So much for not crossing double yellows..

hybridxx · September 17th, 2009, 11:54 PM

Link to original page on YouTube.

maybe they dont have tracks ANYWHERE nearby where they live at??
lol >.>;

Alex · September 18th, 2009, 06:09 AM

edwinmcq · September 18th, 2009, 06:18 AM

There are only so many blind corners you can go into over the line before there is something waiting for you on the other side. I guess hitting those "little" Greek cars head on does hurt as much.

kazam58 · September 18th, 2009, 06:53 AM

Having driven in Europe for a month this summer, this doesn't shock or surprise me at all. Granted, I was driving in Czech, where the drivers are very well known for being suicidal, so my opinion might be a little skewed. However, of the motorcyclists, this is completely typical. And even the guys in Audi's and BMW's or Mercedes love to pass on blind corners. Driving in Europe is a whole nother animal compared to the US. Because there, they're not only crazy in the city, but everywhere, dirt roads, back roads, even just the main two lane routes. The motorcyclists there are even worse than the drivers. They permanently lane split, skip ahead towards the front of traffic at red lights and go at least 20-30 over the limit, everywhere. And flip-flops with shorts? That's typical on the highway. I remember one instance where there were two semi's passing each other ahead of us and we had to slow down, behind us, there was a dude on an R1 coming up real fast. He probably could've braked in time, but no. It was much easier for him to keep going at his +200kmh (I kid you not, he was going at least twice as fast as we were) and he just threw it into the break down lane without even blinking to pass everyone. When it comes to the streets, Europe has gone mad.

zail · September 18th, 2009, 10:06 AM

Don't think you can say that driving is like that in the whole of Europe based on your experience in the Czech Republic.. that would be like me saying that the whole of the US drives like people on I95 on their way to spring break in Miami!

kazam58 · September 18th, 2009, 10:14 AM

I know that the whole of Europe isn't that way, I understand what you're saying and I didn't mean anyone any offense. I was simply throwing my observations out there, specifically those about sportbike riders. Just on my trip into Germany I noticed better drivers in general, or at least safer drivers.
You may have overlooked it, but the second sentence in that post was my disclaimer: "Granted, I was driving in Czech, where the drivers are very well known for being suicidal, so my opinion might be a little skewed."

killerkay3 · September 18th, 2009, 10:26 AM

wow, thats crazy

Justanothermp5 · September 18th, 2009, 11:46 AM

what the heck lol
they almost hit a car at the beginning, imagine just driving through the mountains and then 2 idiots fly around the corner and thru your windshield lol
people these days

tjkamper · September 18th, 2009, 01:02 PM

What! I'm sorry officer. I thought the lines are just the government's opinion on where you should drive.

(That's true in Venezuela)

noche_caliente · September 18th, 2009, 05:24 PM

maybe I'm just not seeing it right, but it seems like he's losing traction quite a bit as well - crazy! Thoug his buddy seemed to be a bit of a better rider...

hybridxx · September 18th, 2009, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

maybe I'm just not seeing it right, but it seems like he's losing traction quite a bit as well - crazy! Thoug his buddy seemed to be a bit of a better rider...

do u mean like at :42? i was thinking the same thing.

k-os · September 18th, 2009, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noche_caliente

maybe I'm just not seeing it right, but it seems like he's losing traction quite a bit as well - crazy! Thoug his buddy seemed to be a bit of a better rider...

Yeah his lines looked way too close to the edge of the road and it looked like his front tire hit and rebounded off it a bit.

Alex · September 18th, 2009, 07:41 PM

It did appear he was catching a few slides along the way.

kkim · September 18th, 2009, 08:06 PM

too much testosterone, not enough brains. guess the word "squid" is a universal one.

addy126 · September 18th, 2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

too much testosterone, not enough brains. guess the word "squid" is a universal one.

fujimumu · September 18th, 2009, 08:32 PM

he did a stoppie at 4:07?

paterick4o8 · September 19th, 2009, 01:09 AM

I'm dont think most riders out there are like that, these are just probably some crazy mofos in general

I wonder if they're even still alive and in one piece to this day..

kkim · September 19th, 2009, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paterick4o8

I wonder if they're even still alive and in one piece to this day..

