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I too have ADHD and I function really well when it comes to pattern recognition which is why you telling us to look out for patterns really helps.
“I’d rather sweat than bleed.” Better words cannot be said.
as i watch more and more of your videos im starting to appreciate how much training we need in Denmark before riding. We have learned almost everything you mention in each video. Im becoming more and more grateful for my old teacher every day, and learning something new never hurt either!.
It's not a matter of training. It's a matter of purposely driving dangerously.
Half of all crashes here involve riding intoxicated. A large portion of riders have no motorcycle permit or training at all.
Crashing a bike in the US is very rarely a lack of skill, and almost entirely a lack of being safe in general.
Same here, appreciate the training we have to go through first. But, never done learning and quite some people don't apply but forget after they've gotten their license..
same in germany. It’s expensive and takes a while, but you seem to be way more prepared than our counterparts across the pond 😅
Yeah the mirror smashing thing annoys me to ,my eldest son brags about it when he does it and I warn him one day he will do it to the wrong car
As a biker in India, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's always in the orange and red stage!
Kind of the same in China 🙃
True and I'm going to be a biker so I am a bit worried... So bhaiya any tips?
@@LOOCK_official 🙂
@@patrioticsammy6454 be careful out on road keep ur ego aside!
@@delindilip692 okayy thanks for the tip
14:10 Indian here, I have been practicing SMART rider principles in the hills and finding them very useful! Thank you for these videos!
Same dude i literally explained it to my gf the other day like you can still coast in a 4W here but 2W you are always on high alert and always looking and dodging
I swapped from GoPro for the night time performance, now using a DJI A4 and a single DJI Mic 2, easy setup to use :)
Hit the obstacle as perpendicular as you can, gas it to get weight off the front wheel (pop the clutch if you're comfortable to get even more lift) and lift your butt off of your seat and use your legs as suspension.
As a rider previously from CA, I'm more and more against lane splitting. I'm obviously ok with it at a stop light or sign but splitting lanes on a HW is a "little" dangerous.
We can do it "safely" but to expect a cager to see us is the definition of insanity.
so you're against it, but you're not against it :')
@@KentRoads I'm more so against it at 45mph. I did it all the time but now, after 3 accidents (2 due to it), I'm only against it because of the drivers. I'm now here in TX where you can't lane split but the drivers are so much worse.
I wouldn't vote against it but I won't do it anymore.
@@davidhansen4927especially in Texas where most drivers are in trucks that are enormous for no reason other than its TEXAS
@@Sun-ng7gj That's a ridiculous stereotype. There's still far more sedans or SUVs here than "big ol trucks". 🤷🏾♂️
@@davidhansen4927 I know a lot of people who refer to those as trucks too. If it makes you happy to be so specific I can change my comment to " Big vehicles ". Texas is so big it's almost like different areas are another country/state so I'm sure my and your statement may not be true of every area.
Recently I was following a suv that suddenly stopped in front of me as we crested a hump back bridge.
I held back, 15m.
SUV didn’t move, for several seconds.
Then slowly backed up; down the incline towards me!
Now, I can back away a little, but it’s not easy on a tall adv bike .
I was lucky to veer kerbside, and finally my horn and headlights registered.
Then she reversed again!!!
My front tyre was bumped, and I was so nearly on my side, or over the parapet of the stone bridge!
Luck again and I righted the bike with enough room to accelerate off to the side.
Now parallel to her seat, I was kinda pissed off, and shouted dumbly from behind my visor, and her window.
She seemed stressed, and had clearly no clue what to do especially as she had so few options too!
A line of cars had started up the other side of the narrow bridge, and she had had to stop.
All blind to me, behind her big truck.
And I was near invisible to her.
Mebbe not completely invisible, but blind to her imagination that a biker might be behind her. Realistically, a one in a thousand or less chance.
My initial reaction is one of ‘you could have killed me, bitch, but I relented a little, and shouted that bikes don’t have reverse gear, duh!
She’d stopped, so I could paddle back a bit, and then get past.
I feel a little embarrassed now that I yelled at her about this.
It’s such a rare, unique situation for a car driver.
Not so unique for a biker, so just one to add to the dossier?
I was now on a 20%, one in five upward incline on the bridge, and accelerated into the clear space ahead of me.
