TO ALL BIKERS!!

[kliped]

this is to all my fellow riders, remember the dangers of the road everytime you throw your leg over the seat. everyone becareful this summer.

http://www.livevideo.com/video/Maxxi/E737D6A3377A4C66A864957B8E39BE3E/requiem-for-a-biker.aspx

 

[AF1JZ]

Also remember folks as well, WEAR YOUR HELMET!!! Even if your state doesn't require it. Remember, you won't look that cool after your head hits the pavement and well, you get the point.

 

[mkIIIman089]

OT?

 

[kliped]

whoops, yes this should be in the off topic area, mods please move

 

[suprahooked]

I was 1 of them downed bikers at the age of 19 and i am 42 now . I was very lucky to still be here.I hit a car head on at 120 mph and lost 83 pints of blood for over a month along with many other injuries , flat lined it 4 times and spent 10 months in the hospital and 3 months learning to walk again. So be careful out there and never trust other driver. Be Safe

 

[crazysupra2JZ]

damn...my dad got in a bad accident. he has plates in his hips and legs and one leg is an inch shorter than the other now. he stutters when he talks. about the only work he can do now is deliver pizzas. he's lucky to be alive. i'm trying to get him to wear full face helmets instead of the ones that just cover the top of your head...

 

[suprahooked]

damn...my dad got in a bad accident. he has plates in his hips and legs and one leg is an inch shorter than the other now. he stutters when he talks. about the only work he can do now is deliver pizzas. he's lucky to be alive. i'm trying to get him to wear full face helmets instead of the ones that just cover the top of your head...

Full face helmet saved my ass or i would be dead, I compound frutured my arm,broke my pelvis in 30 pieces and lost a nut.,The gas tank crushed and cut me right though lower waist. No head injuries.

 

[Facime]

In the early 90's I had an oncoming car take a left turn in front of me. I hit her broadside at about 35 miles per hour. I destroyed my right ankle and broke both bones in my right arm. I spent 14 days total in the hospital and was in a wheelchair for 6 months.

I was not wearing a helmet. Im lucky to be alive.

Since that accident I have never been the same person. Not just physically but mentally. It took years before I was diagnosed with PTSD.




There is one simple rule I always adopted when I got on my bikes. Imagine that you are invisible. If you ride for any period of time it will probably save your life.

 

[NashMan]

bike's on the stree are dumb get a drit bike that way you will only have to look out for trees and small animles

 

[MassSupra89]

I was 1 of them downed bikers at the age of 19 and i am 42 now . I was very lucky to still be here.I hit a car head on at 120 mph and lost 83 pints of blood for over a month along with many other injuries , flat lined it 4 times and spent 10 months in the hospital and 3 months learning to walk again. So be careful out there and never trust other driver. Be Safe

Holy shit... That must have been a hard time.

There is one simple rule I always adopted when I got on my bikes. Imagine that you are invisible. If you ride for any period of time it will probably save your life.

Yes, invisible, not invincible. Too many riders get on a bike with too much confidence for the first time, I was one of them.


Edit: Just watched the whole video, damn that's brutal.

 

[cnewingham]

I ride an rm250 and the desert isnt all that much safer to be honest but I ride less often. I do agree that it is safer than street but accidents can happen anywhere. I would love to get a street bike but I always ask myself the same question before I buy it, "do I want to watch my kids grow up or do I want to get killed by some idiot not paying attn while driving?" needless to say my 3 girls are more important.

 

[Aaron J Williams]

I have dropped my bike a couple of times, had a rear tire blowout at highway speed, and had a car t-bone me turning left. When I was young I thought helmets were pussy and the wind in your face was what it was all about. I wear a full face helmet now. For me, survival is being ultra aware of my surroundings and trying to anticipate possible traffic threats 1/4 mile ahead of me. My advice is to know your bike well enough that in a danger situation you can react automatically without thinking. Identify possible threats before they are upon you and have a plan ready if they should happen. Don't show off, it's not worth the risk. My brother-in-law slid off a sandy corner on his souped up Harley while racing some other idiots and was paralyzed from the neck down for 3 years until he died. For God's sake NEVER drink and ride! Too many have died or been seriously injured because their idea of a ride is to go bar hopping on bikes. These days I ride mostly rural roads which means more threat from deer at dusk than traffic but I have never relaxed my awareness. Ride safe, ride smart, ride sober and live to watch your kids grow up.

 

[Mk3Jesse]

wow that video is brutal!

 

[Junior]

whenever I'm out on a bike I make a game of pretending that every single car on the road is trying to kill me.

it's abit messed up, but I have fun with it and then I never have a problem when somebody swerves out or tries to dive across 3 lanes to catch an onramp and they clearly didn't see me.

which reminds me, safest lane for a bike is the far outside one, for exactly that reason.

 

[MassSupra89]

which reminds me, safest lane for a bike is the far outside one, for exactly that reason.

You get alot of people who just move into that lane without even glancing, usually they have just gotten on the highway and are already anxious to get in the passing lane before they've even merged on the highway.

I'd ride close to the yellow line when in that lane, and when someone pulled in with no warning you'd be farther away to react when they'd squeeze you between the guardrail, but at least they don't hit you.
That happened to me twice, the second time I was completely calm and just put my tires on the line, I was at about their rear door when they pulled in and I was going faster, I gave it a bit of throttle and got ahead of them, then saw the driver with a shocked look on her face pull back over in my sideview.

 

[AF1JZ]

I've had a lot of people in Jersey where I live that love to slam on their brakes to make a turn. I can within inches of smashing into the back of them before I was able to swerve around them. I was doing about 60 at the time. Fortunatly with the sport bikes is that they will stop on a dime if you use the proper front/rear braking. I have an 06 CBR600rr that is pearl orange. So, I stand out a little more than others.

I like the way that Junior said it and also about being invisible. It'll definitely keep your awareness up.

 

[MassSupra89]

My friend and I had 04 ZX-6R's, they were known for cracking the welds where the exhaust manifold would meet the slip-on, it would fall off and basically become an open header.
My friend's broke twice, and just started riding with the pipe exiting directly under the frame. It was louder than most harley's at anything above 4krpm, and bright green. He didn't go unseen often.

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

I have an 06 CBR600rr that is pearl orange. So, I stand out a little more than others.

We're brothers! :icon_bigg Only mine's black.

Anyway, people still die in cars... bikers aren't the only people that die.

And about being invisible, take that x1000. If someone is at a stop sign/light, they are going to turn out in front of you, get on those brakes. Don't hang out in blind spots, pass people fast, and get off the gas when people pass you. Don't drive in the R side of a lane on a 2 lane road, people will pass you w/ cars coming and not care 1 damn bit.

Oh, and leathers. :icon_bigg

 

[AF1JZ]

Another thing to point out...If someone is riding your ass, suck it up and pull to the side and let them pass.

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

Oh, and finishing watching the video.... The 'clip' that starts at 9:04, thats his own damn fault, period.

Which reminds me, Obey traffic laws too. No passing doesnt only apply to old people in Buicks.