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Roethlisberger in motorcycle accident?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by BYH, Jun 12, 2006.

  1. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Camo, not cami.
     
  2. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Damn, the bike's even seems to be the same color as my ex's. This is just some weird ass shit for me.

    I really hope Ben's OK. I don't wish this on anybody.

    EDIT: I'd like to point out that these things are really not your average crotch rocket. They're bigger and way more powerful, and as I've said before . . . I hate them.

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  3. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Jesus Christ. That thing tops out at 196.
    It's a wonder he didn't kill himself before injuring himself today.
     
  4. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    They top out at 196 off the factory floor. They can be modified to go faster (God, I sound like a gear head), and some who don't race have that done.

    Like I said, they're way more powerful than your normal crotch rocket, and I can't speak for Ben, but I know my ex delighted in getting his up well over 100.
     
  5. Trey Beamon

    Trey Beamon Active Member

    Updates? Still in surgery?
     
  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    What does a bike like that cost?
     
  7. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Years and years ago (1986 to be exact) I had to use the biker's lane to avoid tailending a car on the highway.

    I was riding a buddy's street bike and doing more than 100 on the highway. A car decided it was time to pass another car and pulled out in front of me in the left lane. I didn't have time to break, so I shot the gap between the two cars. I bumped it into neutral and coasted five miles to the next exit. I pulled into a gas station, called my buddy from a pay phone and told him to bring his truck and get the bike.

    Haven't ridden a sport bike since. Never will again. Hell, I've got an ATV that will do 60 and I've topped it out at only 40 mph. And that was in a freshly plowed, 100-acre field while wearing a helmet.
     
  8. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    $11,000

    2005 Hayabusa
     
  9. sportsed

    sportsed Guest

    Are they going to add a couple of inches to his penis while he's in surgery?
     
  10. HeinekenMan

    HeinekenMan Active Member

    Since I just slammed my foot into the wooden leg of my desk chair, I am qualified to note something that hasn't been mentioned.

    His knee injuries may be related to his flight off the bike. They might have hit the handlebars or another part of the bike as he was catapulted through the air.

    I'm just noting this because, unless I'm mistaken, the media is reporting that he hurt his knees when he hit the pavement.
     
  11. Ashy Larry

    Ashy Larry Active Member

    I'm fairly certain the Hayabusa is the fastest production bike ever built...with a top speed of 196mph I sure hope so. Just watched Ben's interview about not wearing a helmet from last season on ESPN, interesting that he pointed out he's not "doing tricks on a sport bike"....
     
  12. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    As someone who recently moved to western Pennsylvania (I guess there's a reason they call this Pennsyltucky?), the camo get-up doesn't phase me one bit.

    Nice area, nice people ... but some would say very redneck.
     
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