Goofy white guy (possibly drunk, maybe just totally goofy), wearing a wife beater and a German-style helmet stops at the intersection of Dawson & Morgan.

He's talking shit to some guys in a Saturn at the light, and one of them notes his bike is backfiring a lot. The guy says, "I don't know about that, man, but I'm gonna gun it." I couldn't hear anything else he said.

I'm thinking this guy is gonna crash.

Light turns green, he rolls through the intersection and I figure he's thought better of it. Halfway down the block, though, he kicks it up to the rev limiter and drops the clutch. I have seen guys get thrown on the back of a bike, but it came up on him so fast that the bike completely flipped over and landed on the guy. I figure he was okay because EMTs never showed up, but they might've hauled him straight to jail. I almost fell over laughing.

Bonus points for doing that stupid shit with a cop just two blocks behind.

[cool story bro]

6/10/2011 1:38:39 PM

By German style helmet, are we talking World War I style?

6/10/2011 1:39:55 PM

in your mom

6/10/2011 1:40:44 PM

yeah... wife beater, shorts, flip flops are all signs of a motorcyclist you don't want to be anywhere near on the road.

Real riders know its not if, but when you go down and prepare for it.

6/10/2011 1:40:58 PM

I've done that before... but in a private parking lot and was filmed by some friends during the "stunt days". After that, just the occasional small wheelie or stoppie and the few track days a year to keep my ass out of trouble.

6/10/2011 1:41:48 PM

flippy floppies on a crotch rocket are a must if you crave a lack of emotional and physical attachment to your toes

6/10/2011 1:42:34 PM

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"if you crave a lack of emotional and physical attachment to your toes "

if you crave a lack of emotional attachment to your toes?

6/10/2011 1:43:29 PM

pics or it didn't happen

6/10/2011 1:44:53 PM

yes...b/c you'll lose them

6/10/2011 1:45:06 PM

ATGATT

6/10/2011 1:46:03 PM

how does that decrease your emotional attachment to your toes?

6/10/2011 1:46:52 PM

toes provide the necessary stability for standing. if you aren't able to stand, then you'll need a wheel chair to get around and that makes a :sadface:

6/10/2011 1:51:45 PM

paraplegia

6/10/2011 1:53:07 PM

I did a wheelie on a scooter and hit a parked truck. That was the end of me and motorcycles for a solid 2 yrs.

6/10/2011 1:53:10 PM

wheelie on scooter

something cool with something not cool

6/10/2011 1:59:21 PM

wrecked em? damn near...

6/10/2011 1:59:51 PM

^^ unless said scooter was bored out to 83cc, used a nitro pack, crash cage, 12 o'clock bar and a lower psi for the rear tire... then its pretty funny. Later iterations included a turbo charger and a larger 150cc block. Scooter could do 60mph wheelies.

6/10/2011 2:02:30 PM

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"flippy floppies on a crotch rocket is the only way to fly at myrtle beach brah"

6/10/2011 2:09:17 PM

Myrtle Beach was crotch rocket heaven until they put in a helmet rule. I think helmets should be optional. Let the squids kill themselves.

6/10/2011 2:11:19 PM

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