View Full Version : Holy moly!! Biker rear ended video.
Mr Speirs
08-02-11, 05:35 PM
http://www.break.com/index/lucky-biker-lands-on-feet-after-crash-2000394
Specialone
08-02-11, 05:37 PM
Dumb bitch, lucky guy.
women drivers eh?! very lucky he somehow didn't end up going forward into the car in front.
Specialone
08-02-11, 05:41 PM
I actually think him being quite close to the car in front helped him, stopped him getting shunted really far.
Fruity-ya-ya
08-02-11, 05:45 PM
In my best Monty Python impression 'You Lucky B*****d!'
How he didn't swing for her I'll never know!
"omg, I'm sooo sorrry, are you ok?" in an annoying American accent.
I defo would have swung for her.
Specialone
08-02-11, 05:50 PM
Sounded new york ish to me .
Females are bad, American female drivers are very bad :(
Fruity-ya-ya
08-02-11, 05:53 PM
Females are bad, American female drivers are very bad :(
(Stands back, holding hand over mouth, eyes wide open in terror waiting for one of the ladyorgers to bloody your nose)
Specialone
08-02-11, 05:58 PM
(Stands back, holding hand over mouth, eyes wide open in terror waiting for one of the ladyorgers to bloody your nose)
Obviously excludes the lovely females on here as they ride bikes so awesomely well ;)
Fruity-ya-ya
08-02-11, 06:01 PM
Obviously excludes the lovely females on here as they ride bikes so awesomely well ;)
(Feels the tension ease and returns to browsing the forum for posts about Tutoro oilers safe in the knowledge that specialone will not get any super strength cans of ladyorger whoopass opened in his direction).
Bluefish
08-02-11, 06:02 PM
Obviously excludes the lovely females on here as they ride bikes so awesomely well ;)
just can't drive cars, :rolleyes:
Fruity-ya-ya
08-02-11, 06:06 PM
(Giggles but then remembers that 'they' have a way of finding out and exacting a wicked revenge so steps backwards slowly, bowing head & whispering sorry, all the time thinking bluefishman must have huge cajones or just doesn't like the ones he has (possible had if 'they' find out))
BBadger
08-02-11, 06:22 PM
ohhhh the send shivers up my spine and brings back a few memories. bloody lucky guy.
jonny.boyd
08-02-11, 06:27 PM
:o wow! Now that isn't something you see everyday! Incredibly lucky guy!
Fruity-ya-ya
08-02-11, 06:35 PM
http://www.break.com/index/lucky-biker-lands-on-feet-after-crash-2000394
Bump (you've got to see this folks)
I reckon the bike is a write off :D
Lucky guy
davepreston
08-02-11, 08:09 PM
lotto ticket bought by him i think
andrewsmith
08-02-11, 10:17 PM
"omg, I'm sooo sorrry, are you ok?" in an annoying American accent.
Dumb b****, lucky guy. (No offence meant to the women of the org)
I bet think the first thing out of his mouth would have been: got a good lawyer?
speedplay
08-02-11, 10:25 PM
American.
I defo would have swung for her.
Edited for you.
Owenski
08-02-11, 10:41 PM
A-bloody-mazing!
Sid Squid
08-02-11, 11:00 PM
I actually think him being quite close to the car in front helped him, stopped him getting shunted really far.
Agreed.
Lucky so and so though, that could have been nasty - GSXR sandwich.
squirrel_hunter
08-02-11, 11:06 PM
8.7
Technically proficient, but I would like to see a little more flair on the dismount.
The way he was walking toward the kerb i think he was more likely to throw up than throw a punch.
Have to wonder what the woman in front initially thought when he went into the back of her though.
"Denise Milani Makes a Chicken Salad" is a far more entertaining video.
Nice landing from the guy though.
svdemon
09-02-11, 02:26 AM
He would have been safe if he'd been filtering!
Fruity-ya-ya
09-02-11, 02:34 AM
He would have been safe if he'd been filtering!
True, although he probably thought he would/should have been safe coming to a steady stop in-lane anyway.
I don't think the insurer will need much convincing who's at fault.
timwilky
09-02-11, 09:51 AM
He was so lucky. When I was taken out from behind it was at a red light on an NSL road. I woke up about 20 yards from the line I was stopped at wondering what I had done, a police car seperating me from the traffic with a pensioners saying "Sorry". 10 years later I still hurt every day from that.
Owenski
09-02-11, 09:54 AM
WHAT!?! you mean saying sorry didnt magically heal all your injuries...
Just another example of when sorry just isnt good enough, BE BETTER AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THEN NEVER HAVE THE NEED TO APOLOGISE!
