A large V twin would have no problem going 150 MPH, on a limited access freeway, not on a dirt road in the middle of the night. If you stop by a Harley dealer and you will find a 120 mph speedometer on almost all of their bikes except for the V-Rod (I never had enough intrest in the V-Rod to notice but I think the upper limit is higher on those). Also a sports star would probably have some after market toys and power adders. Not to mention that going that speed at night he was "out running his headlight",there is no way that they could talk to each other at those speeds.
Magazines rate my 96ci (1600cc) V-twin as having a top speed of 150+, but my speedomter stops at 120. Because of insurance premiums and that having a clean driving record is important for my job, my "personal limit" is much lower than that. Being that I know just enough to get into trouble, I think it comes down to one or two options: 150mph was LL Cool J's own "personal limit" or we could chalk it up as a poorly written joke in a really, really bad script. Somehow, I see soul searching on this question at new record lows (sue me, it isn't like they have a monopoly on bad jokes.)
Just a bit of trivia I read and found interesting, "Harley style V-Twins" are set up very different that European and Asian bikes. A motorcycles riding position mimics that area's style of horse saddle. On a V-twin cruiser the rider sets back with their feet forward like an American western saddle, so you can spend more time "riding off into the sunset"(via nice long straight interstates). European bikes and saddles are meant for a completely different type of riding. Which would you rather have a Moto Guzzi or a Harley for a ride through the Alps?
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