Here is why body positioning and all that greatness comes in handy...when your back end comes out on you.

I watched this race and Hacking is one heck of a rider. Part luck, part skill, all awesome. :)

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wow!

awesome :thumbup:

this one is even better...
link to video: http://jalopnik.com/5278282/raffaele-de-rosas-epic-motogp-save

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I agree, Broom!

and again - wow!

that second is is simply...amazing...that is ridiculous.

can someone explain to me how the body positioning saved the guy in the first video or how exactly he manged to get back on lol..im a noob at all this moto gp stuff..thanks

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Wow only a proffesional could do that. Years of riding helped him do that.

that second is is simply...amazing...that is ridiculous.

can someone explain to me how the body positioning saved the guy in the first video or how exactly he manged to get back on lol..im a noob at all this moto gp stuff..thanks
body positioning saved him because once the bike started going out, he most likely drove his left knee into the ground to keep the bike upright and, well if you saw pictures of it, he actually had his forearm on the ground pushing up on the bike as well.

There was a whole lot of luck going on there, but the body position is what was actually made recovery possible. You have bad position, you'd never have a chance of saving something like that.

nice one

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Ahhhhh!! :eek: Does this make anyone get else get tense? Yikes!

That last one would have made me freak out. You are on an actual road, taking flight and then throwing severe headshake into the whole equation. WOW!

think i might've have found a better one...dont think it took much skill then the other recoveries..but this one is pretty interesting nonetheless lol..

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I've seen links to that one before, it's fake; it's from some overseas commercial. Fantastic visual, though. :thumbup:

Alex, you ruin all the fun.

That's my job. :thumbup:

That's my job. :thumbup:

...and you do it well. :rolleyes:

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GO ALEX!! :D

oh wow, really? they got me haha

all nice lol.

ha the guy falling off the back and then getin back on is pretty funny

It kind of makes sense that it is fake. After he got off the bike, it kept altering its movements. It dips left (right visually) then back up right again, and repeats. Once that sucker is rolling on its own, and it dips to a side, it will continue to fall that way until it hits the ground. It would need some kind of steering input to right itself, which of course it didn't have. :)

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bravo, that was cool :thumbup:

Jamie Hacking has skills. It's a shame he hasn't found a ride the last year or two.

Best how-to vid i've seen in a while :D

I'll see your Jamie Hacking save and raise you a Randy Mamola save - one of the best ever!

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(These have been posted before but are great nevertheless)

Cheers,

Jeff

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highside? I think not!

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Those are all incredibly good saves!

So now we know....if you get into a highside...HANG ON. You might be able to save it.

I just don't see how you can get back on the seat without giving the wrong handlebar inputs if you don't have anything to push your feet off of.

The only problem with saving the bike, after a near crash like those, is the squishy feeling in the seat of your leathers.

The only problem with saving the bike, after a near crash like those, is the squishy feeling in the seat of your leathers.

hahahahaha

Those guys have some serious mad skills!!! Very impressive to be able to do what it takes to right those wrongs :thumbup:

Those guys have some serious mad skills!!! Very impressive to be able to do what it takes to right those wrongs :thumbup:

These "rights" only happen on rare occassions. Mamola has some of the wildest crashes in racing (which he didn't save).

These "rights" only happen on rare occassions. Mamola has some of the wildest crashes in racing (which he didn't save).

Yup. Here's Randy with a few good saves and then............

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Why does he look back?

Why does he look back?

No mirrors!

No mirrors!

lol, I got that, but still why at all?

When you are racing you aways want to turn around and look before you're going to crash so you know if someone is going to run you over.

Oh! that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up :thumbup: So he knew at the end he wasnt going to make that corner then?

Kevin, if you watch any racing on TV these guys turn around and look how close the guy is behind them (remember the no mirror post). They try to do it at a safe place on the track but as you can see in the video that isn't always the case. It is stupid to do since the pit board will tell them where they stand but it's hard not to look and see who is behind you and how close they are.