I'm sure they are alive. God takes care of idiots and babies... and they're no babies.

paterick4o8 · September 19th, 2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

and they're no babies.

hybridxx · September 19th, 2009, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkim

I'm sure they are alive. God takes care of idiots and babies... and they're no babies.

lmao, ive never heard that before, that is genius.
may i use that?

mikedabike64 · September 19th, 2009, 05:14 AM

I must be getting old, that didnt look like fun. That said they can really ride.

kkim · September 19th, 2009, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hybridxx

may i use that?

be my guest... I didn't make that up, so I have no claim to it, though it rings so true.

Sinister · September 19th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Thats one of the more suicidal things i've seen done on the road.

That said i doubt thats their "everyday" riding style. Kinda tasted as trying to show off for the camera.

zail · September 19th, 2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kazam58

I didn't mean anyone any offense.

None taken

Plus your point about the 2nd sentence well made! lol

rustler753 · September 19th, 2009, 11:11 PM

Holy crap, within the first minute he all most lost it on a turn

Apex · September 25th, 2009, 10:51 AM

Too crazy for me. I like to push it a little here and there, but WOW.

zev42 · September 25th, 2009, 11:19 AM

Crazy! The whole time watching that video, I thought they were going to go head-on with a car! Or get squished between two cars!

Unfortunately, I know people like them :-(

rockNroll · September 25th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Looks like a lot of fun to me.

rockNroll · September 25th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Oh, but I don't condone it! Don't anybody do that stuff!!!

Nickds7 · September 25th, 2009, 09:08 PM

Some great traction loss in there. scary crap! I'd be more worried about getting hit by a car. If I saw a guy like that crash, id probably be tempted to kick him, just to add insult to injury.

Jerry · September 25th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Way, way, way worse than driving intoxicated IMO...(not that I condone that, of course)
They are like a couple of guys firing guns out of a moving vehicle on a city street.
Serious danger to society, they should be locked up.

capt_bugaloo · September 25th, 2009, 09:46 PM

I noticed a few commments that "these guys can really ride", etc.
Bullshit. Never mind the oncoming cars, these guys have just plain sloppy riding technique. They look really wobbly through some of those curves.

minuslars · September 26th, 2009, 11:39 AM

Yeah, these guys can't ride. They just use more road (i.e. the wrong side of it) to accommodate their sloppiness. Didn't look like much control there.

Cedilla · October 2nd, 2009, 10:35 PM

I just can't wrap my head around what is going through someones mind as they are getting a knee down on a blind corner, right smack in the middle of the wrong lane, on a busy road. How do you do that so many times without dieing, it just defies logic?

The type of riding they are doing, would be best left to video games.IMO Its like they are playing russian roulette, with unwilling motorist.

istreefitty · October 2nd, 2009, 11:12 PM

my wife watched that and hit me...?!?!?!?! Talk about ruining it for everyone.

BTW I would never even remotely think about doing that

September 17th, 2009, 11:54 PM	#1
hybridxx ninjette.org member Name: Rodrigo Location: SoCal Inland Empire Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): Someday.. Posts: 203	So much for not crossing double yellows.. Link to original page on YouTube. maybe they dont have tracks ANYWHERE nearby where they live at?? lol >.>;

September 18th, 2009, 06:09 AM	#2
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September 18th, 2009, 06:18 AM	#3
edwinmcq ninjette.org member Name: Ed Location: Washington DC Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 157	There are only so many blind corners you can go into over the line before there is something waiting for you on the other side. I guess hitting those "little" Greek cars head on does hurt as much. __________________________________________________ www.edmcqueen.com