A little wobbly, I took off with a smidgen more throttle than planned, and a slow start.
My barkbuster took out the wing mirror.
Further unsettling my throttle grip.
I took off over the apex of the bridge with a thrilling wheelie, higher than I’d ever imagined possible;…past the line of six car drivers , all pissed off at the stubborn SUV driver!
Oops.
Now travelling fast than I’d anticipated, I hurtled for the narrow gap offered by the sixth car and the stone wall.
It was all could do to miss both and survive.
So the aggressive, impetulant dangerous mad biker sped away from the (unfortunate, innocent, accidental and initially benign scenario on full throttle, millimetres from a collision with car, wall,or both!
Not my proudest reaction to a tricky, and ( for a biker ) potentially injurious situation, and I have to reflect that the perceived risk for drivers of cars might be a sub 5.mph bump.
For me the potential of a two tonne SUV rolling over my chest.
As a biker we have to extend our danger antennas way beyond drivers of cars; entirely because our potential outcomes in any collision are so much more likely to end in injury.
But we can’t assume drivers will operate with the knowledge we have of the dangers.
We have to add defensive and preemptive techniques, as well as admitting our own inadequacies.
Anyway, doesn’t matter whose fault it was if you’ll never ride again due to injury.
Ca’ canny, (in Scots)
Ride clever.
Mostly I am now embarrassed by my anger, as this was such an unprecedented situation for all involved.
The main ingredient is the potential death of the unseen me.
But!
I was a professional truck driver for years, and know fine about blind spots.
As a professional trucker I would have shredded the biker for sitting in my blind spot.
As a car driver, I have never encountered this scenario.
In forty years on the road .
I probably left the scene looking like an angry dick biker arse.
On reflection!
It’s like meeting a giant squid that’s never been to the shopping mall before.
It’s mostly luck that will ensure it gets back to the sea and doesn’t eat you on the way!
My take?
Expect the impossible, the unlikely and the deliberate and ride with enormous dollops of anticipation and reading the possible scenarios ahead, especially at traffic exchanges.
Today is supposed to be our last cold day of the season. Riding season is within reach and your videos are making the anticipation BRUTAL
I ride in the cold in the Rocky mountains. No snow, good to ride
Dan the only motorcyclists i respect
As a new rider after taking nearly 25 years off, I find myself in constant orange stage. I'm having a hard time relaxing, because I see all these people driving around in tanks/SUVs looking at their phones or the screen on their dashboard. I'm not sure I have it in me to ride on the street anymore.
Agreed. I’m only now realizing how much I’ve changed my style of riding over the last 5-10 years and how many less miles I do every season. It’s a lot more dangerous out there.
I find it that way when I am commuting. I'm on edge for about 80% of the ride due to high traffic and tons of intersections. I really live for that 20% and the off days where I can ride out in the country away.
I made the mistake of looking it up. I had a friend who was in motor cross have that particular fracture. Never knew what it was called until i saw the pictures.
I lived in China for years and rode a motorcycle there the whole time. I was applying these principles before you were online and they work. However, you have to apply them more often than you do here in the states. The problem is in China. a lot of people don’t even take the drivers exam. I know this for a fact. They have someone else do it for them and therefore they don’t really know how to drive. So it makes for a chaotic conglomeration of metal and plastic and rubber on the highways. Fortunately, you don’t drive too fast over there. I think God every day that I didn’t lay it down in China but I came so close so many times thank God I had a father who was a great rider and told me everything I know.
The most seasoned riders are not looking three cars ahead like the newbies. We are looking 10 cars ahead.
Disclaimer;
I’ve used it seldom, and only in cases where someone REALLY earned a good scolding, but I have an AIRHORN on my sidecar hack. 😂
When I fire her up, it’s like hearing a locomotive.;
Cell phones go flying.
Their cigarettes go flying.
Their burgers go flying.
But it’s most satisfying to me, when their drinks go flying.
16:46 Motojitsu made the switch from gopro to the insta360 action cam. He hasn't had any complaints that I've heard. Im thinking of doing the same.
