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Ur_Quan · 7 Dec 2004, 23:40

I think Richard may have a point. :P

A) You might have said over 10 km/h as well and it's still be a correct statement.
B & C) Then what's the point of measuring the speed of the bike with a stopwatch if nobody's really interested in the time he does on a lap or in his exact speed.
D) What's the problem with increasing to figure to like 550 km/h? It's just the maximum speed and not the speed they would usually be patrolling with. Besides, this is a futuristic sort of thread. Cars (especially those of the wealthier criminals) are expected to be a lot faster than present day cars and as such 350 km/h isn't that substantial on a police or international anti-terrorist vehicle. Also, I believe that even know there are cars being tested in the desert that are (successfully) breaking through the sound barrier. Cars like that have to attain a speed tha lies around 1200 km/h. So a futuristic bike that goes 350 km/h or a bit more doesn't exactly provide for that wanted "wow!"-effect when you start to think about it.

7 Dec 2004, 23:40	#21
Ur_Quan some induhvidual Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a cave, up a tree, down a well... Posts: 775	Re: Universal Operations (Yeah, again, please read and review) I think Richard may have a point. :P A) You might have said over 10 km/h as well and it's still be a correct statement. B & C) Then what's the point of measuring the speed of the bike with a stopwatch if nobody's really interested in the time he does on a lap or in his exact speed. D) What's the problem with increasing to figure to like 550 km/h? It's just the maximum speed and not the speed they would usually be patrolling with. Besides, this is a futuristic sort of thread. Cars (especially those of the wealthier criminals) are expected to be a lot faster than present day cars and as such 350 km/h isn't that substantial on a police or international anti-terrorist vehicle. Also, I believe that even know there are cars being tested in the desert that are (successfully) breaking through the sound barrier. Cars like that have to attain a speed tha lies around 1200 km/h. So a futuristic bike that goes 350 km/h or a bit more doesn't exactly provide for that wanted "wow!"-effect when you start to think about it. __________________ It's bad enough that life is a rat-race, but why do the rats always have to win?