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now thats just nasty.. you should put a " dont eat a hamburger/lasagne/Maccheese/etc before seeing this" tag on that link WTF


LOL, I was holding my grilled cheese sandwich as I scrolled through the pics.

I love riding, and I know for a fact it has helped me be a safe driver as well. There have been a few instances in my car where I had to make quick decisions to save my car and the people in it. I am convinced that the reason I was able to make them safely is from my experience riding my motorcycle.

I always know who is in front, next to, or behind me, who might turn onto the road in front of me, who is weaving lane to lane behind me, etc. Learning to read a drivers habits after a few seconds of watching them, and trying to anticipate their movements keeps me ready for (hopefully) anything that might come my way.

I like speed, but my bike is a cruiser. I love to ride in jeans and a t-shirt with my peanut shell helmet (just good for keeping my brains off the road, I've been told). When people give me this stuff about endangering my life, I tell them that when it comes down to it, no amount of gear is gonna save me in a bad accident, and if I wanted to be safe, I'd drive a Volvo.

On that point, there was one particular picture on that page caught my eye. Almost at the bottom, there is an especially gruesome picture of a guy in about eight parts. Check out his riding gear...totally decked out! Alpine star boots, Arai helmet, full leathers, gloves, etc. it did NOTHING to save him. I'm pretty sure if I had a sport bike, I would be dead right now too, LOL. They are too fast for the street IMO, I do ride my buddies Ninja occasionally, and it's a blast! It's still too fast thou, haha. I know how impossible it is to go the speed limit on those things, I've been there!

iight, well my post doesn't really have a point :ohdamn: , I just wanted to share some thoughts I guess. Know your limits, don't ride drunk or tired, respect the road, imagine that nobody ever sees you coming, and plan an escape route just in case.

Be safe!


(That was such a ghey post, LOL. At least I'm being honest, and it was from the heart dammit!)
 
i've about hit the same busa rider three times in the past two years on my way home from work. he waits for me to get close to him then pulls out in front of me and takes off like a bat out of hell. the drivers of the cars arnt always at fault.
 
i've about hit the same busa rider three times in the past two years on my way home from work. he waits for me to get close to him then pulls out in front of me and takes off like a bat out of hell. the drivers of the cars arnt always at fault.

brake boost then smack that bi***.. busas are ####ing ### anyway... yea try to outrun someone in turns on a fat ass busa.. ###
 
i dunno, looks like the rider in the OP pic was paying the same amount of attention (none).

most riders out there are looking ahead and anticipating enough to account for a girl in a big red vw to be able to act and avoid the situation.

Im looking to get back on a bike after a 3yr hiatus. Pics like these remind me that you need to be paying more attention than the other guy, at all times. Not to mention if youre gonna grab the throttle, do it at a spot with no sidestreets....
 
Nice thing about a dragstrip, no side streets. For some reason when your on a bike other drivers seem to look right through you. Every time I ride some one pulls out in front of me. Be careful out there, if your on 2 wheels just figure you're invisible.
 
Nice thing about a dragstrip, no side streets. For some reason when your on a bike other drivers seem to look right through you. Every time I ride some one pulls out in front of me. Be careful out there, if your on 2 wheels just figure you're invisible.

Studies have been done on this, and it's absolutely true. People adapt to seeing the profile of cars, and often don't recognize/react to a bike.

I can't wait to get back on 2 wheels.

As the saying goes, "Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul".
 
I'm gonna make a joke in poor taste. I don't want to offend anyone and I feel bad that people had to die in the first mentioned accident.

... on that note,


... damn who ever says VW Golf's don't have interior space need to be shown those pics.
 
i'm another one of those "I love bikes but I'll never get one cause I don't want to end up splattered on the road somewhere".
Ditto. I'm actually a former bike owner though. I had too much fun with mine to get another one anytime soon. The fact is that in the event of an accident, your odds of surviving or even escaping serious injury are reduced to squat when riding a motorcycle. There's nothing to secure you when motion ceases abruptly and momentum takes over on it's own. Scary stuff.

I've walked away mostly unharmed from two car accidents now that would have surely killed me had I been on a motorcycle instead. That alone is enough to persuade me to prefer to be in a car rather than a bike. Not to mention, if you can make your car as fast as the bike, then you're not really missing out on any fun either. ;) :cool:
 
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Riding is fun, but right there is the height of stupidity.

You're in the other lane, riding a wheelie (so you have no control of the bike's steering), unable to brake or steer quickly if anything were to approach.

See the van in the picture? What if that van were to turn out of it's driveway and into your lane? I don't know about you but anytime I'm making a RIGHT turn into directional traffic on a two-lane highway I never think to look to the right first to see if someone on a motorcycle would happen to be riding a wheelie oncoming in my lane.