Braumsquatch is THE MAN. Good job bro👍
always good to watch Dan at 6am, good vids
Bloody hell man I googled image open book fracture you say in every video don’t look up open book fractures but this time I had to do it and wow man wtff I’m very shocked and scard 😂
Ahh you made me think to do it but😭😭noo I don’t wanna google it
😖😅
He said don’t look it up 😭
My dad taught me growing up to never swerve or brake hard for animals while driving a car. No reason to kill myself to avoid running over a squirrel, skunk, raccoon etc. only time to do it is exactly like you said lane change if possible and viable. Take the safest route for YOU. It really does suck and it can sometimes hurt to think about, but your life is worth more then a random animal that’s in the wrong place at the wrong time.
There’s a surprising amount of mindsets and skills that can be used in both a car and on a bike.
I have an Insta 360 One RS for about a year, and it works great. The only issue I had when I first got it was it turns off a lot of u have the voice commands activated. I turned that off and haven't had an issue since.
The New Zealand rider who was cut off; I noticed the car who cut him off looked like they were trying to facilitate an escape path to the left, but really should have accelerated as well, cars tend to freeze up I have noticed. I am grateful for years of unsuspended mountain bike riding. Really helps when you have to unexpectedly go over an object.
Honking the horn rarely worked for me unless you got air. Best to take care of yourself first
I live and ride in NC….its illegal to lane split here so I’m always kinda surprised at the bikers getting angry when someone doesn’t see them doing something that the road wasn’t really designed for. I’m all for it if it means safety but don’t get mad and kick someone’s mirror….
@23:00 - Having to run over road debris can be terrifying for anyone who isn't prepared mentally with the correct skills. If you've ever ridden dirt bikes and jumped them then apply the same principle. First, stand up on your pegs with the balls of your feet on the pegs. Right before you go over the "jump" road debris, you compress the suspension with your weight, pull up on the front, and apply throttle. You want to remove as much weight off the front end as possible. You also want to hold tight to the grips so the impact with the front tire doesn't cause you to loose control.
Hi mate I'm watching your videos from Australia I Waa in a single lane that had opened up two lanes I had attempted to overtake the truck when the brakes where applied by the truck driver and I have saved into a road island with steal keep left sing I broke both femers and my tip fib and degloved my left arm legs have been fixed skin grafs and other Injuries I have to do physical therapy to get my mobility back and to weight bear this was at 45 kms a hour my legs to the sign post out lost a lot of blood and tips on faster gaining mobility again
2:25 hahahahahahah!!!!! In my head I was saying the same thing!
One of the rules of the road, especially on a bike....NO ROAD RAGE.
About the stick i guess we will stand up or be a bit up so when the back lifts up due tot he bump ... We can maintain the stability. I am not a rider but i do cycle a lot so i think fundamentally its quite same just at a different level
I live in rural TENNESSEE and during summer months we should watch out for turtles crossing the roads. I have come so close to hitting them in curves. If you hit one you are probably going down. Slow down in curves so you have the ability to swerve.
A friend hit a possum only going about 30 mph and spent months at Vanderbilt recovering.
9:30 those are all Florida plates, and you are correct. Not legal in FL
Man that accident on minute 5 just made realize how long Ive lived in Colorado for lol im certain it’s illif and havana street!
Yep i looked it up on google. Unfortunately the man died on scene in December 23rd last year 😞
I live and drive in Vietnam. It's super hectic, but thankfully speeds are MUCH slower. Still have my gear though!
Can you show some videos with trike do's and don'ts? I cannot ride learning forward and my back is FUBAR from my 13 years in the military, but I want to ride (at 60 years old lol).
I dream about it and it's about time I go out and live my dreams for the first time in my life...
So I want to buy a trike but have no idea of the goods or bads about one
Love your vids bro.
Thank you.
The plate you were asking about I think is Georgia :)
3:00 I guess a black car with no lights on during night can be hard to spot. Still not a good choice to go on red
He never even stopped. You have to stop before a right on red. It's not a shame to put your feet down at red light. People act like it's kryptonite.
who brought up "blue waffle" in the chat LMAO
So I want to start riding really soon and your videos are really help teach me on how to handle the situations I have a fear of, any other recommendations that is a huge helper for a new rider, because I would like to come back home to my family after a ride?
Progressive braking is good, but always cover the front brake.
18:42 over here (NL) its illegal to stop or swerve around ducks bunnys and other small animals if you can't do that completely safe
Horns depend on the bike Dan. My K1600 has the horn all bikes should have.
