Dont be like this guy... Please keep both of your wheels on the ground, and your butt on the seat.... the bike handles so much better that way.
(warning: not for those with a weak stomach)
http://www.killsometime.com/Video/video.asp?ID=318
- Jordan
aww...poor stunters...
don't worry, there's still a lot of em around somewhere...
:thumb:
omg that's no good. Special-K wheelies and High-chair wheelies are a little crazy you guys...
:o HOLY CRAP! :o
but wheelies and stoppies are sooo cooool.... lol
But seriously.. I've seen so many people loop out that its not even funny...i'm well aware of what kind of possible consequences come with riding and occasional stunts (which are a rare occurence) and wear full (good) gear almost every time I leave my driveway... when i'm not wearing much gear (for me thats jacket boots lid and gloves) I watch my riding alot more.
Did that guy really just loss his leg? He is alot smarter then alot of people that stunt, he was waering a helmet
Quote from: mountindewGSDid that guy really just loss his leg? He is alot smarter then alot of people that stunt, he was waering a helmet
no, just nearly severed his foot at the ankle. if he didn't jack up the nerves or blood supply too badly he'll keep the foot
:lol:
(http://www.bikebiz.com.au/shop/media/sidi-vertigocorsa.jpg)
(in his case he may have had a fracture higher depending on how he landed, but in most cases this should help)
I did not need to see that, but I just couldn't help clicking on the link.
this just reinforces my idea of staying away from other bikers (except on a forum like this or when a biker on the road needs help).
the power of the 'brotherhood' is strong for the weak of mind, and they end up doing stunts and things like that for no good reason... other than showing their friends how 'cool' they are.
do they really think their 'amazing' stunts will impress a movie producer or something?
So far, I've failed to see any group of riders (usually travelling in packs of 3) riding safely on the streets. Usually they rev the engines, do small wheelies, speed up like maniacs from the stop lights at the green...
It appears that most of these overgrown kids can't keep their hands from pulling the throtle too hard. Or maybe it's just the 'sports-bike syndrome' (haven't seen such foolish behaviour in more standar -non-sport bikes).
rant over.
:lol: What an idiot!!! Did the camera guy pass out at the end of the video?
Got off easy! Next time he'll do it on a Busa without a helmet!
I didn't need breakfast this morning anyway.. :o
sorry... but i warned you
lol
- Jordan
sure looked fake to me, the camera cut away and there is an edit just before the wreck and you do not hear it or anything still shows pretty dumb stunts
Worst...video...ever...
(http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Comic_Book_Guy-01.jpg)
Quote from: JoChan23sorry... but i warned you
lol - Jordan
No worries...my stomach is actually pretty strong...I think they should show videos like that in the MSF courses. ;)
that video says it all, I see it way too much, people ride outside of thier limits. What if he had pulled that wheelie on the Interstate like I have seen some do? He could have been run over, or killed. At any rate that foot and leg are going to take a long time to heal, that is if he gets to keep it.
Just reafirms my statement that people are idiots. I've seen a lot of videos of people doing that sort of stuff, and consequently, a lot of people getting seriously injured. Yeah it sucks that he might lose his foot, but that's the risk he took when he did that stupid $&!@ he did. Like subc, I don't see why people do that, at least without complete gear on. It seems kinda pointless to me...
I don't have a problem with people stunting, hell I might do some wheelies and stoppies if I had a capable bike and a deserted location. It looks like they at least picked a location with no traffic. Failed miserably on the proper riding gear part though :roll: While I think alot of squids stunt to impress the onlookers, I think there are some that do it for their own stimulation, knowing they might wreck their bikes or themselves. :dunno: Some take risks, others avoid it.
Quote"Oh god... It hurts so bad."
Bet you feel pretty cool now hey stunt-master-jack-ass!!! :roll:
I dunno... Am I cold to think they're just asking for it?
I totally missed this thread a week ago. Holy Crap! I really need to get some good boots for riding. I ride in tennis shoes alot. *hangs head in shame*
I was going to ask people to post some pics of some road rash because I am developing a nasty habit of not wearing my jacket. And I need to get over it. I maybe wear it about 60 percent of the time I ride. But then again when it is 101 degrees here in San Antonio like it was yesterday, no jacket seems alright. But then again, Holy Crap!
(http://www.fliptophead.com/blog/images/misc/ouchouch.jpg)
(http://www.outbackmedic.com/outbackmedicabrasion1.jpg)
(http://www.pegmonkey.com/images/2356b2f4aac63e35d64f39fa1601bd77-112_640x480.jpg)
(http://www.racelistings.com/data/images/KBHCrash.jpg)
Convincing enough?
I wear a Fieldsheer Mach 3 mesh jacket, and I've no issues with heat. You can get one on eBay for ~$100, and you can get a Mach 1 for ~$70. The heat of you baking in your gear is better than the heat of the asphalt grind your skin up.
These pics are of little scrapes....come on...someone out there has some REAL roadrash pics!
