How is this even possible?

Flatbutt1 · 06-21-2009, 08:11 AM

Really. I know about coefficient of friction and all that but day-um!

bell · bell's Garage

iron balls? that takes commitment

varmint · 06-21-2009, 08:16 AM

pucks and sliders.

Gogar · 06-21-2009, 08:33 AM

That's a great video.

If the Speed channel guy had jammed a microphone under my helmet 2 seconds after I got off the bike I'm not sure I would have been so nice.

HardDrive · 06-21-2009, 10:04 AM

What slays me is that these guys are really 'drifting'......at 120mph......with their knee dragging.......

Brass nuts.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

That is a sick-ass save. I think it was dumb luck (and physics) more than skill though. His wheels were off the ground at exactly the right times where it prevented "knee jerk" control inputs from making the situation worse. Not to mention his foot was off the brake and his hand was off the front brake - mostly by chance. No chance of the rider making a dumb "reaction" grab on either brake which would've definitely lost it for him.

Still, very lucky and very good result for him.

I found the video hilarious simply because of the juxtaposition of British-accent Queen's English and southern drawl by the commentators. When else can you hear that?!?! The gratuitous sponsor hamming (Monster) at the end was a bit comical too. The way the promoter (I'm guessing that's who she is) jammed that "Monster" cap on his head not a half second after he had his helmet off and shoved a Monster drink into his hand was so blatant. Funny though.

Garp · 06-21-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

That is a sick-ass save.

How would you call this ?

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

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Originally Posted by Garp

How would you call this ?

Also a sick-ass save. In riding circles, that's what's known as a "tank slapper". The front wheel goes lock-to-lock so fast you can't control it and your only hope is that you can hang onto the bars and that the inherent stability of the bike settles it down and dampens the oscillations, which appears to be exactly what happened here.

Lucky he didn't hit the sand trap. He missed it by inches. If he had, he'd have gotten flipped ass-over-teakettle most likely.

Watched it a few times and couldn't see for sure what caused the initial oscillation. Usually tank slappers are caused by hitting something on the road or shifting weight/direction REALLY fast (extremely bad riding practice). Looks like that might be what happened here - looks like the rider came off the turn and stood the bike up way too fast, so the momentum just kept going past the vertical point, then whipped back and forth (tank-slap). Bang-bang. Once it stabilized, the only thing for the rider to do was get back on the bike. Not that hard to do once the bike is stable, but still freaky looking.

ramonesfreak · ramonesfreak's Garage

doest look like a tank slap. at 10 sec, his rear slides out throwing him off. amazing save

941MXVET · 06-21-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Flatbutt1

Really. I know about coefficient of friction and all that but day-um!

My wife made this her background before I could! This is a GREAT pic!
The "Doctor"

MMARSH · MMARSH's Garage

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Originally Posted by srandallf

doest look like a tank slap. at 10 sec, his rear slides out throwing him off. amazing save

I agree. It was almost a nasty high side.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

I dunno. He definitely almost launched high-side, but it certainly looks like the front wheel goes lock-to-lock twice. Either way, pretty scary to go through and a great save. Lucky he got the bike going in a straight line and stable again without getting launched.