Russian Darwin Award Candidate Wannabe

Rob says:

2/6/2011 at 1:45 pm

Old Old Old but COOL! video

You will love this!

Floyd says:

2/6/2011 at 2:04 pm

The biker has a death wish?

PistolPete says:

2/6/2011 at 2:44 pm

Ya I think they call this guy ghost rider, he’s got a bunch of videos like this, his entry in wikipedia has been deleted

http://deletionpedia.dbatley.com/w/index.php?title=Ghost_Rider_(motorcyclist)_(deleted_14_Aug_2008_at_13:36)

Animal Mother says:

2/6/2011 at 2:48 pm

That was a fucking waste of time.

No crash, folk. Move on. Nothing to see here.

azure says:

2/6/2011 at 2:51 pm

Seriously this is a darwin award candidate why? he is obviously pretty skilled at riding a motorcycle.

[If any one of those cars or trucks had suddenly moved out of it’s lane, he would have been dead meat. A good portion of his run was in the wrong side of the road. – ed.]

nicktherat says:

2/6/2011 at 2:55 pm

ive read on some forums he is dead. there is an american guy i read people like more. i forgot his handle… but yeah, whatevers 😛

bobbo, are we Men of Science, or Devo? says:

2/6/2011 at 2:59 pm

azure==Darwin Award: given for people who “do a service to Humanity by removing themselves from the gene pool” (i.e. lose the ability to reproduce either by death or sterilization in a stupid fashion). …

You might disagree about just exactly HOW stupid it is to race on a motorcycle thru heavy road traffic, but that would still make it stupid.

Rob Leather says:

2/6/2011 at 3:57 pm

Faster than highspeed rail, that’s for sure.

Steve says:

2/6/2011 at 4:14 pm

Just tattoo your bloodtype near the elbow..:)

supercool says:

2/6/2011 at 4:23 pm

@bobbo

azure==Darwin Award: given for people who “do a service to Humanity by removing themselves from the gene pool” (i.e. lose the ability to reproduce either by death or sterilization in a stupid fashion). …

bobbo==You might disagree about just exactly HOW stupid it is to race on a motorcycle thru heavy road traffic, but that would still make it stupid.

I think you proved azure correct if anything bobbo. This biker neither died in the video nor removed himself from the gene pool. So it clearly would not qualify for a Darwin award. Sure you could speculate about what happens to him in the future, but thats only speculation.

jhatsis says:

2/6/2011 at 4:29 pm

First it’s John C. Dvorak in Vegas, and now this…See what you started John.

bobbo, words have meaning says:

2/6/2011 at 5:04 pm

and so supercool I took your challenge most seriously……….I agree with you. I thought there might be some wiggle room in just what “candidate” means but surely it means someone who has removed themselves from the genepool and the candidacy is evaluated based on just how stupid the action was.

So. My vocabulary is enhanced. Thank you for the challenge and congrats on the win. I am a better person.

Damn you DU and your misleading headlines!!!

Ha, ha. I’m just a stoopid hooman.

steve says:

2/6/2011 at 5:28 pm

stupid,dangerous and boring,but an A for driver skill.

admfubar says:

2/6/2011 at 5:31 pm

meh, we have people that change flat tires at 55mph here.
and now for something completely different.

Mr, Ed - the Original says:

2/6/2011 at 6:48 pm

Just as I’ve always said: You Yube is dangerous and should be banned.

nobody says:

2/6/2011 at 7:22 pm

#9 – Hardly a Darwin winner. I imagine that performing this type of stunt might INCREASE your chances of spreading your DNA in the gene pool.

Lou says:

2/6/2011 at 7:40 pm

Bogus

Ah_Yea says:

2/6/2011 at 7:54 pm

Looks like a typical ride through LA traffic.

Seriously, if he’s not already dead, keep it up and he soon will be.

I lived most my life in LA and didn’t own a car for years. Rode a Honda CB750K for nearly 150,000 miles. Only crashed twice. Walked away both times with bike intact. That was driving sanely.

Question: You see old motorcyclist and old bullet bikes. How come you never see old motorcyclist on old bullet bikes?

Ah_Yea says:

2/6/2011 at 8:00 pm

BTW, he may be a talented rider, but he is not a smart rider.

Red streak in the making…

msbpodcast says:

2/6/2011 at 8:06 pm

nobody in #16 said: “I imagine that performing this type of stunt might INCREASE your chances of spreading your DNA in the gene pool.”

Nah… Girls hate showboating like that.

I fact, one wrong move and you may decrease the blood supply by the number of transfusions required to keep you alive while the doctors sew you back together again.

If we’re lucky, you’ll hit an obstacle so hard that you’ll spare us the drain as they scoop up your brain with a shovel.

mharry860 says:

2/6/2011 at 8:13 pm

I ride, but somebody needs to throw open a door.

deowll says:

2/6/2011 at 9:04 pm

Adrenaline junkie.

There are no margins of safety in what he is doing. He is very good but surviving this takes pure blind luck and sooner or later you roll snake eyes.

nobody says:

2/6/2011 at 9:46 pm

#21 – Nah… Girls hate showboating like that.
Yes that’s been my experience, “Ohh look an engineer with a Volvo, I bet he always drives within the speed limit”, that’s what all the girls say to me.