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[Savedatmoney]

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[ThomOsborneMD]

Can’t wait to see the go fund me his family posts when he “tragically dies in an accident “

 

[CornHub]

Natural selection will take over soon enough.

 

[Tyneb23]

 

[tman87]

I'm not watching that. I am lucky to be alive after a motorcycle crash last summer (2022).

I will explain for context. Never had a crotch rocket, have ridden ones my friends had quite a few times over the years. Mostly had cruiser bikes (not fatty bagger bikes FWIW), which are fast enough in their own right. But anyway, I had sold my bike last year, but upon watching the trailer for the upcoming Top Gun Maverick, then watching the original Top Gun in May before the new Top Gun came out, I realized I always kinda wondered what kind of bike Cruise was riding in the original Top Gun. Google searching led me to the answer, and I knew I didn't want a sit really low stretched out true crotch rocket. But that led me to "cafe racer" bikes.

Upon lots of google searching, I found one I really liked - a 2022 Honda CB 1000R. Not the CBR 1000R, which is the true crotch rocket, but a bit more relaxed (just a bit) version. But those bikes are hard to come by, rare to find one in a bike dealership. I found one down in Vegas and was seriously thinking about buying it, flying to Vegas, then riding it home. Then I thought, for shits and giggles, I will just check the local Honda dealership - thinking not a chance they had one on their showroom floor. Well, they just got a new one in, the day before I checked. I got it for several grand cheaper than what the Vegas dealership was asking. So I bought it.

Skipping ahead - the bike is a rocket. 160 mph pretty easily, and so quickly that your eyelids are peeled back. Having ridden almost my entire life, I dug into it pretty quickly. Adrenaline rush type of stuff.

So mid July 2022, I took it for a ride a little before dusk. Not a hard ride, more relaxed, but with bikes like that you always want to hit the throttle some. I was on an out of town, low travelled, oil road. Not hitting it hard, coming up on a fairly tight corner so slowing down. Then a deer runs in front of me right before the tight corner. I was already slowing, instinct kicked in, I swerved and missed the deer, and right as the corner started. There was good sized hump in the oil road (I measured it later at a 4" hump). So not only did I swerve going 45 or 50, right before a corner, but a hump was there which got me even further off kilter. I ended up in the opposite ditch, which was steep and had very tall grass, but was riding out of it. I did not know, or have time to know, there was a big irrigation ditch and 12" cast iron pipe sticking up. It was in tall grass, so you couldn't see it anyway. I was almost out of the ditch when I hit the pipe, which I don't remember hitting.

I was wearing a helmet and riding jacket, but no riding gloves (which I usually wear). IDK how long I was out, but someone found me laying in the middle of the road. My bike was in two pieces, at least 50 feet down in the ditch. My helmet was smashed pretty good. An ambulance came and and I was taken to the hospital. My riding coat was thrashed. Since I was wearing no riding gloves, my hands were in bad shape. My legs, ankles, and back was road rashed something horrible. My riding coat torn to bits.

No broken bones, somehow. Severe head trauma, which took me about 6 months to get over, and I still don't think I process things quite as quickly as normal (I am one sharp mofo usually 🙂.

But I didn't die, get any broken bones, or anything but some nasty road rash and bad concussion. That bike still sits in two pieces outside of my garage right now. 13K down the tubes. But it could have been FAR worse. Ergo - me not wanting to watch the video the OP posted.

 

[LoudHogRider]

I'm not watching that. I am lucky to be alive after a motorcycle crash last summer (2022).

I will explain for context. Never had a crotch rocket, have ridden ones my friends had quite a few times over the years. Mostly had cruiser bikes (not fatty bagger bikes FWIW), which are fast enough in their own right. But anyway, I had sold my bike last year, but upon watching the trailer for the upcoming Top Gun Maverick, then watching the original Top Gun in May before the new Top Gun came out, I realized I always kinda wondered what kind of bike Cruise was riding in the original Top Gun. Google searching led me to the answer, and I knew I didn't want a sit really low stretched out true crotch rocket. But that led me to "cafe racer" bikes.

