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| TVL65 | | Set |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 98 | | Location | : | wayne, NJ, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 14:16 Post title : "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net | | | It sure looks like a Thunderbird, not sure though.
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| TVL65 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 98 | | Location | : | wayne, NJ, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 14:18 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: TVL65) | | | My Bad, its not a Thunderbird.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 14:22 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: TVL65) | | | Nasty. TBA by looks of it but not totally sure. Not TBird.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| mjgt | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/09/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,201 | | Location | : | North Somerset, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 14:36 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mat1600) | | | Not a bird but a nasty thing to happen, some of the roads in south wales are just like that, and yes some of the sports bike riders ride like that.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 14:40 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mjgt) | | | This sounds like it's in the US so this bloke is to blame.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,997 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 15:29 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mat1600) | | | I was wondering what country this was but no matter this is a good example of target fixation. Both riders had more room. I'm not bashing these guys because you never know whats going to happen unless you're in that position.
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| Smitty | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 996 | | Location | : | Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 20:51 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: Linkdog) | | | Looks and sounds a bit like Australia, with the "Fark" "Fark" "Fark" and a couple of "you right mate" thrown in there.
And we see that type of riding a lot over here. Guys getting their ambition confused with their ability and running wide on corner exit.
The numpty on the red bike had no lean angle through the corner and then at the last second tried to turn the bars to avoid the impact.
Unfortunately while our system teaches newbies how to pass a licence test instead of how to ride a bike, this will continue to happen.
| Cheers Smitty 
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| RC65 | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/05/2011 | | Posts | : | 679 | | Location | : | Redmond, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 20:55 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
This sounds like it's in the US so this bloke is to blame. |
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I doubt it's the U.S. since the videoing driver is driving on the leftside lane (unless he was doing it as a stunt, then deserves the hit he took...but I don't get the impression it's a stunt by the video). Looks like the other rider took his turn waayy too wide.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 21:08 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: RC65) | | | Smitty is right. I just looked up the original web hosting and it says Aus. The sports bike went wide.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,729 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 21:51 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mat1600) | | | Yeah, the sportbike went wide. You can see it if you go frame by frame when i first comes into view and he's on the other side then crosses into the harley's lane. (or whatever that bike is) Plus if the other guy was at fault i think thier reactions would have been opposite.
In any case that video is one of my worse fears in the twisties and watching it makes me sick to my stomach.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 22:14 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: daz) | | | Me too. I do tend to go on the slow side if I cant see what's coming. At least I have the choice to leap to freedom. More fun can be had when the road ahead is in full view.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| surfing72 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/03/2012 | | Posts | : | 483 | | Location | : | Nth, New South Wales, Australia |
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| | Posted : 04 May 2013 - 23:03 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mat1600) | | | I remember being first on the seen at a similar accident years ago in the bush when riding dirt bikes. My mate was covered in blood and was saying his groin was hurting. I took a look at it for him as mates do. What do you know? His ball sack was torn open and one nut was missing - OUCH!! Needless to say what his nick name was from that point on
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,573 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 05:13 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: surfing72) | | | Thanks for that ditty Dan
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,729 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 05:57 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
Me too. I do tend to go on the slow side if I cant see what's coming. At least I have the choice to leap to freedom. More fun can be had when the road ahead is in full view. |
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Yep. I think the biggest reason for twisties mishaps are blind corners. I always treat them with the respect they deserve, which means never take a blind corner faster than you know you can react if it's sharper than you expect. I learned that years ago when i hit a blind curve at a speed that turned out to be faster than was possible once i saw it became sharper than i expected. I went a bit into the oncoming lane but was lucky no one was in it. that scared me enough that I never did that again since and it's always on my mind when in the twisties.
Dan....too much info......
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| magpie | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,507 | | Location | : | NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 07:05 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: surfing72) | | |
Well.....what was it ?
Magpie
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| surfing72 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 20/03/2012 | | Posts | : | 483 | | Location | : | Nth, New South Wales, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 08:08 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: magpie) | | |
magpie wrote:
Well.....what was it ?
Magpie
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The man remained "1 nut" for the rest of his high school days and some. Horrible on the day but a good laugh years later....well for me any way - I've still got both my nuts.......
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| GerPa | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 11:15 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: Leethal) | | |
Oi Lee
I reckon there is a fair chance that looks a lot like it might be Mt Cootha the width of the road, the tall trees, & unbroken white line. What do you think
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| AleXL4 | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 17/09/2012 | | Posts | : | 571 | | Location | : | Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 13:59 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: GerPa) | | | Hey Gerry,
Also looks alot like the Mt Nebo, Mt Glorious Route out of Brisbane. 
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| GerPa | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 05 May 2013 - 20:11 Post title : Re: "Biker Confused Vid" at Streetfire.net (Re: AleXL4) | | |
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Hey Gerry,
Also looks alot like the Mt Nebo, Mt Glorious Route out of Brisbane.
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Hi Alex
Matt said He checked on the origin of the video and it was Australian, and Yes I reckon that's more like it rather than Mt Cootha, Have only ridden it once and as soon as I saw the Video I thought Ummmmmmmm, I reckon I have ridden that road.
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