Crashing a Buell

[wfocycle]

view # 80000. Wheres my prize

[MrAngryRedneck]

@MrAngryRedneck now that I wrote that I see thats the general consensus

[Drivingeuro]

Hope he didn't get hurt too bad.

[DaToNyOyO]

@Drivingeuro I second that. Look like a nice days riding up to that point.

[Fischize]

did anyone notice the rider was leaning away from the curve??? He would have made the turn easy if he knew how to ride

[vanson1200r]

Was he just wearing a tshirt??

[patterskins42]

Cornered too late And he got on the paint. 

[robj118]

@patterskins42 yeah, that's what I'm seeing. He drifted wide and hit those yellow lines in the road, those are pretty slippery on a bike

[rustysruger]

Like Clint always says:

Man got to know his linitations...

[rustysruger]

"He got too hard on the back brake and slipped the rear, followed by hard front brake which caused him to high side".

The short and honest reason: Too fast for the corner and skill level of rider...

[Durtmang]

@rustysruger yep

[uchi00]

@rustysruger looks like he crossed onto the yellow line. anyone thats got half a brain knows those things dont offer that much grip and he crossed onto it earlier in the video aswell. painted lines = low traction.

[derrarocket]

That was a weird looking crash man hope hes back on 2 wheels again

[F4sSprintST]

no gear, poor body positioning, lines, keeps hitting the yellow

but i'd say he hit the brakes

[F4sSprintST]

no gear, poor body positioning, lines, keeps hitting the yellow

but i'd say he hit the brakes

[drysuitbear]

he hit the lines!!!! stay away

[seapeddler]

I think he sliped on the yellow paint, that likely had vegetable oil pre-applied.

It was an ISD. Improvised slippery device.

[noweirdbeard]

 You gotta stay off the paint.. Its slicker than owl shit.

[Timyzfr1]

dude you should wear the rite gear ( ouch )

[RidingYamaha47]

That is why you wear gear.... Would have been less damage done if he would have been wearing proper riding gear.....

[Maat922]

Rider lost his balls for a split second, tires may have been a little cold, and he needs to get a track day or two under his belt to get laying a bike into a turn a little more down pat. Any of those things will fuck you. A combination of all three, and he's lucky to be alive.

[adrianrubi]

was the bike ok?

[urghthisuserblows]

looks like the rear tire slide on the yellow lines

[norppisi]

Accidents happen, rider just had bad luck :) without using front brakes bike might'v been ok, first instinct is to slow down and then you press front brakes and whops.. oh hello squirrels and other magical forrest creatures

[acidcortex]

You're wrong m8

The problem was a combination of freshly painted yellow line and a rider's mistake.

Rear wheel lost traction for a second, while cutting the double line, the bike twitched a bit, and instead of leaning harder to the right, rider locked the front brake. Played it several times: rear wheel slips on the line, front wheel locks, then slips and bike goes out of control.

Buell has a lot of torque at low rpm, I saw several people crashing in similar circumstances.

[elvishtrainee]

@acidcortex

what a bullshit..^^

simple mistake of the rider..

has nothin to do with the middle line or sth. else..

[jibjibjub]

poor bike.

[saviour82jv]

Just shows you can lose it on the simplest corners if not paying full attention

[shockawenow]

Hey man I hope he is ok. Click on my name I do helmet cam videos too....I hope the guy was riding with his copilot :-) 5 stars rated.

[lucares87]

no protections, really stupid!

You got what you deserved!

[Holdz246]

RETARD....yup man u are sooo cool riding with no gear on!! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!1

[XxNINJA636xX]

Decreasing radius turns will always reveal who the squids are. Instead of counter leaning the bike into corners, try getting the correct form.

Oh and.. GET SOME GEAR!

[Wheelymaniak]

you retard don't wear a T-shirt to be cool but wear leather protecting clothes than you are cool!

[xcephasx]

buells stand up on rear brake in turn.

[jonny459]

get a push bike

[08Street14]

damn i hope he iz ahight

[Alexjoyce1234]

Great protection btw, friggin T-shirt en jeans... :S get some quality gear and take some more lessons...

[huss1462]

yellow lines and back breaks both will put you in to the grass

[howitgarn]

First, if he wants to ride properly, learn to put his feet higher on the pegs, so they aren't scrapping the ground. Also, if you're trying to ride a faster corner, don't tip the bike in and counter-steer it through, try to move with the bike, lean with the bike and not against it.

