So poor riding or bad road conditions? What do you think is going on?

[quickbuck]

I think the camera positioned on the inside of the corner has a lot to do with it

Could well have.
The bit I found amusing was the guy who pulled up on a bike wearing a tee shirt and jeans....

I gather this area is a bit of a local race track for these people...

[DMNTD:Me]

lol...Love their riding gear! LOL!

IMO...none of them seem to have been 'pushing it' at all and their bikes seemed to have just 'let go'.
I'd assume that it had something to do with road surface whether it be sand, oil or diesel etc.

Oh well...it happens on the road from time to time..got to expect shit road conditions and ride accordingly.
Hope they bought themselves some gear at least.

[Maha]

Covered this very scenario at the begining of the Month
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-Road-or-Rider

[Metastable]

Covered this very scenario at the begining of the Month
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-Road-or-Rider

Doh, My bad. But the video I posted was a nicer compilation.

[Chrislost]

Check out this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqevtmpSp7w

Now forget the first 1:30 or so... the guys crashing on corner entry are obviously screwing up. However, the guys on corner exit.... I pose the question. Do you think it is rider error or something like antifreeze on the road?

That first crash HAD to hurt!
2nd one was way too much gas, and didnt even back off till he was on the ground.
Pause it after the 3rd one to see a dark black line?
Wayyy too much gas while leaned over for the white bike!
etc etc...

Decreased they were all biffing it in different palces, doubt there was much more then dust on the road...

[FJRider]

When you bin ... with no other bikes involved ... why do you have to believe it is not your fault ... ???

Road/weather conditions on the day ... anywhere ... any road, if you aren't aware ... it IS your fault.

[Urano]

The bit I found amusing was the guy who pulled up on a bike wearing a tee shirt and jeans....

lol...Love their riding gear! LOL!

i like your amusement....
but consider that it's pretty common to see riders in jeans, tshirt and trainers here too. and in france and spain...
actually german and british are, like you, truly ahead on this point.

our forum, in italy, is pretty a strange case of one where almost everyone has proper gear, with the obvious exceptions...

but about the gear and the necessity of wearing it you in nz are much better than here...
this, in fact, puzzles me a bit when i read topic on other safety equipment that for us are becoming normal, but seems not to bee yet completely understood there, like backprotectors, daytime lights, abs, CE certification of the gear, full face helmets...
i know your next question: "if they're becoming normally accepted, why people ride with tshirt and trainers?"
and the answer is "because they are idiot that know what is right to do and freely choose to do it wrong"...

[quickbuck]

"because they are idiot that know what is right to do and freely choose to do it wrong"...

Totally agree... The sign of a true Idiot.

[quickbuck]

When you bin ... with no other bikes involved ... why do you have to believe it is not your fault ... ???

Road/weather conditions on the day ... anywhere ... any road, if you aren't aware ... it IS your fault.

Sadly we are in a sociaty of "IASOFF"
"It's Alway's Some Other Fcukers Fault" and it takes a while for the skins (or squids) to get to realise anything to the contrary....

It is going to take a few generations to get over this one I'm afraid.