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#1 NickIAM

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 06:17 pm

Not one of mine, but could not tell exactly what the chap did... (suggestions posted include tyres being new, weather being cold, getting on gas too early...)

 

 


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#2 Geordie Guy

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 06:58 pm

There seems to be a strip of smooth tarmac about 8" wide that he hits, front goes, then it grips but the back then is on the smooth and it spills out.

 

Bit unlucky to hit it , either side and it would have been off to the pub to review the footage of a grand day out.


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#3 TYREDNGRUMPEE

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 07:06 pm

I've got to be a complete dick to reply to this wan, but not as much as the wang that dropped his bike in this video.

 

Observations

 

  1. They're headed downhill
  2. WTF is the rider getting his knee down for in that situation?
  3. They aren't actually being heros anyway
  4. It IS a front end washout
  5. either as a result of loose material in the middle of the lane or
  6. an unsympathetic rider pushing the front whilst the road is dropping away from the bike or
  7. poor rider input, ie. weight distribution, front to rear, footpegs, handlebars, throttle input

 

 

 

Ask yourself,

 

How much fuel is in that tank?

What are the tyre (not tire!  :rant: ) pressures?

How committed is the rider on the following yellow bike? - I'd say hardly!

I reckon that in order to be that committed at such a low speed in those circumstances, the rider would have to be forcing inputs through the bike that would likely cause that accident.

 

I'd turn round and kick him so hard he'd need a f**kin' ambulance.

Pathetic.



#4 muddy

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 07:24 pm

Anyone who rides with the hand on their knee posture is an accident waiting to happen. Cause: too much respect for himself coupled by a lack of respect for the bike's power.



If seen blokes on sports bikes doing that after overtaking me when I'm cruising at 75 mph or more.


Edited by muddy, 02 July 2013 - 07:21 pm.

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 10:43 pm

Not much of a mate either, I'd have been stopped real quick, left the bike and run back to help.

 

Not, "hang on a minute or two let's find a place a hundred yards or so down the road, to turn round." round a blind bend?


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Posted 03 July 2013 - 09:06 am

Or keep going cos you know he's a knob!


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Posted 03 July 2013 - 06:39 pm

Jeez, some judgmental people on here :unsure2:

 

I'm guessing he saw matey getting up in his mirror. Looking at where he stopped, he moved to a place that had a view in both directions before turning round.

 

Note to self: never put hand on knee. :P

 

 

 

Matey was lucky bike didn't bounce out in front of him.


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Posted 03 July 2013 - 07:13 pm

Jeez, some judgmental people on here :unsure2:

 

Gotta look out for oneself when there are twats like that out there. Survive.

(makes note of reference to rider training website on your profile page)  ;)

 

I shall never be able to pull a wheelie now without associating myself with this dick and his mates.

(Hold on, I ride a TDM. Never likely to occur ever again, so we're safe then).


Edited by TYREDNGRUMPEE, 03 July 2013 - 07:21 pm.



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