The 7 MOST COMMON Motorcycle Crashes (Definitely Your Fault...)

[@PPsqueezer]

Heads up to new riders. Last summer was my first season riding and I was cruising down the road maybe going 45-50. A car was waiting to take a left across my lane to a store. I was riding down in broad daylight and everything looked cool when suddenly that vehicle, from a dead stop just randomly decided to try and take that left across my lane and it was so last second that I didn't even have enough time to slow down. I panic braked, felt my rear wheel start to wobble and immediately let go of the breaks, I barely swerved to the right and my left peg scraped across their front bumper. They stopped dead in their tracks and I pulled over shaking. Scariest shit ever. Don't assume everyone knows what the fuck they're doing on the road. If you believe everyone around you is dumb as fuck, you'll stay alive. Good luck!

[@rebman5150]

"If you believe everyone around you is dumb as fuck, you'll stay alive"... Nearly verbatim what I told my kids when they learned to drive. :)

[@darryllzwiers7257]

A tip I got told is act the fool. If you think that person hasn't seen you, slow down and weave in your lane. You look stupid but you draw attention to yourself. I use it in the cities when I can see a person at an intersection isn't paying attention

[@jamestkirkcameron9189]

glad you're okay bud.

[@TheLouisianan]

@@rebman5150 I've always listened to this advice even when driving a car or truck. I think people have way too many distractions in their cars now and some people rely solely on their little yellow light on their mirror to change lanes.

[@jacobshort5378]

Riding or not, I think every other driver is fuckin stupid and doesn't know their head from their ass. Glad you are okay!

[@goldenmyth3499]

"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you."- Jeremy Clarkson

[@xDuckBoyx]

I have ALWAYS said slow drivers are the most dangerous. I happy to see this is actually viewed that way by others.

[@phat-kid]

@@xDuckBoyx it's not about how long you've "always" said it. it's how long you'll be able to keep saying it. which won't be that long.

[@pneulancer]

"Just had to lay 'er down brother" is my new catchphrase. Thanks Yammie Noob!

[@DanDanTheFireman]

Can't wait for you to get 1 milly

[@MostlyInteresting]

Have we not proved through more than one video that loud pipes don't do diddles until the driver is to close for it to make a difference?

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

DanDan, you're my daughter's hero!

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

5 minutes 5 seconds in the video : yam : "a bike can usually outbreak any kind of car" That's actually completely false. Motorcycles brake worse than cars, even more compared to sports cars. Motorcycles sports bikes brake as bad as pick up trucks.

[@19910313]

@@THEREALZENFORCE uhm if you actually know how to break w/o dumping your bike yes it is has more breaking power. It just means you dont know how to do it right

[@fola373]

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[@Liberty4Ever]

Last summer, I braked for a yellow light and as I was almost stopped I heard tires squealing behind me from the driver who wasn't paying much attention while planning to run a red light. The lane to my right was clear and he skidded into that lane. Had he been slightly more distracted, he would have rear ended me at 50MPH while I was parked at a red light. Be VERY careful when stopping to ensure the car behind you is stopping. Better rear vision would greatly enhance situational awareness. I plan on installing a front/rear digital video recorder this winter, largely to help prove I wasn't at fault if there's an accident or even road rage or possibly tyrannical law enforcement. I'll display the 170 degree rear view to an LCD thats mounted directly above the instrument display as a rear view "mirror" that's always in my view when riding, rather than trying to use the rear view mirrors which are of very limited use.

[@camerongsx9122]

I'm honestly surprised wide angle cameras on the back with a screen either on the OEM mirror replacement or dash hasn't become the norm.