(ROUGH NIGHT)
timwilky
09-02-11, 10:02 AM
Well according to the 3rd parties doctor I would be recovered within 6 months. The orthopaedic surgeon who subsequently saw me, questioned the qualification of the first doctor and confirmed he was not an orthopaedic consultant and was talking male bovine excreta said sorry mate, you will only have 70% of your shoulder movement for the rest of your life, it will hurt for the rest of your life, but not as much as it would if I fitted you with a new plastic replacement. Live with it and take the pain killers that is why they are called that.
Owenski
09-02-11, 10:04 AM
Did the old fella show any genuine concern, maybe pay you a hospital visit or even just send a card?
Wow, the front of the bike basically exploded. Impressive.
Roberrrrt
09-02-11, 10:17 AM
"Denise Milani Makes a Chicken Salad" is a far more entertaining video.
:smt040
When I did my DAS, the instructor always told us to leave the bike in 1st with the clutch held when sat in queuing traffic like that and to keep an eye on our mirrors. Told numerous stories about seeing someone approaching too quickly / not noticing the traffic queuing and having to pull into the gap down the middle of the road, only to see the car smash straight into the car at the back of the queue (much like in this vid).
Always makes me cringe when i see bikers sat in a queue with both feet on the floor and hands tapping away on the tank in their own little worlds...
...just re-enforces the case for filtering in my mind! :mrgreen:
andrewsmith
09-02-11, 02:11 PM
:smt040
When I did my DAS, the instructor always told us to leave the bike in 1st with the clutch held when sat in queuing traffic like that and to keep an eye on our mirrors. Told numerous stories about seeing someone approaching too quickly / not noticing the traffic queuing and having to pull into the gap down the middle of the road, only to see the car smash straight into the car at the back of the queue (much like in this vid).
Always makes me cringe when i see bikers sat in a queue with both feet on the floor and hands tapping away on the tank in their own little worlds...
...just re-enforces the case for filtering in my mind! :mrgreen:
That is probably the worse adivce ever given, to you. If your shunted from behind with the in gear (even tho clutched) you'd do a very painful backflip.
That is probably the worse adivce ever given, to you. If your shunted from behind with the in gear (even tho clutched) you'd do a very painful backflip.
Why?
that reminds me alot of tha guy on a bike somewhere in asia, looks like he karate flips off the screen then walks back to his bike.
lucky lucky guy tho, if that dopzy bint was goin much faster wouldve snadwiched him into the car in front
andrewsmith
09-02-11, 02:24 PM
Why?
The bike go into gear and lock the rear wheel (and stall the bike) when the clutch is released.
Ever tried moving a bike in gear with out the motor?
and bikes are heavy beasts to have fall ontop of you (ask anyone thats lowsided or flipped a bike)
The bike go into gear and lock the rear wheel (and stall the bike) when the clutch is released.
Ever tried moving a bike in gear with out the motor?
and bikes are heavy beasts to have fall ontop of you (ask anyone thats lowsided or flipped a bike)
ive had a 125cc dirt bike flip up and land on me,
that was a light tiny thing and it still bloody hurt, id dread to have the SV land on me, let alone anything bigger
speedplay
09-02-11, 02:32 PM
...just re-enforces the case for filtering in my mind! :mrgreen:
But its not always safer to filter either.
Watching the video, it looks like he did come upto the car in front a little hot and had to break hard himself.
Although its no defence to the woman behind, if he had taken it a little slower, the car behind wouldnt have been going so fast either.
Roberrrrt
09-02-11, 02:42 PM
That is probably the worse adivce ever given, to you. If your shunted from behind with the in gear (even tho clutched) you'd do a very painful backflip.
I think the message he was trying to explain to me was that you should be keeping obs in your mirrors even when stationary (or in this guys case, when breaking hard-ish coming up behind someone) to see if the car behind you isn't reacting to the situation (as per the video), that way, you reduce (but not completely eliminate) the chance of being rear-ended. I.e. it wouldn't matter if you had the clutch in if you avoided the crash in the first place!
If that's not good advice, what advice would you give in this situation?
@Speedplay - yeah filtering's not always the best thing to do, but if it's a choice of using available space to either side of the stationary car ahead, or get shunted, I know which I'd choose!
It's all theoretical, and I'm aware that keeping an eye on your mirrors when the car in front has just braked fairly harshly is a bit tricky, but I guess it all comes down to better planning (IN THEORY - bearing in mind I'm not suggesting that I'd have ridden any better than the poor guy in the vid!!)
The bike go into gear and lock the rear wheel (and stall the bike) when the clutch is released.
