Hope this doesn't bring up any bad memories for anyone....
POV Of Motorcycle Colliding With VanVideo
POV Of Motorcycle Colliding With VanVideo
How not to ride in the twisties...
- Thread starter ry-mac75
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what kind of road was that....????
no center line
and what was the rider doing... he had his line, then, I guess target fixated on the van and just headed straight for it.
at least, looks like he made it out ok, as the video is up from him and the one behind him.
no center line
and what was the rider doing... he had his line, then, I guess target fixated on the van
and just headed straight for it.at least, looks like he made it out ok, as the video is up from him and the one behind him.
just watched it over and over right before... I mean... he pulled a decent right... then just like swerved towards the van... like, if I were giving a "target fixation" how not to video, this would be it. It's almost like the van was a magnet, he jerked towards it it wasn't like he slowly veered over, it was a sudden and deliberate "jerk" towards it.
Will see how others see it, will be a good vid to study
it wasn't like he slowly veered over, it was a sudden and deliberate "jerk" towards it.Will see how others see it, will be a good vid to study
wow what a wreck. that road is pretty narrow. looks like thats in a country with them old school road laws like : "The horse with the bigger saddle has the right of way"...
Either way once you lift up and brake youre done. I saw the same accident except there wasnt a van there. The rider just was too hot and drove straight off the road in front of me...didnt really even brake much...I think its a new rider move...rossi would have leaned harder
Either way once you lift up and brake youre done. I saw the same accident except there wasnt a van there. The rider just was too hot and drove straight off the road in front of me...didnt really even brake much...I think its a new rider move...rossi would have leaned harder
I don't know....it appears he was fine going into the corner, then realized it was his ex-wife and the man she left him for... :don'tknow:
No, all kidding aside, it does look like target fixation. Or he freaked and grabbed a handful of front brake and stood it up. There have been times when I was out riding normally and a vehicle that comes around a semi-blind curve can spook you, especially if you haven't encountered any traffic up to that point.
Hope everyone was alright.
No, all kidding aside, it does look like target fixation. Or he freaked and grabbed a handful of front brake and stood it up. There have been times when I was out riding normally and a vehicle that comes around a semi-blind curve can spook you, especially if you haven't encountered any traffic up to that point.
Hope everyone was alright.
One of the popular motorcycle roads where I live goes up to a lake, Lake Berryessa. I've been spooked a few times coming around a tight twisty a little 'spirited', to see a big ass truck pulling his big ass boat and riding the double yellow
....gotta love that!the bit about the minivan driver in the caption made me laugh tho, as did this video that showed up at the end of that video...
Motorcycle Skatman Part 2Video
hehehe xP
Motorcycle Skatman Part 2Video
hehehe xP
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off-topic... but, i went riding today and realized that sometimes just navigating a gas station is more difficult than other riding... i went to fuel up and got boxed in all all sides, and i was facing the wrong way. being the newbie that i am, i didn't have the confidence to just try to squeeze between all the cars in such a small space without room to pickup any speed- esp since cars were coming and going everywhere. so, the only thing i could do was to push my bike around the other direction so that i was facing the driveway exit, and then took off that way... felt kinda dumb, but dunno what else i could've done in that scenario... lol
what do u guys usually do?
what do u guys usually do?
If you have good clutch work - you should be okay at slow speeds. Just practice stretching the bike by riding the clutch and back brake to keep the bike taunt and upright at slow speeds. I live in downtown Toronto and if I didn't work on stretching the bike, it'd be next to impossible to navigate traffic. It's probably one of the most useful skills a new rider can learn.
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