Get a bike with panniers they said...

[Wiki Drifter]

Binning on land is too mainstream anyway

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[george formby]

:eek5:

Bizarre, very bizarre.

[cheshirecat]

The insurance report would be interesting

[nodrog]

it was just a Drunken Mistake

[The Lone Rider]

I know of a guy in a slightly similar situation, where rather than clipping his side bags, his rear tire slipped out from under him. As the rear swung out, the bags hit the side walls of the narrow bridge he was passing, and actually buffeted him back upright, thus avoiding a fall.

[BMWST?]

ouch...those sail boats can have uncomfortable landing obstacles

[catharsis]

haha oh I shouldn't laugh... having done loads of yacht racing I know exactly how unpleasant a fall in a boat cockpit can be.
Still though .. it was kinda funny.

[scumdog]

Ah well, look at the bright side - at least he didn't have the bike landing on top of him!

[YellowDog]

Last one on board's a sissy :yes:

[rastuscat]

James Bond boards his yacht in slightly more classy style.

[Flip]

Well he knows now why they call it a boom.

Its the sound it makes when it hits your head.

[yod]

ahwell, even if the bike went to the bottom, at least he still had one pannier.....:facepalm:

[Ocean1]

ahwell, even if the bike went to the bottom, at least he still had one pannier.....:facepalm:

Although there's no chance that even a full compliment of luggage buoyancy would keep an FJR from making like a submarine.

[Maha]

hahaaaaaaaaa he did the right thing and kick the bike away!

Saw that happen in downtown Auckland...said biker tried to squeeze between two bollards.....:killingme

[Ocean1]

hahaaaaaaaaa he did the right thing and kick the bike away!

Saw that happen in downtown Auckland...said biker tried to squeeze between two bollards.....:killingme

Nudged the odd post myself with the old Buell, the panniers were fku'n huge.

[Maha]

Nudged the odd post myself with the old Buell, the panniers were fku'n huge.

Yeah I think the bike I saw was a VStrom with home built panniers, even buses would get out of the way.

[Captain_Salty]

the filming seems fairly pro, I wonder if it was for tv?

[Swoop]

the filming seems fairly pro, I wonder if it was for tv?

As the saying goes... "killed by camera"?




I bet the yacht owner was fooken happy.:angry:

[Gremlin]

Needs more practise :lol:

With panniers on, the BMW is almost 1m wide, so I just assume I can't make gaps, then I'm surprised and happy if I can :yes:

[Ocean1]

Needs more practise :lol:

With panniers on, the BMW is almost 1m wide, so I just assume I can't make gaps, then I'm surprised and happy if I can :yes:

What, almost as wide as the rocker covers?!

[neels]

Have only tangled the panniers on the ducati once, trying to get the bike out of a corner where a dopey woman had parked and boxed me in, hooked one on a post and flicked the shiny cover off :angry:

Should have just scratched her car instead, and I suppose one of these days I should reattach it with more than just electrical tape...

[Gremlin]

What, almost as wide as the rocker covers?!
If you would believe... comfortably wider <_<

[BMWST?]

If you would believe... comfortably wider <_<

in my travels on the ol gs i have encountered three situations where clearance was tight.the first i fit through but with mm to spare either side,the second i couldnt fit but the (pub)table moved,and the third was similar to the video above a bump and a wobble but no harm ensued.I did bend the crash bar i think
An illustration of the width

[onearmedbandit]

the filming seems fairly pro, I wonder if it was for tv?

Seeing as it's been removed due to copy write infringement I'm guessing you're right.

[orangeback]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=454457384618317&set=vb.177889872275071&type=2&theater

[jasonu]

Shazam!!!!!

[ajturbo]

woops..........

[skippa1]

repost
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/154887-Get-a-bike-with-panniers-they-said

[swbarnett]

ouch...those sail boats can have uncomfortable landing obstacles
I was thinking "at least he didn't land in the water" (I can't swim you see...)

[george formby]

the filming seems fairly pro, I wonder if it was for tv?

That is why i thought it was bizarre. All a bit perfect.

[Big Dave]

Where would the internet be without conspiracy theorists. The American forums are abuzz.

It's from a shoot for a French Bike Mag.
It's still on you tube too - or the KR Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/KiwiRiderMagazine).

[Big Dave]

You just have to be smarter than the suitcases.

[BMWST?]

You just have to be smarter than the suitcases.

its not the suitcases its the sneaky bollards!

[george formby]

Where would the internet be without conspiracy theorists. The American forums are abuzz.

It's from a shoot for a French Bike Mag.
It's still on you tube too - or the KR Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/KiwiRiderMagazine).

