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If the bike is heading over forward, give it gas, if its heading over backwards, let off the gas. Otherwise dont move much and steady as she goes, for a streebike anyway. On dirt, goon it up.
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Jul 31, 2014 21:33
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Interesting example of grabbing a handful and arriving at the scene of the accident already crashed. There's room to swerve to the left, but you'd have to be pretty quick to take it. Backseat internet rider's advice: Maintain three second distance to the vehicle in front of you. Don't look at the car, look at the things the car will react to.
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Jul 31, 2014 21:49
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Ola posted:Interesting example of grabbing a handful and arriving at the scene of the accident already crashed. There's room to swerve to the left, but you'd have to be pretty quick to take it. Slow down when approaching cluster gently caress intersections or just clusterfucks in general.
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Jul 31, 2014 21:53
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Ola posted:Interesting example of grabbing a handful and arriving at the scene of the accident already crashed. There's room to swerve to the left, but you'd have to be pretty quick to take it. My lizard brain saw more room to the right than the left now matter how many times I watched it which is an oh so bad idea. Definitely had plenty of opportunity to see that the intersection was all sorts of hosed up & slow down though.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:00
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According to the youtube comments, the white car that they hit swerved into the opposite lane because he was trying to avoid rear-ending someone else. Talk about making the wrong decision under pressure  When I was learning to drive I got a (probably apocryphal) story about some Australian couple visiting the USA who, on a long drive on an empty road, ended up on the left side of the road out of habit. Another car comes along on the proper side, and swerves onto the shoulder to avoid them...and the Australians panic and also swerve on to the shoulder they're used to going to, and both cars hit head-on. e; I wish it were easier to evaluate how fast people were going in videos. It *looks* like they were going too fast for the road in the video, but that could be because of the wide angle, etc. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Jul 31, 2014 |
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Jul 31, 2014 22:01
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Sagebrush posted:According to the youtube comments, the white car that they hit swerved into the opposite lane because he was trying to avoid rear-ending someone else. Talk about making the wrong decision under pressure
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Jul 31, 2014 22:02
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Watching the Mercedes punt the car in front of the motorcycles out of the way is a hell of a thing.
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Everyone needs some good, healthy fear Ola fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Jul 31, 2014 |
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Jul 31, 2014 22:22
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It didn't look like anyone was speeding in that video, but the guys on the motorcycles were following the cars to closely. Especially with all the traffic in that intersection. There's not really a whole lot you can do when a car suddenly pops into the oncoming lane like that though, and I doubt many people would have fared any better.
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Jul 31, 2014 22:24
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HappyHelmet posted:It didn't look like anyone was speeding in that video, but the guys on the motorcycles were following the cars to closely. Especially with all the traffic in that intersection. There's not really a whole lot you can do when a car suddenly pops into the oncoming lane like that though, and I doubt many people would have fared any better. Yup. I keep catching myself following far too closely, and this is a good reminder to chill the gently caress out.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:03
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Z3n posted:Watching the Mercedes punt the car in front of the motorcycles out of the way is a hell of a thing.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:10
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Maybe I'm some kind of super braker or something but I often follow too closely (because I am a jackass) and had people do similar things in the past; I've never even been close to hitting a car. Or do most people just not have a sense for fuckwits and the areas they congregate? That seemed entirely avoidable to me.Z3n posted:Watching the Mercedes punt the car in front of the motorcycles out of the way is a hell of a thing. Also this.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:13
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HappyHelmet posted:It didn't look like anyone was speeding in that video, but the guys on the motorcycles were following the cars to closely. Especially with all the traffic in that intersection. There's not really a whole lot you can do when a car suddenly pops into the oncoming lane like that though, and I doubt many people would have fared any better. Just because someone isn't speeding doesn't also mean they aren't going too fast for the situation.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:30
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Slavvy posted:Maybe I'm some kind of super braker or something but I often follow too closely (because I am a jackass) and had people do similar things in the past; I've never even been close to hitting a car. Or do most people just not have a sense for fuckwits and the areas they congregate? That seemed entirely avoidable to me. Even if you are a master threshold braker there is a very good reason to maintain large following distances.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:36
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Never, ever ever follow in the wheel tracks of the bike in front. Always make sure you can see his mirrors (so that he knows where you are just in case) and it also gives you an automatic extra 6 feet of braking distance if the absolute worst happens. Knifegrab posted:Just because someone isn't speeding doesn't also mean they aren't going too fast for the situation. Exactly this. There was a junction on the left with a queue of traffic so they should have both been off the throttle and covering the brakes waiting for the inevitable SMIDSY. May or may not have helped given the car they hit was several back in the queue but it might have given them an extra few fractions of a second.
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Jul 31, 2014 23:39
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Schroeder91 posted:How should you handle the bike if you catch air like that? Loose on the handlebars when you come down right? Obviously keep it straight. Pretty sure I jumped over a railroad once going like 80, but didn't catch much air because it was uphill. In my case you accidentally go sideways with it into a tree. Ow.
