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Posted: 3/20/2019 11:54:48 AM EDT

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That....

Was fucking insane. I would have crashed and died quickly.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:01:42 PM EDT

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Like it's not crazy enough - lets ride into the glaring sun. How do those gentlemen even walk...

also that dash is amazing.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:02:33 PM EDT

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Those guys have the biggest balls of anyone on the planet.

185 MPH next to brick walls, houses and trees is insane.

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Yup. They are so close to death.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:05:20 PM EDT

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I have to give that guy a lot of credit. That was impressive skill on those roads. 99% of riders could never do that and walk away.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:06:05 PM EDT

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They need to do one of these in an IMAX theater.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:11:43 PM EDT

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As a 35+ year motorcycle rider I'm thinking riding like that might take some skill...and much bigger balz than I have.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:12:53 PM EDT

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Holy crap that was cool. Based on the rpm and 6th gear, he was doing about 195 mph at 2:28. I didn't know Ducati made a V4 or, for that matter, a bike with a wet clutch. Ducatis look cool but I like my clutches like I like my women - wet, smooth, not grabby, quiet, and Japanese.

So, is this just a copy of the Honda VFR?

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It’s a copy of the RSV4

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:16:26 PM EDT

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When that setting sun hit the camera I almost shit.

I wouldn't have the nerves for that.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:19:34 PM EDT

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In my younger days I was known to ride a little crazy. I can tell you that a 2002 GSXR 1000's digital speedo stops at 186. I used to watch the TT religiously. Those guys have way bigger balls than I ever had. That race has claimed many victims. Several years ago there was a guy that just absolutely smashed the record, the next year he was killed in practice.

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:22:59 PM EDT

[#10]

Awesome!

But, fuck that shit!

Posted: 3/20/2019 12:26:56 PM EDT

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Adding a programmer like a power commander will allow you to easily remove the factory set governor.

On my last R1 I saw 189 MPH once, that was all she had in her.

I wouldn't mind shooting for 200 with a hyper bike like a Busa or ZX-14 though.

Back when I raced, my R6 would hit about 168 on a dogleg back straight lap after lap. I loved that bit because you entered it after a 145 MPH corner with knee on the ground.

Granted all of that was at a world class facility without a million cliffs and walls trying to kill you at every single corner.

Posted: 3/20/2019 1:47:08 PM EDT

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Dean Harrison on a 28 year old 750

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nagen6d8Iok

Posted: 3/20/2019 2:02:49 PM EDT

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I gotta admit that looks like fun!

Posted: 3/20/2019 2:16:15 PM EDT

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Catching air at 180 is no joke.
The man has balls of steel.

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They need to do one of these in an IMAX theater.

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I've got a 30" monitor and had that at full screen. It was intense; I was tired at the end.

Posted: 3/20/2019 2:58:50 PM EDT

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No way that tunnel vision is crazy.

Posted: 3/20/2019 4:16:38 PM EDT

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Dean Harrison on a 28 year old 750

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What happens when you make one mistake.

[SAD] High speed fatal motorbike crash (Straight to wall) - Isle Of Man 2014 (Slow motion)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNVB2HdkN_A

Posted: 3/20/2019 4:18:43 PM EDT

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No doubt that is hauling ass but I bet the camera makes it seem a little more hair raising to the viewer than it is to the rider in motorcycle vids, due to the tunnel effect of the camera.

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No doubt that is hauling ass but I bet the camera makes it seem a little more hair raising to the viewer than it is to the rider in motorcycle vids, due to the tunnel effect of the camera.

I have firsthand experience racing there, camera views definitely present a distorted view compared to what you actually experience.

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So, is this just a copy of the Honda VFR?

Hardly. This is the sort of thing Honda should be making, but they've lost their way.

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It’s a copy of the RSV4

Ahh no. The RSV4 has a 65 degree V-4, 180 degree offset crank.

