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What par of lake shor drive was the guy on. I'm thinking that it's gotta pass McCormic (35th?). I can't imagine where you can get the rooms to run 160 anywhere north from there. But who knows.
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ahahaha... that was my twin stepbrother! ahah
he was riding a HONDA!!!! good!!
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Motorcyclist clocked going 160 m.p.h.
By Eric Ferkenhoff
Tribune staff reporter
May 17, 2001
A motorcyclist from Calumet City was ticketed for driving 160 m.p.h. on Lake Shore Drive early Wednesday--so fast that police double-checked their radar gun and asked the cycle's manufacturer if the two-wheeler could go that fast.
"It seems almost unbelievable," said Chicago police Traffic Unit Cmdr. David Dougherty. "The officers, who have been in the radar unit for 20 years-plus, say this is the fastest speed they can recall."
When the radar went off in Officer Maurice Burks' car at 2 a.m. at North Lake Shore Drive and Grand Avenue, one of his first reactions was to check for errors in the radar, Dougherty said. Satisfied the radar gun was working, Burks flipped on his emergency lights to give chase but quickly realized there was no chance of catching the motorcyclist. So he turned off his lights and watched as the driver pulled off the drive at North Avenue, police spokesman David Bayless said. Burks then saw the driver double back and head south on Inner Lake Shore Drive, Bayless said. He stopped the rider, Daemon Rogan, 32, at 336 N. Michigan Ave., police said. The motorcycle was towed, and Rogan spent the night in the Central District lockup.
After checking the radar gun again and determining it was in working order, police said they contacted a Honda motorcycle dealership to ask if that speed was possible on the 600FX model Rogan was driving. Police said they were told the top speed for that model is 165 m.p.h.
Rogan, who has three speeding citations since 1999, was given eight traffic tickets: speeding, passing between vehicles, no insurance, no state plates, improper lane usage, failure to signal, running a stoplight and failure to yield. Dougherty said police are in discussions with the Cook County state's attorney's office about other charges, including reckless driving.
"They don't realize the peril they're in when they're traveling at that speed," Dougherty said.
he was riding a HONDA!!!! good!!
Scot
Motorcyclist clocked going 160 m.p.h.
By Eric Ferkenhoff
Tribune staff reporter
May 17, 2001
A motorcyclist from Calumet City was ticketed for driving 160 m.p.h. on Lake Shore Drive early Wednesday--so fast that police double-checked their radar gun and asked the cycle's manufacturer if the two-wheeler could go that fast.
"It seems almost unbelievable," said Chicago police Traffic Unit Cmdr. David Dougherty. "The officers, who have been in the radar unit for 20 years-plus, say this is the fastest speed they can recall."
When the radar went off in Officer Maurice Burks' car at 2 a.m. at North Lake Shore Drive and Grand Avenue, one of his first reactions was to check for errors in the radar, Dougherty said. Satisfied the radar gun was working, Burks flipped on his emergency lights to give chase but quickly realized there was no chance of catching the motorcyclist. So he turned off his lights and watched as the driver pulled off the drive at North Avenue, police spokesman David Bayless said. Burks then saw the driver double back and head south on Inner Lake Shore Drive, Bayless said. He stopped the rider, Daemon Rogan, 32, at 336 N. Michigan Ave., police said. The motorcycle was towed, and Rogan spent the night in the Central District lockup.
After checking the radar gun again and determining it was in working order, police said they contacted a Honda motorcycle dealership to ask if that speed was possible on the 600FX model Rogan was driving. Police said they were told the top speed for that model is 165 m.p.h.
Rogan, who has three speeding citations since 1999, was given eight traffic tickets: speeding, passing between vehicles, no insurance, no state plates, improper lane usage, failure to signal, running a stoplight and failure to yield. Dougherty said police are in discussions with the Cook County state's attorney's office about other charges, including reckless driving.
"They don't realize the peril they're in when they're traveling at that speed," Dougherty said.
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funny story.
I like the fact that they pay attention to everything "speeding, passing between vehicles, no insurance, no state plates, improper lane usage, failure to signal, running a stoplight and failure to yield". No insurance???
I like the fact that they pay attention to everything "speeding, passing between vehicles, no insurance, no state plates, improper lane usage, failure to signal, running a stoplight and failure to yield". No insurance???
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600FX, they couldn't even get the model right. From the sounds of it, it was probably a '99 600F4. 160 is optimistic, unless you are talking about what the speedo reads and not what the bike is going. The typical 600 can run in the mid to high 150's, not 165.
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From: Austin
wowsers, it made it to the washington post!
funny how this flies around the office and all I can say is, 'this is old news'. <g>
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/la...-2001May17.html
funny how this flies around the office and all I can say is, 'this is old news'. <g>
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/la...-2001May17.html
