Man seeing that oil slick video of the guy going down. I remember when that almost happened to me. Luckily I was going slow enough to come to a complete stop while going down hill, I was able to feel the back tire slide a bit right before a red light.
Shit happened to me in the rain going 30, you just cant see it with the water and as soon as you feel it the bike is already out from underneath you. My stomach dropped when I watched that guy, glad you made it out safe 🤜
@@Frank7G Heck no, back out again riding strong and even rode through the rain again no problem, just definitely more cautiously lol. Best of luck on the roads boss hope our paths cross riding one day 🤝
why did he fall from that oil on rd? why didnt bike just glide over it? or did he get spooked n turned his wheel? are motor bike tyres too thin n should all bikes have thicker tyres no matter what cc it is
Dan, you are a huge asset to all riders everywhere and i'll continue to recommend your videos to every rider I meet. Please consider making QR code business cards for us fans to hand out to other riders! I'd happily purchase some and hand 'em out🤙
@@mvd4436 Me either, he's just a pissed off squid with road rage. Trying to brake check a truck is pretty damn stupid. Newsflash: Trucks can't brake as fast as bikes, and they're heavy enough to spread your innards across 100 yards of highway.
Hey guys. On the back roads of Panama City fl a week ago at 2am, had 2 deer run out infront of me from my left. I went as far right as I could, was braking hard. Last deers back right quarter caught my left fork. Bike went off road to the right and I went hwy. Hands and helmet first, slid and rolled to other side and up on my feet..full gear saved me..cracked helmet, gloves, jacket, pants had holes..me, just some red marks and bump on my head..not one scratch. But man was I sore the next several days. Drove my bike home..1600 Nomad..
its so weird to me how many bikes fight for the lane position. 600 pounds vs 5000 pounds. Like get the hell out of there. You're faster and more agile on a bike. use it to your advantage to swerve out the danger zone
@@jackplowman2103 Yeah i just get the frick out of there. i got 185 wheel hp can can do like 180 mph. you think i want to stick around to get hit by a truck for no good reason
HEY at 13:46 that's less than a mile from my house! I go around it every day. Usually the problem is people cutting the corner inside when I'm coming the other way, not people going wide. It's also the 3rd in a series of decreasing radius corners going in that direction and a LOT of bikes are on this road because it's on the way to Hell (Michigan) and a very scenic and curvy (for Michigan) road. I've seen larger bikes go off into the yard on this corner more than once. FWIW now that I've been around that corner hundreds of times, I can usually take it at 50 MPH without getting sketchy, but that's a gravel road butting into it so any time it's rained recently it usually has sand on it so you have to be careful unless you've been around it since the last rain.
Couple months ago I narrowly missed a dog as I was pulling up at work. There was less than an inch between us, and I was extremely lucky to stop in time without dumping the bike. Got the clip if you're interested Uncle Dan. Keep it up as always.
I’ve been riding for a full year and a half and I’ve been watching your videos from before I even bought my bike and the information from the videos have saved me so many times and the people I ride with and has made me and overall better ride and I want to say thank you!
He also looks like he's riding almost directly in to the sun judging by the shadow, but no sunglasses. That oil patch probably just looked like a tiny glint if anything at all.
Driving on highways have gave me intuition to know when someone gonna change lane (especially when they cut off just before you). Really sometimes i feel like magician who knows the truth. Similar situation with last moment of this video, Dan saw it early also
My favorite quip about tennis is that it's nothing but ping pong played while standing on the table. (17:42) rider has no right to upset with drivers while he is lane splitting ILLEGALLY! That's New York City and it is expressly illegal to split/filter in the city, county, and state of New York. (19:57) Anybody see what the truck driver did to that biker to garner such ire?
good point about the dog my foster dad told me the same when he was giving me lessons to drive and made it clear no one wants to hit a dog but if it's hit them or cause a bigger accident you hit the dog
17:07 ... if you're passing where people are merging, that's where "ride like you're invisible", and "have an escape route" come in. The merging cars might not see you, so don't pull up next to that red car, stay behind it so you can dodge into that lane. Or just go ahead and get left if you can. It's not always possible, but having a buffer lane between you and potential stupidity is a really good idea.