Yup, no doubt the magazine, the name of which escapes me, which makes the mad videos. One of the riders has the look of a happy Carl Fogarty.

[Big Dave]

Moto Journal according to the YT info.

[Gremlin]

I would imagine it's simple. Film bike riding beside water for nice piece of video.

Get it a bit wrong, and you're the new viral video :laugh:

[Big Dave]

'bit' wrong?

[Gremlin]

'bit' wrong?
Well, you put the bike too close to the bollard (don't know if they checked the space before hand, didn't actually look very wide), less than half a metre in it... without that nice drop onto a jetty and boat, it would be been a minor drop... and they look like clowns.

Instead it was a spectacular fall since there was no ground to land on...

Perhaps I could work in marketing, understating the impact of stuff etc :shifty:

[Big Dave]

And there will be no contesting the veracity of the insurance claim.

[Crasherfromwayback]

hahaaaaaaaaa he did the right thing and kick the bike away!



Don't think he did. Think he simply bailed.

[Maha]

Don't think he did. Think he simply bailed.

Slight of hand Pete...:confused:

[pzkpfw]

its not the suitcases its the sneaky bollards!

These are the sneaky bollards...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdLjKl0lHc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIas-5pwpZk

etc...

[paturoa]

These are the sneaky bollards...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdLjKl0lHc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIas-5pwpZk

etc...

I like the traffic light ones. Perhaps should be standard fitting for dorkland traffic lights. It might reduce the red light runners, well at least the amount of 2nd light runners!

[Gremlin]

I like the traffic light ones. Perhaps should be standard fitting for dorkland traffic lights. It might reduce the red light runners, well at least the amount of 2nd light runners!
Nose to tail incidents would skyrocket... and traffic would come to a standstill as cars would be cleared away on every cycle.

Then again, on Day 2 there would be what... 50% less vehicles on the road?

[pzkpfw]

The story has made it to Stuff: http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8032600/Motorcycling-journo-gets-ride-wrong


(Yeah, those raising bollards make me laugh and laugh. (I can imagine [I]being[I] one of the knobs thinking "if I gun it I'll make it through behind the bus...".))

[BMWST?]

Slight of hand Pete...:confused:

Whats Aarron got to do with it?

[Maha]

Whats Aarron got to do with it?

Well, he for one, does not agree that counter steering takes place, so it can't have been that.

[Ocean1]

Where would the internet be without conspiracy theorists.

...A spokesman for greenpeace has denied that the group were in any way involved.

[paturoa]

Nose to tail incidents would skyrocket... and traffic would come to a standstill as cars would be cleared away on every cycle.

Then again, on Day 2 there would be what... 50% less vehicles on the road?

And on day 4 25%.

I am liking this plan even more!

[Nova.]

http://www.therock.net.nz/Motorbike-ride-gone-wrong/tabid/627/articleID/23160/Default.aspx?ref=FBRock

[scumdog]

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

[MyGSXF]

:Oops:






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[Hopeful Bastard]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/154887-Get-a-bike-with-panniers-they-said

[FJRider]

It's already been posted twice this week ..

[Swoop]

QRF.

Back into training lads, your skills are needed.

[Nova.]

i don't go outside of rant or rave except to the offroad section.

[Laava]

Yep, definately offroad! Maybe in the stunting section?

[MIXONE]

It's already been posted twice this week ..

I missed it both times so good onya.

[Road kill]

I missed it both times so good onya.

Same here.

Nice landing.:facepalm:

[ital916]

Looks ouch, can't tell if staged or real. I laughed, a lot.

Edit: It was real haha. Article linked

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/43989/motorcycle+journalist+crashes+on+dock+falls+10-plus+feet+into+sailboat/


http://youtu.be/dtXFThyr764

[scumdog]

Staged or not - it's a repost from about three-four weeks ago.:pinch:

[Grizzo]

Dang panniers, good for nothing!.....except wharf diving.

[schrodingers cat]

Don't forget those panniers...

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[Madness]

OMFG! Biggest repost of 2013.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/154887-Get-a-bike-with-panniers-they-said?highlight=pannier

[FJRider]

FUCK ... not again ... :mad:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Gotta be some sort of record eh?

[swbarnett]

You've got to admit it's a pretty impressive maneuver. Not many riders would have the balls to try that jump on their bike. If he'd had more speed and a slightly larger landing platform he might've made it.

[FJRider]

You've got to admit it's a pretty impressive maneuver. Not many riders would have the balls to try that jump on their bike. If he'd had more speed and a slightly larger landing platform he might've made it.

Yamaha riders are like that ... :2thumbsup