Some Bikers Are Nuts
OK, this is going to be pretty brief. I don’t do a lot of passing along videos but Alan sent me this one and it blows me away. Before you read any further, watch this.
Now what the heck? Did that guy have that van totally packed with foam rubber to absorb his impact? Did he die?
I thought at first maybe they just set up the camera so it appeared that he went into the van, but actually went on the other side of it. So I watched it again and no, you can see underneath the van and he did not come down there, and when he flew into it the whole van shook. He really rode that bike right in there. Is he crazy? Is he still alive?
Beyond that, the guy did the thing really well. Would you be able to launch a bike off a hill and float it right into the back of a van? What if you were a foot too high–bye, bye to your head!
I’ve watched this again and again and it still just blows me away. So I figured it was something you might find equally amazing.
OK, a postscript. I just watched it again a few times and the dust that gets kicked up on impact makes me wonder. What caused that dust? Maybe they did the video equivalent of Photoshopping the van in. Maybe it was faked. I wonder.
Biker Quote for Today
“Without motorcycles, people live very boring lives.” – Malcolm Smith
Tags: motorcycle stunts
