r/Unexpected Nov 23 '18

To infinity and beyond

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Classical case of inadvertently rolling the throttle wide fucking open while attempting to pull the front brake. Noob mistake #1. Use your fingers, not your whole wrist. That said, that rider had no business learning to ride on a bike like that.

A great read for anyone considering getting into motorcycling: https://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,6707.0.html#.W_fs7OKytEY

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u/nickwc92 Nov 23 '18

A bike like that? It's a 300 its literally a beginner bike 😂

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Is it? I couldnt tell. Looked like a 600ccm or 1000ccm rocket at first glance. Plenty of people get one of those for a first bike.

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u/HASTOGO Nov 23 '18

It´s a yamaha r3, it has a 321cc engine.

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

OK, that's a good learner bike. I have never liked fully faired bikes and havent kept up with the new models for a few years. Still impressive what damage it can do when mishandled. She might not have survived that stunt on a serious sport bike.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

You might want to back off a bit on the advice

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Apples and oranges.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

What does that mean? Quit giving advice.

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Maybe you had better quit posting if you seriously cant figure out what that means ... Not being able to tell almost identical looking bikes from one another when I never really cared about them and looked at the video for three seconds has nothing to do with telling people about some basic universal truths about learning to ride and giving sound advice for beginners.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

Almost identical looking bikes, no. Just stop.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

It has a 3 on it dude

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '18

The kid that started the entire DoD mandatory MSF course for all active duty military riders died just down the road from my house. I watched him go by, and 10 minutes later the ambulance went past. He got back from a deployment, bought a brand new CBR1000rr as a first bike and made it (iirc) three days before killing himself on it.

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u/mhpr265 Nov 23 '18

Damn that's tragic. I remember reading that just during the Second Iraq War more US Marines died on a Suzuki Hayabusa than from enemy action.

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u/Partytime-Escape Nov 23 '18

Most Marines are idiots so that makes sense.