move that distance over time is your new Max Speed... Hmm...back to the map and compass, eh? GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat though. SignaturePC Paul 89 PC800 77 R100RS Trip pics at: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/paul1cart/my_photos "To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society" - Theodore Roosevelt >> Ian Singer <iansinger@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:4sfa3oFvd3t8U1 >> @mid.individual.net: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat > though. GPSs are great for night time riding as well. I just have the sound plumbed in to my helmet. Never have to take my eyes off the road. > Hmm...back to the map and compass, eh? > GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat > though. Can your map give you the address and phone number of the nearest hotel... anywhere in the country... at 0230... in the rain... then give you turn-by-turn directions to their front door without ever having to take your eyes off the road... and provide you with 24/7 uninterrupted music of just about any variety you might choose to listen to...? My GPS can. :P SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com >> Hmm...back to the map and compass, eh? >> GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > take > your eyes off the road... shouldn't that stuff be planned out before setting out? if not, you do it the fly by the seat of your pants way...most use their eyes to find those pesky hotels, when just going with the flow... highway signs work too... >>> Hmm...back to the map and compass, eh? >>> GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >the fly by the seat of your pants way...most use their eyes to find those >pesky hotels, when just going with the flow... highway signs work too... Sorry, but I'll continue to use my GPS for the majority of my travel. My riding is mostly unplanned routing with just a destination. If I see an interesting road, I'll use it. It's amazing how much cool stuff you miss slabbing the entire route. I stop when I get tired, eat when hungry and do what we call flower sniffing in over 90% of my riding. Some of us like spontaneity in our lives. Hell, I spent three days going 600 miles from Detroit to NY City and never touched a highway. There is a great wide country out there waiting to be discovered and I plan on imitating Columbus doing it. <g> You ever get to a hotel with a reservation and find they gave it away? It happens to the best of us. > Sorry, but I'll continue to use my GPS for the majority of my travel. > My riding is mostly unplanned routing with just a destination. If I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > You ever get to a hotel with a reservation and find they gave it away? > It happens to the best of us. don't get me wrong Sleazy....this is precisely what i love to do...no route plans, no ideas...but i've never needed GPS to do it.... that kind of takes some of the excitement out..... > There is a great wide country out there waiting to be > discovered and I plan on imitating Columbus doing it. <g> Thought you used the GPS to *actually get* to your destination? Wasn't Columbus headed for India? <vbg> Signature"Outback" Jon - KC2BNE outback_jon@ver.no.sp.am.izon.net AMD Opteron 146 (@2.8) and 6.1 GHz of other AMD power... http://folding.stanford.edu - got folding? Team 48435 2006 ZG1000A Concours "Blueline" COG# 7385 CDA# 0157 1980 CB750F SuperSport "CoolerKing" >>>> Hmm...back to the map and compass, eh? >>>> GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >You ever get to a hotel with a reservation and find they gave it away? >It happens to the best of us. I don't like the display of GPSs. A good road map will better tell me what the terrain looks like. Colors and background symbology add a lot of info, like what is forested, park land, or sand dune, etc. And I like to be able to switch from closeup to big picture with my eyes, not a button. As for amenities and attractions, I, unlike the stereotypical male, will often ask for help. I take it with a grain of salt, because it's amazing how many people don't know anything about their local area, (or how to give directions,) but you can also meet some great people and find out stuff that's not in any guide book or GPS database. (And I _hate_ making reservations, because invariably I'll see someplace better, or want to change plans en route.) SignatureTurby the Turbosurfer >>Hmm...back to the map and compass, eh? >>GPS is for people who can't read maps. Real handy in the fog on boat [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > :P Cripes! You would take out all the fun and adventure of riding into the unknown. In all my years of riding I have never been forced to camp out. Sometimes I wind up paying more for a room that I want. I carry a book from Motel 6 and Best Western that have all the numbers I need. GPS is a nice toy, but I don't want to spend time playing with it, I'm out there to RIDE. SignaturePC Paul 89 PC800 77 R100RS Trip pics at: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/paul1cart/my_photos "To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society" - Theodore Roosevelt > That's nothing... > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ooN07I3Jso LOL. No way is that bike going 220 MPH. More like 185. Can you say "Speedo Error"? I knew you could. Tim Kreitz 2003 ZX7R 2000 ZX6R http://www.timkreitz.com > Trying to set land speed record on US-89: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Bryan And then came along a Modded ZX-1400 and blew him away.....Right? In rec.motorcycles Blaster <Motostrada@gmail.com> wrote: > > Trying to set land speed record on US-89: > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > And then came along a Modded ZX-1400 and blew him away.....Right? On paper it might seem to be a sure thing, but someone actually has to get off their butt and do it. To this guy's credit he is actually bothering to do something more than just talk about it. Signature'01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 OMF #7 > Trying to set land speed record on US-89: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4690547 Because he can. attaboy! > Bryan |
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