Apparently 'stunting' or otherwise manipulating a motorcycle without actually riding it is all the rage.

I blame cruisers back in the day for burnouts, but see the transition from cars that made it happen.

But idiots like this amuse the hell out of me. 

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=33836438

Kind of like the video of the guy doing the same with a car, and is run over by his own idiocy. Post a link to that if you have it.

Tool 

Silly squid, gear is for riders.

Now this is irony... I blocked myspace at my company because all of our users keep getting viruses from there.. .and now I can't watch the video.

That was freaking awesome.

This kind of stuff blows my mind.  I went to a motorcycle stunting show about a month ago, and the guys performing in the parking lot were only seperated from the large crowd of people watching by a piece of yellow police tape.  WTF?  If any of them had lost control, like the guy in the video, they would have taken out at least 10 people.  Audience members even had their little kids front and center.  I kept waiting to witness the makings of several Darwin Awards, yet thankfully nothing happened.  If you want to be a dummy, you need to do it in a wide open area, not a parking lot.

You think he'd just...i dunno, let go of the throttle when it started getting away from him.  Wearing full gear makes one think he might have some type of riding experience, but he just leaves his bearclaw wrapped around the throttle as it hurtles towards a car.

Also as you fall you would just wind the throttle open wider too.
That was just great, I love the other guy looking at him, giving him the "you dumbass" look

Quote from: ato memphis on May 30, 2008, 10:09:31 AM
[...]Wearing full gear makes one think he might have some type of riding experience, [...]

...thats what WAY too many people think

Quote from: VisceralReaction on May 30, 2008, 10:25:10 AM
Also as you fall you would just wind the throttle open wider too.
That was just great, I love the other guy looking at him, giving him the "you dumbass" look

I thought he was checking to see if his bike was ok.

Quote from: Grappa on May 30, 2008, 09:57:02 AM
This kind of stuff blows my mind.  I went to a motorcycle stunting show about a month ago, and the guys performing in the parking lot were only seperated from the large crowd of people watching by a piece of yellow police tape.  WTF?  If any of them had lost control, like the guy in the video, they would have taken out at least 10 people.  Audience members even had their little kids front and center.  I kept waiting to witness the makings of several Darwin Awards, yet thankfully nothing happened.  If you want to be a dummy, you need to do it in a wide open area, not a parking lot.

Were you hoping for something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kChDiQVAAE

Quote from: Smiling End on May 30, 2008, 11:09:15 AM
Were you hoping for something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kChDiQVAAE

Yeah, something alot like that!    

I was at the Hooters last night in Union, NJ on Route 22. Apparently this is a big hang out spot for bikers. Well typical mix of Gixxers, Honda's, Yamaha's, one 1098 S, one Speed Triple and Triumph 675, and one MV Augusta Brutale (which makes my bike look lame). I think the whole place was swarming with squids. I don't know if it's to look cool, but these guys were doing endo's in the parking lot. I know this sounds bad, but sometimes I wish these kids (I'm 25 so still young but hey) WOULD crash when I see them. I'm not a malicious person, but I feel like you need to learn the hard way sometimes. But maybe 3 guys out of 100 had riding boots. I'd say little under a half had Air Force Ones or some type of sneaker, rest had Timberlands. I just don't get riding without the right gear. Anyway anyone near me should come out so I don't feel so out of place on a Monster.
cg

At least he was wearing full gear when he hit the car 

CountGreffi, I know that hooters night in union.  It's an interesting crowd, I went once long ago.

you must go stompin' in yo AF1's my man.

I also hope for carnage, but that is everything, not just squids (even home shopping ads - look up the sword guy and the ladder guy).

If I witness somebody trying to 'stunt' and it goes badly for them, I do plan on pointing, laughing, and generally making a scene. Then again, I'm a large mammal and am not worried about any ensuing confrontation.