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[RideApart] - Video - Watch a Harley Rider Try, and Fail, to Show Off

Video - Watch a Harley Rider Try, and Fail, to Show Off

Sometimes the price of glory is a new gas tank and a few bruises to the ego

A lot can be said about Harlistas and their sometimes neurotic loyalty to Harley-Davidson. Between pimped out bikes with tacky neons and orange-and-black paraphernalia, the brand barely needs to invest in marketing with all the exposure it*gets from its buyers. Normally the showing off part is limited to making a lot of noise and sporting their favorite colors. Not all H-D riders keep a low profile though, and sometimes being a showoff can leave a few bruises, both on the ego and on the bike.

I SEE: 8 Ways To Miserably Fail at Loading a Bike

It's hard not to want to show off a little when you're on a bike and you very obviously have an audience. That's exactly what happened to this guy from down under riding on his Harley. A car full of guys cheering him on was all he needed to rev up the engine while waiting at a stop light, with the promise of a spectacular take off.

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Except things didn't exactly go as planned. With all eyes—and cellphone cameras— on him, the guy twisted the throttle and for some obscure reason, lost control, hit the curb, and sent his silver Harley tumbling on the concrete median. I cringe, you cringe, we all cringe—the inflated ego just got poked by a needle and the blow up is spectacular.

EVERYWHERE: Rider Arrested After Posting Video of Chase

Nobody understands what happened, not even the guys in the cars whose reactions add to the pain of the pathetic show.* As you'll witness in the video, the take isn't even that flashy, which could have potentially justified the end result.

On the bright side, the guy doesn't look hurt and he'll eventually be able to laugh about it. If you're going to put on a show, you must be willing to take the hit if you fail.

Source: Daily Mail

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