Law of Gravity - PROVEN!

[Ksquared]

No doubt about it!

http://www.break.com/index/motorcycle-loading-fail-1979627

 

[DaveM]

Wow not they way to do it

 

[CarlS]

OUCH!!! He was afraid to get up enough speed.

 

[dazco]

Thats no way to care for your bike ! ( well, this IS the 'bike care' forum )

 

[DaveM]

Got me as well why they let him do it as he looked so unsure to start off with

 

[shanered6]

im just glad it wasnt a triumph !

 

[DaveM]

Also true lol

 

[dazco]

That ramp was wide, dry, and had a shallow angle of climb, so easy to load that bike.
Unless you are this idiot and no idea how to ride.
Why did they let the guy try to load it that had never ridden a bike before? That is my question.

Glad he hopped off it before it fell on his leg, that would have hurt badly.

I'll bet what happened was he was real nervous about it thinking about what could happen, and just as the way you tend to hit a rock in the road that you focus on even tho U R trying to miss it, same kind of thing happened to him.

 

[devo]

im just glad it wasnt a triumph !

I'm just glad it wasn't me

 

[CarlS]

I hear you, Devo. Me too!

 

[otherwise]

I'll bet what happened was he was real nervous about it thinking about what could happen, and just as the way you tend to hit a rock in the road that you focus on even tho U R trying to miss it, same kind of thing happened to him.

That's called "Target Fixation", never look at the pothole in the middle of a corner, just notice it and then look at the place you intend riding to.

 

[DaveM]

That's called "Target Fixation", never look at the pothole in the middle of a corner, just notice it and then look at the place you intend riding to.

I cannot recall this ever happening to me

 

[otherwise]

I cannot recall this ever happening to me

"Target Fixation" is well understood, in fact it's one of many points covered beginner rider classes.
I've seen so many vids of people riding into banks and fencing on corners at reasonably slow speed because they are looking at the fence earth bank etc instead of looking further up the road.

 

[CarlS]

I learned that lesson on a bicycle years before I rode my first motorcycle.

 

[DaveM]

"Target Fixation" is well understood, in fact it's one of many points covered beginner rider classes.
I've seen so many vids of people riding into banks and fencing on corners at reasonably slow speed because they are looking at the fence earth bank etc instead of looking further up the road.

Yes I have actually watched as rider have done this but for some reason I have never had any issues with this happening to me. Maybe it is because when I see danger I immediately start looking for the escape route so my attention is taken away from focusing on the actual issue at hand.

 

[otherwise]

Yes I have actually watched as rider have done this but for some reason I have never had any issues with this happening to me. Maybe it is because when I see danger I immediately start looking for the escape route so my attention is taken away from focusing on the actual issue at hand.

I think you got it, many, usually inexperienced don't get it.

 

[DaveM]

I don't know some people just don't need to be on two wheels as they are putting themselves at risk. I just found riding a bike to be such a natural thing to do from the word go. Then again we started off on a 50cc and build up to bigger bikes as we got better at it as well. Unlike many today go from 0 to 200 in one month

 

[DaveM]

Yeah you have it right

 

[CarlS]

So basically if you see a gal with a splendid rack, stare at it and you get some?

Is that how it works.

Hmmm, I may have to try that!

 

[The Seeker]

You'll "get some" (thing) alright, but it may hurt when her knee contacts your privates!

BTW....this guy loading the bike has even less sense than the bird on the escalator (video I posted).