Is this easy?

[98tls]

I thought long and hard before posting this up..will be obvious why i thought long and hard,Its a pretty graphic video and for me anyway really made me think.......which in my opinion is a good thing for all motorcyclists..sure the guy that caused the accident was a dip-shit but it just shows how easy it is to F$ck up bigtime........dont watch it then be offended and call me all the names under the sun........its not nice so you have been warned......dunno if its a repost...dont care really,if it makes one of us think then thats fine. http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media11...ieco llision and no i wasnt surfing some porn site when i found it.....a guy from the states sent me the link..

[R6_kid:Me]

ride to your ability and dont pass cars on blind corners... simple.

If the dumbfuck wasnt trying so hard to catch up with his mate he wouldn't have wrecked that other dudes R1... also i think the person he hit was riding two up as well.

[hazard02]

Not at all graphic compared to some of the clips I've seen, but it does give you a bit of a fright.
Seconding the don't pass on blind corners (or corners altogether). Sure hope the person/people he hit were ok but it didn't look good.

[Cajun]

goes to show you, you can be happy doing your own thing, and some other tosser comes and takes you out

[1vanvan1]

Thats just plain silly!

[98tls]

ride to your ability and dont pass cars on blind corners... simple.

If the dumbfuck wasnt trying so hard to catch up with his mate he wouldn't have wrecked that other dudes R1... also i think the person he hit was riding two up as well.

Agreed entirely............my point here is simple......Think...when on a bike Think all the time,this guy didnt and i guess let the moment get away on him trying to catch his mate....as an old bugger that likes nothing more than to ride quickly down tight twisty roads i put my survival down to good luck and constantly reminding myself to think about what i am doing and not get lost in the moment........

[chanceyy]

well I think it shows just how easy things can go wrong when you try to keep up with those more experienced than you

should be shown to all new riders ...

[98tls]

well I think it shows just how easy things can go wrong when you try to keep up with those more experienced than you

should be shown to all new riders ...

Xactly B.........

[MD]

This is what pisses me off with riders boasting how quick they are over fav. bike roads, when in reality they cheat by cutting corners, either fooling themselves that it's fine and dandy or that they are a fast rider and that they will always get away with it.

That clip is exactly why I tell other riders that cut ever damn corner on our local roads to pull their heads in.. They always come back with..oh it's alright, I can swing back onto my side of the centreline if a truck or car appears around a bend coming at me.
Reality check.. what if it''s not a slow truck or a 1969 Morris Minor struggling towards them at snails pace. Odds are it will be a fast rider on a fast bike coming at you twice as quick as you had expected. Suddenly the corner cutters expected response time has vaporished in a blink of an eye. That clip shows too dramatically how quickly that R1 came into sight out of nowhere and collided.
I know I ride some of our fav. roads at a fast pace like those other arrogant wanker Wellington riders, but I expect other bikes coming towards me to respect the centreline. This is probably my greatest fear on local roads, being taken out by a car (SUV most likely) or a bike coming at me on my side of the road. I accept that less speed on my part will provide a greater response time, but that's why there is a white dotted line on the road to allow vehicles to safely pass each other in opposing directions.
I can clearly remember sometime ago meeting Deano around a blind sweeper. We were both fully cranked over and it was a buzz seeing him coming at me and within what seemed a split second .. woosh...we were passed each other. It was cool and it worked because we were both well within our side of the road
It was worth posting 98tls

[98tls]

This is what pisses me off with riders boasting how quick they are over fav. bike roads, when in reality they cheat by cutting corners, either fooling themselves that it's fine and dandy or that they are a fast rider and that they will always get away with it.

That clip is just what I try and tell other riders that cut ever damn corner on our local roads to pull their heads in.. They always come back with..oh it's alright, I can swing back onto my side of the centreline if a truck or car appears around a bend coming at me.
Reality check.. what if it''s not a slow truck or a 1969 Morris Minor struggling towards them at snails pace. Odds are it will be a fast rider on a fast bike coming at you twice as quick as you had expected. Suddenly the corner cutters expected response time has vaporished in a blink of an eye. That clip shows too dramatically how quickly that R1 came into sight out of nowhere and collided.
I know I ride some of our fav. roads at a fast pace like those other arrogant wanker Wellington riders, but I expect other bikes coming towards me to respect the centreline. This is probably my greatest fear on local roads, being taken out by a car (SUV most likely) or a bike coming at me on my side of the road. I accept that less speed on my part will provide a greater response time, but that's why there is a white dotted line on the road to allow vehicles to safely pass each other in opposing directions.
It was worth posting 98tls

Cheers MD......my warnings about it were mainly because of recent events but it really struck a chord with me and i will repeat as an old bugger i watch some of these young guys on the road ten foot tall and bullet proof but with the experiance of a wet flannel and well you know what i mean.......in saying that riders young/old/newbys or carl fogartys still need to think............

[jonbuoy]

Good post, how many people will be honest enough to admit they have done the same move and got away with it time and time again. You never think you'll take anyone else with you. Makes you think.

[Babelfish]

Thats fantastic, especially taking a camera with him to teach us all such an important lesson. My hat is off to the stunt riders and the cage extras were very convincing. Not much ketchup though so I got a bit bored near the end. Overall, a popcorn rating of 6/10

[MD]

Before someone gets picky. I'm spoating off at riders who intentionally cut corners on a regular basis.
We all, and yes I mean me, go into a bend too hot sometimes, or spot a patch of loose stones/oil half way around a bend, and decide it's best to run wide around it. But these are the exceptions for a good rider, not the rule.
That rider above was over the centre on most corners and after the near miss with the first head-on bike he then went further into the opposing lane. That near miss should have alerted him to get the hell back across the centreline.

[surfchick]

that vid def. shows that he was struggling with control on nearly all the corners - coming pretty close to oncoming vehicles well prior to the crash. there's something pretty scary about watching the guy ahead too - who also leaves little or no margin for error. that vid is a sombre reminder about speed. sometimes the "chase your mate" thing is just really dangerous... man i don't wanna see that happen ever ...

[Colapop]

I'm not fast. I can't ride fast. I used to try and ride at the same speed as other riders. I don't now coz I can't. And I dont want to hurt myself or whoever else is out there