7:00 guy looks like wearing a hockey helmet from the 90s.. his tires also look like slicks and as we all know great for track not so good in uncontrolled environments
The guy that lost traction but recovered now has a nice clip to put on his Instagram with some Initial D music. Instead of a crash he just ended up with a surprise drift.
2:30 Lose traction and don't regain it = low side. Lose traction, regain it while the bike is moving in a direction other than what it is aligned will produce the whip/ wobble that can lead to a high side. Unless you're NOT going too fast, and can recover like this guy did.
When you see the oil on the road, is there really nothing you can do? Didn't he slam the brakes? If you're chilling, you do not pull the brake lever and go straight through it, then you do not dump the bike? Or is it inevitable? I do not think so.
If a car can do something, it probably will do something. They follow patterns. They turn left in front of you. They switch lanes without seeing you. They have impatient drivers stuck in their little cages and they become inattentive. It’s the norm.
Close call on my way to class today- had an SUV try to merge into my lane while I was alongside him on the highway, no turn signal while I was approaching. Sometimes it's the little things that a driver can do which mitigates these hazards, as a 60mph sideswipe was not in my plan for the day.
21:07 i was Looking for it and open lane pattern, other then that a feeling he was g going to move over just a strong gut feeling that i have when on the road, i drove for 5 years before i road a bike mainly manual transmissions but grew up in a bikie family so i always watch and try to predict road users, 1 i don't want to get hit, 2 my life is too valuable 3 i don't want to kill a fellow biker so im always watching for them
Idk if I'd call the first one death wobble or not. When I think death wobble, I think of a harmonic being hit at a certain speed / throttle input / etc that causes an uncontrollable front end wobble. If you do the "logical" thing and let off, it gets worse. You have to throttle out of it. It can happen on a perfectly smooth road, it's a front end geometry issue. It's not caused by a road hazard.
The older biker that went down. First he hit oil the bike slipped out from under him he tried to Fred Flintstone it and he crashed. He didn't keep his feet on the pegs. His gear isn't sufficient. Also the rear tire is balled in the center. He put his left foot down when the bike slid. The rear wheel slid left so in order to keep the bike straight is to steer left slightly. Also try to avoid road surface hazzards.
I had 2 major crashes on a motorcycle. It was always with another vehicle that did something they shouldn't. But when I look back at it, it was my fault. The smart rider principles may sound trivial but if I adhered to them, I would have crash. Btw. low-sides don't look that bad for people who didn't experience them but damn, asphalt can eat through skin and muscle in seconds. Wear some gear people
23:38 - I saw that too. Car wanted to go around that truck. Dude on the bike rolled RIGHT UP IN his blindspot, and RODE THERE like he's got a fucking magnetic attraction to that goddamn car. Exactly NO reasons to ride there. He accelerated to GET there, then instead of passing the car, he just ... rode in its goddamn blind spot. TECHNICALLY it's the cars responsibility to check, double check, and make sure there is nobody where he's going ... but the rider was asking for it with that dumbass riding. Bikes are hard enough to see without being in a blind spot.
On my trip to Milwaukee I was in Missouri I think, and I saw a greasy spot coming up, I don't know what time it was but I quit riding not long after that and I stopped at 3:30am. Anyway what happened was, I saw the greasy spot and had to swerve around a piece of something in the road and went right over a large chunk of what I assumed was a deer. I hit it square on and thumped over it at around 70mph and the first thing I thought was I hope there weren't any sharp bones in that roast I just ran over.
19:00 cutest little weasel ran itself into my rear wheel couple weeks ago. I swerved, he froze, then took off again. Saw it tumbling down the road behind me. Felt bad, but whatcha gonna do?