Nah, thats just called Darwanism.
 
That site actually convinced me not to purchase a motorcycle. I had the money in hand and knew exactly what bike I wanted and the color all picked out. Through my pre-purchase browsing, I stumbled across that site and my money went right back into the bank.

I've talked to some friends of mine that are avid riders and they've told me that it's not if you're going to go down, it's when. Oddly enough one of them is going to be participating in this event. Looks pretty wild. Key West Flordia, to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.
 
Think twice about using your cell phone??

How about, think twice before doin 85 on your little crotch rocket.

I see the motorcycle rider more at fault here. The girl in the vw wasnt breaking any rules.

I dont have respect for stupid motorcycle riders. I have had almost 3 now, come through my back windshield. Better think twice before riding my ass on your bike. I slam on my brakes and wait for you to barrel into my ass. Dont act stupid on a bike, otherwise you deserve every accident your involved in.
 
I see the motorcycle rider more at fault here. The girl in the vw wasnt breaking any rules.

While the rider may have been riding recklessly he still had the right of way and the driver should have seen him. So yes, she was "breaking a rule."


I dont have respect for stupid motorcycle riders. I have had almost 3 now, come through my back windshield. Better think twice before riding my ass on your bike. I slam on my brakes and wait for you to barrel into my ass. Dont act stupid on a bike, otherwise you deserve every accident your involved in.

I don't have respect for stupid riders/drivers either. But if you're suggesting that this guy "deserved" to be killed because he was speeding then that is ridiculous. If someone is riding my ass it will piss me off but I'm not going to deliberately put someone's life at risk for tailgating.
 
While the rider may have been riding recklessly he still had the right of way and the driver should have seen him. So yes, she was "breaking a rule."




I don't have respect for stupid riders/drivers either. But if you're suggesting that this guy "deserved" to be killed because he was speeding then that is ridiculous. If someone is riding my ass it will piss me off but I'm not going to deliberately put someone's life at risk for tailgating.


She could have seen him correct. If he was doing the speed limit, she might have had time to pull out and get on her way. Speed is hard to tell at a long distance. She ###### thought, he was moving at the speed limit and she had enough time to get out and go.


I do! Jackass wants to play around and ride my ass, hell be planted through my rear windshield. I do the same thing with cars, they ride my ass, I hit the brakes. It gives them a little warning.:D

To be honest, I pray that all the guys that run around town here, that ride wheelies at 90 mph around town, wipe out and crush themselves. There is a time and place for it, its not on the streets. They are putting themselves, as well as others in danger. Again, riders fault.

I think this way because of all the riders I see that like to show off. The riders doing wheelies and whatnot. The riders that rev at me as I pass by in my cars. They want attention to them and their bikes. Its ridiculous. they wanna show off and do stupid shit on the streets, then yes they deserve to be injured. They know they are putting themselves into danger when they are doing shit.

Put it as simple as...... if you drive your car without tranny fluid, its risky. you know something bad can happen, yet you do it anyway. Then your trans is all jacked up. You deserve to have a junk tranny. :D
 
wow brake checking anyone let alone motorcycles is straight douche. what happens when a careless mom is busy keeping an eye on her baby in the back seat the exact second you decide to be an asshole and get on your brakes? she rear ends you and the baby is injured, what are you going to tell the investigators? she was riding my ass so i decided to be no safer a driver and brake check her?

im going to use your own logic and say since youre being a dangerous driver yourself you deserve to run into the road rage maniac that follows you home or ends your life on the street. derrrr good way of thinking right?
 
wow brake checking anyone let alone motorcycles is straight douche. what happens when a careless mom is busy keeping an eye on her baby in the back seat the exact second you decide to be an asshole and get on your brakes? she rear ends you and the baby is injured, what are you going to tell the investigators? she was riding my ass so i decided to be no safer a driver and brake check her?

im going to use your own logic and say since youre being a dangerous driver yourself you deserve to run into the road rage maniac that follows you home or ends your life on the street. derrrr good way of thinking right?

i didnt mean to come off as much of an asshole as your making me out to be. When i brake check people, its the people that are riding my ass, on a bike, cause he is some douche that thinks he is a badass. Or, its an idiot in another car riding my ass tryin to get me to speed up or intimidate me to race or something.

I do have a rear view. If I see a soccer mom in her mini van kinda riding my tail, I will speed up a bit to get them off. you misunderstood what I was tryin to say.