September 18th, 2009, 06:53 AM	#4
kazam58 Sarcasm: Yea that'll work Name: Andy Location: Essex Jct, VT Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 330	Having driven in Europe for a month this summer, this doesn't shock or surprise me at all. Granted, I was driving in Czech, where the drivers are very well known for being suicidal, so my opinion might be a little skewed. However, of the motorcyclists, this is completely typical. And even the guys in Audi's and BMW's or Mercedes love to pass on blind corners. Driving in Europe is a whole nother animal compared to the US. Because there, they're not only crazy in the city, but everywhere, dirt roads, back roads, even just the main two lane routes. The motorcyclists there are even worse than the drivers. They permanently lane split, skip ahead towards the front of traffic at red lights and go at least 20-30 over the limit, everywhere. And flip-flops with shorts? That's typical on the highway. I remember one instance where there were two semi's passing each other ahead of us and we had to slow down, behind us, there was a dude on an R1 coming up real fast. He probably could've braked in time, but no. It was much easier for him to keep going at his +200kmh (I kid you not, he was going at least twice as fast as we were) and he just threw it into the break down lane without even blinking to pass everyone. When it comes to the streets, Europe has gone mad. __________________________________________________ '08 Blue - Seat Cowl - A-Tech CF Fender Elim - Zartan's Exhaust Hanger - Dynojet Kit - Drilled Slides - Snorkel Removed - K&N Drop In Air Filter - Tech Spec Grips - Sportisi Windscreen & VR Exhaust

September 18th, 2009, 10:06 AM	#5
zail ninjette.org member Name: zail Location: Bristol, UK Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250r Posts: 156	Don't think you can say that driving is like that in the whole of Europe based on your experience in the Czech Republic.. that would be like me saying that the whole of the US drives like people on I95 on their way to spring break in Miami! __________________________________________________ Bristol, UK - R&G Tail Tidy, Exhaust Hanger, Bar ends & Crash Protectors, Skidmarx Hugger & Double Bubble, SW motech mirror extenders, Scorpion Exhaust, Cycle Control levers & Rearset Adjusters

September 18th, 2009, 10:14 AM	#6
kazam58 Sarcasm: Yea that'll work Name: Andy Location: Essex Jct, VT Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 330	I know that the whole of Europe isn't that way, I understand what you're saying and I didn't mean anyone any offense. I was simply throwing my observations out there, specifically those about sportbike riders. Just on my trip into Germany I noticed better drivers in general, or at least safer drivers. You may have overlooked it, but the second sentence in that post was my disclaimer: "Granted, I was driving in Czech, where the drivers are very well known for being suicidal, so my opinion might be a little skewed." __________________________________________________ '08 Blue - Seat Cowl - A-Tech CF Fender Elim - Zartan's Exhaust Hanger - Dynojet Kit - Drilled Slides - Snorkel Removed - K&N Drop In Air Filter - Tech Spec Grips - Sportisi Windscreen & VR Exhaust

September 18th, 2009, 10:26 AM	#7
killerkay3 =°°= Name: Imran Location: Bergen County, NJ Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Yamaha R6 / 2008 Green Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 103	wow, thats crazy

September 18th, 2009, 11:46 AM	#8
Justanothermp5 ninjette.org member Name: Simon Location: Linden, NC Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 81	what the heck lol they almost hit a car at the beginning, imagine just driving through the mountains and then 2 idiots fly around the corner and thru your windshield lol people these days __________________________________________________ Woodcraft~Area P~Zero Gravity~Dynojet~DDM Custom Paint by- ME

September 18th, 2009, 01:02 PM	#9
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noche_caliente ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Kim Location: mundo de ensueño Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 250 Posts: A lot.	maybe I'm just not seeing it right, but it seems like he's losing traction quite a bit as well - crazy! Thoug his buddy seemed to be a bit of a better rider... __________________________________________________ Progrip tank pad, blue rim stripes, blue Pazzos, Roaring Toyz lowering kit, Puig DB in dark smoke, Cortech sport tail, super mini tank, and saddlebags, OES swingarm spools and Intuitive frame sliders

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September 18th, 2009, 08:06 PM	#14
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	too much testosterone, not enough brains. guess the word "squid" is a universal one.

September 18th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#16
fujimumu ninjette.org member Name: Kensai Location: New Jersey Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): Blue 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 103	he did a stoppie at 4:07?

