If You Feel Bad About Your Riding Skills Watch This!

Cringeworthy riding there. That was tough to watch. Every time he crossed over the double yellow I was expecting something very bad to happen.
 
The dragon is a lot longer than one thinks! You can tell he can't focus at that intensity for very long as his cornering just gets progressively worse. I've driven that several times when I was just tired and by the end I was begging for a road somewhere in Kansas, flat and straight! Know your limits guys, and gals, and know when to take a break and just soak that scenery in.
 
Wow... I was freaking out when he went white line to white line on one of the turns.
Just makes me glad I know my limits and that I took the MSF course. Also glad that the only thing he appears to have hurt was his pride and his bike.
 
Looks like an older fella (like my age) who spent time on cruisers riding weekends on straight roads and never really had to lean and countersteer. Riding a cruiser, a lot of people get used to using the back brake too much and the front brake too little. Just got a sport bike and isn't used to the ergonomics. Didn't take his MSF course, or if he did it's all the experience he has beyond what I mentioned above. He sight locked on every single turn, so it was just a matter of time before he ate it. In this case, about 9 minutes lol.

I went through a big learning curve when I bought the 1098. I'd spent the last 10 years on a Triumph America and though I had a Monster in the past the 1098 was the first true sportbike I'd owned. The difference was/is I have 20 or so years on bikes and made it a point to take it slow. I spent the first 2 weeks going back and practicing all the maneuvers from the MSF course in a parking lot. There are still things I won't attempt on the Duc until I get a couple of track days under me.
 
There were plenty of times where if there was an oncoming car or bike, he would've been clobbered. I'm just happy he dropped his bike in the grass, it saved his dumbass
 
OMFG!!!! I think the only line he knows anything about is the one he bunged up his nose before the crash, probably washed down with a quart of whiskey... if not then I fail to comprehend... why, just why???
 
At first I thought the bike might have stalled, but I think he just cut the throttle and buggered up.

Time for some lessons I think.
 
Well as someone who is a new rider myself (about a year and a half), and who is also a bit crazy. I can honestly say this guy may have a death wish. going to fast into corners that he has to hit the breaks and go wide. Passing on blind turns. Nuts. I only got 3 minutes in before I had to turn it off.
 
Dude this guy needs to slow the eff down and practice how to take turns properly.

This guy was passed dem yeller lines like crazy, good thing he isn't in Texas where some old man will cut you off cause of that!
 
Wow! That was hard to watch. Who taught this dude to go into corners like that? I'm surprised he got that far before biting it. I'da been scaring the 'ish outta myself on each one of those turns if I rode like that. I'm no expert at all but dayum, that's just some terrible riding. For real @captf it does look like he watched twist of the wrist but TOTRII teaches you WAAAY better than that! I was REALLY scared for him as he kept going! I just knew he was gonna say "Whoa! This is too much for me! Lemme hop off this until I'm ready or at least slow down." He was coming to almost complete stops in the apex of alot of those turns! ...my heart!!
 
I found a couple guys on youtube that crash repeatedly...for stupid reasons too, and I wonder if they should even be on a motorcycle. =P
 
This guy clearly didn't know the road he was on, he also doesn't know how to take a new corner - taking corners too hot, and powering round when he thinks the bend is going to open up (the reason he kept running wide).

Notice how he keeps looking back after he passes bikers? I think this guy thinks he was a bit of a hero, but there's nothing heroic about riding beyond your capability to look cool.

It's unfortunate to see people like this.
 
BluePixel said:
What sort of mandatory training do you need to complete before jumping on a motorcycle in the US?
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As far as I know, at least in my state, there aren't any training requirements. Though the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course is big here, it is not required. The only requirement is that you are of age and able to pass the test that is given at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) before being licensed. From what I hear, the motorcycle license test isn't all too difficult if you have an inkling of what you are doing. Tests and exceptions differ from state to state, though. If you take a certified course like the MSF, you may be able to bypass the DMV test depending on your state of residence.
 
MsRandomnS said:
As far as I know, at least in my state, there aren't any training requirements. Though the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course is big here, it is not required. The only requirement is that you are of age and able to pass the test that is given at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) before being licensed. From what I hear, the motorcycle license test isn't all too difficult if you have an inkling of what you are doing. Tests and exceptions differ from state to state, though. If you take a certified course like the MSF, you may be able to bypass the DMV test depending on your state of residence.
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So quite a bit different to what we have to go through in the UK to get on a motorcycle.
 
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