The Panigale has a 90 degree V-4 with 70 degree offset crank. More comparable to an RC-30 and RC-45 engine (90 degree V, 360 degree crank) in the firing order. But the Duc has a reverse rotating crank.

Modern bikes don't have top speed governors. Speedos have simply been programmed to not read in excess of 185-188mph. And they're still notoriously inaccurate.

At Daytona on my RSV4 I've gone several mph faster than the indicated 186/7 max that it will display. But the actual speed of what would've been 190-something indicated was only 178mph actual per my AimSolo.

Posted: 3/20/2019 5:03:03 PM EDT

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Amazing, since the R6 has a top speed of about 160.

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I had an 09 R6. Saw 174 indicated a couple times. But it wasn't GPS verified so I doubt I was actually going that fast. Seriously doubt if it was going much over 165.

Had an 05 SV1000S that I put my gps on. Saw 162 or so several times on the gps. IIRC the speedometer on the bike was accurate at around 60-90 but any faster and it was incrementally off.

Posted: 3/20/2019 5:53:38 PM EDT

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Those riders blur the line that divides balls and brains, they really are amazing.

ETA.....seeing that race in person is on my bucket list

Posted: 3/20/2019 6:27:05 PM EDT

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Hell yes, its that time of the year again. When is it live this year?

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https://www.iomtt.com/tt-info

SATURDAY 25TH MAY - FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 2019

Hope there's some of the races on tv this year

Posted: 3/20/2019 8:25:39 PM EDT

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2018 Isle of Man Senior TT - On board Full Lap with Peter Hickman Commentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_hxwAanX0

Posted: 3/20/2019 8:31:24 PM EDT

[#22]

Those guys are inhuman

Posted: 3/20/2019 8:33:30 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/20/2019 8:47:49 PM EDT

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Looks/sounded like something hit or flew off the bike at 5:06 or around there...

Posted: 3/20/2019 8:56:17 PM EDT

[#25]

They make Women, food, cars and guns in Italy, too.
wassa matta witchu people, huh?!

Pick it up!

Posted: 3/20/2019 11:49:20 PM EDT

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Looks/sounded like something hit or flew off the bike at 5:06 or around there...

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I noticed that too.

Posted: 3/20/2019 11:52:05 PM EDT

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Ha, yeah wonder how fast that topped out.

It’s some busllshit that the Speedo’s only go to 185

My gsxr1000 analogue gauge only went to 185 but the needle kept on moving

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Wasn’t there talk of changing that or the law or something? I vaguely remember some rumors from. 2014

Posted: 3/20/2019 11:52:17 PM EDT

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Thats one way to turn into hamburger.

Posted: 3/21/2019 12:04:04 AM EDT

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*Graphic*

Click Me

Posted: 3/21/2019 12:07:16 AM EDT

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Thats one way to turn into hamburger.

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What it would look like if you crash there. 170mph Gixxer crash.

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Posted: 3/21/2019 1:25:45 AM EDT

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Ducati V4R:

https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/pagefiles/663987/ducati-panigale-v4r-10.jpg

awww yeah.....

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I was going to say that I was most surprised by how well it seemed to stay down on the ground at those speeds over uneven ground. I would have assumed a LOT more air time. the front WING in your pic probably are involved in that to a degree.

Posted: 3/21/2019 6:39:35 AM EDT

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I was going to say that I was most surprised by how well it seemed to stay down on the ground at those speeds over uneven ground. I would have assumed a LOT more air time. the front WING in your pic probably are involved in that to a degree.

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Thats not the v4r on IOM. Its a v4s. No wings.

V4r is an absolute monster

Posted: 3/21/2019 11:53:29 AM EDT

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This has probably been answered many times on the internet but... Why are the riders always in the same positions. Why is Ian Hutchinson always #4 no matter which bike / race (Senior, Superbike etc) they participate in. Michael Dunlop is always #6, etc. Seems like the have that position for life and only change when one retires or something.