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I thought this video was interesting. The slow motion portion reminded me of the Allstate commercial with the motorcycles crashing without a rider.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wx-CyBxBrs"]YouTube - Front tire blows causing a nasty motorcycle crash‏[/ame]
When I first watched it, I was a little skeptical that the front tire actually blew out. You can see what looks like some smoke behind the bike before it goes down, so I was wondering if the rider actually locked up a brake. He doesn't fishtail, so I don't think it could have been the rear brake. Something had to happen lock up the front wheel to go down that fast, so I guess it could be from a blowout. The front tire still looks to be holding a good shape as it goes by, but maybe that's just because it's still spinning and isn't carrying the rider's weight anymore. I dunno, I guess I just expected to see the front end drop down if the tire blew out. Thankfully, I don't have any experience with blow outs.
Regardless of what caused it, he went down quick. Looks like the next rider in line locked up his front brake in a panic and went down just as quick. The sweep rider keeps his head on straight and makes it look easy. Guess those guys will wear gloves next time! Hope they didn't suffer any serious injuries.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wx-CyBxBrs"]YouTube - Front tire blows causing a nasty motorcycle crash‏[/ame]
When I first watched it, I was a little skeptical that the front tire actually blew out. You can see what looks like some smoke behind the bike before it goes down, so I was wondering if the rider actually locked up a brake. He doesn't fishtail, so I don't think it could have been the rear brake. Something had to happen lock up the front wheel to go down that fast, so I guess it could be from a blowout. The front tire still looks to be holding a good shape as it goes by, but maybe that's just because it's still spinning and isn't carrying the rider's weight anymore. I dunno, I guess I just expected to see the front end drop down if the tire blew out. Thankfully, I don't have any experience with blow outs.
Regardless of what caused it, he went down quick. Looks like the next rider in line locked up his front brake in a panic and went down just as quick. The sweep rider keeps his head on straight and makes it look easy. Guess those guys will wear gloves next time! Hope they didn't suffer any serious injuries.
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