Author Topic: Back down to earth with a bump. Youtube is the cure for over confidence. (Read 7948 times)

simonm · « **on:** 24 February 2013, 02:21:28 pm »

If you feel you're over confident here is an hour of youtube to bring you down to earth..


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Some are ludicrous to the point of funny, some are gut wrenching. Certainly changes my riding for a day or two. Car drivers and motor bikers can be pillocks in equal measure ;-)

stevierst · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 February 2013, 02:48:02 pm »

I could only watch a few minutes of it, I started to feel a bit sickened.:-[

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simonm · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 February 2013, 02:51:22 pm »

I think you have to face your mortality sometimes and this is a good way to ensure that you're over cautious rather than gung ho.

I really would advise you to watch the first 40 minutes or so.

It does refresh your perspective.

Sorry the content isn't fluffy bunnies ;-)

steeeve66 · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 February 2013, 02:54:53 pm »

shocking the number of cars that just p*ss off after hitting someone

simonm · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:03:10 pm »

Quote from: steeeve66 on 24 February 2013, 02:54:53 pm

shocking the number of cars that just p*ss off after hitting someone

Agreed. Shocking too how many bikers are at fault who don't say sorry or apologise to the people that nearly run them over and just stomp after their bike when they caused the whole accident....

Jacko · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:13:27 pm »

Watched around 15 mins...
Overtaking on junctions or down the nearside seems to be a common theme.

Agree about the amount who just foc off.

simonm · « **Reply #6 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:16:32 pm »

Congrats for nerving up to watch any of it :-P. I watched it to see common themes about things to avoid. Apart from the stupid tourist things on scooters one of the other reoccurring themes was cars/trucks pulling across lanes and the bike simply moving too fast to stop in time or never seeing it coming.

I guess the advice is that in heavy traffic keep your speed down

justy1 · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:17:18 pm »

fazer 600 at 3:46. no one on ere is it?

thats made my arm feel all funny watching that. $:\$

justy1000

Lazarus · « **Reply #8 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:17:38 pm »

some of those are easy to do (target fixation), others are stoopid and the remainder are others being a dick on the road.

fecking LOL'd at the clip at 1hr 08 mins in!!!

simonm · « **Reply #9 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:20:11 pm »

1:06:20 is seriously unfunny.

simonm · « **Reply #10 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:23:26 pm »

Quote from: Lazarus on 24 February 2013, 03:17:38 pm

some of those are easy to do (target fixation), others are stoopid and the remainder are others being a dick on the road.

fecking LOL'd at the clip at 1hr 08 mins in!!!

Hell yah. 1:07:54 to get 6 more seconds of joy.

1:07:37 is funny too.

pilgrim · « **Reply #11 on:** 24 February 2013, 03:45:14 pm »

Just got to 27 mins and had to laugh at the guy who ended up lying on top of the mini van thing

Other than that, up to now, scary

and how far do some of those bikes slide??!?!?

fireblake · « **Reply #12 on:** 24 February 2013, 04:07:32 pm »

If I ever go to Russia I must remember never to filter?

Mickey

Tori · « **Reply #13 on:** 24 February 2013, 05:45:38 pm »

I didn't 'lol' at any of them

I just pitied for their skin, all those bare arms...ouchy! Alot were asking for trouble. Some were very unlucky. There must have been alot of broken bones in there for sure.

chris.biker · « **Reply #14 on:** 24 February 2013, 05:46:07 pm »

09.35 is the time for me, thank fully must of them seem to be happening abroad, frighteningly though they can come straight here and drive.

Bracechenko · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 February 2013, 07:34:23 pm »

Some awful riding, only watched 8 mins but most of them were idiot bikers!

bozboz · « **Reply #16 on:** 24 February 2013, 08:53:53 pm »

Does every cage in Russia have a dash cam?

Dont like viewing this kind of utube vid so 7mins is enough for me!

Lawrence · « **Reply #17 on:** 24 February 2013, 09:38:34 pm »

Dash cams are popular there due to the amount of insurance fraud... people throwing themselves in front of your car for example.

24:03, how lucky was he

Almost followed his bike over the edge.

And

to the one immediately after that one, I bet he was stinging for a while.

chaz · « **Reply #18 on:** 24 February 2013, 11:40:36 pm »

Well thats filled an hour in, makes you think, but 2 minuets on the bike and it will be back to normal?

dock · « **Reply #19 on:** 24 February 2013, 11:47:58 pm »

Just watched 15 mins of this and just realised ive bitten all my nails off. $:\$

Skippernick · « **Reply #20 on:** 25 February 2013, 08:42:54 am »

90% are twats on bikes, 5% look like a lapse of concentration and 5% are very unlucky.

Skippernick · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 February 2013, 02:02:33 pm »

Our very own at 57.05, xlewisbdx i believe.

Lawrence · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 February 2013, 02:24:14 pm »

Quote from: Tori on 24 February 2013, 05:45:38 pm

I didn't 'lol' at any of them

1h 15m 27s should make you

a bit

Dead Eye · « **Reply #23 on:** 25 February 2013, 02:55:13 pm »

Quote from: Skippernick on 25 February 2013, 02:02:33 pm

Our very own at 57.05, xlewisbdx i believe.

Ah legendary, it is as well hahaha

pilgrim · « **Reply #24 on:** 26 February 2013, 03:38:49 pm »

Mostly

But agree 1:06:54

BELL END!!
Last clips funny too