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@camerongsx9122 - The closest I've seen are proximity sensors and flashing colored lights on the mirrors or helmet Heads Up Display. The camera and rear display offers more information, which could be good or bad. It essentially gives the rider the ability to perceive 360 degrees for total situational awareness. Humans aren't evolved to do that but I honestly think our perceptual mechanism is good enough to quickly train to perceive the lower field of view forward as a rear view. We pretty much do this already with rear view mirrors. However, the colored lights reduce the information processing. If no red light in the right rear view mirror it's safe to merge right. It does, however, require us to trust a computer to evaluate the sensor data and make the decision for us. That's not going to be perfect, as we're seeing with "self driving" cars making bad (sometimes fatal) decisions, such as perceiving a shadow from a bridge overpass as a truck parked across the interstate and slamming on the brakes, causing a high speed rear end collision.

[@JetSetSixDeuce]

If BMW puts their sensors that reach out over 100 feet on their bikes I'll sign away on one just for that added safety. I feel like that could help so much. An alert that gives you a little time to react rather than you getting dusted unexpectedly. I don't ever want a self driving bike, but that added feature I feel would help save a lot of lives.

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@JetSetSixDeuce - There are some relatively low tech and low cost safety enhancements that manufacturers could provide. Not self driving or automatic braking or anything similar, just more information to the rider to improve situational awareness instead of the bare legal minimum equipment. BMW provided good quality mirrors but I need to extend them outward two inches so half the view isn't my shoulders. First riding day of spring. I'm sitting on my baby GS at the arboretum, waiting for a friend so I can get some exercise and shed the winter pounds.

[@JetSetSixDeuce]

@@Liberty4Ever if an aftermarket producer could make a knock off of those mirrors BMW makes I'd gladly put them on my CBR. And for sure if we had more informational tech for our bikes we'd be so much better off, not just riding assists with bells and whistles. Safe riding, brother!

[@majormassenspektrometer]

I'll give one advice to new riders: DON'T FOLLOW OTHER RIDERS AND TRY TO KEEP UP. There will be a curve you won't get at the speed the one you are following takes. Ride at your speed only.

[@MrJtm2011able]

😂💯 I learned that the hard way! But I did learn lol

[@_hold_the_line_]

This is very true, my wife won't ride pilion again because I followed my brother way too hot into a corner and had to lean excessively to make it.

[@csjrogerson2377]

Hard to lay the bike over and trust the tyres when you're riding a Harley bath chair. Anything more than 10 degrees of lean causes the foot rests to create sparks, the TV to come off the mount, the BBQ to lose a burger, the fridge door to open and one of the 15 suitcases to fall off the igloo sized paniers.

[@l.b.3021]

Yammie: Don't speed! Germans on the Autobahn: I paid for the whole speedometer, I'm gonna use the whole speedometer

[@JetSetSixDeuce]

Old Jetta owners on the Autobahn entry ramp: *DEISEL TIME!*

[@V12Maniac]

Yammie: Don't speed! Americans on squid missiles: I paid for the whole speedometer, I'm gonna use the whole speedometer

[@jagovanbeek]

😂

[@j.need4qlife483]

I have always enjoyed riding on two wheels for over 50 years. Technology seems to help for safety but it really makes awareness more complacent and dulled. I used to ride in popular sport bike group rides, but got tired of seeing riders having accidents ruining the ride. Too many clashing egos of skilled riders mixed with young riders becoming too competitive within a group is a ticking timebomb. With inexperienced riders, the number one cause of accidents is target fixation. This is a delayed reaction of rider reaction in dealing with a situation that often results with a negative consequence (either and accident or soiled shorts). Best advice I can give is- 1, ride like no one can see you and know when to use offensive and defensive skills; 2, never assume your bike is safe to ride without performing routine maintenace and checks; and 3, be ready for unexpected changes as environment always changes roads and traffic. Making good decisions while riding is a skill that takes time and experience to aquire and is for more important than mastering how to do a wheely or a stoppy. It is also far more less expensive if you know what I mean.

[@BadazzShovelhead]

I think the other big one is people with gopros. There is a TON of wreck content out there where it is pretty obvious that the bike rider was going way too fast, didn't properly try to avoid the accident and was more interested in trying to create dramatic content.

