Author Topic: Nutcase driving a motorbike (Read 2253 times)

Staga · « **on:** May 25, 2003, 10:14:29 AM »

My guess is this guy won't see too many birthdays.
Looks like bike is an Yamaha YZF R1 with topspeed of 270kmh.

http://www.stagas.net/lagus/vids/Getaway.avi

ps: Cops found the driver and most likely he will spend some time in prison.

Staga · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2003, 10:15:39 AM »

btw it's 80mb vid.

GrimCO · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2003, 11:07:48 AM »

Wheelie sitting on handlebars

Here's one for ya... May take a few secs to load up.

NUKE · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2003, 11:21:41 AM »

I can't d/l the files ( on a slow dial-up in a hotel) but I saw some freaks last summer blow by me on the 101 in Scottsdale.

I was driving in my f-250 ( bad blindspots) at 75 mph when all of the sudden I heard a LOUD screaming, high reving whirlwind of rice burning sound.

Flying by me in-between the lanes were 3 crotch rockets; one guy was sitting on his front bars with his feet forward, another guy was one one tire..... and they were going at least 90 mph.

I told my boss about it and he said he saw something similar and that a bike shop told him they are part of some stunt bike riding team.

It was the most stupid, unsafe thing I ever saw someone do on a bike. If I had wandered even a little to the left, at least one of those guys would be on the pavement......

Maverick · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2003, 01:32:29 PM »

Even with 640k DSL that was an outragous amount to download. I didn't bother with it.

As far as folks who do stupid things in traffic on motorcycles are concerned, there are two technical terms that describe them.

Legal term, statistic
Medical term, donor

I used to get questions from some motorcyclist as to why I didn't tell them to wear a helmet (driver over age 18) I told them that they knew the value of their skull more than I did and who would I be to say it was worth the price of a helmet. Besides there was a major transplant hospital in town and there are LOTS of folks who need the parts. They would more likely take better care of them too.

JB73 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2003, 02:52:27 PM »

while driving on lake shore drive in Chicago 2 years ago this weekedn actually...

i hear a screaming sound like an indy car and ZOOM past me flew 2 bikes each with a passenger (chick i think) on the back.

i was going @ least 55 and from the time i heard the sound to the time they were too far away to see was about 1.5 SECONDS.

my buddy in the car was as freaked out as i was. we were both on our cell phones with our gf's and they said "what the f*** was that?"

he's a police auxillary and we guessed their speed above 150mph.

BTW this was about 11PM at night in the dark with TONS of traffic (due to the holiday)

Staga · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2003, 06:20:07 PM »

Well in that film there's plenty of traffic, speeding 270kmh (168mph) at the highway passing cars by driving between them and driving thru the town sometimes over 100mph.

That guy must be a suicidal lunatic.

qts · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2003, 06:29:54 PM »

As Maverick indicated, Organ Donors. Just wave them on their way. It's their choice.

GrimCO · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2003, 07:25:08 PM »

I ride with a few motorcycle stunt "experts". They're called the Miami Zoo Crew, and they do shows at the Moroso speedway here in Florida between drag races. I've also seen them do the same crap on I-95 (sitting on the handlebars doing wheelies at 90mph while changing lanes to pass cars).

Two of them are now dead in the last year.

There are two rules in riding fast motorcycles... #1 Don't let your confidence exceed your ability, and #2 If you lose respect for the machine it will teach it to you one way or another.

RightF00T · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2003, 08:00:24 PM »

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he's a police auxillary and we guessed their speed above 150mph.

lol then....

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we were both on our cell phones

Are those cyclists any more dangerous?

Hooligan · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2003, 08:37:58 PM »

Well... that looked like fun. A bit nerve-wracking to be sure but fun. Anybody know where that film was made?

Hooligan

Staga · « **Reply #11 on:** May 25, 2003, 08:59:33 PM »

City of Oulu in the NW part of Finland.

JB73 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 26, 2003, 04:10:00 AM »

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Originally posted by RightF00T
lol then....

Are those cyclists any more dangerous?

LOL i know... the sound almost cause me to get in an accident.. but the cell phone thing didnt help LOL

SunKing · « **Reply #13 on:** May 26, 2003, 12:56:11 PM »

My father once told me about a call he was responding to. A Biker on the Bay Bridge doing over 100mph while standing on the seat. Turns out the guy rea-rended a slower vehicle and he flew over the car. He described the scene as looking like " a bacon smear more than 50 yards long" as the biker baseball slided to a stop along the pavement. DOA.

midnight Target · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2003, 12:09:40 PM »

Our Production Clerk / Office Manager was killed Saturday evening when a Suburban pulled out in front of his bike. 22 years old, and one of the most mature young men I hav ever met.