Upon lots of google searching, I found one I really liked - a 2022 Honda CB 1000R. Not the CBR 1000R, which is the true crotch rocket, but a bit more relaxed (just a bit) version. But those bikes are hard to come by, rare to find one in a bike dealership. I found one down in Vegas and was seriously thinking about buying it, flying to Vegas, then riding it home. Then I thought, for shits and giggles, I will just check the local Honda dealership - thinking not a chance they had one on their showroom floor. Well, they just got a new one in, the day before I checked. I got it for several grand cheaper than what the Vegas dealership was asking. So I bought it.

Skipping ahead - the bike is a rocket. 160 mph pretty easily, and so quickly that your eyelids are peeled back. Having ridden almost my entire life, I dug into it pretty quickly. Adrenaline rush type of stuff.

So mid July 2022, I took it for a ride a little before dusk. Not a hard ride, more relaxed, but with bikes like that you always want to hit the throttle some. I was on an out of town, low travelled, oil road. Not hitting it hard, coming up on a fairly tight corner so slowing down. Then a deer runs in front of me right before the tight corner. I was already slowing, instinct kicked in, I swerved and missed the deer, and right as the corner started. There was good sized hump in the oil road (I measured it later at a 4" hump). So not only did I swerve going 45 or 50, right before a corner, but a hump was there which got me even further off kilter. I ended up in the opposite ditch, which was steep and had very tall grass, but was riding out of it. I did not know, or have time to know, there was a big irrigation ditch and 12" cast iron pipe sticking up. It was in tall grass, so you couldn't see it anyway. I was almost out of the ditch when I hit the pipe, which I don't remember hitting.

I was wearing a helmet and riding jacket, but no riding gloves (which I usually wear). IDK how long I was out, but someone found me laying in the middle of the road. My bike was in two pieces, at least 50 feet down in the ditch. My helmet was smashed pretty good. An ambulance came and and I was taken to the hospital. My riding coat was thrashed. Since I was wearing no riding gloves, my hands were in bad shape. My legs, ankles, and back was road rashed something horrible. My riding coat torn to bits.

No broken bones, somehow. Severe head trauma, which took me about 6 months to get over, and I still don't think I process things quite as quickly as normal (I am one sharp mofo usually 🙂.

But I didn't die, get any broken bones, or anything but some nasty road rash and bad concussion. That bike still sits in two pieces outside of my garage right now. 13K down the tubes. But it could have been FAR worse. Ergo - me not wanting to watch the video the OP posted.

Full disclosure: I was a former motorcycle dealer. As a standing practice, whenever we sold one of our "high end" crotch rockets, I always insisted that the buyer (usually a young male) agreed to take the Motor Safety Foundation course, on us. If their parents were along, getting the affirmation was easier.

Why did I do it? Simply put - seeing guys smeared along the highway on the evening news was bad for business. And I presented it as such, along with the pitch that we wanted them to be a customer for life ... a long and healthy life.

I'm glad you survived your ordeal. Truly am. You got lucky, amigo. Very, very lucky.

 

[Mavsker]

Pretty sure I almost killed someone who was doing this

Was driving back to Omaha from Lincoln, in the middle lane on I-80. I'd just gone over a hill and was descending when I decided I wanted to get in the right lane. Looked back and in my passenger side view mirror, was about to turn on my turn signal to change to the right lane. For whatever reason I hesitated, and about 2 seconds later this crotch rocket passed me at about 150 on my right. When I looked in my side view mirror he wasn't there because he was still ascending the hill.

Had me pretty shook ngl. Can't stand people who do this.

 

[tman87]

Full disclosure: I was a former motorcycle dealer. As a standing practice, whenever we sold one of our "high end" crotch rockets, I always insisted that the buyer (usually a young male) agreed to take the Motor Safety Foundation course, on us. If their parents were along, getting the affirmation was easier.