[@LordMcKrakenVonLittleBits]

40k miles ridden and the only time I dropped a bike was in a parking lot when a kid jumped in front of me running through the lot. Only doing maybe 5mph but grabbed the front brake and steered hard left at the same time. Learned the hard way on how to properly lift a cruiser with 2 saddle bags and a sissy bar bag full of groceries that day.

[@LangkeeLongkee]

Hope your eggs didn’t break or anything buddy

[@LordMcKrakenVonLittleBits]

@@LangkeeLongkee No eggs but a few cans of soups rolled through the parking lot.

[@LangkeeLongkee]

@@LordMcKrakenVonLittleBits hehhehee

[@christians131]

I’ve done something like 35k with a few track days and I know every time I went down it was my fault :/

[@majorp7967]

Happened to me on a similar situation 😢

[@jordandollar4141]

I lived in Austin for 8 years. You film yourself riding some of my favorite roads. Your riding footage always gives me memories of all the great rides in the hill country.

[@xiaomiantonisantonis2926]

Yamm, actually cars brake much faster and than bikes especially at a complete stop.. I saw a study that compared Superbikes to car and like a 2012 r1 and gen2 busa had similar braking abilities with normal everyday trucks..Maybe the stopping power is greater in a bike but the small contact patch means that it can not be applied to the road

[@abyedrikn]

yeah cars are heavier but also equipped with more brakes plus shit ton more traction. Motorcycles simply can not compete with cars on cornering and stopping. I am actually more scared of back ending some car than getting rear ended since its mostly up to me keeping enough distance. If an idiot is gonna rear end me doing 60 mph on a red light, I dont think I'll have much chance to avoid it.

[@frizenfreeze]

You are correct brektacs had a presentation on it. Motor vehicles are meant to stop. Motorcycles are meant to slow down.

[@jamesdecker4166]

That only applies to super cars. Regular cars on the road do not brake as quickly as bikes.

[@petervautmans199]

this is very true, well explained by brettacks, all vehicles are capable of 1g stops, only most motorriders only reach 0.6g, while every cager can pull of a 1g stop.

[@silent_fluo6917]

@@jamesdecker4166 an everyday car brakes better to a standstil than an everyday bike bro

[@bamills6771]

For being visible when coming up to an intersection - or a car on a side road. You can increase your visibility by switching tracks - swerving the bike . The left to right motion will make you visible ..

[@14icbm]

I've used cars and such for running intersections.EVERYONE sees that car.I get into the left lane and shadow em.(two lanes per thru traffic).As often as I can at least in town.

[@bamills6771]

@@Fullmetalseagul The local Police Motorcycle classes teach this method. In their Advanced riding class. Yes, I could see a cop in a car - not understanding this.

[@dustinpollard6237]

Ill even stand up if it's looking sketchy, that usually gets everyones attention lol

[@bamills6771]

@@Fullmetalseagul its more of a wiggle. or going to the other track and back. Even if you are in the right track - move to the left. If there is a car on the right - stopped waiting to pull out. IE not blending in to the background.

[@elevationmoto6208]

That fantastic classical music in the background at just the right volume. Thank you Papa Yam!

[@fedup7416]

A good habit when approaching an intersection, is to swerve your bike back and forth. That helps the car driver to pick up on movement. When coming straight at them, it's harder to see an approaching vehicle.

[@BMWHP2]

Agree. Good video. After 45 years of professional motorbike riding and reading countless of motorbike accident reports (that was part of the job) . . . . grabbing the frontbrake in panic, blokking the frontwheel and go down was nr. 1. Most heard comment of the rider (if he/she could talk) . . I had to lay her down 😁🤣. Every time we saw that the rider was sliding over the asphalt way further than the bike. And the braking distance when stayed on the rubber would have been waaaaaayyyy shorter.

[@peters_youtube]

I just got a Ninja 400 after riding hogs for years, so I really consider myself a noob. Avoided a low-side by just trusting my tires per the video. Thanks for putting these videos out!

