Yikes! Check ya chaps

mole2 · 06-29-2012, 02:03 AM

[youtube:1uc5h7li]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJuqIdnUhq4[/youtube:1uc5h7li]

Water Warrior 2 · 06-29-2012, 04:58 AM

Looks like a totally avoidable crash to my eyes. Hope he survived to ride again.

PimpS · 06-29-2012, 05:02 AM

Yeah, i hope too! A bit of miscalculation about driving lanes. This can happen really quickly...

northsidegz · 06-29-2012, 12:19 PM

Ouch. Hope he's alright. I don't quite understand what he was doing. Was he going to merge two lanes over and realized he couldn't and slammed on the brakes after only merging one?

ironhead1530 · 06-29-2012, 07:57 PM

The guy in the crash posted on the video. He said his chaps came loose somehow and got caught in his rear tire locking it up. He was only merging 1 lane.

iPhone post

mole2 · 06-29-2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ironhead1530

The guy in the crash posted on the video. He said his chaps came loose somehow and got caught in his rear tire locking it up. He was only merging 1 lane.

iPhone post

Exactly. His chaps fit too lose and the zipper came undone and the chaps got caught in the rear wheel. He's lucky in that that Dodge pickup pulled right over to block the lane or he'd have been road kill. He said he didn't even make the first payment on the bike when this happened - it was brand new.

northsidegz · 06-30-2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ironhead1530

The guy in the crash posted on the video. He said his chaps came loose somehow and got caught in his rear tire locking it up. He was only merging 1 lane.

iPhone post

Oh, ok. I only watched the vid linked here. :hide: Wow, that's amazing that that happened.

Rionna · 07-01-2012, 10:07 PM

That's incredible and scary! Thank goodness folks stopped to help.

**jonathan180iq** · 07-02-2012, 09:07 AM

It's always amusing to see how people in cars react to changes in the flow of traffic.
That became a little more than an automotive cluster-f!*%.

Really sorry to see that guy go down.
It's a harrowing reminder of how quickly things can go from good to bad on a motorcycle.

vikz250 · 08-06-2012, 05:41 PM

yikes!!this kinda videos scares me a little bit..

06-29-2012, 02:03 AM	#1
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06-29-2012, 04:58 AM	#2
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Yikes! Check ya chaps Looks like a totally avoidable crash to my eyes. Hope he survived to ride again.
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06-29-2012, 05:02 AM	#3
PimpS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Slovenija Posts: 475	Re: Yikes! Check ya chaps Yeah, i hope too! A bit of miscalculation about driving lanes. This can happen really quickly... Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-29-2012, 12:19 PM	#4
northsidegz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 305	Re: Yikes! Check ya chaps Ouch. Hope he's alright. I don't quite understand what he was doing. Was he going to merge two lanes over and realized he couldn't and slammed on the brakes after only merging one? __________________ 1982 Suzuki GS450 Bobber (SOLD) 2000 Suzuki GZ250 (SOLD) 1998 Kawasaki Vulcan 800A (Present Ride)
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06-29-2012, 07:57 PM	#5
ironhead1530 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gettysburg, PA Posts: 32	Yikes! Check ya chaps The guy in the crash posted on the video. He said his chaps came loose somehow and got caught in his rear tire locking it up. He was only merging 1 lane. iPhone post __________________ 2001 Suzuki GZ250 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Rionna Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Temple, Texas Posts: 176	Re: Yikes! Check ya chaps That's incredible and scary! Thank goodness folks stopped to help. __________________ Rionna
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07-02-2012, 09:07 AM	#9
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Yikes! Check ya chaps It's always amusing to see how people in cars react to changes in the flow of traffic. That became a little more than an automotive cluster-f!*%. Really sorry to see that guy go down. It's a harrowing reminder of how quickly things can go from good to bad on a motorcycle.
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08-06-2012, 05:41 PM	#10
vikz250 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: wenatchee Posts: 98	Re: Yikes! Check ya chaps yikes!!this kinda videos scares me a little bit..
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