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Tom Clayton
September 27th, 2010, 14:34
It's a miracle this guy survived! This is why you resist the urge to open up the throttle until you're on an empty stretch of straight road, and during daylight!

http://www.ocala.com/article/20100923/ARTICLES/100929891/1402/NEWS?tc=ar
Dain Arns
September 27th, 2010, 14:37
Bike fuses with Van... :isadizzy:
Jagdflieger
September 27th, 2010, 16:44
After seeing South Florida drivers and motorcyclists in action, it's amazing that this doesn't happen more often.
TARPSBird
September 27th, 2010, 19:00
I see maniac motorcyclists all the time on the interstate here in Tidewater. They race down the road so fast you have almost no warning when they overtake you. If you decided to move into a lane they were approaching you in, the same thing would happen as in the story.
hey_moe
September 28th, 2010, 01:43
TB I notice that more on you side than over here. It's pretty bad when ya coming down 264 at 60 miles an hour and a couple bikes pass ya like you are parked in the middle of the road. There is way to much traffic on 264 and 64 for anyone to be traveling at that speed.After viewing the picture of that crash I don't have any idea how he made it.
Brian_Gladden
September 28th, 2010, 05:27
Holy crud!!!! That's the luckiest idiot on a bike I've seen. Not only that. did you notice the mangled licence plate on the van? That van was full of some of my fellow Vermonters.

1,300 miles from home, on vacation and then have this happen? WOW.
n4gix
September 28th, 2010, 06:37
What. An. Idiot!

If you haven't seen 'em, check out these additional photos showing the bike itself...

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=OS&Dato=20100923&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=923009999&Ref=PH&Profile=1402&SectionCat=NEWS&show=galleries
Tom Clayton
September 28th, 2010, 14:06
It's pretty bad when the bike is so twisted you can't even tell what it was!
OBIO
September 28th, 2010, 15:45
It's pretty bad when the bike is so twisted you can't even tell what it was!

Can't tell what it was...but I can tell what it is....a paper clip!
OleBoy
September 28th, 2010, 16:44
If the guy survives he needs to have his license revoked permanento. And sent to jail/tried for assault with a deadly weapon and intent. That's rediculious
HouseHobbit
September 28th, 2010, 21:01
I gress That some folks should NOT ride Period.. And some should not drive autos either..
But weeding them out this way isn't good..

I am grateful No One was killed including the rider..
But I think perhaps He should consider walking from now on..

I will keep riding when the time comes.. I do Hope I never see anyone do something as stupid as this ever..