[@ozzynmyrtle]

I believe motorcycle maintenance should be on this list....Don't want the turbo having a high speed come-apart BOI

[@notthisjenn]

When i was like 11, my grandpa told me - if you cant be good, be safe. This is now how I end every meeting with my interns. its good advice.

[@giantslug6969]

Both of my accidents have been people pulling out in front of me. One from the shoulder and one from a median. Fortunately both were lower speed collisions.

[@rhaynhillyard9772]

Grabbing the clutch and rolling of the throttle just come naturally to me, number of high sides I have avoided by just grabbing a hand of clutch 😂 if it don't kill you it's a lesson

[@literal_lee]

"Grabbing the clutch and rolling of the throttle"..... you mean coasting ? Bad strategy, mate. Especially if you stomp on the rear brake simultaneously for whatever reason

[@walkerfharris]

@@literal_lee what would you recommend? (New rider here)

[@abyedrikn]

@@literal_lee yeah you might as well turn off the ignition at that point lol

[@literal_lee]

@@walkerfharris I am not sure. I been riding for 38 years and low-sided only twice. Getting into the situation where the rear steps out, there's only a split second to counteract. If you avoided "a number of highsides" like the other guy, there's something wrong with your throttle control, if you ask me. Either that or he's excercising his bragging rights. 🤷‍♀️ So my advice would be to have great throttle control. Even the greats in MotoGP can not prevent highsides to occur, so I truely wonder how many Mr Hillyard did NOT avoid by simply "grabbing the clutch and rolling of the throttle". Besides that, coasting turns your bike into a projectile. Try cornering in neutral whilst over 50mph and report back on your experience. Good luck 💪

[@Tiqerboy]

You want to feather the clutch to regulate the power to the rear wheel and stay on the throttle. If nothing else just remember "when in doubt, throttle out". Worst that will happen is a low side, which is far less damage to you and your bike than a highside.

[@giorgiostegher5504]

I got high-sided on the track...I got yeeted onto gravel, and let me tell you: if I have to jerk something again, it won't be the brakes going 150km/h on a corner.

[@RyvelLX]

Yeah, I was gonna hit something so I opened the door and bailed out… lmao, man I had to rewind that damn part 5 times.. 😂🤣😂

[@DuchessDelphine]

“Lay ‘er down brother…” 😂😂 I’m not a new rider but always good to refresh. Found your channel researching rebel 1100 reviews

[@deansolistino]

The rain got me. A ugly rain storm- tip over at 10 mph but just a scrape.

[@davclark6757]

when driving in town, or on a small highway I’ll tap my horn when passing someone when there’s traffic and it hasn’t failed me yet:)

[@kahnny23]

One other trick i do to avoid having someone turn in front of me and cut me off is i will swerve and move my head quickly just to give them something to notice if they aren't looking for motorcycles

[@stickybucket1851]

Very informative. We need more safe and smart riders on the road! Strength in numbers, baby

[@michelrediske1188]

"If you wonder, why filtering is illegal in your state, its because the AMA is too busy lobbying" Me from Germany: This damn AMA!

[@WingedEternitys]

The sudden stop is the thing that kills you, but the speed does also play a part in that too. Those go hand-in-hand in this case.

[@hisdadjames4876]

Love it that you guys find the ways to sound responsible and mischievous at the same time👏

[@CrypticUnlock]

The one thing i have learned the most from Yammie is Bikes are Dangerous and i need a Rok Form case....

[@Buddycoop1]

I go the limit or a bit over. I also change positions in my lanes and always make sure I'm not in a blind spot. It's tough at times but so far so good. I also stay in my lane always so the same cars see me.

[@Chestwolf]

Had some teenaged girls not slow down behind me when turning off a country highway this year. A little dicey, but holding the front brake when I turned at 35mph and hitting a patch of loose gravel after was dicier lol. Nice lil low side in my first 400 miles to get some XP.