[enthospex]

i agree on trebor316, yellow lines is a no no. also look at the position of his body he is leaning agaist the bike. look closely as he took those curves. his body should go where the bike is. get to know your bike dude. this is a leason to be learned. get to know your bike. to free the air blow'n. "RIDE HARD LIVE FREE "! take care all.

[tuzlaorg]

Riding above his head.

[trebor316]

watch the crash again. The rear tire slid out when it hit the yellow paint lines. When riding a curve, be aware of the paint cause it is slick compared to the road itself.

[enthospex]

two of my friends almost died on buell. yes im chilled as hell

[enthospex]

ow i use light rear brakes b4 i lean it depends on the rider and speed. Engine, front, lean. me i use Engine, front, slight tap of rear brakes then lean. i use that when im sort out of road. you better try it sometimes and tell me if you feel an inch of drift there. :) just dont over rev. peace Heelz

[enthospex]

i already owned a GSXR1000 that i ride on mostly everyday. im planning to buy a B king this year. i've been riding motorcycle for 15 years also. and i'm a motorcycle mechanic, i test drived every motorycle i fix. don't use foul words, i can tell you love duel. its just my opinion again duell motorcyles are unstable. because of its design. i'd rather use a harly!!! i love HARLY!!! easy driven!!

[usohrd]

ride a bmx next time num nuts

[tarheelz1224]

a man's gotta know his limitations. HEY DUMMY!!! the rear brake doesn't work well on a street bike in the curves....use that technique for panic braking and dirt trails. Spex has to sell a few trikes before he can throw bones on a gsxr

[enthospex]

and one more thing BUELL SUCKS!!!!!! go for Suzuki GSX-R 1000 man.. or the latest suzuki B-KING

[abanyai123]

Good point. I've been riding for 15 years and I NEVER use the rear brake unless I'm in the grass.

Dude, "buell sucks" is something an 11 year old would say. Chill.

[enthospex]

1st use engine braking, 2nd front brakes, 3rd lean. only use rear brakes when you are expert in late braking. you can make your bike Fishtailed but not much don't go over it. it will turn out the way you did it CRASH!!!

[enthospex]

he did'nt use the front brakes early at curve, he used slight pressure on the rear brake he didnt lean much. then when it fishtailed to the left he countered to the right. tire pressure and poor tire performance are some of the cause. even long ride can make us DZ and weak lets say we'll give him a break? my tip? again Roll over when you hit the floor, its better this way.

[blairdeee]

I'm guessing by the constant front wobble the front tire needed replacing. Also wear the gear man! Going for a burger is one thing but hanging on some twisties in a t-shirt is a stupid thing to do.

[tordenskrald]

no surprise at all. but why does someone ride a buell, who uses brakes when cornering (as described above)??

[rpaull3]

actually look again. you can see throughout the entire video the one in front shaking during cornering, it was only a matter of time before he failed. sorry to say.

[Indy4679]

Yeah he was counter-balancing which is all wrong. Thats where his main problem was.

[ezrstl]

A- on the cornering ability. You passed them all but one. He's right, crystal meth will help you ride better.

[14051966]

rubbish video

[kiwibuilt]

Bugger about the bin mate.

Go to the track and learn how to ride your bikes though. Some shocking lines and body position.

Meant to be constructive btw.

Ride safe

[HumbleBum76]

Rather than sit here and post a useless comment like "Haha he wuz learner ryte?" like alot of people seem to be doing..

I hope that guy was okay, i guess it was just a mistake that he couldn't correct fast enough..

[aaronbuell]

it looks like he is leaning against the bike not with it. a new rider mistake he'll learn the more he rides. to bad the bike got totaled.

[sowen010599]

That paint's a little slicker than the pavement. Oops!

[africansinclair]

no confidance in the corners, in the uk we call it 50 pence piece conering. dont have to go fast to crash in a corner, if your brakes are on..

[esfantar12]

for gods sake! use some crystal meth!

it will improve your driving!

[nitraat09]

he's making a high sider

[radiocrash]

front brake yellow line hope he was ok

[pheervegas]

That guy had the worst form I've ever seen on a bike. No skill, no gear. I hope he gave up riding after that.

