http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hzrbntlSVY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hzrbntlSVY)
thats way past the limit on the streets. Not to mention that he lost the front and rear several times.
Even if that's KM/h, that was insane, dangerous and the reason some people rightfully hate sport bikes. I just hope he doesn't take any innocent lives with his own out there.
haven't we seen vids from this bunch before? as i recall they're greek, and they make these videos to pimp their, uh... i don't know what it is they sell.
Quote from: zarn02 on November 01, 2008, 11:37:14 PM
haven't we seen vids from this bunch before? as i recall they're greek, and they make these videos to pimp their, uh... i don't know what it is they sell.
caskets?
Yeah they won't last. I just hope they don't kill someone else in the meantime.
someone needs a slipper clutch [roll]
I can't stand that sh*t.
Unggh. Those blind, inside lane, left turns make me shudder.
Quote from: Jarvicious on November 03, 2008, 11:06:48 AM
Unggh. Those blind, inside lane, left turns make me shudder.
That's no shit
I kept waiting for a car to pop up around one of those corners. I guess maybe they were european and not sure which side of the street they were supposed to be on. Or maybe they are undecided voters and spending equal time on each side of the line??? [bang]
When I rode with a bunch of DMFers, a sportbike came the other direction scraping his knee and not wearing a helmet. We all chatted about it later how much of an ass he was and what he was doing wasn't right for the conditions. On that ride we passed a lot of HDs. Sometimes on double yellows and sometimes at triple digits. I'm pretty sure they later stood around and all chatted about what asses we were and that what we were doing wasn't right for th conditions.
Find your own level of craziness. (yes I think this vid is too far on the craziness side)
lane sharing at it's finest [roll]
Quote from: He Man on November 01, 2008, 02:58:25 PM
Not to mention that he lost the front and rear several times.
Way too fast and reckless on the street or me, but I don't think he ever "lost" the front or rear. The front always seemed pretty stable, and he appeared to be sliding the rear on purpose into corners. Looked like he spun up the rear on a few corner exits as well.
Looks like a cool road...except for the traffic.
I watched the vid...
and read a couple of replies...
some people are better off dead. :-\
Gimps like these make me mad because I get associated with this type of behaviour just because I ride a motorcycle.
People. DO AN F---ING TRACK DAY!! Stop with the stupid street shit.
That is all.
yeah but self control sucks [moto]
Quote from: Triple J on November 04, 2008, 12:13:47 PM
Way too fast and reckless on the street or me, but I don't think he ever "lost" the front or rear. The front always seemed pretty stable, and he appeared to be sliding the rear on purpose into corners. Looked like he spun up the rear on a few corner exits as well.
Looks like a cool road...except for the traffic.
I am interested in what was going on in some of those turns. I think I equate "loosing it" with crashing but it seemed he must have been on the very edge of it. There were many instances where it seemed the front of the bike was almost skipping across the road. You could even hear the difference in the audio. What was happening there? And how do you slide the rear on purpose?
That's the reason why cagers hate bikers,insane!
Quote from: bschur13 on November 07, 2008, 04:11:37 PM
I am interested in what was going on in some of those turns. I think I equate "loosing it" with crashing but it seemed he must have been on the very edge of it. There were many instances where it seemed the front of the bike was almost skipping across the road. You could even hear the difference in the audio. What was happening there? And how do you slide the rear on purpose?
Aggressive downshifts, experienced clutch hand.... If you watch one right hand corner in particular, his rear wheel speed drops off about 20km/h (breaking traction) approaching the apex before matching up.
Quote from: manwithgun on December 03, 2008, 10:21:00 PM
Aggressive downshifts, experienced clutch hand.... If you watch one right hand corner in particular, his rear wheel speed drops off about 20km/h (breaking traction) approaching the apex before matching up.
Yep, he's backing it in motard style..
Here is a longer clip of the same group...
http://www.duc.nu/movies/?v=6903557451901197834 (http://www.duc.nu/movies/?v=6903557451901197834)
Quote from: Goldeneye on December 05, 2008, 12:33:17 PM
Yep, he's backing it in motard style..
Here is a longer clip of the same group...
http://www.duc.nu/movies/?v=6903557451901197834 (http://www.duc.nu/movies/?v=6903557451901197834)
i have to say, i do like watching them ride and i take my comment back about him loosing it.
But i wouldnt like to hang out with guys who ride on the edge like that on city streets. Seriously, find a track.
i missed the part of the MSF course where they teach you to ride like that ... must only be part of the European version of the course ...
Quote from: Ivan Vukchevic on December 11, 2008, 10:59:35 AM
Friend of a friend... Still alive, amazingly..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSrqBcrlujs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSrqBcrlujs)
Ivan your friend of a friend is perhaps the biggest bag of douche I have yet to see on youtube. That was putting other peoples lives at risk, not to mention at the end of the video when the sun went down. Yes I will pass cars and other bikes but in a respectable way.
Quote from: Ivan Vukchevic on December 18, 2008, 04:30:17 AM
You are spot on. He is an idiot. (but he did pass a police car at 150km/h ;D)
The Greeks in the first video do some pretty amazing things on that stretch of road that they know like the bike of their hand, but riding to the edge like that in traffic you are placing your trust, and quite literally your life, in the ability of the other drivers on the road to obey traffic laws. In my experience you would have better luck catching a bullet with Angel Soft. My ass puckered when the gsxr backed it in while passing on the outside of a right hander with oncoming traffic. They practice a lot and they are good at it on this particular highway, but I am concerned one of their wannabies/fans will be coming the opposite direction during one of these filming sessions.
Are the painted lines not slick in Europe???....the roads are rough as hell, and damn if they don't trust their rubber!
In the UK, the police have a special unit that looks at these clips posted on youtube, if they determine that it was in the UK, then they will investigate it.
They tracked one guy down from a dealers number on the keyfob.
The courts then throw the book, including incarceration.
If you crash your motorcycle and have a video camera attached, they will seize the camera to check for evidence that you were breaking the law.
And the footage helps them to decide where to apply enforcement measures.
Maybe I should hold off on buying that video camera. [cheeky]
It's pretty stupid to film yourself breaking the law.
And even more stupid to broadcast it to the world.
Quote from: Capo on December 29, 2008, 09:41:26 AM
It's pretty stupid awesome to film yourself breaking the law.
And even more stupid badass to broadcast it to the world.
fixed.
I agree, the guy's in the videos are pushing way past the limit. That said, I sure felt alot safer splitting lanes on a rented RSV at 200 klicks in Italy then I do following traffic here in the US at 70mph.
Quote from: Ivan Vukchevic on January 02, 2009, 03:26:55 PM
P.S.
United Kingdom today makes me think about "1984"... [leo]
The majority of the people who live here would agree with you. We just can't figure out what to do about it (democratically ).
Yes, you have to love a place were you can show the guy your passport and motorcycle license, flip him 85 euro and he turns you loose on the likes of an RSV, 998 or MV F4 in the mountains around Rimini, San Marino and San Leo for the afternoon. Classic mountain switch-backs and some good blasts on the autostrada. Police cars even move to the right to let you by!
These nutters show incredible skills like extreme snowboarders and base jumpers, but should be hung drawn n quartered and shot and strung up by their buster browns.