I once ran over an armadillo at 5:30 in the morning on my way to work on my 2022 Rebel 500. It was still dark and I was doing 55 in a 55 scanning the shoulders looking for animals. And as I rode over the crest of the slight hill there he was and I said F*#@ F*#@ and I knew I had no time to Break or swerve so I just braced myself for the inevitable. crash. It was like running oner a bowling ball! But by the grace of God I did not crash 🙌🏻 on my way home that afternoon I looked for the roadkill but there was none like he got up and walked off after that 🤷
The dude slipping on the oil slick also had pretty much zero tread left on his tyres. At least it looks that way. In this case, I don't think it would have made the difference between having a crash and not having one - he would probably have crashed no matter what. But if insurances get involved, that video would probably not do his cause any favours. Because insurances hate paying out.
why did he fall from that oil on rd? why didnt bike just glide over it? or did he get spooked n turned his wheel? are motor bike tyres too thin n should all bikes have thicker tyres no matter what cc it is
After going back and rewatching the video of the guys @ 20:00, you see them come around the truck quickly at the beginning of the clip. I’d like to think something happened before the camera started rolling. Not saying the biker wasn’t stupid as hell for doing what he did, but I feel like there’s something there that might have provoked them caused by the truck driver.
7:40 - nah, sorry, but look at his tires, they're illegal with zero grip - that's on him. Also, the left turn rider should've been to the left of his lane at the stop light, then the other rider would've known his intentions (you can't control others breaking the law, but you can keep yourself safer).
the dude at 12:21 is gong WAY too fast for passing a stopped bus. Its like the first lession in any sane traffic school. Stopped busses = major hazard of people walking out, running out, cars swerving around. sure good job avoiding it but everything that happened was 100% the bikers fault. 74 km/h over a pedestrian crossing and a stopped buss? License gone.
I'm a rider myself, and I don't give a crap what anyone says... that lane-splitting crap, gets you in more close calls every time. You're not superman and invincible or ale to telepathically know what others are fixing to do. You're literally putting yourself into a possible situation each time you do it. It's just unnecessary danger.
Man seeing that oil slick video of the guy going down. I remember when that almost happened to me. Luckily I was going slow enough to come to a complete stop while going down hill, I was able to feel the back tire slide a bit right before a red light.
Shit happened to me in the rain going 30, you just cant see it with the water and as soon as you feel it the bike is already out from underneath you. My stomach dropped when I watched that guy, glad you made it out safe 🤜
@THEICEMANG94 Yeah, I definitely got lucky for sure. Sucks that you went down, but I would assume that did not turn you away from riding.
@@Frank7G Heck no, back out again riding strong and even rode through the rain again no problem, just definitely more cautiously lol. Best of luck on the roads boss hope our paths cross riding one day 🤝
@THEICEMANG94 Hell yea Brother 🤝 same too you, ride safe.
why did he fall from that oil on rd? why didnt bike just glide over it? or did he get spooked n turned his wheel? are motor bike tyres too thin n should all bikes have thicker tyres no matter what cc it is
Dan, you are a huge asset to all riders everywhere and i'll continue to recommend your videos to every rider I meet. Please consider making QR code business cards for us fans to hand out to other riders! I'd happily purchase some and hand 'em out🤙
20:20, ya guy looking for one way ticket to after life, like I thought I was dumb but this guy completely takes the cake.
Why was he mad though ? I dont get it
@@mvd4436 Me either, he's just a pissed off squid with road rage. Trying to brake check a truck is pretty damn stupid. Newsflash: Trucks can't brake as fast as bikes, and they're heavy enough to spread your innards across 100 yards of highway.
Hey guys. On the back roads of Panama City fl a week ago at 2am, had 2 deer run out infront of me from my left. I went as far right as I could, was braking hard. Last deers back right quarter caught my left fork. Bike went off road to the right and I went hwy. Hands and helmet first, slid and rolled to other side and up on my feet..full gear saved me..cracked helmet, gloves, jacket, pants had holes..me, just some red marks and bump on my head..not one scratch. But man was I sore the next several days. Drove my bike home..1600 Nomad..
its so weird to me how many bikes fight for the lane position. 600 pounds vs 5000 pounds. Like get the hell out of there. You're faster and more agile on a bike. use it to your advantage to swerve out the danger zone
Pride/ego is the devil
@@jackplowman2103 Yeah i just get the frick out of there. i got 185 wheel hp can can do like 180 mph. you think i want to stick around to get hit by a truck for no good reason
What if I’m on on the highway TO the danger zone though?