He was looking back to see who was around before he started the big drift, unfortunately the bike didn't understand it was supposed to be a drift and not a pitch...lol If I recall correctly, that year on the Cagiva, Randy wasn't exactly thrilled with the Pirelli tires, thus it became a big smokey drift show at most races as he couldn't run up front for many reasons.

'nuff said

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Luckily, motorcycles are inherantly stable in motion and want to return that way on their own.

Holy crap, I wish the clip started before he lost control.

This one is also pretty amazing in my books...the bike doesn't whip-lash as savagely but it's quite amazing still.

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This one is also pretty amazing in my books...the bike doesn't whip-lash as savagely but it's quite amazing still.

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What do you think he did in order to make that save?

I would love to puff out my chest and give you an an eloquently put answer thus demonstrating my intelligence and in doing so impressing you, a girl ;)
...but I don't know Akima, I can only hazard a guess. I hear not fighting the bike in situations like these is the way to go and perhaps a bit of luck?

^ :rolleyes: ;)

That dude didn't lose control he was just throwing out some drift skills lol.

Just mute the video first.

It's not that amazing, but still, it's amazing.

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How are those saves even possible? (well CZroe explains it... but still!!!)

I think it has a lot to do with having presense of mind to let the bike do what it wants to do when you realize it's gotten out of shape. In that last video, I think he probably removed power from the rear wheel, and also resisted braking so the tire had the best chance of re-gaining grip. While most of us instinctively use braking, which can sometimes make things worse, he just let the bike correct itself. Not always an option when you're in traffic, but it's the perfect response on a track.

While racing ccs super twins at Hartland Park I got to see the guy in front of me almost highside. He kissed his front fender in the process of saving it! I would have bailed! Oh and one lap later he passed me and checked out! Now that is some big balls!!!!!!

While racing ccs super twins at Hartland Park I got to see the guy in front of me almost highside. He kissed his front fender in the process of saving it! I would have bailed! Oh and one lap later he passed me and checked out! Now that is some big balls!!!!!!

"Checked out"?

"Checked out"?

Could he be referring to the 'checkered' flag? :rolleyes:

"Checked out"?

Passed him quickly and kept on going into the distance.

Like when you "check out" and leave a hotel behind. ;)

I guess that's an Americanism then... or a nonakimism at least.

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How are those saves even possible? (well CZroe explains it... but still!!!)

Never give up!

burningscooter: that's amazing! He's got skills.

I guess that's an Americanism then... or a nonakimism at least.

I dunno... I've never heard it before either and only understood because of Alex. Unless you mean "checking in and out" of hotels is an Americanism, in which case, that's news to me.

Sorry guy's must be a midwest racer term! You guys got it rite though! Checking out means he passed you, then out rode you untill he was so far ahead there is no chance of catching him!

Never give up!

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I can't find the video outside of facebook to embed it so her it is anyways:D

Edit:found it

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You have got to be shitting me....

I've almost done done this at over 100mph but alias I can't run that fast so the bike got away from me:(

Looks a bit staged... And is it just me, or does it look like the two other riders deliberatly cross path between him and the bike? It wasn't their racing line, it just looked reckless.

Looks staged to me too, the two other riders could of stayed on the outside or inside. It is a cool video though :)

Could it have been staged? Yes

But that would still require them to crash in a way that the bike went strait and not into the wall. I can't think there would be many attempts to get it right :)

As for the riders swerving. Well from their point of view there trying to predict the path of travel as well as getting on the correct side of the track for the next turn so in an instant the path they took seeming like the best bet.

Don't analyze the video just watch it smile a bit that's what it there for :D

It is fake it was made for a commercial :thumbup:

Could it have been staged? Yes

But that would still require them to crash in a way that the bike went strait and not into the wall. I can't think there would be many attempts to get it right :)

As for the riders swerving. Well from their point of view there trying to predict the path of travel as well as getting on the correct side of the track for the next turn so in an instant the path they took seeming like the best bet.

Don't analyze the video just watch it smile a bit that's what it there for :D

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OMG, these videos are insane!