Sometimes I have to wonder about the stated top speeds on these kinds of reports.
I mean, don't race teams spend how many millions of dollars building a bike that can attain these speeds? Why do they go through all the trouble when they can just buy a stock bike from the dealer?
And, secondly, I seriously doubt the average Joe can handle a bike at 170 mph. S&^t happens real fast at that speed.
Maybe it's true, but......
I don't know.
-Bob
From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allan Stern
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 11:41 AM
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DucatiST] 170 mph joy ride, police say
Sometimes, when I read stuff like this, I think about what it would have been like to have a Hayabusa.
The quick answers are: I'd probably be in the hospital, in jail, or six feet under.
Probably not the best way to respond when law enforcement pulls you over, however.
Allan Stern
Troy NY
'01 ST2 - blue
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170 mph joy ride, police say
Charlton man arrested after police say he went that fast on NY Thruway
Thursday, May 3, 2012
One hundred-and-seventy miles per hour.
That's how fast Nikkolaus McCarthy was allegedly traveling on his Suzuki motorcycle along the New York Thruway before finally being stopped in New Paltz, according to State Police.
The 25-year-old McCarthy, of Charlton, was first spotted around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday by a trooper while zipping through Ravena at 166 miles per hour.
When McCarthy slowed down for traffic, the trooper tried without success to pull him over but was able to jot down the license plate number before the Saratoga County man sped off again.
At that point the trooper abandoned the pursuit because of how fast McCarthy was going, but a description of the bike was broadcast over police scanners, police said.
Troopers along the Thruway clocked him at 150 and 170 mph as maintenance workers provided updates on his location, police said.
It wasn't until McCarthy stopped for gas 50 miles and 20 minutes later in New Paltz that he was arrested and charged with fleeing police, reckless driving, speeding and operating out of class because he didn't have a motorcycle license.
When troopers told him about the excessive speeds, he allegedly told them the bike can easily exceed 190 mph. He was sent to the county jail on $20,000 bail.
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