Photo: Jukin Video
They say all riders will go down at some point. Well, I tend to say such a statement is true, but there's a very big difference as to how will people come off their bikes: the rider or the lolrider way.
This video shows the latter, thankfully with no serious damage to rider or the bike, but with a nasty dent in the ego.
What's even funnier is the fact that this fellow wasn't even speeding like a mad man through the turns. Some say he's coming in a bit too hot, but I do believe he could have negotiated the turn in a really elegant manner, especially as the chap is riding a sport bike.
However, it looks like it was not the speed, but the bad positioning on the road while approaching the bend. Add in the variable turn radius and the setup looks almost perfect for making one more mistake: braking and picking the bike up, instead of leaning and trying to make it through the curve.
As there was no incoming traffic, the rider could have used the opposite lane, too. You can clearly see that he had enough visibility when he decided to pull up, at least enough to think twice. Once more, lolriding with no nasty consequences leaves lolriders with the lesson learned and us with the laughs.
[YOUTUBE=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxq9GxqfW5Q#t=12]
What's even funnier is the fact that this fellow wasn't even speeding like a mad man through the turns. Some say he's coming in a bit too hot, but I do believe he could have negotiated the turn in a really elegant manner, especially as the chap is riding a sport bike.
However, it looks like it was not the speed, but the bad positioning on the road while approaching the bend. Add in the variable turn radius and the setup looks almost perfect for making one more mistake: braking and picking the bike up, instead of leaning and trying to make it through the curve.
As there was no incoming traffic, the rider could have used the opposite lane, too. You can clearly see that he had enough visibility when he decided to pull up, at least enough to think twice. Once more, lolriding with no nasty consequences leaves lolriders with the lesson learned and us with the laughs.
[YOUTUBE=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxq9GxqfW5Q#t=12]
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