[@DJIrisch]

Hahajaha😂😂😂😂 ""Not Mark-aized" yourself

[@hvymax]

The KLR 650 is the solution to excessive speed. It couldn't outrun a Ford Focus to save your life. I occasionally lowside when I try to Supermoto a corner and remember I have the knobbies on that day. I hate it when that happens but full body bars to the rescue.

[@dustinpollard6237]

I wanted one for over a decade, finally got one in 2015 and i loved it but after a few months i got tired of people texting and trying to kill me because the bike before the KLR was in 2008. Sold it, then here i am 7 years later with a Bandit 1200S hahaha. Its a very slow bike because it only has 5 gears as well 😁😉

[@overstack7128]

Love your vids yammie ! Just a quick note: due to being limited by stoppies on the dry, and due to having a smaller contact patch and less effective ABS on the wet, the majority of modern cars will outbrake any motorcycle in all situations. Only poor reaction time or weak pedal action from a car driver can make a car decelerate slower than a motorcycle

[@TheNightstalker80]

Well, I always thought of a low sider as reaching the literal end of the tire or ramming your rests into the road... Laying down, I think, is better than wrong reaction and makeing it even worse because you can mess it up pretty much if you go high speeds and panic while your bike is full leaned down. If you push the bike away and just slide along the road you have a good chance to not get severely injured (at least if you wear propper protection gear). If you try panic in that situation you can absolutely make things a lot worse...

[@kanishka.b8550]

New rider, got a scooter not a bike, 6m ago…. And now sitting with a broken collarbone and watching this. I rearended a car and landed on my shoulder…. You know what’s funny. I had this video in my watch later list this whole time😂😂

[@kghwanadoo]

Hilarious, at 7:33, the road is not a race track but that section is the mountain course at the TT circuit! Great video point well made.

[@un4gvn992]

I find it funny I got two alcohol related adds during your speech about drinking and riding lol. But I totally agree with pretty much everything you said, love your videos man keep them up

[@wiamtheron9467]

Ads are based off of data you gave them You must like alchol related stuff?

[@ObiWanCannabi]

most common cause of your bike hitting the ground will be a disk lock, man i always forgot that thing until i was trying to ride off lol

[@yveslemmens5384]

Great video! I would like to see more on rider technique. how to use clutch (drag racing, high siding,...), braking technique, foot hand and body position, turning, wheelies and stoppies, burnouts,...

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

As much as I don't like to admit it helmets should be required by law everywhere at all times. I'll go so far as to say full faced helmets at that.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

There is a school of philosophy that contends if you actually NEED legislative government to tell you to wear a helmet on a motorcycle, then you deserve everything you get... ;o)

[@JasonBlalock]

I wear a helmet at all times, but you can take my modular lid when you pry it from my cold dead head...

[@miekragez4749]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 well said

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@miekragez4749 Thanks... I might just dust off the old "Helmet Laws SUCK" T-shirt again for old times sake... haha ;o)

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 ever read Sun Tzu? Learn to pick your battles. Advocate for helmet laws, because pretty, petty politicians don't want to mess up their hair. Imagine some weeb putting AOC on the back of their R1. The Grom would be come an aspirational motorcycle over night. In the 1700s we violated international law, chucking tea into the harbor. Eleven months ago, we stayed between the ropes AFTER Ashley was murdered.

[@Royed]

When you ride a cruiser and I couldn't low side even if I wanted too. Lol I've gotten a nice lean on a turn but never sports bike lean. My foot pegs always start scrapping in the turn and I'm just "UGGGGH....I can go further but my bike is eating the road already."

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

5:05 :"a bike can usually outbreak any kind of car" That's actually completely false The best sport bikes braking distance need 120 to 140 ft, as bad as pick up trucks, while regular cars need between 110 and 120ft and sports cars are between 87 and 100 ft braking distance for the same speed (60mph to 0mph).

