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June 16th, 2015, 08:49 PM
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How NOT To Ride A Demo Bike
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June 16th, 2015, 09:50 PM
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June 16th, 2015, 10:47 PM
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Did he stall and just panic?
*EDIT* Got to the end of the video. Yup. I like his "I couldn't hear the exhaust" explanation in the comments. Even if that WERE true, he had to be able to feel it. He was just too worried about the cars around him, I guess.
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June 16th, 2015, 10:53 PM
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I don't think the guy in front of you stalling forces you to pin the throttle and dump the clutch...
got a good laugh though!
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June 16th, 2015, 11:55 PM
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He said he did a little willy.
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June 17th, 2015, 03:19 AM
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Who's Willy?
 No demo guys coming up the rear? I've always seen them we some one in the back of the group in case something like that happened.
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June 17th, 2015, 04:47 AM
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looks like he stopped for a moment to let the group go to try to launch the bike and it ended poorly for him.
Whatever he did with the switch on the right side may have had an effect here, does the killswitch control power modes on these bikes? Also if you try to re-start an already running bike (this bike is started via killswitch) wouldn't the revs pop up which could help an event like this occur considering he clearly didn't have the clutch in
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June 17th, 2015, 04:51 AM
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I think it should be titled, how to buy a demo bike.
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June 17th, 2015, 05:05 AM
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 so that may have been a factor. The new ZX10R is sweet though. That said, don't buy a demo bike, just get a slightly used bike instead
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June 17th, 2015, 06:50 AM
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What a maroon!
He better get rid of that video or he'll be buying that bike. Better yet, I'd sue Yamaha for leaving him stranded. What happened to his gloves? I love it at the end when he says, "go home, dope myself up some". I think he was doped up at the start.
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June 17th, 2015, 07:28 AM
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Actually, what does happen in a demo ride if you dump the bike like that? Are you liable for the damage, or is it just assumed by the manufacturer that they're taking a risk letting complete strangers ride their bikes?
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June 17th, 2015, 07:40 AM
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I asked that a yr or so ago to my dealer.
I was told personal test rides the person riding bikes insurance is used and demo rides it is the dealerships or event manufacturers insurance. The bikes used on demo days are not owned by dealer, they are brought in for event on semi's. Not sure same all over, but I wouldn't see why not either.
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June 17th, 2015, 09:13 AM
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The last demo ride i went on they told me i was responsible for damage to me and they are responsible for damage to the bike.
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June 17th, 2015, 10:59 AM
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guy in front stalled, then he stalled, then he gave it the goose trying to recover some cool points for stalling and looped it. but it's cool guys, he "ride a double-r" that makes him super badass. because no other bike has used two R's in the designation.
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June 17th, 2015, 12:02 PM
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Call the NHTSA. It has the Toyota unintended acceleration issue.
Gave me chuckle (it's OK since he's not hurt, right?). I thought the bike was pretty easy to ride. It was a tad quiet. Yep. Time for an R6. Last futzed with by algs26; June 17th, 2015 at 04:30 PM. Reason: kelsey grammer |
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June 17th, 2015, 12:02 PM
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The guy has the nerve to actually hang around the dealership and get some free food after wrecking the bike. I would be tucking my tail between my legs and getting the hell out of there, with a ride of shame away.
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June 17th, 2015, 04:09 PM
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June 17th, 2015, 05:24 PM
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That was pure panic, his brain quit working as soon as it said "oh ****, the guy in front of me just stalled"
I would hate to see him panic like that mid curve. |
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June 18th, 2015, 10:41 AM
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I thought he was going to destroy the bike just from his sloppy shifting. He even locked up the tyre at one point during a down shift. I didn't expect the crash!
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July 10th, 2015, 09:34 AM
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So THAT'S why they specifically told us to be careful with the 07 and 09 LOL
Also, fail on the part of the sweeper. dude was totally left behind |
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