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Schroeder91 posted:How should you handle the bike if you catch air like that? Loose on the handlebars when you come down right? Obviously keep it straight. Pretty sure I jumped over a railroad once going like 80, but didn't catch much air because it was uphill. When I caught some air over a little tiny bridge that was basically an upside down V I poo poo myself but was also quite surprised with how balanced and not out of control it felt, if that makes any sense.
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Aug 1, 2014 01:44
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Also this was stampeded over by the countersteering  at 21:55
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Aug 1, 2014 01:45
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What silly world is this from that his back tire just slides all over the place like that.
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Aug 1, 2014 02:27
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rotaryfun posted:What silly world is this from that his back tire just slides all over the place like that. you can't hear him downshifting hard? if this is sarcasm i apologize
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Aug 1, 2014 02:41
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rotaryfun posted:What silly world is this from that his back tire just slides all over the place like that. Bulgaria is made out of 95% dust.
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Aug 1, 2014 02:54
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M42 posted:Also this was stampeded over by the countersteering I got into an argument with a coworker whether or not modern bikes can drift like that without slamming on the brakes (After watching the Icon drift battles). I think I need to show him this.
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Deeters posted:I got into an argument with a coworker whether or not modern bikes can drift like that without slamming on the brakes (After watching the Icon drift battles). I think I need to show him this. Yes they can as long as you aren't afraid of highsiding and aren't dumb enough to cut the throttle off.
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Razzled posted:you can't hear him downshifting hard? if this is sarcasm i apologize I was watching it on my phone with the sound off. I was watching his hands though and didn't see any kind of special movement. edit: also after watching I think you don't know what you're talking about... he's not downshifting (except when he goes to turn around), he's just gunning the throttle. Seriously, he looks like he's riding around on the road the same way I ride around gravel roads on a dirt bike. There's no downshifting. rotaryfun fucked around with this message at 12:41 on Aug 1, 2014 |
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Z3n posted:Yup. I keep catching myself following far too closely, and this is a good reminder to chill the gently caress out. Or starting to daydream, think about work, etc. That's what I catch myself doing often enough. That Mercedes driver was complete rear end in a top hat. According to one of the riders in the comments, he didn't enquire to anyone's health, just got out of the car, sat on the curb and lit a cigarette.
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MoraleHazard posted:That Mercedes driver was complete rear end in a top hat. :shock: :awe:
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Aug 1, 2014 20:48
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I so badly want to scoff at this and dismiss it, but holy poo poo.........I want one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RhrBZObdg http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot
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Aug 1, 2014 22:12
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I'm going to go ahead and scoff at all the stupid loving camera tricks obscuring anything useful that video might show.
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I'd be more into it if it had four wheels. But it's probably a 3-wheeler to (not) meet a bunch of crash safety standards.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:I'm going to go ahead and scoff at all the stupid loving camera tricks obscuring anything useful that video might show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGtB3B-Gikc This gives a better view including the motor (170+HP and 1700lbs)
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clutchpuck posted:I'd be more into it if it had four wheels. But it's probably a 3-wheeler to (not) meet a bunch of crash safety standards. Well, yeah. But 1700 pounds and a 2.4l 4 cylinder should make it pretty fun.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I so badly want to scoff at this and dismiss it, but holy poo poo.........I want one I'll scoff at all the marketing buzzwords that could be used to also describe a motorcycle. Now where can I drive one?
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It still looks like it would be fun. I hosed around on a friends Polaris Razor and had a blast, despite it being nothing I'd ever buy myself.
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Aug 1, 2014 22:24
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But can you wheelie it?
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Z3n posted:Well, yeah. But 1700 pounds and a 2.4l 4 cylinder should make it pretty fun. You need a motorcycle license to drive it, which removes the strongest feature the other trikecars have had, which is that the driver may never have tasted the ambrosial nectar of riding at least a safety school's Rebel 250 so they can use the excuse that they don't know it's not really anything like a motorbike. Also it's a loving Cruze Ecotec lump, if anything screams out for a Hyundai 1.6l GDIt or even the Ford 1.0 turbo it's this thing
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Ecotech has a huge aftermarket and is a proven platform.
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Wait, it's got actual seats but you need a bike license? You don't need a bike license to ride a can-am. Or are the rules different in the states somehow? That would unquestionably be registered and treated as a car here, it has seat belts and poo poo. It's interesting, but I don't see how it's better than a car or a bike. Cars handle better and are faster, bikes are less lame and are faster. I don't get it.
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I don't know much about suspension, but isn't that thing rolling a lot? Seems soft and wallowing. Made me want to watch the Top Gear Ariel Atom clip again, which I did.
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In the US you need a motorcycle license to ride a Can-Am. Hilariously, some states let you take the skills test using one. I wonder if it'll actually do the figure eight or not.
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