@@Winky_Facethen you are very lucky because that highway is a runway with no other traffic. Ride that ninja to the jet!
Home boy hit an oil slick with some bald azz tires....
HEY at 13:46 that's less than a mile from my house! I go around it every day. Usually the problem is people cutting the corner inside when I'm coming the other way, not people going wide. It's also the 3rd in a series of decreasing radius corners going in that direction and a LOT of bikes are on this road because it's on the way to Hell (Michigan) and a very scenic and curvy (for Michigan) road. I've seen larger bikes go off into the yard on this corner more than once.
FWIW now that I've been around that corner hundreds of times, I can usually take it at 50 MPH without getting sketchy, but that's a gravel road butting into it so any time it's rained recently it usually has sand on it so you have to be careful unless you've been around it since the last rain.
Couple months ago I narrowly missed a dog as I was pulling up at work. There was less than an inch between us, and I was extremely lucky to stop in time without dumping the bike. Got the clip if you're interested Uncle Dan. Keep it up as always.
I’ve been riding for a full year and a half and I’ve been watching your videos from before I even bought my bike and the information from the videos have saved me so many times and the people I ride with and has made me and overall better ride and I want to say thank you!
@21:45 definitely looks like speed and too much brakes
6:42 Aside from the oil patch look at his tires. Theres like no tread.
He also looks like he's riding almost directly in to the sun judging by the shadow, but no sunglasses. That oil patch probably just looked like a tiny glint if anything at all.
I was thinking the same thing! Looked like his tires were completely worn out.
Driving on highways have gave me intuition to know when someone gonna change lane (especially when they cut off just before you). Really sometimes i feel like magician who knows the truth. Similar situation with last moment of this video, Dan saw it early also
My favorite quip about tennis is that it's nothing but ping pong played while standing on the table. (17:42) rider has no right to upset with drivers while he is lane splitting ILLEGALLY! That's New York City and it is expressly illegal to split/filter in the city, county, and state of New York. (19:57) Anybody see what the truck driver did to that biker to garner such ire?
Looks like he sped up after the bike went into his lane ? I dont know
good point about the dog my foster dad told me the same when he was giving me lessons to drive and made it clear no one wants to hit a dog but if it's hit them or cause a bigger accident you hit the dog
22:30 Pedestrian sneezes on the sidewalk Motostars puts it in the video.
Focusing on side of the vehicle saved me today
@6:16 is the poster boy for full face helmets. I like having all my teeth and a jaw that's not wired up.
05:37 Or we could use blinkers and mirrors like a normal person
17:07 ... if you're passing where people are merging, that's where "ride like you're invisible", and "have an escape route" come in. The merging cars might not see you, so don't pull up next to that red car, stay behind it so you can dodge into that lane. Or just go ahead and get left if you can. It's not always possible, but having a buffer lane between you and potential stupidity is a really good idea.
7:00 guy looks like wearing a hockey helmet from the 90s.. his tires also look like slicks and as we all know great for track not so good in uncontrolled environments
The guy that lost traction but recovered now has a nice clip to put on his Instagram with some Initial D music. Instead of a crash he just ended up with a surprise drift.
2:30 Lose traction and don't regain it = low side. Lose traction, regain it while the bike is moving in a direction other than what it is aligned will produce the whip/ wobble that can lead to a high side. Unless you're NOT going too fast, and can recover like this guy did.
When you see the oil on the road, is there really nothing you can do? Didn't he slam the brakes? If you're chilling, you do not pull the brake lever and go straight through it, then you do not dump the bike? Or is it inevitable? I do not think so.
If a car can do something, it probably will do something. They follow patterns. They turn left in front of you. They switch lanes without seeing you. They have impatient drivers stuck in their little cages and they become inattentive. It’s the norm.
23:00 Guy was riding in blind spot of a car tailing a slow box truck. Sooner or later a merge is going to happen.