7:42 if we’re looking for ways to save that, maybe stay closer to position 1 and in their side view mirror
12:31 I did the keys on top of the car except it was a 6er of long necks…. I realized at 1st stop sign on my street
12:35 happened right past a ride safely sign, nice timing.
I knew I wasn't the only one that saw that
Exploding Testicles would be an awesome Punk band name.
@18:00 - Unfortunately I've had more than one run in with wildlife over my riding career. My rule of thumb is anything larger than a rabbit gets avoided at all costs. Anything smaller gets avoided if possible but never at the sacrifice of my safety. As someone how grew up on a ranch with horses, dirt bikes, and a big brother hitting a small doe at 60 mph almost killed me. It was harder than any impact that I have ever experienced. You DO NOT want to hit a deer or a dog on a bike.
23:03 honestly instincts would kick in and I would stand up just a bit to allow the bike to absorb the impact. Not saying my instincts are to be trusted
Stupid question about earlier motorcycle head on over with car causing rider to go over handlebars…..would a soft filled tank bag have helped to reduce or eliminate that risk of open book fracture?
Dan what is that bike you posted on Instagram???? Custom scout or ftr????
I have an Insta 360 camera. It is the best camera to have.
I just bought an insta360. I need to get a micro sd before I can use it
Had the same situation with a momma duck and her babies. I rounded a corner on a 5% downgrade, and there they were. It was either hit the momma or crash. I felt horrible, but I would've been seriously injured or killed.
Florida resident. It's Florida, and lane filtering is not legal.
To go over the stick and try to get weight off your front tire or even get it a little in the air if possible and ride directly over at 90° angle. The further away from 90° angle the more you will be thrown off of your line of travel. That’s not a good thing.
Rest in peace to the brothers that lost their lives riding.
And sisters…
5:39 that’s why I need to carry a car jack with me at all times. Imagine if someone could lift the car quickly and safely
As someone who lives in the UK drive on the other side of the road, I can confirm your principals do indeed transfer over
Did I hear right at 20:47? That rider should know better because that car started moving before the rider was even visible
stick pop quiz: 21 inch front wheel, slow down, move over the stick. However, best is stop and remove the stick.
This is not related but the police is picking on me so what do i do about this ?
18:40 I was crossing a gravel road, totally focused, and a snake appeared. Without a chance to dodge, I just raised my legs to avoid getting bitten, and I didn't even look back. I didn't plan it, but.....
To get over an obstacle in the road only if you had no choice is to stand up and flex with your knees.
What if we wear like a groin cup to prevent open-book fractures? Will that work
No, it wouldn’t. Might prevent a ball from exploding though.
shieeet
almost all of the videos and crashes (except the speedy ones) wouldnt have happened with a decent formation BEFORE getting a bike, this is why in France its so hard to get it, because they drill pretty much everything you say every video into you, open lane pattern, watch your corners and dead angles, etc...
USA need to regulate this asap because way too much crash and people getting hurt for failure to even understand what they do wrong
Flash Gotten
Sorry i didn't see you racing me.
Unfortunately, it's illegal in FL
*fortunately
@Sol_Rosenberg It's proven that lane filtering (moving through traffic slowly when it's stopped) increases safety and lessens traffic congestion. The only reason ppl don't like it is because of jealousy and/or envy. And that's a reflection of their character. I agree that lane SPLITTING (when traffic is moving) can be dangerous. Especially when it involves careless riders that are speeding.
Side of vehicle, it did say slow and 30 rider was going 60
Does anyone know if the biker at 3:02 survived??
Who's clip is at 2:31
Making me wonder if I should wear a cup while riding.
Dude so obsessed with them "open book fractures".. Beginning to doubt that that is healthy...
23:02 Slow down before you get to the branch, make your front wheel light by accelerating slightly (to make sure your front tire doesn't "stick" on the branch) just before and while going over it with your front wheel, and go straight over while slightly standing up on your bike knees slightly bent (so you have pressure on the pegs, and you can use your legs as suspension, that'll give you the most control) but with your weight mostly on the rear tire. That's how I would handle that. Just like I would coming across a branch while off-roading.. Just make sure your front is not loaded anyway (so no braking into the branch), because the branch will stick under it and it'll slide out from under you.. basically pull a mini wheelie without your tire actually coming loose, just make it really light... Your rear wheel is powered so, it'll go over anyway.. Also aim for the bit that is already touching the road, otherwise it (the stick) might roll on you and catch somewhere else.. and if it gets caught on the bike somewhere and then it gets under your rear wheel you might still have a problem. So lowest point of the branch without side branches, preferably touching the road already so the branch doesn't move too much, and a light front wheel... Standing, knees bent so you can absorb the "bump" without any drama.
