Biker films 299kmh highway run

**jim.cox** · 20th April 2012, 16:25

Stolen from the newswire - their description, not mine. (I happen to think the rider has some skills)

A Canadian motorcyclist has broken the stupidity barrier by posting a video online of himself cutting through motorway traffic at close to 300kmh.

The Vancouver biker, on what appears to be Yamaha's ultra-quick R1 superbike, makes cars on the Victoria Highway seem like they're standing still as he carves up commuters for his video - which has already drawn the attention of police.

Local media has reported that Vancouver Island police are trying to track down the rider - who will potentially be prosecuted on his own evidence.

YouTube boasts have become a great source of evidence for authorities in recent years - one clever chap managed to lose his licence and his wildly expensive Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black limited edition by driving on a Belgian motorway at 292kmh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIUTX...layer_embedded

**slofox** · 20th April 2012, 16:29

Originally Posted by jim.cox

Stolen from the newswire - their description, not mine. (I happen to think the rider has some skills)

A Canadian motorcyclist has broken the stupidity barrier by posting a video online of himself cutting through motorway traffic at close to 300kmh.

The Vancouver biker, on what appears to be Yamaha's ultra-quick R1 superbike, makes cars on the Victoria Highway seem like they're standing still as he carves up commuters for his video - which has already drawn the attention of police.

Local media has reported that Vancouver Island police are trying to track down the rider - who will potentially be prosecuted on his own evidence.

YouTube boasts have become a great source of evidence for authorities in recent years - one clever chap managed to lose his licence and his wildly expensive Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black limited edition by driving on a Belgian motorway at 292kmh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIUTX...layer_embedded

Mmmm...obviously a highly intelligent person...

**Fast Eddie** · 20th April 2012, 16:44

haha the video is much the same as the other 300kmh highway vids on youtube.. sounds like the police tracked him down to his mums house tho..

here is a sweet quote from one of the youtube comments left on that video haha, some people just crack me up:

"i just choose to play with my wiener instead of over-compensating for not having one...and by the way....when I said I don't jerk off in public, that also means i don't sneak up and blow my load all over un-suspecting bystanders...as gross as it may sound...I think the analogy fits.." posted by redphoneproductions on youtube.com

**jrandom** · 20th April 2012, 16:51

What I think most of you might not realise is how much one makes in terms of ad payments per hit on YouTube videos.

This guy will be laughing all the way to the bank - a million views will be a grand in his pocket.

Would I do 300kph on an R1 on a motorway like that for a thousand bucks?

Probably...

**sil3nt** · 20th April 2012, 17:12

Originally Posted by jrandom

What I think most of you might not realise is how much one makes in terms of ad payments per hit on YouTube videos.

This guy will be laughing all the way to the bank - a million views will be a grand in his pocket.

keep dreaming

**Subike** · 20th April 2012, 17:20

I happen to think that the rider is an idiot.
Yeah, he might be a capable rider
He may have survived his ride to post the vidio,
but he cheated death, not because of skill
but because he did not encounter that random driver that did something not normal.
The risk he takes in the vid is not only with his own life, but the lives of those others on the road as well
Filtering at that speed, ....just Plain Stupid
If he could afford to own a bike like that, then he can afford to do it on the track.

**paturoa** · 20th April 2012, 17:42

Dumpty do, tootling along in my cage.
Check the mirrors, nothing for miles.
Indicate properly, and change lanes
BANG - train smash all over the back of my cage - wtf?

**BigAl** · 20th April 2012, 17:56

Just like the commute in to work on the motorway

**GSF** · 20th April 2012, 18:04

Originally Posted by paturoa

Dumpty do, tootling along in my cage.
Check the mirrors, nothing for miles.
Indicate properly, and change lanes
BANG - train smash all over the back of my cage - wtf?

All over the back of your cage if you're lucky. An R1 with a wet weight of say 200kg travelling at 300 KPH would be a fucking missile. Depending on the size of the car you'd probably have pieces of him and his bike coming in through the rear windscreen and into the back of your head.

**Kickaha** · 20th April 2012, 18:06

Originally Posted by Subike

If he could afford to own a bike like that, then he can afford to do it on the track.

Yes but then he couldn't have had an International wankfest on youtube

**Katman** · 20th April 2012, 18:07

Originally Posted by paturoa

Dumpty do, tootling along in my cage.
Check the mirrors, nothing for miles.
Indicate properly, and change lanes
BANG - train smash all over the back of my cage - wtf?

Yeah, fucking cagers.