Motorcyclist Clocked at 155 Mph Jailed
By Associated Press
Mon Mar 13, 5:37 PM

LIVINGSTON, La. - A motorcyclist has been given a couple of days to think about the record he set _ at least in the minds of state troopers.

Brian Samuel Willis, 20, was clocked zooming down Interstate 12 on Sunday at 155 miles per hour _ more than two times the speed limit 70, state police said.

"That may be the fastest of all-time in the state," said Trooper Ryan Riley of Troop A. "I can't confirm it, but I don't think anyone has ever gotten anybody at 155. The fastest I know of is like 144."

Riley said he was traveling westbound about 6 p.m. when he got the motorcycle in his radar. Maneuvering his vehicle to the other side of the interstate, Riley tried to follow Willis, but the black Yamaha R6 ducked off the roadway onto state highway 441 and traveled south to state highway 42, Riley said.

At that point, Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies and Springfield police chased Willis back toward Riley, who made the arrest, he said.

"He pulled over once he saw all of us, without incident," Riley said. "He just said he didn't think he was going that fast and he didn't know we were behind him. He thought he was only doing 120 or 130."

Willis motorcycle was impounded and he was booked for reckless operation of a vehicle, flight from an officer and speeding, Riley said.

"The judge refused to set the bond until Tuesday," Riley said. "I think she is going to let him spend a few days in jail."

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so he's not a stunter then??? or he'd be on +10 gearing and flat out at 100mph ha ha

 

hahaha what a champion LOL... " i didnt think i was going that fast.." lol hahaha i bet he didnt... what a hero

 

will a factory R6 do 155?

 

messed up they hit him with all that sh*t, at least he stopped. alot more than u can say for most people.

 

i hit 167 on my r6 with a yosh...... at least that was as the last time i could look without blowing off!

 

my 03 will do 168

 

inidicated or clocked???? My 600RR can indicate 200mph all it wants, but tire brand variances, gearing changes, chain sizes,......all affect the accuracy of your speedo..............

I was "testing" my 600RR out before ever thinking of stunting it........indicated speed was around 178.....actual speed was more like 165 tops, ....but my citation was issued for 182 since he estimated my speed with a stopwatch or his watch or somin.....BS......

...good thing though...my unlce is a lawyer and fellow judge in a different area, so ticket was dismissed, along with 4 more ofthe 7 tickets!!!!!!

 

Back when my bike was all stock with a yosh ful system i got the speedo to 164, not sure on actual.

 

Someone down here got busted going faster than tht like 6 months ago and it was all over the news as the fastest person to be caught

 

just 4 the record what is ever ones top speeds. And top wheelie speeds? On my gixxer im stuck at around 169mph before stunt mods. and about 110mph wheelie.

 

3-5 % is considered normal variance to most manufacturers (pretty sure thats what I read somewhere......sooooo you could be off by 8.25 mph on each side of 164 (from 155.75 -172.25), other factors will affect that also affect that, but more than likely I would bet you were going around 155

 

that was with stock gears but even if it is off i dont give a **** im sure it is off a bit i really see no need to go that fast i stunt mine or try real hard to lol

 

exactly.....you know what my bike tops out at now....-2/+13...........um about, well, hmm......no guages.......so it tops out between "this is kinda fast" and "holy sh*t 6th gear rev limiter and I can't pass this damn vespa"

 

Hey dont make fun of thsoe things i saw some guy on a black vespa in bright orange reflective clothing doin i'd say about 100 down this F'in hill around this suuper sweeping corner, i no it sounds like but r'6s were trailin him by far the coolest thing i've seen on a bike

 

lmao...i wish i could have seen that

 

they're makin those vespas with crazy amounts of horsepower anymore......I coulda sworn this one had a ZX-10 motor in it!!!!

 

My f4i still feels fast as heck topped out, maybe cuz its such a rickity stuntbike..

I could go 190 indicated all day long on 636, which is around 178 actual..

 

factory speedo calibration is BS... could be off up to 10%, tires expand under the centrifical force and everything else. radar is the only real speed reading.

 

why the **** would anyone going over 150 pull over?? unless they had the eye in the sky after you..**** that!

see what happens! GARBAGE! FTP!