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There’s a New Cross-Country Cannonball Motorcycle Record

https://news.yahoo.com/cross-country-cannonball-motorcycle-record-151000163.html

Someday somebody is going to get killed doing this kinda thing...

32 hours and 52 minutes.”

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Bet a few have died trying, and it just was reported as a motorcycle crash.
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Bet a few have died trying, and it just was reported as a motorcycle crash.
Note found inside the helmet....

"If you find me crashed and dead on the side of the road, I just want you to know I was trying to set a new cross country record."
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Kudos to all crazy enough to go for it....
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Wonder if he has a UTI now? Pissing in a condom and draining it to the road.
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Wonder if he has a UTI now? Pissing in a condom and draining it to the road.
Nah,condom caths are common. IIRC from my time working in a hospital they were changed when either they came off or every other day. UTIs happen with inserted catheters when urine can backflow from a bag back to the bladder....
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Wondering about fuel tank capacity and number of fills.

honest question...really
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Wondering about fuel tank capacity and number of fills.

honest question...really
Article said 7 fuel stops
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https://news.yahoo.com/cross-country-cannonball-motorcycle-record-151000163.html

Someday somebody is going to get killed doing this kinda thing...

32 hours and 52 minutes.”
Based on the garage picture, he owns a Porsche too. I believe him.

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