[@ghostsmoke11]

i thought that sounded wrong

[@19910313]

Lol you just dont know how to brake properly. Just tell it as is🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

@@19910313 you are just another prime example of the Dunning Kruger effect on social media. Educate yourself instead of talking nonsense

[@19910313]

@@THEREALZENFORCE lol you should say that into a mirror 😙

[@ALCATRZ]

@@19910313 Go to carwow and check on their dragraces with bikes if you don't believe it, they do a braketest every time and the bike looses every time.

[@hccwarriordan5475]

I high sided a long time ago and still feel it. Hit a slick spot excellerating out of a corner at night. Going way too fast.

[@matthewfisher8889]

I’ve been using the Rokform mounts for years, but not anymore. This mount breaks iPhone cameras. The vibrations cause the camera to not be able to focus. It took me 3 phones to figure out what the problem was. Tell your sponsor they need to address this issue.

[@thefunkilledu]

I don't know about Rokform, but I've got a Quadlock mount on my bike with their vibration dampener to combat that problem on my Note 20 Ultra. So far about 1900 miles and the camera is good still.

[@AntaresSQ01]

9:30, or decide to ride in the winter and have your rear end come around when you hit sheet ice on a slight down hill with no throttle or brake input lol

[@joetrosclair8434]

Yammy has personally studied a few of these. Ayyyyeeee Nothing but love. Let’s get that MILLION SUB!

[@TehLuNaTiC]

new rider here...crashed on a e-scouter going like 25km/h ... just too much front break .... i get used with my bicycle that on the left lever is my front break ... on my e-scouter its on the right lever.... gg got some ribs pain cause i had a bag with a shaker in my side...and i broke my shaker with my ribs ....had a new helmet just 2 hours bought... hjc i30 had a scratch on it but ye lets say that it pay off the money for start

[@JasonBlalock]

To be fair, the AMA's lobbying priorities probably have something to do with the fact there there are more dentists cosplaying as "Real Bikers" on barges too big to filter anyhow, paying membership dues than sport bike riders or urban commuters.

[@ckeilah]

Haha at “don’t mix drinking and riding“ while driving past the national bar of Texas!

[@thomastolan1477]

Speeding doesn't cause accidents, exceeding your capability causes accidents. Case in point, I was riding on 49 in CA, and came out of a turn too fast for the next RH corner, and found myself looking at the white line on the left shoulder, with a200 ft fall 3ft away. Clearly riding too fast for the road, and completely my fault. Luckily I had taken my first track day a few months earlier, and trusted my bike, so I can talk about it now. Just stay within your capacity. Track days are not just for fun. Take one to know your skill and to understand your bike. I am definitely a proponent of track days for new riders.

[@flossum3309]

Wait, you don’t have to jump out of your car when you’re about to hit something?!?!? This video saved me so much money!

[@koningbolo4700]

3:41 I wear a red 15 led rotating effect light on top of my helmet. Draws attention like crazy...Oddly enough also for any random constabularies...

[@WL2K]

As an Indiana resident, I'm impressed those knuckledraggers even knew what Pi is!

[@leekazan556]

Just subscribed! Love your content and laughed out loud when you said “ I just had to lay her down”!!

[@Cocojambo101]

i once jumped on my bike on a hyrry, only to find out that my steer lock was on when i thought it was not. That resulted in me not being able to turn the bike to balance and i dropped it. Also i rarely use my mirror as i just usually turn my head.

[@alvaromurillo9576]

This is the best line ever: Super car performance for a Honda Civic price 😂😂😂 YESSSS AGREE

[@jameswarwick5591]

What's up dude ✌️ great videos thank you. Have you ever forgot to put kick stand all the way down, and almost drop your bike?

[@ktmdukenz]

An uncommon one but something we see in NZ a lot is in new housing developments. We have sections where there are round-a-bouts without an island in the middle and no signs, people coming straight on will always think you are also going straight on and ignore your indicator. If you're on a bike, they won't see you. Go slow and make sure you know what they are doing. The speeds in these are usually limited to 40kph, but if you turn across and they haven't seen you.. Not a fun time.