Rear tire slide/slip: oversteer
Front tire slide/slip: understeer
Close call on my way to class today- had an SUV try to merge into my lane while I was alongside him on the highway, no turn signal while I was approaching. Sometimes it's the little things that a driver can do which mitigates these hazards, as a 60mph sideswipe was not in my plan for the day.
Generally the bad Utes here in NZ are Ford Rangers. When I see one I say to myself "Ranger Danger"
you've proved answered this already, but in those hazards (video one), should you at any point let go of the brake/clutch when wobbling?
As a returner rider, ATC on my brand new sport bike saved my ass so many times.
Someone trying to move forward by switching lane. Us: getting mad and cut throw lanes at high speed. 😅
21:07 i was Looking for it and open lane pattern, other then that a feeling he was g going to move over just a strong gut feeling that i have when on the road, i drove for 5 years before i road a bike mainly manual transmissions but grew up in a bikie family so i always watch and try to predict road users, 1 i don't want to get hit, 2 my life is too valuable 3 i don't want to kill a fellow biker so im always watching for them
Those refrigerators are menaces.
23:00 never stay in the blind spot
Idk if I'd call the first one death wobble or not. When I think death wobble, I think of a harmonic being hit at a certain speed / throttle input / etc that causes an uncontrollable front end wobble. If you do the "logical" thing and let off, it gets worse. You have to throttle out of it. It can happen on a perfectly smooth road, it's a front end geometry issue. It's not caused by a road hazard.
The older biker that went down. First he hit oil the bike slipped out from under him he tried to Fred Flintstone it and he crashed. He didn't keep his feet on the pegs. His gear isn't sufficient. Also the rear tire is balled in the center. He put his left foot down when the bike slid. The rear wheel slid left so in order to keep the bike straight is to steer left slightly. Also try to avoid road surface hazzards.
WTF was the rider at 20:00 upset about?
Harley rider.
@@jeffb957 brand irrelevant
17:40 Why im hesitant to bring my bike into NYC, look like he was outside the Holland in traffic.
22:58 You seen it because the white truck was ahead in the SUvs lane
@ 6:39, look at the tread on that rear tire.
The oil slick didn't take that guy down, his tires down to the threads took him down
Roads in my city u ain’t sittin middle ur running left to right cuz every 10 yards is the biggest pot hole u ever met
It amazes me hoiw many hotheads I see in these vids. People on bikes need to chill. YOU are the vulnerable person! Don't put yourself in danger ...
I had 2 major crashes on a motorcycle. It was always with another vehicle that did something they shouldn't. But when I look back at it, it was my fault. The smart rider principles may sound trivial but if I adhered to them, I would have crash. Btw. low-sides don't look that bad for people who didn't experience them but damn, asphalt can eat through skin and muscle in seconds. Wear some gear people
23:38 - I saw that too. Car wanted to go around that truck. Dude on the bike rolled RIGHT UP IN his blindspot, and RODE THERE like he's got a fucking magnetic attraction to that goddamn car. Exactly NO reasons to ride there. He accelerated to GET there, then instead of passing the car, he just ... rode in its goddamn blind spot.
TECHNICALLY it's the cars responsibility to check, double check, and make sure there is nobody where he's going ... but the rider was asking for it with that dumbass riding. Bikes are hard enough to see without being in a blind spot.
On my trip to Milwaukee I was in Missouri I think, and I saw a greasy spot coming up, I don't know what time it was but I quit riding not long after that and I stopped at 3:30am. Anyway what happened was, I saw the greasy spot and had to swerve around a piece of something in the road and went right over a large chunk of what I assumed was a deer. I hit it square on and thumped over it at around 70mph and the first thing I thought was I hope there weren't any sharp bones in that roast I just ran over.
I've got good GoPro footage of my recent fall in Tucson AZ I'd like to share for the channel to use.
19:00 cutest little weasel ran itself into my rear wheel couple weeks ago. I swerved, he froze, then took off again. Saw it tumbling down the road behind me. Felt bad, but whatcha gonna do?
