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12-07-2021, 08:42 AM
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Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
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12-07-2021, 09:10 AM
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
I love the laws of physics  |
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12-07-2021, 09:28 AM
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
lol, paramedics wear doctor coats where ever this is  Whatever this thing is that the guy was driving through, it looks cool and I'd like to drive on it. Just not on a bike. |
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12-07-2021, 10:00 AM
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| ♚ Legacy Gold Member ♚ Poster Rank:92 Male Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 17,186 17,186Posts 44,933Thanked 4,707Quoted 8Mentioned 0Contrib. |
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
I assume the photographer was set up to video the rider as he blasted though the tunnel curve? Unfortunately, the video won't be good for the motorcycle commercial they were working on. That guy was NOT an experienced rider. He already has his left leg down, trying to counteract turn forces. If he had had any training, he would have known to hunch down and push steer (countersteer) the bike back into it's proper groove. Wonder if he was filming a video to put on his social media, about his new bike? |
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12-07-2021, 10:55 AM
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
Watch that curve there, don't crash
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12-07-2021, 12:00 PM
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| The Candyman With the Windowless Van Poster Rank:142 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 11,815 11,815Posts 10,840Thanked 6,222Quoted 32Mentioned 0Contrib. |
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
That looked like fun until the very end. I hope he wasn't seriously hurt.
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12-07-2021, 01:30 PM
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
My guess is he tried do reduce speed using only the rear brake, takes too long to stop. If the bike has ABS, you can full press the front brake and it won't lock the wheel. My first (and only) fall on a motorbike was exactly like this, went too fast on a curve, tried to reduce with the rear brake and fell on the sidewalk. Luckly, I wasn't speeding and only had a minor scratch on left arm. Now I can afford a car and plan to never ride a bike again. |
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12-07-2021, 01:37 PM
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
Those types of guard rails are killers for people on bikes. Sliding along hitting that compared to say a jersey barrier can be the difference between some bruises and ripped apart.
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12-07-2021, 02:34 PM
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 ★ Legacy Member ★ Poster Rank:252 So many choices now Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,542 5,542Posts 19,785Thanked 2,120Quoted 15Mentioned 0Contrib. |
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
Got in to the corner carrying too much speed, panicked, stopped trying to turn the bike, and looked for a soft spot to land - which there was none. Classic target fixation - by looking at the guardrail instead of where he wanted to go, he aimed right for it. The foot off the peg was a response to two different panic stimuli - the bike wasn't doing what he wanted, so he went into weight shift mode to try and get the bike to turn - and, by putting his foot down, he was signaling to himself that he was ready for the dismount. Unfortunately, he was nowhere near that point. I always told my students that, should they get into a situation like that, don't panic (hard to do without training) and redouble your efforts to finish the turn. the bike was more than capable of negotiating that turn at that speed. The weak point was the rider. |
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12-07-2021, 03:35 PM
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 Emperor of Uranus Poster Rank:30 I identify as kitchen ware Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 49,627 49,627Posts 76,345Thanked 24,340Quoted 28Mentioned 0Contrib. |
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Re: Speeding Biker Crashes Into Cement Barrier
That man had no riding skills.
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