[@LuisAlfredo90]

I haven't felt joy in a while hitting a nice curve on the practice lot at a brisk 2 nd gear on a BMW 310 feels sooooooo good may Rossi watch over me on my journey 🙏

[@mavicsabian5098]

The introduction was very helpful, thanks!

[@plap.]

Two wheeled vehicles of any kind have done all my bodily injuries threw out my life. And believe it or not bicycles have hurt me worse than motorcycles

[@stanmondzelewski9253]

You aint lyin

[@celuler22]

I second this

[@willpopemusic]

"I just had to lay er down brother!".. had me dyin over here 😂😂 so Midwest..

[@LuisAlfredo90]

Started my msf yesterday gonna finish up today ! It's so ffuunnn

[@Dundee.]

low speed maneuver's are where most accidents occur, dropped the wrench on this one fella

[@Mayamax3]

I do not ride two-wheelers, but I did hear some sage advice for those that do. "When riding in the streets assume your are invisible." Countless riders have been maimed or killed because the other drivers on the road "didn't see the motorcycle coming."

[@alexanderteodor-maziluiii1489]

lmao "I just had to lay her down brother!!" - that was great.

[@alexanderteodor-maziluiii1489]

I am still laughing about this 3 months later.

[@sicaferal]

keep at least 2 fingers rested at the braking and clutch , the response time is much more higher

[@jesusmejia3910]

Bruh. Your sense of humor is hilarious. Great video

[@WingedEternitys]

10:15 😂 the image of seeing someone just randomly jumping out of their car

[@victordemitrios8617]

High sides generally don't have anything to do with midcorner braking. Highsides occur during acceleration while exiting a turn. The rear steps out under power, the rider backs off the throttle (milliseconds), traction increases drastically and the bike stands up violently and pitches the rider. Low sides are usually due to a loss of traction on the front tire. Nothing to do with laying it down. If you are an accomplished track rider/racer you know this. You could just Google the subject and reference MotoGP. This video was entertaining, but beyond flawed. Please reference pros like Nick Ienatsch, Ken Hill, etc. Don't mean to ruffle feathers, but this can have life or death consequences.

[@possum9010]

A rider saved himself with loud pipes for me. Old car terrible blind pot. I could hear him, but he was not visible. I slowed down and there he went. Was super glad he had those.

[@Mr_everything10]

Just had my first fall but somehow I was lucky enough to fall on grass. I didn’t get injured at all not even a scratch on me or the bike.😂🤦‍♂️ thank god for grass

[@jonparmelee6567]

Last week I was at the gas station and the pumps were too close together so I HAD to lay ‘er down!

[@gamegod5559]

That's why I drink monster even in a party. So all my friends go dozzy I say good morning

[@dooky538]

“ i just had to lay her down brother” funniest line of all time

[@BOB24502]

“A bike can usually out-break any kind of car due to our light weight and lower inertia” no, this is false, cars break faster than motorcycles

[@BaMBiNo_MaveRick]

The rapid unintentional dismount😂😂😂

[@MX5.RY99]

I’ve met the guy on the jet bike in the intro, his YT is Colin furze

[@CastleDocrine87]

They say that you're more likely to drop your bike moving it around in your garage rather than actually riding it. That shit has never been more true and of course I had to find out from experience. I was moving my 2021 zx6r back into the garage and thought I had the kickstand all the way down. Nope. It slowly fell over and destroyed the left frame slider but so saved my ass.

[@WL2K]

That was my drop too. Got back from a lil ride, didnt want to get off and sat there and played on my phone in the garage for 5 min or so, then stood right up to get off, wondering why the bike was knocking me over. DOH!!!

[@jamesb.armstrong5433]

Kickstand not being down probably happens a lot more often than bikers will admit to.

[@jamesforster6094]

Commentary is GOLD !!!! 👍😂

[@Marty1976]

Filtering is legal in the U.K. I love bikes but the weather in Great Britain isn't the best so that has always put me off but I hope to get a motorbike someday.