2nd video, that's an intro into drifting, grab a gear and throttle out 😂
I once ran over an armadillo at 5:30 in the morning on my way to work on my 2022 Rebel 500. It was still dark and I was doing 55 in a 55 scanning the shoulders looking for animals. And as I rode over the crest of the slight hill there he was and I said F*#@ F*#@ and I knew I had no time to Break or swerve so I just braced myself for the inevitable. crash. It was like running oner a bowling ball! But by the grace of God I did not crash 🙌🏻 on my way home that afternoon I looked for the roadkill but there was none like he got up and walked off after that 🤷
i would likea copy of your book you show in videio or maybe in a printerfreindly version ;-)
That's called Tokyo drift @ 2:42 lol
I have a video, he crushed in very slow speed, I don't know the explanation, How can I contact with you & send you the video?
Bald rear tire! It was going to occur because of bad maintenance!
The dude slipping on the oil slick also had pretty much zero tread left on his tyres. At least it looks that way. In this case, I don't think it would have made the difference between having a crash and not having one - he would probably have crashed no matter what. But if insurances get involved, that video would probably not do his cause any favours. Because insurances hate paying out.
I think that bus driver may have target fixated on the biker for a moment
why did he fall from that oil on rd? why didnt bike just glide over it? or did he get spooked n turned his wheel? are motor bike tyres too thin n should all bikes have thicker tyres no matter what cc it is
16:48 it’s weird hearing DDFM support riders excessively speeding and passing a truck with trailer on a double yellow line on a curvy road.
when r u coming back to twitch dawg
After going back and rewatching the video of the guys @ 20:00, you see them come around the truck quickly at the beginning of the clip. I’d like to think something happened before the camera started rolling. Not saying the biker wasn’t stupid as hell for doing what he did, but I feel like there’s something there that might have provoked them caused by the truck driver.
Hi DDFM, How do i send you a video clip of a motorcycle crash i caught on video while out on a ride?
The cars are changing lanes in front of the riders because the riders are cruising in their blind spots.
Hey, what's up with all this Tacoma hate....LMBO!
20:28 was that a Harley? I'll bet it was a Harley.
8:50 Neutral drop on a motorcycle ? That ain't gonna work. 20:18 I have no idea wtf is going on. Why is the tosspot on the bike mad
Oil spot
16:38 wuld be the perfect time for a rev bomb ;P
Man hit the oil patch, has no tread on rear tire?
Could have led in to a low side crash.
Brake checking a truck... Not IF but When this guy dies.
Middle also discourages the bozo behind from encroaching on you and doing something dumb.
toooooooooo hard on the front brakes
7:40 - nah, sorry, but look at his tires, they're illegal with zero grip - that's on him.
Also, the left turn rider should've been to the left of his lane at the stop light, then the other rider would've known his intentions (you can't control others breaking the law, but you can keep yourself safer).
That guy hit oil and had no tread on his tire
new bike and its an MT lol you definitely gonna fly out if you dont know what youre doing
he thinks he is fred flintstone+puts his feet on ground !!lol
If he wouldn't of panicked he could of rode that out easily. Riding through oil really isn't that scary.
If you have to…..
Bwahahahaha
the dude at 12:21 is gong WAY too fast for passing a stopped bus. Its like the first lession in any sane traffic school. Stopped busses = major hazard of people walking out, running out, cars swerving around.
sure good job avoiding it but everything that happened was 100% the bikers fault. 74 km/h over a pedestrian crossing and a stopped buss? License gone.
Everyone wants to get around trucks.
Why park your bike so far away
The other guy will steal your bike
Not paying attention
Toyota drivers are becoming the most aggressive on the road. Followed by Hyundai
bald tires
Any tips for unwanted unctrolable no cause anxiety I’m tired of my heart feeling like thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis
Whats wrong with those first gloves?
AliExpress?
I'm a rider myself, and I don't give a crap what anyone says... that lane-splitting crap, gets you in more close calls every time. You're not superman and invincible or ale to telepathically know what others are fixing to do. You're literally putting yourself into a possible situation each time you do it. It's just unnecessary danger.