Stupid people?

[HungusMaximist]

Regardless of how many of these videos we post up about dumb people, it's still going to continue. You can call it the impluse factor or lack of experience or self control.

But the one thing for sure I am certain of is that I am to respect my fucken bike or it's gonna own my ass!

*Edit, fucken massive respect to the wife for sticking by and looking after him. And dealing with his emotional turmoil. Fuck!

[MentalFacility]

Regardless of how many of these videos we post up about dumb people, it's still going to continue. You can call it the impluse factor or lack of experience or self control.

But the one thing for sure I am certain of is that I am to respect my fucken bike or it's gonna own my ass!

*Edit, fucken massive respect to the wife for sticking by and looking after him. And dealing with his emotional turmoil. Fuck!

That wasnt his wife. that was a nerse.

[Winston001]

Looks like his mate wasn't much of a mate. That's just sad. I don't think he is dumb or stupid. Just young and bullet-proof. And how many of us have had accidents we've walked away from.....and known others who haven't. Ever. I remember a friend, on Longbeach (Dunedin), RD350, finished racing, idling at 5mph caught a sand bump, dead.

[Renegade]

Do they not have a graduated system in the US??

Oh dear....

they dont have em in brisbane either, do a Q-day and your off.

[Hailwood]

It has always amazed me to read some US forums....would and R1 be a good first bike? How about a Hayabusa? Even see some about am thinking about getting a HD as a first bike...yes I know the power is not there in comparison to the bikes above but still a bike almost 300kgs.....

Having said that is it really necessary to sit here and be so damned self righteous as some of the posters here have been? This guy made some bad choices and has some major repercussions...how many of us have had major f*@k ups and walked away? How many people know people who have had a one off mistake and not?

It must be fantastic to be the best riders in the world who never make a mistake!!!!

Rant over

[zeocen]

Having said that is it really necessary to sit here and be so damned self righteous as some of the posters here have been? This guy made some bad choices and has some major repercussions...how many of us have had major f*@k ups and walked away? How many people know people who have had a one off mistake and not?

It must be fantastic to be the best riders in the world who never make a mistake!!!!

Rant over

I think it is quite neccessary. I'm sure people have had some pretty horrible "fuck ups" and gotten off better, even over here in NZ. But I'd be inclined to sway towards gear providing a good deal of safety there, which this guy clearly wasn't wearing. Able to see the bone outside his skin (there's no way you would have gotten a jacket off like that), blood gushing from his head, etc..
The whole bike landing on him is a stroke of bad luck but if he had learnt how to ride before hand (lean the bike in? come on, reading 2 mins worth of countersteering would have helped him immensly) he wouldn't be in that situation or sure as shit wouldn't be in such a BAD situation.

Just another case of ego winning the day.

[T.I.E]

some will know i moved to the states, from northland.
Only to find America have no graduated system in place.
Anyone could put there son, daughter, wife partner, husaband... Whom had just completed a basic skills type handling course, or were lucky enough to pass the simple riding course through the "DMV" (department of motor vehicles)
They would be able to ride a zx10, R1, gsxr1000, busa. legally...
yes legally...
I have no idea and have questioned a few people and i am about to write a note to the Governer Of California, what New Zealand has in place to create Safety and Training and or experience. (with a pinch of salt of course) As Aronld is an avid rider himself im hoping he will see what can be done.
So many people have had huge accidents in the first few miles on there brand new bikes, many have died.
And my bitch about it all is the insurance.... its so bloody expensive to own a crotch rocket, and im not kidding its huge compared to back home.

Its madness here.

[oldrider]

He made a mistake, fair enough but the innocent motorcycle gets the blame!

"people" make mistakes! Machines malfunction! The bike did not malfunction! John.

[popa griffin]

its madness here.

madness?

This is spartaaaaa!!!!!!!!

[idb]

It has always amazed me to read some US forums....would and R1 be a good first bike? How about a Hayabusa? Even see some about am thinking about getting a HD as a first bike...yes I know the power is not there in comparison to the bikes above but still a bike almost 300kgs.....

Having said that is it really necessary to sit here and be so damned self righteous as some of the posters here have been? This guy made some bad choices and has some major repercussions...how many of us have had major f*@k ups and walked away? How many people know people who have had a one off mistake and not?

It must be fantastic to be the best riders in the world who never make a mistake!!!!

Rant over

I'm with you on this.
The guy wasn't being a wanker, he just needed some good advice.
Hardly deserves a lifetime in a wheelchair.

[zeocen]

I'm with you on this.
The guy wasn't being a wanker, he just needed some good advice.
Hardly deserves a lifetime in a wheelchair.

Yeah because hopping on a machine that can kill you in an instant doesn't warrant some personal responsibility and taking it upon yourself to get advice and training.
It happened because he, himself didn't think things through, at all by the looks of it.

[popa griffin]

Yeah because hopping on a machine that can kill you in an instant doesn't warrant some personal responsibility and taking it upon yourself to get advice and training.

He has been brought up the American way. For him its the norm to get a big bike first off.

If anything its the American sociaty that fucked him over not himself. He was just doing what hes seen everyone else do around him while he was growing up.

[Katman]

He has been brought up the American way. For him its the norm to get a big bike first off.

If anything its the American sociaty that fucked him over not himself. He was just doing what hes seen everyone else do around him while he was growing up.

That's right - it's always someone else's fault.

You'll fit in well here.

[zeocen]

He has been brought up the American way. For him its the norm to get a big bike first off.

If anything its the American sociaty that fucked him over not himself. He was just doing what hes seen everyone else do around him while he was growing up.

Don't blame a country for someone's inability to use common sense and personal responsibility please. I know a fair few US motorcyclists who took it upon themselves to start low, work their way up and gain knowledge. USA is a big place, of course there's going to be a lot of stupid people in the limelight, you hear about it more often because there's so many people over there, that's a given. I'd put money on having just the same ratio of stupid:commonsense in NZ.

[popa griffin]

Don't blame a country for someone's inability to use common sense and personal responsibility please. I know a fair few US motorcyclists who took it upon themselves to start low, work their way up and gain knowledge. USA is a big place, of course there's going to be a lot of stupid people in the limelight, you hear about it more often because there's so many people over there, that's a given. I'd put money on having just the same ratio of stupid:commonsense in NZ.

You all are not getting what im getting at here.

In New Zealand its the norm to go threw 3 stages of license to get a bike above 250cc.

In America it is not, its normal for people to buy big CC bikes and ride them first off.

Stupid he is, but to say he deserves a life in a wheelchair for something thats normal to Americans I think isnt fair.

Gawd dont rip my balls off.