Renault is investigating that runaway car and so far it seems perfectly normal. Hmm... what a surprise. What they need is a CSI team like on TV. "Could I see your shoes?" … [Read more...]

...but I have a hard time believing this one. A driver in France said his car just accelerated to 120mph and would not slow down no matter what he did. A magnetic key wouldn't shut off the engine. After 125 miles it finally slowed down. Now, suppose he just floored it and cooked up this story... … [Read more...]

So now we find out that was a Honda RC51 supposedly going 205mph. Most tests of that bike put the top speed around 170mph so this bike must have had one helluva lot of engine mods plus some very slippery body work - or some less than perfect speed measurement and Dan Rather reporting. … [Read more...]

There's some controversy about the possibility of that 205mph Honda on the street. As noted below, it was timed with a stopwatch which introduces human error and since the trooper was in an airplane going slower than the motorcycle, his viewing angle would change which increases the error and streetbikes in the real world simply do not go that fast, no matter how much boasting … [Read more...]

Honest Officer, my throttle was stuck! Is this a new speeding ticket record? On a motorcycle, 205mph! Of course since it was timed with a stopwatch it could be a little off and he may need another run in the opposite direction to validate the time, but somehow I think the chances of that are pretty slim. … [Read more...]

Ride aware all the time! Just this morning I almost met a Dodge Neon head on. The cell phone wielding bimbette at the controls never saw me coming as she cut the corner well into my lane. Hard braking and horn application on my side and we missed by inches. Was I wearing a helmet and leathers? Well, no, you see I was in my Ford F150 pickup at the time with headlights on. If … [Read more...]