"This guy merged onto the I-80E (Sacramento, CA) on his motorcycle as we were driving in the fast lane. As he merged, his bike would shake and wobble. He sometimes would only have one hand on the handle bars while it was shaking!! We couldn't figure out why it was shaking, but we noticed it would only do it once he hit high speeds. We paced him for 5-10 miles after watching him "almost" loose control (about 5 or 6 times), so I got my phone out, thinking "its only a matter of time before he crashes" and I wanted the video as evidence in case anyone else got hurt. Sure enough the very moment I get my phone out, happens to be the time he loses control. We pulled over immediately.....called 911, and help the man (and his bike) off to the side of the road as quickly as possible. He did walk over to the right shoulder by himself. His face was really mashed up (his nose looked broken) and arms covered in blood. Crazy road rash!!! I still wonder how he's doing :(
Oh, and the sirens you hear in the background aren't because he's being chased by the cops....my kids were watching peppa pig.....it was just a coincidence ;) ..."
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11 Comments
eric3579TWO HANDS!
newtboyAlmost pulled off the elusive motorcycle 360.....almost.
MordhausSoooo much road rash
ForgedRealitysays...He's squidding too. Fuckin dumbass. I bet he wears gear from here on out.
HugeJerksays...Speed Wobbles... aka Tank Slapper. Usually caused by having the steering stem too loose, resulting in no dampening. Then all you need is the right speed and a gust of wind or a shift in your weight to trigger it.
This guy was stupid to continue riding at speed after having experienced the wobbles.
littledragon_79Fucking painful to watch. Leathers...yeah.
Jinxsays...That's one way to remove unwanted tats.
ChaosEngineTalked to a mate of mine who rides bikes about this a few years ago:
"Don't the leathers get really hot?"
"Well, would you rather sit in a hot room or take a belt sander to skin?"
"point taken"
He's squidding too. Fuckin dumbass. I bet he wears gear from here on out.
shagen454Unfortunately, it sounds like he deserved that and is lucky he didn't hurt anyone else.
transmorphersays...Good advocacy for a fully closed helmet that covers your whole face (among other gear)
That really did not look good.
bitterbugI saw a picture of a guy whose lower jaw had been torn off sitting in Emergency. There was nothing to put back.
I'd never wear any less than a full-face helmet after seeing that.
Good advocacy for a fully closed helmet that covers your whole face (among other gear)
That really did not look good.
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