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Um yeah... no

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Seriously.  I mean who rides with stock exhaust nowadays?  ;D

Apparently, that dude's a regular on the Bay Bridge.

Rolling stops should be interesting.

Paula rear ended him on her 695.

His visor is not properly closed!!! Burn him!!!!

back pack doesn't match the jacket/pant combo?

Too much faring [bang]

I have a Hayabusa and I have never considered wearing in-line skates. Gonna have to check that out. [thumbsup]

So, does he drag his feet in corners instead of his knees?

JM

no, but they help a bunch when he has to make a U turn...

<because the monster has such a great turning radius>

It's crazy for sure, but I didn't think someone would climb out of a moving truck on video either.  :-\

How the F does he shift it?

This man is my new hero.  That's amazing.  Amazingly stupid, but amazing nonetheless.  Brings all sorts of terrible ideas of what one could do with that to the mind.   [thumbsup]

This picture would make much more sense if he were riding a super moto... what better place than SF streets to  practice foot down tight turns?

They are emergency ejector Skates!

If he notices an Emergency he will not be able to get away from,
he jumps off the bike and skates away into the Sunset!

Yeah, how the hell does he shift? I can see stomping away on the brake lever but it does take some graceful moves with the left foot on the shifter. Busas are kinda torquey but you still need to shift. Puzzling evidence...  ???

Maybe he's a moto-skate courier dude?

With the Busa and inlines, he could do really fast delivery.
Till he got to the city.

I can't imagine a Busa in SF with skates on.  :P

it seems to me coming to a stop and keeping the bike upright would be more difficult then shifting or braking. 

 [moto]

That's just too totally make the beast with two backsed up .

Dolph

It is a 'busa.

Probably has an air or electronic shifter.

No really-my wife has been in an accident with him. He has some medical condition that means he don't walk so well, but apparently can skate.

She really messed him up, huh?   :P

It's probably for when he has to bail, easier to ditch the [leo] with a rolling start.

How does he get the kickstand down? Does he just park next to the other bikes and let his flop all over the the bikes next to him? I tried that once on the Super Hawk and put a big scratch on the tail. It's not the thing to do if you ask me.

Please continue, The Dave...

The accident was caused by a mechanical issue (my brake levers not adjusted properly) when lane-splitting behind him on 101.  He had done some sudden braking and I wasn't able to fully stop in time.

I broke his taillight, he was a gentleman about it and just asked me to cover the expense of replacing it.

When we were on the shoulder exchanging info, CHP stopped by and queried him about the rollerblades, he does have a handicapped plate and a court order allowing him to ride with them on.  He had previously broken his pelvis and can't walk around easily, and said that he can't drive or take public transit.  CHP was incredulous but let him go with his paperwork.

Oh, after I hit him, I fell over.  I mostly lifted the bike back up on my own, and someone hopped out of their car and helped with the rest, then I got over to the shoulder.  Later on, when I was talking with him about the taillight, he apologized and said he should have helped me lift my bike.  I have no idea how he would do so.... :o

Anyone who's willing to jump through that many hoops to keep riding is my hero  [clap]

"And now you know ........

The rest of the story"


Amazing what a few details can do to change ones perspective.

+1. Seems like he's ait.