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Originally Posted by TLO
I see them too, unfortunately. From my house I can hear these bikes accelerating to what has to be at least a hundred miles an hour on residential streets.
There was a time when I was younger I would do some stupid shit in cars that had too much horsepower for my driving ability, so I'm not objectively blind to these thrill seekers behavior. Thankfully I never harmed myself or anyone else.
If you want to ride your bike super fast - find an open stretch of highway. If you want to do wheelies and stunts, find a parking lot.
Just stay off the residential streets. You're going to kill yourself or someone else.
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It seems we have a group of those dumb asses here in Topeka. Last year, there were multiple reports of one of those sport bikes riding on Fairlawn Rd going over 100mph. That is a main street that is business and residential with speed limit of 40. Needless to say, the idiot and his girl riding on the back were killed when they crashed into a minivan at 10th. I heard some people (kids) in the van were hurt but no idea how they fared since.
I do realize cruiser (Harley) riders can be idiots, too. Still, it seems to me that it's most often the crotch rockets that ride like this. These assholes put everyone on the road in danger and also give bikers a bad name.