Scooter pilot takes himself out on mulholland. Foot down style (in crocs) gets his ride going all the wrong way.
Scooter Crashes Into Guardrail on Mulholland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgKoXzbw13E&feature=youtube_gdata#normal)
man is this the SAME road that EVERYONE crashes on out west?
Jeez. We had a thread about how so many people crash there for some reason. in this case, he just used the side of his scooter as a pivot point to lift his rear wheel up, but everyone else....
I've ridden those roads back in the 70's and 80's and never crashed so I wouldn't say EVERYONE.
I don't everyone crashes there, it's just someone thinks it's a great idea to photograph/film people crashing there, so he's setup his cameras.
It definitely seems that a lot of people crash at the same spot on Mulholland, I think it may may be a case of target fixation. A rider comes up on that section of road with the metal barrier on the right and have a fear of going over the side so they hit the brakes abruptly.
I don't think it's a bad section of road, just trust the bike and ride through the turn.
Based on some previous discussion - it seems that corner picks up a lot of sand and grit, more than the rest of the road so it catches a lot of people out. But, being a right coaster I'm far from the expert on that road.
i think the guy setsup the camera becuase theres a lot of action there ,if u make it through, its a pretty nice shot, if not....its a pretty nice shot, just hope no one goes over.
Looks like too much lean and was grinding, lifted the back tire. that sux
i had to stop watching after the second time. his damn knee... OMG.
Quote from: Raux on July 07, 2010, 12:20:41 PM
i had to stop watching after the second time. his damn knee... OMG.
Right?! That's all I kept thinking. No pants and barely a pair of shoes! Betcha he was in a slight bit of pain through the next week! :-\
His knee? Hell, his head. If you want the slow mo he wracks it pretty well on the bottom side of the guard rail. If he'd not have been wearing it, he'd have been split open at least... and possibly much worse.
Any west coasters know if this turn is marked by riders as a trouble spot? On the Dragon, the locals do a bit of rattle can public service and write warnings (usually "SLOW") as you approach some of the tricky turns on that road. Obviously there's something written on the raod there - I'm just curious if there's anything like a warning.
Thats a "helmet saved my life" moment if I ever saw one.
Notice he almost falls backwards over the guardrail cuz he's so shook up?
That sucks...like others said, looks like he hit the fairings and lifted the rear tire off the ground. Shoulda been wearing a bit more gear.
Most seem to crash here due to poor riding skills, not anything on or wrong with the road. Target fixation, lack of countersteering, etc.
Not much sand and grit on the road there. I've been through there many many times and never had a problem with sand or grit. It's lack of skill. That's it.
The guys with the cameras keep brooms in their trucks just in case debris gets on the roadway. Nobody wants to see anybody crash, as IdZer0 has suggested.
It just happens to be a really nice set of corners close to a very large urban center/population.
When you get 600-1,000 bikes through a particular corner on a particular weekend, there are bound to be some mishaps, especially when you have more horsepower than brains. In this case, there wasn't much horsepower, and even less brains than the average squid.
If you want to get a feel for the sheer amount of traffic that corner gets on a weekend, go to rockstorephotos.com and click on photos. Then Click Paul's Snake photos. I'm not advertising for the guy, but you'll see by the amount of pics taken the amount of bikes and cars that go through there.
Quote from: Raux on July 07, 2010, 12:20:41 PM
i had to stop watching after the second time. his damn knee... OMG.
Ahh... he's going to be on fire in a few minutes!!
Quote from: avizpls on July 26, 2010, 09:06:18 AM
Thats a "helmet saved my life" moment if I ever saw one.
Notice he almost falls backwards over the guardrail cuz he's so shook up?
You think his head would have *asploded had he not been wearing a brain bucket?
I've seen a lot of dumbasses in my life.
Sorry, gotta dump on the guy.
Stunting on a scooter, with those 10" tires, brakes? bottom deck of the scooter is about as wide as a truck, and there is is in a "tuck" coming down that hill.. wtf was he thinking?
A grown man wearing Crocs? Really? While riding a bike/scooter? Wtf.. I mean, wtf?!
Ohhhh Daaarrrrwin...!
He eventually got his left knee down even if it was a little late. Unfortunately, he only had one knee pad and it was on the wrong knee.
Oh well, at least he didn't scratch up a nice pair of leathers and boots.
This guy did a little better [thumbsup]
vespa del tale 81 seconda puntata (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2daPNH93oc#normal)
Quote from: OT on November 29, 2010, 03:46:47 PM
This guy did a little better [thumbsup]
well, yeah. he's a grown man and NOT wearing Crocs and shorts
That's nucking futz! [moto]
it had to hurt. where is this place? CA?
Mullhuland dr. this part of the canyon is called the snake.
[thumbsup]
love doing the snake in the supra, but the bike is a whole whole nother animal [bow_down]