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Getting off his bike
« on: 24 August 2020, 08:20:10 »
Last weeks MotoGP round at the Redbullring saw both Vinales and Rossi very nearly wiped out by two crashed motorbikes bouncing across the track around them.This weeks round saw a return to the same venue and at the end of a straight the front brake on Vinales' Yamaha "exploded".Knowing he obviousl wasn't going to make the corner and couldn't slow/stop the bike before it inevitably hit the air fencing he jumped off the bike at 130/140mph!!! happily he slid to a halt unhurt while his bike hit the air fence bursting it and promptly caught fire.I realise that staying with the bike and crashing could/would have been disastrous but it must still take some doing to deliberately launch yourself off the bike at that kind of speed.
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Re: Getting off his bike
« Reply #1 on: 24 August 2020, 09:16:43 »
Rock and a hard place springs to mind!  ::)  :)
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Re: Getting off his bike
« Reply #2 on: 24 August 2020, 19:39:03 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 24 August 2020, 09:16:43
Rock and a hard place springs to mind!  ::)  :)
When the ship sinks, it is time to disembark. So to speak.
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Re: Getting off his bike
« Reply #3 on: 24 August 2020, 20:57:56 »
Makes sense to jump off, but its still utterly counter intuitive to do so.
The incident where Rossi & Vinales could easily have lost their heads last week was pretty scary !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi0l44GOYLk
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Re: Getting off his bike
« Reply #4 on: 24 August 2020, 21:39:13 »
Holy shit!  :o      Rossi's Guardian Angel was certainly on point there!  :y
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Re: Getting off his bike
« Reply #5 on: 25 August 2020, 09:12:29 »
They were also very lucky to get off so lightly in the MotoGP2 race crash on the 16th.That one could also have ended so much more badly.
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