Ever tried moving a bike in gear with out the motor?
and bikes are heavy beasts to have fall ontop of you (ask anyone thats lowsided or flipped a bike)
Can't quite see how that would make the bike backflip personally? I would have thought it'd just skid and fall over?
Leave it in first flick the kill switch and you instantly become an immovable object. :cool:
andrewsmith
09-02-11, 06:04 PM
I think the message he was trying to explain to me was that you should be keeping obs in your mirrors even when stationary (or in this guys case, when breaking hard-ish coming up behind someone) to see if the car behind you isn't reacting to the situation (as per the video), that way, you reduce (but not completely eliminate) the chance of being rear-ended. I.e. it wouldn't matter if you had the clutch in if you avoided the crash in the first place![/QUOTE]
The observation thing is right, the video that couldn't be avoided but the biker was too close to the vehicle in front (before anyone flames me, yes I've misjudged my braking hundreds of times).
Can't quite see how that would make the bike backflip personally? I would have thought it'd just skid and fall over?
see below
Leave it in first flick the kill switch and you instantly become an immovable object. :cool:
Thats what the bike becomes and you recieve full force of the impact, as in neuteral the bike can roll if hit (violently yes but has less resistance and the rear wheel can lock). Yes backflip is extreme but that is a senario that no-one would want to find themselves in
Specialone
09-02-11, 06:15 PM
I always look in my mirrors if I have to pull up quicker than planned no matter what I'm driving or riding, it's saved my ass on more than one occasion, biggest save was in Florida two years ago while on I4, traffic stopped fairly quickly, I stopped easily without braking that hard tbh and had a fair bit of room in front of me, looked on my rear view mirror to see a pick up truck snaking towards me, I pulled forward quickly into the median ( grassy central area) to avoid him, if I hadn't he would have hit me.
As some have said 99% of us would have filtered so would have been at the side of the vehicle in front so avoided the collision altogether.
Thats what the bike becomes and you recieve full force of the impact, as in neuteral the bike can roll if hit (violently yes but has less resistance and the rear wheel can lock). Yes backflip is extreme but that is a senario that no-one would want to find themselves in
Whoosh!!
:rolleyes:
I'd just like to point out that i, as usual, was not taking this seriously. I would obviously get ****ed over either way and leaving it in first would not prevent this.
speedplay
09-02-11, 06:26 PM
Leave it in first flick the kill switch and you instantly become an immovable object. :cool:
If you can't find neutral...;)
Milky Bar Kid
09-02-11, 06:28 PM
Sounded new york ish to me .
Females are bad, American female drivers are very bad :(
(Stands back, holding hand over mouth, eyes wide open in terror waiting for one of the ladyorgers to bloody your nose)
It's ok Ya-Ya...it appears that woman can't do much better than men in Phils eyes...!!!:smt019
Is that Scoobs in a wig?
8.7
Technically proficient, but I would like to see a little more flair on the dismount.
I can't decide which of these two comments is the best but both made me giggle immensely!
The way he was walking toward the kerb i think he was more likely to throw up than throw a punch.
Have to wonder what the woman in front initially thought when he went into the back of her though.
Yeh, I thought with the fact he wasn't speaking and started to wander off he was either going to pass out or puke! Must have hurt him even though he landed on his feet!
I would of taken off my helmet and thrown it at her!! lol.
I love how she is like "Are you okay" What do you think!!! ha!
Harry_Mc
09-02-11, 11:26 PM
and if he'd filtered that wouldnt have happend... I think if i'd been him i'd be heading to prison for kicking her to death after that!
kaivalagi
10-02-11, 11:01 AM
Wasn't she getting right in his face...tempting fate I'd say.....very lucky guy indeed!
Yep, filtering would have saved the bike but filtering is not always the option either is it
If it's obvious it's not clear between lanes all the way to the front then I tend to stay where I am in lane. Not sure if this is the done thing as I am a new rider (less than 1 year) but I have been caught between lanes once or twice when traffic starts moving because of no space to get through. Some cage drivers really don't help matters when you're in a tight spot like that either...I guess 'cause they hate someone who can bypass a queue...
timwilky
10-02-11, 11:15 AM
This is obviously the USA, filtering/lane splitting is illegal in most states.
This is obviously the USA, filtering/lane splitting is illegal in most states.
Very true. Stupid law that though, should be at the riders discretion.
Owenski
10-02-11, 11:41 AM
Have you met many americans, giving them too much to think about whilst in control of a vehicle can quite often melt thier brains.
Disclaimer: All racial generalisations are the thoughts of my keyboard fairy, owenski holds no responsibility for the presumptuaous little bugger.
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