ReconRat Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Looks like one of the Dallas freeway stunters fell off...Drivers on Interstate 20 reported a motorcycle without a rider flying by them at 100 mph Thursday night between Matlock Road and New York Avenue in Arlington.http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Drivers-report-speeding-motorcycle-without-driver-on--117779293.htmlhttp://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/03/speeding-motorcyle-with-no-dri.htmlref: previous thread on Dalla freeway stunters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSB67 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Ghost ride the whip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Ghost ride the whip!agreed.except after his bike passed those cars riderless, he jumped back onto it, threw off his helmet in a victory roar, and rode off into the dusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rctaylor Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 agreed.except after his bike passed those cars riderless, he jumped back onto it, threw off his helmet in a victory roar, and rode off into the duskAnd took off his watch because... badasses don't need to know what time it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Ghost ride the whip!LULz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 This comment is hilarious to me:hersheymon said on March 11, 2011 at 9:35 AMIt does sound like the Rapture has occured. I knew there would only be a few taken, but I thought more than just one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Drivers report speeding motorcycle without driver on I-20 in Arlingtonhttp://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Drivers-report-speeding-motorcycle-without-driver-on--117779293.htmlARLINGTON - Drivers on Interstate 20 reported a motorcycle without a rider flying by them at 100 mph Thursday night between Matlock Road and New York Avenue in Arlington. Part of the interstate eastbound was shut down as police search for the driver. As of 10 p.m., authorities said the search turned up a watch, a helmet and a visor. However, the motorcycle's driver was still missing. While authorities were able to match the motorcycle to an owner's name, they haven't been able to determine yet if that was the same person on the bike Thursday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSB67 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=73701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Wow. My apologies. Fail on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 merged! I didn't see it the first time around either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Falling off a motorcycle on the freeway isn't all that hard to do. Seeing as I almost did it once, a long time ago. Lesson learned, I don't think I'll be falling off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 how on earth would you fall off and have your bike still going??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 how on earth would you fall off and have your bike still going???The gyroscopic effect of the wheels and engine pretty much keep the bike upright and moving without a rider. About the same as riding with no hands. Even sometimes a bike sliding on it's side will right itself back up on it's wheels and take off. It helps if the engine is revved up to higher rpms, otherwise the throttle just idles down quickly.The falling off part just takes an error or two and inexperience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 i get how the bike keeps going... i however, don't get how anyone could just ... fall off ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 i get how the bike keeps going... i however, don't get how anyone could just ... fall off ???Either a wheelie gone bad, or the force of the air.Don't try suddenly sitting up straight at over 140mph without knowing what will happen.The force of the wind at 140 is around twice that of 120. Big surprise, it's a logarithmic increase, not linear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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