Don't be stupid...Deadly accident

[fuzzymemory]

If you ever plan on owning a bigger sportbike, the actions of these stunters will affect you. Some will wreck there bikes, turn them in as "stolen" and then part them out on ebay. These fraud claims are paid by everyone. Most major insurance companies don't write new policies for sportbikes now. If they do, the premiums for a year are outrageous. I have seen 'Busa insurance run about $4000/year. I only carry liability on my TLR (about $450/year) since full coverage is somewhere around $1500/year...

It's far worse here in MA.  Insurance rates are insane - my 1990 GS cost me under 200 for liability, but full coverage would have been well over 2500.  I didn't even ask what FC would be when I got my SV650, I just opted to get liability again (it was only 25 more a year or so due to the larger engine size).  I know too many folks who did the crash-report stolen game and I'm sure that's a large part of what's pushing prices up.
I feel bad for the pricing system in this state - liability is determined by engine size... so a 2003 Ninja636 (115 HP) has lower liability insurance than a 1990 Harley 883 Hugger w/ 40hp.

[South East Rocket]

Keyzer, I respectfully disagree.  

It is not the police's job to predict the prior actions of the person who is running from them.  In the last 10 years of my involvement in law enforcement I've never had someone run who is only guilty of reckless driving alone.  In fact with the exception of a couple of chases, most have been for violent crimes.
Lane

I can introduce you to more than a dozen of people that ran to keep from getting a ticket...  Most of them were on the verge of having their license revoked so they had a little more on the line than $100 ticket.  I'm not saying it's right but they did it.

I think the main problem here is the police officer chasing a guy over a fuckin wheelie.  If the guy doesn't wreck his bike, will the cop catch hiim???

I know that 30 something % of pursuit end is crashes...  What do you think the odds are when a motorcycle is involved.  

The city officer don't have the right to chase motorcycles now.  And that's a good thing!

[dsmirnov83]

The ever present "Right of Weight" rule... Bus is bigger then you, so don't mess with bus. Stay safe people and don't run from the cops.

It's not the cages it's their drivers and 1% of bikers (point proven)

[tkm433]

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It's a free country let the man do what he wants for christs sake he's dead now. i dont think the school bus was endangered by a little motorcycle man. where else would you practice high speed wheelies besides the highway anyway

It is not a "free country" as you state.  The last time I looked around I notice that there were police to enforce the laws and I had to pay sales tax on all items that I bought .  Drug dealers were be locked up and Micheal Jackson was not "free" to do as he wished.  If it was a "free" country w would not have to worry about speeding tickets since we would be free to speed without worry.  The police would not care about what Micheal Jackson was or was not doing with little boys.

As for a "free country", does your state require you to wear a helmet, pay tax on your motorcycle, require you to have a motorcycle license or have insurence on your motorcycle?  If you answered yes to any or all of the questions above then I would guess that this country is not as "free" as you might think.  

So you feel that it is a free country and someone can do what they want with  no concern for others?

As for where someone can practice high speed wheelies I would say on private land and not the public highways as you feel it a good place to do so.

tkm433 - damn man, thats like saying "Why does God let bad things happen" - its all about free will, and being allowed to make your own choices.  The fact that this guy can do wheelie's on the highway is clearly an indication that it is a "free country" -

dosent mean there are no consequences however... but  thats a different issue!

Stay Safe