More on that 205 MPH RC-51...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- People across the United States are shaking their heads over the kid ticketed for allegedly riding his motorcycle at 205 mph -- some out of disapproval, other because they doubt he went that fast.

Ever since a State Patrol pilot clocked Samuel Armstrong Tilley's 2002 Honda RC51 going a quarter-mile in 4.39 seconds on September 18, people in chat rooms, garages and biker bars from Sturgis, South Dakota, to Los Angeles have been buzzing about the alleged feat on Highway 61 near Wabasha.

"Certainly anyone who flouts the law to that extent is seen by some as a latter-day Robin Hood, flying in the face of authority and doing stuff we all want to do but common sense stops us from," said David Edwards, editor-in-chief of Cycle World, a magazine based in Newport Beach, California.

Edwards is among the many experts who doubt Tilley's bike could have gone so fast. "More likely, the cop with the stopwatch had an itchy trigger finger," he told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis.

"There are lots of guys who have been spending a lot of money and a lot of years at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah trying to join the official 200 Club and most still haven't done it," Edwards said. He said Tilley's bike would have needed an add-on turbo charger to go above 165 mph.

State Patrol pilot Al Loney, a 27-year veteran, and his superiors stand by their report.

Tilley, who graduated from Stillwater High School last year, hasn't returned numerous calls seeking comment. He's due to appear in Wabasha County Court on October 25.

Tilley purchased his motorcycle last summer from Tousley Motorsports in White Bear Lake, where he once worked.

Tousley President Larry Koch said Tilley is a nice guy, "but I really want to ask him: 'What in the hell were you thinking?"'

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There is NO WAY that RC went that fast. The HRC Honda's couldn't even do it.

This kid will get out of this for sure.

That IS an interesting point - I wonder if the kid will use the "My bike cant physically go that fast" argument.

Then, he only gets a ticket for 165....LOL.

Obviously the cop is a jackass. If he was off by a few MPH, that would be one thing, but it sounds like he was off by at least 40 MPH. Thats a big mistake, particularly in light of the circumstances.

That has always been my point. If he can prove that the bike is only capable of 150 - 160, and the police officers swears that he was "accurately" doing 205, then we are talking over 25% margin of error.

Was he speeding, Damn Straight. Was he doing 205... Not a chance. Can the officer accurately give a judgement beyond "He was going really fast". Nope.

If I was the kid, I wouldn't say a word, and if they tried to hit him for anything in the trips, just point out that the police officer thinks he can also jump 30 feet in the air as well.

Very few bikes are capable of 200+ MPH, and even few riders have gone that fast. The kid may have been getting close to 130 - 150.... 205??? not even close

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"There are lots of guys who have been spending a lot of money and a lot of years at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah trying to join the official 200 Club and most still haven't done it," Edwards said. He said Tilley's bike would have needed an add-on turbo charger to go above 165 mph.

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I don't know if I buy that. Maybe on normally aspirated 'stock' bikes. But there was a dude last year that did it on a turbo Busa his FIRST TIME OUT...

But I'm with the general concensus here. There's NO WAY in hell a RC could do that...

I saw that turbo busa at the flats show, and he almost blew the engine didn't he????

well i did 215 yesterday with wifey on the back leaving Highsiders house so I think the RC51 can do it.....so there

Quite RICK JAMES you're dead:D

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Originally posted by Nikon
well i did 215 yesterday with wifey on the back leaving Highsiders house so I think the RC51 can do it.....so there

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:lol:

Being that close to Canada I wonder if the guy mistakingly made the conversion to Kph?

*yah.. he was flyin' eh*

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Originally posted by SEVENSGT
Quite RICK JAMES you're dead:D

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i believe the word you were looking for was quiEt.....:D

no really guys - I did 215 mph with wifey on the back at 7pm.....I would lie about this :D

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Originally posted by Nikon
i believe the word you were looking for was quiEt.....:D

no really guys - I did 215 mph with wifey on the back at 7pm.....I would lie about this :D

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Dude, I was there - he's TOTALLY not lying. The race tires add, like 400 HP.

I timed him with my Cap'n Crunch stopwatch.:D

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Originally posted by highsider
Dude, I was there - he's TOTALLY not lying. The race tires add, like 400 HP.

I timed him with my Cap'n Crunch stopwatch.:D

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and here I thought that it was princess' speed to my left multiplied by the implied inertia of the gravel divided by the temperature of the arctic plus 2....man was I off

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Originally posted by Nikon
i believe the word you were looking for was quiEt.....:D

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:doh:

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Originally posted by SEVENSGT
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:D