Just keeping his legs clear of that 150 MPH tire is its own feat.
Not to be a kinematics nerd, but the top of that tire was going 300 mph
Not in relation to his body which is the concerning interaction. Though contact with a 150mph tire would have had similar if not the exact same consequences as a 300 mph tire.
I love that a throwaway comment about a man in his underwear got as nerdy as this.
Yes, you're correct. The man is travelling 150 mph and the top of the tire 300 mph, so the delta is only 150 mph.
Relative to the (local) surface of the Earth, at least.
Aren't the break handles on the steering bar much like a bicycle? Never owned or rode a motorbike so I would not know.
Typically the left lever is the clutch, right lever is the front break, and your right foot has a lever for the rear break. Not sure what the setup was for the record breaking motorcycle though.
*brake :)
Note that the bike pictured does not have a front brake. So I’m guessing he went back to his starting position at some point to hit the brake pedal. He first probably just rolled off the throttle until the bike got to a much slower speed. “Probably” meaning, it’s what I would have done, having already decided that riding a motorcycle at 150mph in my underwear is a good idea.
No. Usually one of the brakes (I forget which) is actuated with a pedal, and one of the handle levers (what would be brakes on a bicycle) controls the clutch.
It's typically called "meat crayon". No need to look it up... it is like when a crayon is dragged across a piece of paper, and leaves behind a line of like color.
At 150MPH, I doubt he’d be alive long enough to care about the gravel rash
It would illustrate the phrase "rubbing salt into someone's wounds" nicely
“If hitting water at 150mph feels like concrete, what does concrete feel like?” — road racing saying.