September 19th, 2009, 01:09 AM	#17
paterick4o8 ninjette.org sage Name: patricK Location: San Jose, CA--BAY AREA! Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 blue 250R [sold]. '09 lime ZX-6R [stolen :( ]. '06 blue 636. Posts: 918	I'm dont think most riders out there are like that, these are just probably some crazy mofos in general I wonder if they're even still alive and in one piece to this day..

September 19th, 2009, 05:14 AM	#21
mikedabike64 ninjette.org guru Name: mike Location: jackson, nj Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 Posts: 271	I must be getting old, that didnt look like fun. That said they can really ride.

September 19th, 2009, 12:26 PM	#23
Sinister nub Name: Adam Location: PA Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 zx-14 Posts: 142	Thats one of the more suicidal things i've seen done on the road. That said i doubt thats their "everyday" riding style. Kinda tasted as trying to show off for the camera.

September 19th, 2009, 11:11 PM	#25
rustler753 ninjette.org member Name: Mike Location: Boulder, CO Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09' Ninja 250 (SOLD); 00' CBR 929RR Posts: 133	Holy crap, within the first minute he all most lost it on a turn

September 25th, 2009, 10:51 AM	#26
Apex Livin' the Minimoto Life Name: Mark Location: Riding around in TX Join Date: Mar 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2022 Honda Navi, 2018 Z-125 Pro Posts: A lot.	Too crazy for me. I like to push it a little here and there, but WOW. __________________________________________________ --- My IG Page --- My FB page! --- 2022 Honda Navi && 2018 Z-125 Pro

September 25th, 2009, 11:19 AM	#27
zev42 ninjette.org member Name: Michelle Location: Covina, CA Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250R Posts: 89	Crazy! The whole time watching that video, I thought they were going to go head-on with a car! Or get squished between two cars! Unfortunately, I know people like them :-(

September 25th, 2009, 03:17 PM	#28
rockNroll . Name: rock Location: greenville, south carolina Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): black Posts: A lot.	Looks like a lot of fun to me.

September 25th, 2009, 09:08 PM	#30
Nickds7 ninjette.org guru Name: Nick Location: Sacramento, California. Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r Posts: 379	Some great traction loss in there. scary crap! I'd be more worried about getting hit by a car. If I saw a guy like that crash, id probably be tempted to kick him, just to add insult to injury.

September 25th, 2009, 09:21 PM	#31
Jerry ninjette.org member Name: Jerry Location: California Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250 Posts: 178	Way, way, way worse than driving intoxicated IMO...(not that I condone that, of course) They are like a couple of guys firing guns out of a moving vehicle on a city street. Serious danger to society, they should be locked up.

September 25th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#32
capt_bugaloo motorcycle rider Name: Bruce Location: Victoria, BC Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver) Posts: A lot.	I noticed a few commments that "these guys can really ride", etc. Bullshit. Never mind the oncoming cars, these guys have just plain sloppy riding technique. They look really wobbly through some of those curves. __________________________________________________ '14 Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom (silver)

September 26th, 2009, 11:39 AM	#33
minuslars ninjette.org member Name: Arthur Location: NoVA Join Date: Jun 2009 Motorcycle(s): '03 EX250 Posts: 134	Yeah, these guys can't ride. They just use more road (i.e. the wrong side of it) to accommodate their sloppiness. Didn't look like much control there.

October 2nd, 2009, 10:35 PM	#34
Cedilla ninjette.org sage Name: Chris Location: Huntsville, AL Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250 (sold) Posts: 755	I just can't wrap my head around what is going through someones mind as they are getting a knee down on a blind corner, right smack in the middle of the wrong lane, on a busy road. How do you do that so many times without dieing, it just defies logic? The type of riding they are doing, would be best left to video games.IMO Its like they are playing russian roulette, with unwilling motorist.

October 2nd, 2009, 11:12 PM	#35
istreefitty sir posts a lot Name: michael Location: HI Join Date: Jul 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Black 250R Posts: 267	my wife watched that and hit me...?!?!?!?! Talk about ruining it for everyone. BTW I would never even remotely think about doing that __________________________________________________ A girl walks into a bar and orders a "double entendre" So the bartender gave it to her "once you go black, you never go back."

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