(http://www.geocities.com/iotaomega/Pict0003.jpg)
That's evidence enough to get leather gloves in my opinion... The nerve damage and impeded movement is still bothering me, too :(
I can't post the pictures for this one, but it is very very very very very firghtening and traumatic. NOT for the weak of stomach. View at your own risk...
www.dianna.com/motorcycles/fatal.htm
That's better! I don't think any sort of gear would have saved that poor soul from the truck... :(
Is that link to the guy who is missing his face? I've heard like 8 different stories of how that happened. Regardless of the truth, it's effing nasty. I have had a few nightmares about that picture. :o
Dave :cheers:
Well, maybe, but maybe not. Those pictures made me lose my appetite today. That's just a frightening thing for anyone to have to see. I'm not squeemish at all, but those pictures irked me. Proper gear might have saved his life. We'll never know.
Quote from: 2005-GS500-PDXIs that link to the guy who is missing his face? I've heard like 8 different stories of how that happened. Regardless of the truth, it's effing nasty. I have had a few nightmares about that picture. :o
Dave :cheers:
No, but I saw that one while looking. It was disgusting. I think the one I saw was off
Rotten.com, so who knows. That picture is proof you need to wear a helmet.
Ok...now how about those road rash pics!? ;)
:o That's just nasty! I thought that last one of you finger was bad enough, but that link was really bad! I promise, I'll wear my gear, honest!!
i'm lost, wtf happened to his ankle? goes from a guy riding down the street back to another biker then some yelling then to leg with foot hanging off. wondering how exactly does that happen?
My step father was in a really bad accident that totally chopped his leg off a little above the ankle. He was in a cast for 7 months, and then in a wheel chair for a year. They were able to re-attach it. This was in the late 70's, early 80's. He has been riding forever. Was not wearing boots. Not a smart move. Both my parents ride harleys and sportbikes. I was schooled on gear early. I was always told, cover the ankle. It is very rare that I do not.
At about 1:05 you hear one guy say, "It's ok dude, its not that bad" Oh yeah thats comforting. If I saw my foot hanging on by a vein, I imagine myself going through the 5 stages of acceptance of death:
Denial: "This is not happening, I just got that bike 3 months ago"
Anger: "Man I only had liability on my bike too!"
Barganing: "God, please reverse time back 1 minute, I promise Ill be good, and won't wheelie anymore"
Depression: "Man, I never got to show off to the ladies down the street"
Acceptance: "Well, whats happened has happened, now with my 600 trashed I can now get a 1000" *looks down at his foot* "That is going to ruin my weekend" (Tommy Boy)
Squid.
i have a bike that does wheelies and stoppies. even though the bike is capable, I am NOT. I still have WAY more riding experience that some of the morons I ride with (who stunt..)
It doesn't take SKILL to do that crap. A used R1, gsxr-1k, zx10, or ANY liter bike will power up in third gear easily. It doesn't take ANY skill to twist the throttle, nor does it take skill to do stoppies.
Quote from: flyingbeagle71:o That's just nasty! I thought that last one of you finger was bad enough, but that link was really bad! I promise, I'll wear my gear, honest!!
Mmmm... Yeah.... But gear won't help much when you get RUN OVER BY A TRUCK!
At least the guy didn't feel much.
Watch out for cages. They're sure as heck aren't watching out for you.
As to the photo of the guy without a face, I sure as hell hope he died immediately after that picture was taken. Modern medicine can repair lots of things, but when you don't have any facial muscle or bone left from your neck to your eyebrows there isn't much they can do. I saw a lineman hook up to 27kv because he didn't check the line before starting work. It didn't bother me - much. As a DOT plow driver I've seen my share of bloody crash messes. They all leave you wondering "why", but the outcome is always the same: Somebody isn't going to be home for Christmas - ever.
I'll admit that when I saw that photo it affected me. Not so much because of the gore, but the idea of STILL BEING ALIVE with such a terrible and unrepairable injury. The image I come up with is sitting in an emergency room in extreme pain, knowing something is terribly wrong, and not being able to scream because I have no FACE!
Life is too precious to screw up on a motorcycle. Watch out for the idiots, get schooled, stay alert, be seen, buy the best gear you can afford, wear it, but most importantly: ride conservatively. The very day you stop getting scared of traffic, worried that you might hurt yourself, or think that you know it all, get off the bike. You're not thinking rationally anymore and the statistics are going to get you.
I think everyone needs to see photos of terrible injuries like that. Even if you can't keep your stomach. Until you see photos like that you have no idea just what can happen. I wish they would show photos like that to driver's ed students - maybe we wouldn't see so many young lives ruined. They'll make you a more cautious person. Just hope you never experience it in person. Holding somone's brain in while they ask you if they are going to live is something you never want to experience.
Oh... One other thing. Modern medicine can reattach limbs, but they can't make them work like new. If you screw yourself up they can make it liveable, but they can't work miracles.
Remember: It CAN happen to YOU. Don't let it. :o
Ok... I'll stow the safety vest in my soapbox now. :mrgreen:
Very poigniantly and effictively written, GeeP. +1