[groovybiatch]

it was more of a problem of not being confident into the curve thats all

[deskpro05]

front brake on turn?

[eddiegee929]

looks like a great bit of road, pity your mate wasn't good enuff to handle it

[MichaelDRennie]

Those yellow lines are slippery. I think he felt the bike slip and then applied to much brake, especially on the front (if you watch the front it looks like it locked up). Just an amateur mistake, did a lot of things wrong and that's how crashes happen.

[CaliforniaBob]

As a former racer and instructor I have to agree with Michael. Prior to the crash his body position was all wrong. Hope he learned from this experience.

[7adambaxter7]

thats a nice bike man shame, stick to playin golf durt ;) shooter_mcgavin :)

[Durtmang]

cheers m8, was a nice bike...ended up being totaled. Harley Davidson just didnt want to fix it i reckon. There a T shirt floating around that says "streetbikes, because golf is for pussies" when you gonna join the CFH man

[pyrexia2]

i,ve done that!prat

[omegafromalpha]

1: too much speed

2: too much rear brake

3: too much front brake

4: not enough skill

[79nine]

#1 problem was not any of the above. It was lean angle/body position. You see that he comes out of that sweeping left and doesn't countersteer. His speed was ok if he had chnaged his body angle, leaned hard right, and looked well through that turn.

Lesson to be learned: Do all of your braking b4 the turn. Thats what I do.

[pheervegas]

You can brake all the way to the apex of the turn. Its called trail braking.. learn it, it could save your life some day.

[mtblackwell]

@79nine totally agree. throughout the video you can actually see him leaning his body away from the corners. Also, beginners should be very careful when trail braking. People don't realize that you have a very limited amount of available traction, and to divide that traction between cornering and braking forces can be very risky.

[jezuz12345]

@79nine you're 100% right!

[snowscum]

Looked like a down shift slide on the yellow line.

Hope he gets it back on the rode and is ok.

[SauRoNza]

He was running wide all the time, looking at the way he was going over the lines constantly.

A crash was inevitable.

No tankslapper there either, just good old brakes being applied too quickly, and thus picking the bike straight up into the corner.

That being said, we all were n00bs once, and rather go down like that, than into a car or something worse.

[kodiakian]

Glad to hear he's alright and hope the bikes back up and running. Good eye jandjdavis, you have to lean with the bike, not against it (can be hard to do when you're really getting on it). Maybe a bit much of the rear brake in the corner too, looks like the rear slid out. That'll get you (been there)!

[lowmanslyric79]

Ouch. . .

'Least it wasnt' too bad. . .

[RudeNube]

What a dufas, Ride within your limits, The rider got a bit of slide when the rear brake was applied then grabbed WAY TOO MUCH front brake (rookie move)

GET SOME GEAR as well

[buell2001b]

1. he hit the corner too fast for his skill

2. dumbass needs to wear leathers, he is lucky he ddi not run into a tree

3. he needs to get a buell blast and mastre that bike before he goes to a Firebolt.

[rockfish126]

inexperianced rider going too fast, let that be a lesson to you all!!

[BuellMike]

It looks to me like he panics and grabs the front brake as soon as it starts to slip. Seeing as how he wrecks by going flipping the bike over the front wheel.

[swivelchairpatrol]

All i have to say is the he's a dumbass for not wearing any protection (leather jacket, something on the arms) i do hope he is ok. but u have to accept reality when u get on a bike and just not panic. go get some experience before you try to ride the twisties like that. i agree with jandjdavis to a point. anyways i'll stop my little rave.

later all and keep the rubber down

[jandjdavis]

I think his bad riding form had alot to do with that crash as well. He was leaning the bike into the turn while keeping his body upright. If he were scooting his body off the bike and leaning the bike less, he would have had more tire to work with. But, it looks to me like he panicked and grabbed the fronts too hard after sliding the rear. If he does get back on a bike, take him to a large empty parking lot and practice panick stopping.

[flogbag]

Exactly what I thought. He's sitting up straight while leaning the bike into the corner. Seems to be the wrong way round. Was he a beginner?

[Durtmang]

He is OK...dislocated shoulder few bruises...bike has broken swingarm, right side peg, brake lever and mirrors.

[SanchezBuell]

is he ok?

[yeahlikewhatever]

Slipped on the slick yellow line, followed by tankslapper into highside.

Hope he's okay.