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CAUGHT ON CAM : friends rams into....

last sunday went for a nice ride...untill

 
#34 ·
She had just regular jeans. That's why she only had minor scape on the knees and yes I know I do a lot of on and off thortle :( working on it a bit. I think it's just a bad habit.
 
#35 ·
The weather looks cold and foogy, but that's cause we were at high elevation in the mountains, once you get down. Is was very nice and warm on that day. 65 degree weather. That's awesome weather to us Alaskans
 
#36 ·
Damn man. DAMN! Really glad she is ok, this summer there seems to be way more motorcycle fatalities (maybe it is just that I am paying attention more to the news). Thank god she was wearing some gear!

I will assume she is a new rider? If so, what was she thinking leading? I completely understand why you were trying to chase her down. I am a noob myself, and the very few group rides I have been on, I let everyone know that.

I think it might be an Alaskan thing, but the way you guys were parked on the road etc... Didn't really strike me as "super unsafe". Hard to explain, but as in "kind of normal, but not" . I bet other Alaskans know what I mean hahahh.
 
#39 ·
Damn man. DAMN! Really glad she is ok, this summer there seems to be way more motorcycle fatalities (maybe it is just that I am paying attention more to the news). Thank god she was wearing some gear!

I will assume she is a new rider? If so, what was she thinking leading? I completely understand why you were trying to chase her down. I am a noob myself, and the very few group rides I have been on, I let everyone know that.


no she has been riding for a few years now, it was just riders misjudge and mistakes happen.
 
#63 ·
Doesn't make a difference and it shows. A few things I see wrong with this video..

Why is she out in front..? She's on a 250 and it appears that the ride/route is unfamiliar to her.

Riding in the middle of the lane before a corner..? 3yrs obviously doing it wrong, especially on the street.

It appears like there was added pressure, since she was out front, to set the pace for the sportbikes behind her. Thing is, it should've never happened in the first place.

Glad she is alright. It doesn't matter how fast she was going or that she was in a corner, she was doing it wrong and reacted like MOST females do in a panic situation. Legs out, hands up..BOOM! Seen it too many damn times on the range, rookie mistake.

Could've been horrible.. :sad3:

i totally agree with u mate,:shakehand

the whole group and us was at the top ,. and as the other were putting gear to take off , she just rush a bit and went, thats when i chase her down, i think yes i might had put some pressure, but in no way was i tailgating her, i think if i would had lead it, and she was behind, this may had never happen. also the group was not behind her yet, just here and i.group came a little bit after like 2 minutes or so..
 
#74 ·
i totally agree with u mate,:shakehand

the whole group and us was at the top ,. and as the other were putting gear to take off , she just rush a bit and went, thats when i chase her down, i think yes i might had put some pressure, but in no way was i tailgating her, i think if i would had lead it, and she was behind, this may had never happen. also the group was not behind her yet, just here and i.group came a little bit after like 2 minutes or so..
That clears several things up and makes more sense as to how/why it happen now. Thanks for the further explanation. :thumbup:

While there may have been added pressure from you, unwarranted as you were trying to slow her down, seems like it was just compounded by her with the rest of the riders being ahead by her own doing. Something I've noticed when teaching, women typically put ridiculous pressure on themselves while riding motorcycles. Always concerned if they are doing it right, holding others back, what other think of them..it's crazy. I try to calm them down by telling them, "Hey..you are a chic on a bike, that's freaking AWESOME already! Now you just need to focus on enjoying it."

I thought men were competitive..holy cow was I wrong..lol Women are not only competitive with other men and women, they are also competitive with themselves, all in the same instance. Crazy!
 
#37 ·
Poor girl! She's a trooper tho, not so much as a single tear. I can't believe it, she took that wreck like a champion. Glad to see that she is ok, her gear put in work. She got a nice tear in her knee of her jeans, but if that's all she's got I'm thankful! Hope her bike is back in one piece soon, looks like all of you guys will help her make it happen!
 
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#40 ·
well here is something i didnt tell ya , on that day when we were still in town, she had also layed it down at the gas station, she pullled into it and when she front brake there was little unseen sand and bloop low side right there. but yeah she is tough. bike will prolly be total and she was thinking of getting a different bike
 
#62 ·
Glad she's OK! Seemed like quite an impact!

One of my riding instructors (who used to be a racer) told me that when inexperienced riders take one or both feet off the foot pegs, it often lands them in trouble. Feet on the pegs allow the lower body security needed to ensure that your upper body is loose and you're smooth to counter steer and roll on the throttle. When an inexperienced rider start putting feet down, they teeter side to side on the seat and become ineffective at the controls. Not to mention they usually look down towards their feet to see how far off the ground they are. Feet up, chin up, etc. Just what he said.

Also, I don't mean to sound critical, given that I am a relatively new rider, but is it such a good idea to remain so close to (and sometimes straddle) the median, particularly coming up to and through left curves? Particularly when you add lean into the equation? All it takes is one boy racer or a driver with little experience/cold tires/excessive speed/FWD under steer/all of the above to run wide around one of those. Just a thought.

Happy to see her walk it off. It could've gone a lot worse.
 
#64 ·
Glad she's OK! Seemed like quite an impact!

One of my riding instructors (who used to be a racer) told me that when inexperienced riders take one or both feet off the foot pegs, it often lands them in trouble. Feet on the pegs allow the lower body security needed to ensure that your upper body is loose and you're smooth to counter steer and roll on the throttle. When an inexperienced rider start putting feet down, they teeter side to side on the seat and become ineffective at the controls. Not to mention they usually look down towards their feet to see how far off the ground they are. Feet up, chin up, etc. Just what he said.

Also, I don't mean to sound critical, given that I am a relatively new rider, but is it such a good idea to remain so close to (and sometimes straddle) the median, particularly coming up to and through left curves?
Particularly when you add lean into the equation? All it takes is one boy racer or a driver with little experience/cold tires/excessive speed/FWD under steer/all of the above to run wide around one of those. Just a thought.

Happy to see her walk it off. It could've gone a lot worse.

its safer to stay in the middleof your lane
 
#65 ·
I call those guardrails she hit "Death Rails".

Glad your friend was ok. Definitely not riding smart on that particular situation. She (was it a girl?) got spooked when the first truck came out of that turn, and the 2nd vehicle did her in and panicked.

Could've been a lot worse. Someone up there is watching out for your friend.
 
#66 ·
true, it would had just been a crazy low side or something if those rails aint there, but there was some depth drop behind those rails tho..lol

yes i thinked she got spooked by the second car, they caught her off guard
 
#68 ·
^ That was bad but could have been way worse. He's lucky his head didn't slide under the guard rail and then slam into one of the pillars. He could have broken his neck or been decapitated.
 
#71 ·
Just making light that guard rails is neither friend or foe.

Alot of factors play into the crash: water run off, got spooked, straighted up the bike, target fixated but all boils down to RIDER ERROR. Rookie mistakes happen and we all hope for the best outcome when it does.
 
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