Just out of curiosity, do you think he had enough time to stop? I ask because you picked up on the U-Turn and knew what was going to happen before it did...or was it just a case of the U-turn starting and the bike coming 2 seconds later?
It was more that the driver hadn't seen him. A year before this, I had someone drive in the back of my car - incidentally, I didn't explain I was in the car at the time. Since then I'm always glancing in my rear view mirror anticipating it, particularly given the prevalence of cell phones these days - although there's not much you can do. As I looked on this occasion, the car had swung out and the rider had no chance. He had just got on the throttle, and although the national speed limit on a single carriageway is 60mph over here, I'd say he was doing around 70 when he hit. Personally, I think his road positioning was poor, perhaps should have been further to the left...but at the same time, you hardly want to be in the drain covers - or vulnerable to junctions (of which there were none).
The track teaches you little about surviving on the road, but Richy is quite right - if you're going to ride like a cock, take it to a circuit. Actually, don't...as Barry correctly observed, there are far too many wannabes spoiling track days
If this is you. I would say your on borrowed time!
This .... is for the track
I've been on borrowed time since I was 16 years old I think. Thank .... Go Pro wasn't about in my teens.
Ha you look like your having fun, seriously dude, to much traffic on uk roads. Plus the roads are ......
I sold my Zx10 r cos I was sick of getting stuck in traffic, only for when I got out of second gear to get pulled or nearly wiped out. That's why I went racing, less dangerous imo, don't miss the roads one bit
That vid was hanging around and the product of putting a go-pro through its paces more than the bike. It was adapted into a parody of a member that lasted about a fortnight on the forum that claimed to be a buddy of Tito and rode track days with him on a first generation R1. More of a piss take than anything.
Otherwise, I entirely agree. There is no justification bar the fact that there are for the large part no junctions or oncoming traffic (most of it is on a straight well sighted dual carriageway) and the conditions were good. The filtering is fast and speeds like that don't belong on the public highway - particularly where you can put others at risk. My three main fears on the road are diesel, junctions and traffic policemen. That's why the bike is largely used for trackdays, and I hanker after a dirt bike again or a cruiser for Sunday afternoons. I agree, .... like this, even as a one off is indefensible. The roads are far too dangerous today in the UK and even back when I was a kid, many of my friends applied for ACU race licences, took their two-strokes off the road and had they not, probably wouldn't be here today.
I went despatch riding in London instead, which as I've said before ranks up there as one of the most dangerous occupations on the planet alongside Alaskan crab fishing. It does however teach you defensive riding.
Any good tips you have Arrab?
What Richy said.
Other than that, the above, defensive riding, anticipating hazards and positioning the bike as far as possible where you are least likely to encounter them...which so many miss. Sounds obvious, yet poor positioning exposes so many riders to danger. That's where it differs so much to track riding, because it often means you have to compromise a line to increase your vision and protect yourself. If you can't see...throttle off. Over here left handers are so often blind. Use the engine braking as a defence - and keep it smooth and assume that everyone is out to kill you. And to really learn how to ride a motorcycle...get off road and on the dirt.
And most importantly, don't do this...
