Absolutely balls motorbike crash compilation

[Pox]

Damn, some hectic stuff there!

As much as I like the idea of getting a bike (traffic and fuel consumption), when I see accidents like this I like the idea less. Most of these accidents would've been far less hectic (note I said "most") if it was between two cars, and not a bike and a car.

Notwithstanding the above, still wanna get me a Harley when I grow up!

B

I agree, but luckily my commute is relatively short and has no taxis or busses on it. That cuts the accident opportunities waaaay down

 

[SeanJ]

Just as I thought about getting a bike....

 

[Brenden_E]

Just as I thought about getting a bike....

You can learn gymnastics at the same time!

 

[copacetic]

You're a relatively new biker aren't you?
I'm starting with it, got the learners, been riding a mate's bike for a while - am I guarenteed to get into an accident?
Still not convinced about the whole thing.

Of course there is no guarantee either way, but my experience has taught me a couple very important things: A) Be insured B) No matter how careful you are, sometimes circumstances will be out of your hands C) ATGATT - even on a piddly scooter D) Be insured.

Also - Be insured.

 

[SeanJ]

You can learn gymnastics at the same time!

The chap that landed like spidey on the car Better ways to learn gymnastics though.....

 

[SauRoNZA]

I ride a bike (when it's not raining) and I regularly watch bike crash compilations. I do it to remind myself how not to ride like an idiot and what to keep a look-out for.

Why not when it's raining?

You'll find your skills will improve dramatically.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Just as I thought about getting a bike....

Always good to be well informed and have a reality check.

It's all in your power, don't be a retard and you'll be fine.

Proper training, proper bike, proper gear.

Don't be a cheap ass.

 

[Foxhound5366]

Well, my grandfather (who used to be a motorcyclist until a nasty accident put him into hospital) discouraged me from the whole thing early on with this little 'joke':

Q: What do nurses call motorcyclists in hospital?
A: Organ donors.

The sad truth is that for every one motorcyclist who obeys the rules, you'll have five tear past you with complete disregard (there's this one fat guy in tight leathers on a wobbly bike in Cape Town who always makes me laugh, right up until he nearly takes off my car's side mirror while going past at speed).

 

[Pox]

Why not when it's raining?

You'll find your skills will improve dramatically.

I have thing with a roof, windows, all-wheel drive and turbo for when it rains.

 

[SeanJ]

Always good to be well informed and have a reality check.

It's all in your power, don't be a retard and you'll be fine.

Proper training, proper bike, proper gear.

Don't be a cheap ass.

I have never understood riding without proper kit. Playing with your life like that, no thanks. I just worry about the other drivers on the road and the taxis. Seen a couple of close calls that could have gone horribly wrong...

 

[SauRoNZA]

I have thing with a roof, windows, all-wheel drive and turbo for when it rains.

Those just take too long.

I have never understood riding without proper kit. Playing with your life like that, no thanks. I just worry about the other drivers on the road and the taxis. Seen a couple of close calls that could have gone horribly wrong...

Most people don't have that attitude. They try and get away as cheap as possible with no regard for safety.

Taxis are safer than regular cars in my experience.

 

[SeanJ]

Those just take too long.



Most people don't have that attitude. They try and get away as cheap as possible with no regard for safety.

Taxis are safer than regular cars in my experience.

Really? Sheesh, I live near a University and the taxi's here don't give two hoots about any other vehicle. I've learnt to keep my distance...

 

[SauRoNZA]

Really? Sheesh, I live near a University and the taxi's here don't give two hoots about any other vehicle. I've learnt to keep my distance...

Oh they hate cars, make no mistake.

But they are more aware of bikes than most.

 

[SeanJ]

Oh they hate cars, make no mistake.

But they are more aware of bikes than most.

Who knew....all too familiar with the car "hate". Although I don't help by not letting then cut past me or force me to stop so than can pull ahead.......

 

[Arthur]

Been a biker since shortly after birth, progressing from nappy rash to tar rash by mid-teens. My current scooter is a VMax 1200 liquid-cooled V4 shafty, which packs enough ponies to flatten my stomach while accelerating uphill. Few things better than a powerful throb between the legs, bending the iron steed through twists and turns and then opening its throat to eat fifty metres of tar per second.

Bikes are mobile mechanical IQ testers. They quickly deal with operators who fail to adequately compute the odds of keeping soft-tissue intact at the fine balance-point where physics and biology intersect. Balance starts in the mind, and draws on both the senses and good sense. Staying upright on two wheels isn't that hard. But knowing when and how to do it takes some discipline. Exhilarating when it works. Deadly when it doesn't.

Some lessons in the video.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Lol @ scooter for a V-Max.

Reviewed the "new" one when it just came out. Lovely bike.

Why do I recall it being a 1700cc? Or was that the MT-01?

*****

I see the older ones were indeed 1200cc and the new one is 1700cc after all.

Strange the older one isn't as powerful on paper as I had always expected based on hearsay. Never knew it was a shaft either.

 

[Splinter]

Been a biker since shortly after birth, progressing from nappy rash to tar rash by mid-teens. My current scooter is a VMax 1200 liquid-cooled V4 shafty, which packs enough ponies to flatten my stomach while accelerating uphill. Few things better than a powerful throb between the legs, bending the iron steed through twists and turns and then opening its throat to eat fifty metres of tar per second.

Bikes are mobile mechanical IQ testers. They quickly deal with operators who fail to adequately compute the odds of keeping soft-tissue intact at the fine balance-point where physics and biology intersect. Balance starts in the mind, and draws on both the senses and good sense. Staying upright on two wheels isn't that hard. But knowing when and how to do it takes some discipline. Exhilarating when it works. Deadly when it doesn't.

Some lessons in the video.

So gods way of weeding out the dumb?

 

[Splinter]

Taxis are safer than regular cars in my experience.

Really? Explain?

 

[Arthur]

So gods way of weeding out the dumb?

Nah. Nothing supernatural about it. It's the way of ornery nature.

 

[thehuman]

So gods way of weeding out the dumb?

Like the kid who buys a super bike and only experience he had was with a 125cc wipe himself out at the nearest robot

We as motorists need to be more observant and the biker need also drive with the assumption that the car did not see him