Anyone else yearn to be able to commute like this?

[Uberjager]

If I was good enough on a bike, I'd do it all the time! XihQeZpwqpE

[spyder]

Well, if the video is real, the guy has really good control. However, he is easily the dumbest fucking rider I have ever seen and I have had the pleasure of riding with people who did shit like standing on their tanks. I don't even know what to say about that dipshits stupid actions. It isn't cool to chance other peoples lives for stupid video like that. I wonder if someone will air his last video when he clips a mirror being a fucking idiot like that...

[Irving]

That was a pretty straight street he was riding on.

[Colorado Luckydog]

He was more of a stupid rider than a good rider. He didn't do one thing that I could not have done when I was 12.

[theGinsue]

Well, if the video is real, the guy has really good control. However, he is easily the dumbest fucking rider I have ever seen and I have had the pleasure of riding with people who did shit like standing on their tanks. I don't even know what to say about that dipshits stupid actions. It isn't cool to chance other peoples lives for stupid video like that. I wonder if someone will air his last video when he clips a mirror being a fucking idiot like that...
+1.

It's definitely not a matter of "if" with this guy, but "when".
If I have to explain it in any more detail than that I've already failed.

[spyder]

He was more of a stupid rider than a good rider. He didn't do one thing that I could not have done when I was 12.
To fly between stopped cars like that really pulls your bike around, I've been there and done it (stupid, I know) so to do that into on coming would be hard I would have to imagine unless he had a damper put on his bars, still, it would be hard. Oh, and he is still a fucking moron...

+1.

It's definitely not a matter of "if" with this guy, but "when".
If I have to explain it in any more detail than that I've already failed.
I know it is a "when", I just meant "if" someone will post his final video when he goes splat.

[Bailey Guns]

I wouldn't wanna see that view from the bike...but it's fun to watch on a YouTube video.

And, yeah, someone will be sponging him off the road soon, no doubt.

[Ronin13]

I have never, and will never ride like that. Sure it's fun to cruise the interstate at over 90MPH, but there are dangers that come with riding outside of normal limits and control. Sure a rider may be good but the best advice I've ever received, and given, when it comes to motorcycles was: "When you crash [not if] your bones do not break... no, they shatter." Thankfully I never took a digger on my CBR600RR *knock on wood*

[Mobat555]

If I had the skill set I would definitely ride like greased lighting in the appropriate conditions, a race track. Most of these guys have nothing on the pro's.

A few friends have joined the MRA thinking their street shenanigans would translate to skill on the track, they never lasted a season.

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[mcantar18c]

I have never, and will never ride like that. Sure it's fun to cruise the interstate at over 90MPH, but there are dangers that come with riding outside of normal limits and control. Sure a rider may be good but the best advice I've ever received, and given, when it comes to motorcycles was: "When you crash [not if] your bones do not break... no, they shatter." Thankfully I never took a digger on my CBR600RR *knock on wood*

Not always true... I made out with just some fractures [Tooth]
Sure, going 100+ down the interstate is tons of fun, but there's a time and place (practically, not legally speaking), and that is NOT when there are other motorists on the road. Now, if we're talking about long flat stretches of highway in CO, AZ, WY, etc. with nothing and nobody around, that's a different story.

My rule of thumb... if I'll be riding in the city, wear a helmet. On the highway, it can stay at home.
I figure if I lay it down in the city, it'll probably be around or under 40mph and unless its a really bad accident then it'll likely be survivable. On the highway, where I'd hit the ground/median/gravel patch/etc. at 70 and usually much higher, and other drivers are doing the same speed and can't stop very quickly, a helmet ain't gonna do chit so may as well leave it at home and enjoy the ride.

[Ronin13]

Not always true... I made out with just some fractures [Tooth]
Sure, going 100+ down the interstate is tons of fun, but there's a time and place (practically, not legally speaking), and that is NOT when there are other motorists on the road. Now, if we're talking about long flat stretches of highway in CO, AZ, WY, etc. with nothing and nobody around, that's a different story.

My rule of thumb... if I'll be riding in the city, wear a helmet. On the highway, it can stay at home.
I figure if I lay it down in the city, it'll probably be around or under 40mph and unless its a really bad accident then it'll likely be survivable. On the highway, where I'd hit the ground/median/gravel patch/etc. at 70 and usually much higher, and other drivers are doing the same speed and can't stop very quickly, a helmet ain't gonna do chit so may as well leave it at home and enjoy the ride.

It was more a cautionary thing urging myself and others to ride safe and within your skill limits. As far as the helmet thing goes... well I have friends who have laid down, high sided and been hit on the highway doing highway speed and the only reason they're still here to tell the story is they had a lid on. It's your choice, but not every accident on the highway has to be fatal, I'd recommend the helmet.

[Mobat555]

I figure if I lay it down in the city, it'll probably be around or under 40mph and unless its a really bad accident then it'll likely be survivable. On the highway, where I'd hit the ground/median/gravel patch/etc. at 70 and usually much higher, and other drivers are doing the same speed and can't stop very quickly, a helmet ain't gonna do chit so may as well leave it at home and enjoy the ride.

I am sorry that you beleive this. You are going to slide, not impact and stick giving cars a chance to stop. While your bouncing and sliding your headn is not protected. Also when at speed the impact of falling off the bike has nothing to do with what speed you are going, its essentially a 6 ft drop to the ground.

You have a helmet, no harm in wearing it all the time.

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[Bailey Guns]

Helmets suck. But then again, so does crackin' your melon open on a hard object. I can't say I wear mine 100% of the time but it's pretty close. Maybe 95% of the time.

Every time I ride without a helmet I always think to myself, "I'm gonna feel really stupid if I kill myself because I wasn't wearing a helmet."

[spyder]

That is why you get the best you can. My helmet kept my head nice and cool even at 10, cost me $1200 but was well worth it. Here is my daughter showin it off a couple years ago.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/asrspyder/bellabikehelmet.jpg

[Mobat555]

My helmet kept my head nice and cool even at 10, cost me $1200 but was well worth it.

Shoei's new Qwest line is supposed to be focused on ventilation and noise reduction.

MSRP: $349.99

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[Ranger]

I've never ridden with a helmet unless required by law. Dumb, perhaps, but I can't do wheelies (nor want to) or ride like that guy so at least my chances are probably much less. Hell, I've been so busy I haven't even gone on a ride this season :(.

[Gritty]

Wearing a helmet/leathers is much cheaper and less painful than getting gravel scrubbed out of road rash with a wire brush, skin grafts, and surgery.

Also, on that note, a decent set of leathers will protect you going down at practically any speed. Hitting other things while your sliding is the most worrisome issue.

[SA Friday]

Future organ donor.

[trlcavscout]

Those people piss me off! I would like to open my door when he goes by just to see how much air time he gets [Beer]

[argonstrom]

Those people piss me off! I would like to open my door when he goes by just to see how much air time he gets [Beer]

[Shock] :rolleyes:

Perhaps you should reconsider owning a gun...

[trlcavscout]

[Shock] :rolleyes:

Perhaps you should reconsider owning a gun...

I didnt say I would shoot his tires to see how far he slides, maybe they should take my car [ROFL1]

[argonstrom]

I didnt say I would shoot his tires to see how far he slides, maybe they should take my car [ROFL1]

Okay, murder is cool.