But yes, to anybody that wants to act like a badass and tailgate me, I will brake check your ass!:mad:
 
But yes, to anybody that wants to act like a badass and tailgate me, I will brake check your ass!:mad:
I hate drivers who tailgate for no reason. My reward is pulling the e-brake if you're close enough that I cannot see your headlights. Nothing freaks people out more than the car suddenly slowing with no brake lights- possibly with smoke rolling off the rear tires.

I get it on the road in front of my shop all the time. If you make a right turn out of the driveway, it's sort-of after a blind hill. The speed limit on the road is 45, although nobody goes under 55 (myself included). This makes it very dangerous when turning out of my driveway because you can look once and nobody will be coming, but by the time you're out on the road and grabbing second gear there's someone right up your ass. I've been tailgated, some have even attempted to pass on a double-yellow to which I give them the satisfaction of having to really kick it down to get around me or having to stomp the brakes and tuck back in to avoid a head-on collision.

I cannot stand idiotic, impatient drivers.
 
I hate drivers who tailgate for no reason.

I drive very timidly, ex. accelerate slowly from a stop, coasting to a stop sign and slowly applying my brakes, and driving the exact speed limit. I have had my truck rear-ended 3 times, because someone is riding my a$$ so close I could not even see their car's hood. Then gently tap my brakes because the vehicle ahead is slowing down and BUMP. All three times in the city and all three times by a teenager, luckily it has been in my welding rig, which is a huge dually, their front ends get fudged up and I get a little paint on my shiny rear bumper.

The first time it was a girl who was not wearing her seat belt, driving with one hand on the bottom of the steering wheel and she knocked out her front teeth on the steering wheel, (we where in a residential, so only going 20 MPH). When I got out I was so flipping mad and then I saw this 18 year old girl bleeding all over the place :(. I quickly realised why she was bleeding when she literally spit out her two front teeth.
 
im glad someone agrees with me somewhat.


I agree with you to a point. Although none of those people deserve to die no matter whos at fault. But I do think that the motorcyle was goin way to fast, if there are side streets, and if the girl looked both ways real quick saw a motorcyle which she thought was goin the speed limit that is not the girls fault. If the motor cycle had not been goin so fast the accident could have been avoided and all of there lives would have been spared. Its sad that three people had to die for no reason.
 
im glad someone agrees with me somewhat.

Actually I agree with you more than you might think. Too many drivers either have their head up their ass and are clueless as to what's going on around them or they're aware and just don't give a shit and it pisses me off.

But I don't feel that speeding necessarily makes a person reckless. The vast majority of drivers are guilty of speeding at some point. I wonder how many DSM enthusiasts are guilty of speeding?;) That doesn't mean we deserve to get into a wreck. Tapping the brakes to make the brake lights come on can put a good scare into the guy and send a message. But I won't try to intentionallty cause a collision over something like that.

blkgst97, without knowing the distance between the rider and driver and road conditions, etc we really can't say whether or not the collision could have been avoided if the rider was doing the speed limit. But we can say that this would have been avoided if the girl had not pulled out in front of the rider.


I've said for years I won't ride a bike, those pics are reinforcement. The pole up the guy's chode :confused:

Off topic a bit. I had seen that pic that you are referring to but it's funny how it describes it as a boating accident instead of a motorcycle accident. This is the pic and the description that was with it when it was emailed to me last year.

> > This is an actual emergency room photo of a fisherman who
> > lost control of his high-speed boat in West Virginia
> > Wardens believe that he was travelling approximately 75 mph
> > at the time of the accident. He was unable to negotiate a curve in the
> > narrow waterway. Unfortunately for him, upon striking the shoreline and
> > being ejected from the boat, he landed bottom end first on an old fence
> > post.
> > You can probably see from the picture what happened next,
> > but the attached picture really says it all.
> >
> > The good news is that after about 6 months, this man made a
> > full recovery after suffering a shattered hip, broken leg, several broken
> > ribs, internal injuries and soft tissue damage.
> >
> > Doctors credited his recovery to the fact that the post
> > lodged itself so tightly that there was little or no blood loss. Now
> > that's
> > got to hurt!!!
> >
> > See picture attached (but take a deep breath first and hold
> > on.)

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I'm a prime example of why you should keep the speed on the track only. Two years ago I was going for a scenic ride with a friend and his woman. I had a 1980 Suzuki GS400, and he had his mom's 2006 Yamaha Vstar. Went for the ride, then came back down. Got on a straight we use for a local dragstrip sometimes, and decided to play. Halfway through I hit a deer.

Going from 85mph to almost zero does wonders to your body. Thank God I had a good riding jacket on,or the road rash would have been on more than my hands and knee.

Just sucks I almost ripped my left foot off (completely severed both bones, only muscle/skin/tendons were holding it. I'd post pics but too lazy right now LOL.
 
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