9:27 it's Florida it's not legal but it really really really needs to be
no matter how many times you tell me to not look it up. Im still not looking it up
Delta at 10:00 would have less need to go red-stage if they slowed down a tad. Just sayin'
yep lane filtering is legal in only one state, Califonia!
going from a newb to someone who can confidently handle unusual situations takes a) lots of miles, obviously, but also b) gently trying to find your own limits as well as those of your bike. gently is the operative word here. gently and gradually.
if you just commute the same straight-ass stretch of road at 50mph every day, you simply won’t get better even if you rack up the miles and the years. go to new places, ride in different situations, ride with people, ride more aggressively, etc. so just try to gently find those limits, because without that, you’ll be extremely unprepared if shit hits the fan.
“smooth seas never made a skilled sailor” and all that.
I’m getting a TRAIN HORN on my bike
Stand up
I dont make excuses while Im riding, only why Im not riding.
hmmm...20 mins in ..
He did a perfect job, well
He was doing an indicated 56 (mph?) entering the bend where there was a clear road marking saying "SLOW" and the corner had a chevron marker indicating "sharp bend"
He was doing 58 mph when he started braking??
pop a small wheelie
yo!
9:32 Eyeglass World on US 192 is in Florida. Lane splitting is illegal there. TBH I don't think I'd split anywhere in the US, legal or not. People here get really ticked if they perceive anyone getting an advantage over their position in traffic, legal or not, and the law of gross tonnage applies.
Why do people feel the need to lane filter at anything above 20mph or do it with a greater than 20mph speed delta is beyond me…
BE AWARE OF TURTLE AND TURTLE WARNING SIGNS. In the context of riding a motorcycle, hitting a turtle is likely going to cause a catastrophic crash.
My buddy smoked one right in front of me, on a turn, with a passenger. Must have been a small one, but he barely noticed, it exploded haha
How can i get a motorcycle license when the state is dangerously aggressive with electric torture basicly impede ing every segment of life this ain't no joke
Revv bombing and honks are not very effective yet you still want to do them for insurance purposes...
@13:00 In Europe there is no such thing as a "new rider", since to ride a bike over 125 CC requires a CBT, theory test, lessons, mod1 (basic handling) test, and a road test. This guy should know how to ride. One thing you didn't pick up on is that all the other bikes are cruisers and none of them stopped to help. So maybe he's not part of the group ride. Maybe he's just trying to get past it while they are moving around. Just a dumb over-takeing error in the wet. Note the ironic "ride safely" sign. It must happen a lot there!
While I'm here: the "perfect example" at 21:00 Could have been more perfect if he had used 2 finger braking around the bend. The breaks would have been applied 1/2 second earlier and the down shift could have been while braking instead of a pause.
I mean sure people learn to ride with tests and all that good stuff but still make a mistake, you learn how to drive "safely" with lessons and at a exam and learn how to ride/drive with more road experience
🦆Nah the duck man. 😂
No non of that just human rights pursuit of happiness
dammit paul
I wonder how many of these motorcycle riders regret pickilg a fight.
Nothing I enjoy more than other adults that have nothing to do with my life deciding for me what is appropriate to see and not to see.
What. The. Duck
Pop it and hop it
I am an expat living in Indonesia, it is the best, worst country you can drive in. high alert all the time, lift hand driving side, one lane roads, hundreds of Bikes around all the time😆
Actually have a "stupid animal rule" in NY. If you get into or cause an accident avoiding an animal, you are automatically at fault.
11:00 i looked it up. Almost threw up
I looked it up I feel sorry for anyone it happens to
understeer is a bitch slowing down and breaking is gonna help but on a bike your not saving it like a car can
The ADHD comment hit hard...bet there are a bunch that do exactly that and recognize patterns.😂