Why did I do it? Simply put - seeing guys smeared along the highway on the evening news was bad for business. And I presented it as such, along with the pitch that we wanted them to be a customer for life ... a long and healthy life.

I'm glad you survived your ordeal. Truly am. You got lucky, amigo. Very, very lucky.

I bet being a motorcycle dealer was fun! That is really awesome that you would foot the bill on the safety course. I am agree that most of the people buying a high end crotch rocket would be younger males. I did know a female in the mid 90's that rode a crotch rocket, actually dated her for a bit. She had some issues - like death wish type of issues. One of her friends was killed in a high speed crotch rocket crash while I was seeing her (only lasted a couple months). Her reaction to her friends death was to get on her bike, get on the interstate, and go as fast as possible. Death Wish. I don't know what happened to her after I stopped seeing her, but wouldn't be surprised if she is @dead.

I was lucky. I could have been going much faster. As you know with these types of bikes, it takes nothing to snap the wrist and the speedo is at or over 100. Had I not been going 45 or 50, I would be dead most likely.

 

[Pipe Line]

Rode dirt bikes growing up, still do on occasion. Always wanted a street bike. My dad had one when he was younger and almost died on one so he's always been firmly against it. Definitely not in the cards with my wife at this point in life either.

 

[HCFord1]

Pretty sure I almost killed someone who was doing this

Was driving back to Omaha from Lincoln, in the middle lane on I-80. I'd just gone over a hill and was descending when I decided I wanted to get in the right lane. Looked back and in my passenger side view mirror, was about to turn on my turn signal to change to the right lane. For whatever reason I hesitated, and about 2 seconds later this crotch rocket passed me at about 150 on my right. When I looked in my side view mirror he wasn't there because he was still ascending the hill.

Had me pretty shook ngl. Can't stand people who do this.

People who ride motorcycles just so that they can drive like assholes are the worst. They’re always young and I assume always have an IQ below 75.

You’re not some yakuza ninja so maybe you don’t need to be weaving through traffic on the interstate in Omaha, NE like you’re in a fucking Michael Bay film.

 

[Husker_in_OK]

Dumb fucks who ride like this deserve to die. Not only are they jeopardizing their own life, but other people on the road ..

 

[BingoDingo]

One of best friends in HS was riding like that one afternoon on the 101 in Tempe and hit the back of a semi going 110mph. Sucks that some lessons are permanent...this dude is asking for it.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

Pretty sure I almost killed someone who was doing this

Was driving back to Omaha from Lincoln, in the middle lane on I-80. I'd just gone over a hill and was descending when I decided I wanted to get in the right lane. Looked back and in my passenger side view mirror, was about to turn on my turn signal to change to the right lane. For whatever reason I hesitated, and about 2 seconds later this crotch rocket passed me at about 150 on my right. When I looked in my side view mirror he wasn't there because he was still ascending the hill.

Had me pretty shook ngl. Can't stand people who do this.

Just yesterday was sitting at a red light a few cars back on a city street, when a motorcycle comes flying down the dotted white line between my lane & the cars stopped in the adjacent lane, barely clearing each car. He gets almost to the light when it turns green, and the first couple cars start going normally. He's still trying to accelerate through them, but one's a big pickup & there's not enough room... the biker literally starts punching the truck & slamming his rear view mirror while driving, apparently for the crime of driving normally in his own lane. Truck swerves over towards the motorcycle & runs the biker off the road onto the median, somehow the car in the other lane must have slowed down because the motorcyclist avoids becoming a sandwich between the two vehicles.

Biker guns it again & takes off at probably 100 mph+, alive this time, off to be an a-hole to the next group of vehicles... I'm sure there'll be a story in the newspaper someday soon about his family mourning.

I've got a lot of friends who ride responsibly, and I know sometimes stuff still happens because motorcycles are smaller & easier to overlook... shoot, I get the need for speed in the right setting, but I assume about 90% of the news stories I see about crashes are because of either this or the scenario you describe.