Seeall Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 minute ago, atyclb said: in university i rode a honda cbx, 6 cylinders. great bike for then. really never went very fast as i wanted to make it to exams in one piece. big bikes feel safe and comfortable and have good braking ability. the yamaha the thai died on looks like a street legal racing bike. 998cc and 200 hp I hit 260 35 years ago on a mofified Kawa.. no big deal... young punks want do it, and die.. life cycle always has been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pisdjuk Posted May 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2019 RIP and warm thoughts to the late rider’s family and friends. Oh, how I wish media would stop calling everybody with a motorcycle a “biker”. A person with a motorcycle is but a motorcyclist. A biker is something different! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick01827 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 6 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I went 160 kph on my Kawasaki 650 with my Thai girlfriend on the back. Definitely a comment I would of kept to myself. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 55 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said: I said that earlier, it almost looks like he fell asleep. Nobody, not even a Thai, can fall asleep doing 264 kph on a motorcycle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Speedhump Posted May 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2019 Listen to me. Young people are programmed to underestimate danger, to take risks and to enjoy them. It's scientific fact. It's something that reduces as we age. Not just get wiser, our mental chemistry changes too. All in saying is please don't be unkind if you reply to this post. He wasn't still a kid, but he wasn't really so old as to have grown out of childish ways. Most young guys do a few crazy things. Some just don't survive them and get older. RIP ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Darwin works wonders-- again.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk AJ Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Going 260 is imo not the cause, bikes like this one can accelerate to this speed in seconds. I guess he didn’t know this road and he should have inspected the whole stretch before attempting such high speed. He was with friends, and he was driving a superbike, I can’t imagine having such bike and not using a small part of the huge potential. Very sad he lost his life.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Robert Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 RIP Young man. I did a lot of stupid things in my live to 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too young to be old Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 6 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I went 160 kph on my Kawasaki 650 with my Thai girlfriend on the back. That's only 100mph, no big deal. The difference is most Europeans have had leassons or at the very least passed a test. I took my Z1000 up to 155mph once, in the UK though, on a known, straight road, no interesections, no road works and virtually no traffic. I won't do it again though. It is just too fast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That road appears to be really bumpy! High velocity will exaggerate the bumps. It looks like he got thrown off balance by one when he slowed down and then veered off the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too young to be old Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Looks like he lost control, ie he had no idea about counter steering, cornering, braking etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That kind of speed is for a Race Track, not an open public road. Sadly, with the upsurge in these 2 wheel missiles on the roads over the last few years, this guys death will not be the last ( or fastest ) Verdict - Suicide. Thankfully he did not take anybody else with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennukbin Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 A large part of riding a big bike is not only the handling skills required but the mental skills such as intelligence, maturity and situational awareness. In other words assessing the environment before opening the tap. Limiting risk is also another significant part. In this case the guy had decided to take on the other two, he achieved the overtake but then persisted rather than tapping off once he had got ahead thereby exposing himself to greater risk. I would imagine that ego had a large part to ply in the poor lads demise as it does in many accidents around the world not just Thailands roads. Put that in the social maturity column. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phredd Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 With 30,000+ dead on the Thai Roads each year. One wouldn't want to have too many friends here in Thailand, as you would be constantly at a Funeral. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 6 hours ago, z42 said: Idiot. Got what he deserved and never took anyone innocent with him. Hope the video serves as a lesson / deterrent to any other deadhead wannabes hell bent on doing the same he didn't deserve it, because from the video it looks like he didn't endanger anyone, but he certainly gambled for as much as he paid in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendRaider Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) he had not seen many folks get wiped out at 250 kph. nor had he read much about such things. for many of us, unless we can see or experience something with our senses and then recall it, such as in the middle of the night, we don't "learn" it.... we can very easily deny what to some of us is absolutely nuts. I was looking for a "big bike" at Impact a few weeks ago, but didn't consider anything larger than a 400 cc engine. as for wondering how or why anyone would buy something bigger than that.... which was a really obvious consideration looking at any of the other stuff on display there..... I just didn't, and still don't see any reason at all for my mind to even bother going there. when I watch this and read some of the posts, I am left with not much of anything to think about other than that it is sad story for the dude, he's gone while still young. nada else. Edited May 1, 2019 by WeekendRaider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 6 hours ago, NCC1701A said: wow that is fast. mine was cool as a cucumber at 160. I knew a 20 year old bar girl who loved to get on my bike and it was impossible to go fast enough for her. We would go between Hua Hin and Cha Am in 14 minutes. But that was when I was 60 and now at 64 I have grown up a bit and realized how dangerous that was. Youthful exuberance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, pacovl46 said: That road appears to be really bumpy! High velocity will exaggerate the bumps. It looks like he got thrown off balance by one when he slowed down and then veered off the road. Plus he must have hit the brake which is totally wrong in such a situation. Maybe accelerating would have done the trick, but we'll never find that out. He died for what he loved to do and didn't hit anybody else. There were three bumps, enough reasons to slow down a bit. RIP. Edited May 1, 2019 by Isaanbiker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitfield Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Puchaiyank said: He started slowing down and just drifted left and off the road? ???? Look at it again he's hard on the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Just think what an Industry Thailand could have, Body Parts. except the brain , Because usualy there are none. Edited May 1, 2019 by Thongkorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee2 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said: Anyone who does 264kph on any Thai road is taking an enormous chance. Just recently, a good friend of mine, who was a motorcycle racer many years ago, and a highly skilled rider, had a dog run right out in front on him, on a scooter, while doing only 40KPH. There was nothing he could do to avoid this stupid mutt. He suffered some nasty injuries. Broken collar bone, five broken ribs, etc. The only way to survive on these roads is to avoid taking big chances. Wow, that must have been a first. A dog on a scooter only doing 40kph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensisaket Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That right there is called "thinning the herd" where I come from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NokNokJoke Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Does that rear tire look a little 'smooth'? He wasn't a risk to anyone? He couldn't keep the damn thing on a straight road! He could easily kill somebody on foot, a bike, or motorbike, and we know in thailand they seem to pop up anywhere, from any direction. (Or a dog) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Zero sympathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEyedPie Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 It must have taken a while to pick up all the bits of body and put them in a bucket. I'll try to depart this life in one piece, if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, NokNokJoke said: Does that rear tire look a little 'smooth'? He wasn't a risk to anyone? He couldn't keep the damn thing on a straight road! He could easily kill somebody on foot, a bike, or motorbike, and we know in thailand they seem to pop up anywhere, from any direction. (Or a dog) it wasn't a wet road, so effectively riding on Slicks. Only really need a Tread if you need to expel water... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNombreEsFicticious Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 How did the video end up on the internet? Did someone steal the camera while picking up the other bits and pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NokNokJoke Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Yes, never rains in thailand. ???? I used to run a sportbike messageboard, and lead group rides in the mountains in the US. I pretty much stopped the group rides since too many people showed up with bikes they couldn't handle, and didn't have much sense. The place for high powered bikes is on a track, and track skills don't really transfer well to public roads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEyedPie Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, NokNokJoke said: ... and track skills don't really transfer well to public roads. Because of the haphazard nature of travelling on public roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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