http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aa4_1380175682
I guess an oh shouit moment.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aa4_1380175682
I guess an oh shouit moment.
That didn't workout as planned.
Stupid games stupid prizes sure come to mind
A new beer brand/flavor would be my guess
What an idiot.
I hope the Insurance company sees this video.
I saw the video on ADVrider a few days ago. The bike was recovered a couple of hundred yards down stream. Even he admits it was stupid.
Now that there just proves that they should not have the right to vote,,,complete idiot.
Well if you are going to bounce along in the debris of a flood leathers, gloves & helmet is a good idea. Too bad about the bike.
WE GAIN WISDOM THROUGH EXPERIENCE.
Or we take multiple things we understand and put them together in our minds to understand that this, in its entirety, is a really bad idea. Darwin takes care of the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
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If he tried just a little harder, I bet he could win that Darwin award he appears to desire.
Sent from my electronic ball and chain.
You can actually see the instant STUPIDITY kicked in!!!!!
He is lucky that this was not his own death captured on GOPRO!!!!!
once again stupid prize is correct!!
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
I'm pretty sure motorcycle dealers love this kind of thing, it increases sales...or at least replacement purchases.
[note: this is not me in the video, I'm just a casual observer] I think some of you guys are being a bit harsh. This is the same kind of bike that many would love to have in SHTF scenario, and in a SHTF scenario there very well could be environments like this for whatever reason (dams/bridges are destroyed on purpose, or people are forced to go out where there isn't a nice HWY to ride on instead, or hell, it's a natural disaster, the GOV has failed to properly react, and this guy's gotta get medication to his grandma or whatever that couldn't evacuate).
Whether or not this guy was being stupid in the end, he looked to be taking his time, maybe he totally misjudged it, but all the same he was testing himself. Could he have spent thousands and gone to some motorcycle-survival course, yeah, but instead he used what he had. He learned a lesson, good for him.
Anyone who's ever owned a Jeep has had one of those moments he was clearly having for the first 45 seconds or so.
'Should I go for it? What's the worst that could happen? I wonder if I can make it through/over/on/in. What's likely to blow up if it all goes tits-up?'
I'd be a hypocrite to blast him for it; I've paid my penance in fan clutches, rear axles (and lockers), paint, fog lights, etc.
And that gentlemen, is how you take advantage of a natural disaster to get insurance to buy you a new motorcycle!
But seriously, I thought the guy was being cautious, not saying it wasn't risky, but he did slow down in several spots to plan out his route. And, if you've got to get swept away by a flood, I'm sure he was glad he had his leathers on!
See.. But there is an instant- after the "ok.. Goin for it" that things go bad, .. Bike lugs out a bit... And instead of an abort... Or at least a right handed "uh oh"
... He continues straight... With a promise of worse- way worse...
Up until that point he was actually rockin through pretty nice
Once I read "boulderite", I knew the outcome for the knucklehead dips*** [ROFL3][LOL][ROFL2][ROFL1]
I've done some stupid shit in vehicles in my life but this is plain death defying.
You know the water is deep - you know there is shit under the water that you can't see - but what the hell, let's ride through it anywho...
So there was this time I drove my Suburban up the Switzerland Trail in winter . . .
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Originally Posted by lllRorlll
Fair enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by kawiracer14
No one can fault him on his riding skills. I more then likely would have dumped the bike before he did riding blind like that but he almost won his Darwin award playing with one of the most powerful forces of nature. Fast and deep moving water is something you just do not mess with.
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Originally Posted by Rabid
You probably would have been a bit smarter than riding into it though. He lives in boulder... I'm sure he has a kayak.
I wonder how long till we see this bike on craigslist or ebay [Coffee]
When in doubt... go faster!
I'm all for training, but crossing a flooded road is a no go for me ever since:
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_18506917
You just never know what's underneath.
R.I.P. Laurel, Hannah, Zoey, and Lucia.
Hold my beer and watch this, comes to mind....