[@travisdaye1977]

9:32 when you realize yammie is a fan of zero punctiation

[@paulcote8876]

Like the vid and agree with most... But 1 disagreement, and only because I lost a bike to it. I "had to lay it down" and push away to avoid t-boning an old lady that thought a yield was a slow, dont stop or look, then floor it, then freeze and slam on brakes like a deer in headlights when she was blocking the entire lane..... Had less than 30 ft, and nowhere to turn at 35 mph... Ill take the roadrash and grass over breaking ribs and hip any day!

[@tylerallison9735]

A few weeks ago I was riding back from work and hit a really quick light. I have an older adv bike with no abs, but I know not to lock up the front wheel. I locked up the rear and just slid up sideways ti the light. Car behind me pulled up next to me at the light and told me that watching that made them shit their pants. Kept the bike up, but still was a risky move

[@leonardodasilva2217]

was that a turbo buuuuuuuuuussssaaa can't wait

[@gerardosuarez1451]

I just bought my first motorcycle today, it’s a chopper style 250cc, ngl I’m a lil bit nervous, wish me luck I guess c,:

[@Brennan8484]

I want "I just had to lay er down brother" to be my new ring tone

[@mrpetit2]

3:10 "ride on the outside of your lane" is not a good advice. Ride in the middle or just a tad bit more to the inside. 2 key points here: You're seen more easily and you don't encourage cars to overtake in the same lane (encourage the car to lanesplit). Always make yourself as wide as possible is the message here. In Europe this is learned during the driving lessons for the motorcycle license.

[@travelandfestivals]

Well had i been driving to the outside of the lane i would have dodged the idiot that slammed the brakes in front of me probably cos he was looking on the phone.

[@chasinglightandtrails]

Awesome advice for newbies and awesome reminders for veteran bikers

[@camgere]

Not speed?! But papa, that's where the fun is! Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night.

[@ev304]

great call on the not drinking and driving i wasn't expecting that in this video but common sense is not common anymore lol

[@MicJaguar]

I also stand by your opinion. 🤣 As for "Having to lay'er down brotha!" I too agree. I can't see any situation on the street that would all for that. If you have 1 or 2 seconds to consider doing that, you could brake and steer and slow down enough to avoid it all together turning a 60mph impact into a survivable 20mph impact or have avoided it all together. Now, if you lost your brakes entirely thats different. As for locking up the rear tire. I just did that on my Valkyrie the other day but it was coming to a sudden stop on the highway. Luckily i was already slowed to about 20mph and i was straight so i just held it and adjusted the front brake so it did not lock up but progressively slowed me to a complete stop. Note: this excludes off roading because obviously there are jumps, uphill falls etc.

[@celuler22]

the have to lay it down i have is offroad climbing a muddy hill and to stop from sliding back down from a failed attempt its best to stick the bars into the dirt

[@MicJaguar]

@@celuler22 well, offroad is a different case. 🤣

[@bitphil]

Um, did Yam just say that motorcycles outbrake cars? Don't drink and youtube, Papa Yams 😂

[@mattman3495]

You are right about the grip. The first time I decided not to immediately try and slow down coming into a corner too hot. I just pushed harder and harder on the bar and I was amazed of how much more grip I still had. It's hard to tell your brain just keep going and don't panic. Feeling that front tire just digging in and my butt puckering at the same time was a right of passage. Having a beater track bike and track to ride it on near me would be a dream come true.

[@camgere]

Look through the turn and countersteer hard!

[@Azlivin850]

If someone says I had to lay her down... That tells me you never should've picked her up in the first place. I think they say that shit to divert blame because they realize that no matter how many HD tattoos they get, they just suck at riding.

[@joej2353]

Well, ya know… when the story is told, it’s always the other guy’s fault.

[@scottwilliamsakacowboy4691]

Had to lay it down brother 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