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re: This terrifying Isle of Man TT bike save defies logic
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:26 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:26 pm to Darth_Vader
Watching those guys race from the riders POV is absolutely insane. I get these guys know the course, but it's unbelievable how they are able to fly through the course like that. Especially with the shadow and light changes along the way.
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Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:27 pm to Displaced
quote:Bro..
That doesn't look nearly as dramatic as you make it sound
That was scary as hell.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:27 pm to Displaced
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Why do you harp on him for getting money from his in laws?
The same reason you harp on me.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:28 pm to LNCHBOX
You're right, he is kinda a douche.
I haven't found him to be an argumentative douche though.
I haven't found him to be an argumentative douche though.
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:28 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Watching those guys race from the riders POV is absolutely insane. I get these guys know the course, but it's unbelievable how they are able to fly through the course like that. Especially with the shadow and light changes along the way.
Yea, I wish I had the skill (and more importantly, the nerves) to be able to race that course. Just watching the videos is crazy. I couldn't imagine actually doing it.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:30 pm to ReauxlTide222
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That doesn't look nearly as dramatic as you make it sound
Bro..
That was scary as hell.
That guy was 5th gear pinned and at one point was just a passenger. My nads went back from whence they came for a sec.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 1:31 pm to LNCHBOX
Caught it on TV one night last year and before I knew it I was up way past when I normally go to sleep caught between the TV coverage and YouTube videos.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 2:57 pm to Darth_Vader
What channel? Have I missed it. I try to record it every year but I didn't see it. 
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:22 pm to Darth_Vader
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As for this guy, one thing saved him there, that's is the fact he did not panic and kept his cool.
He keep his arms loose instead of fighting it...
And he's a little lucky
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:23 pm to Street Hawk
The side car racing is even more insane
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:24 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Watching those guys race from the riders POV is absolutely insane. I get these guys know the course, but it's unbelievable how they are able to fly through the course like that. Especially with the shadow and light changes along the way.
The speeds they go, the width of the track, their usual proximity to each other, it's all insane. Watch it for an hour or so, and count how many posts, trees, telephone poles, walls, rails, ditches, etc, that are almost certain death at those speeds. I don't see how they walk with balls like that.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:27 pm to Displaced
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That doesn't look nearly as dramatic as you make it sound. And yes, I get it that bikes are really hard to control at that speed.
He at least left some shite marks in that suit.
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Yea, I wish I had the skill (and more importantly, the nerves) to be able to race that course. Just watching the videos is crazy. I couldn't imagine actually doing it.
Come hang out at US129, they can whip you into shape up there.
I go back and watch some of my POV vids from my stupid era up there and wonder why I am still alive. It's nowhere near as bad as pro IoM riders, but I am nowhere near that skill doing shite I shouldn't have survived.
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:31 pm to Street Hawk
If that was me, there would have been a huge brown stain behind the bike afterwards
Posted on 6/13/17 at 3:47 pm to Darth_Vader
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You're right. He basically let the bike and it's momentum correct the situation instead of trying to do it himself. That's what saved him.
And made the decision to do that against all instincts to the contrary in a millisecond...
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