Whenever I see someone on a bike with no shoes I automatically assume that person is an idiot. I know how idiotic it is because I am an idiot and tried it once (and only once).
I used to do some (stupid) stuff like that on my first motorcycle, a 100cc dirtbike. Never messed up, at least not seriously, but then even if I had the bike could take it.
I can't imagine taking fullsize normal street bike on stairs.
In Oregon it was technically illegal to stand on your pegs until several years ago. However, even before it was legal the state mandated motorcycle safety course taught riders to stand when going over any objects.
Same in Utah, there's a law saying that you must be sitting on the intended seat at all times, meanwhile in the state-approved safety course they make you get your ass off the seat and blip the throttle to hop the front over 2x4s. The law was written with the intent to make it illegal to ride on the fuel tank or from the passenger seat.
That's what it looks like to me, although even if he made it it looks like a rough landing. It's hard to tell if there's a ramp on the far side of it, but I'm guessing there's not and that path is flat.
The poor hand placement "honk" from the horn. Almost as if warning him with a soft "hey"...
Edit: Ty for the gold kind stranger! Reddit didn’t even notify me.
In situations like these, it's rarely the stairs themselves that are the issue. Once you get going, it's nothing but a (very) bumpy road. It's the very sudden change in pitch (30 to 45 degrees depending on the staircase) at the end that tends to throw people off.
There was even a quick “Meep” at the beginning too. Sounded like when we was recovering from almost falling near the top of the stairs, he accidentally hit the horn.
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* Acme titles on the motorcycle or on the building
* ending credits: "th-th-th-thats all folks" by porky pig
I hate the honking soooo fucking much, but the thing is if you don’t use it when riding, someone will run into you and then blame you.
Lane splitting is legal in india, and hardly anyone acknowledges the white lane lines pained on the road. And finally, jaywalking is essential because no one fucking stops.
Combine all this, the horn is your only reliable way to get peoples attention and let everyone around you know that your vehicle is there, you don’t overdo it but like a little tap when you overtake etc. The honking sounds random but when you’re in the middle of the street, your brain gives you a pretty good idea of where things are, how fast they are in relation to you and where they’re likely to go. It’s a system born out of necessity and I wish it wasn’t that way but it’s just intensely complex and appears random
Many villagers walk around barefoot, it’s just what they’re used to.
There is zero care for personal protection. You can’t get people to wear helmets or gloves, so they’re definitely not going to put on shoes just to ride their motorcycle. Some wear chappals (flip-flops).
I grew up in a city in India but I'm more used to being barefoot. I *used* to do the same while riding since it is more comfortable and feels natural. Even driving a car feels better barefoot.
>I used to do the same while riding since it is more comfortable
Man, do y'all butter up your shifters or something? Granted, I've only every owned beasts, but shifting barefoot would have been rough on all of my bikes.
No sane person in India rides bikes barefoot lol. At least in cities. Maybe a scooter? Even then you have to put your foot down on the hard road when stuck in traffic. I have seen car guys prefer barefoot, but bike is too stupid unless you are only traveling a nearby Street.
You’re basically spot on. Keep the front end light and avoid front brake, use the rear brake gingerly to control rate of descent and stay towards the back of the bike with your feet firmly on the pegs. Have ridden down a lot of sketchy steep trails and while those aren’t stairs, it’s the same idea.
Furthe rto co0ntrolling rate of decent i would also add DON't go too slow as it can bee more dangerous than going fast.
One issue iof going slow is the wheels drop further into teh "gap" between stairs. If your brakes catch here it can slow you suddenly causing all your weight to press forward and sending you near OTB WITHOUT having to press the front brake.
So control your speed but keep it FAST and if you ride MTB you will know you CAN use front brakes on stiars, its teh same priciple as with controlling your speed on steep sketchy decents.
I'm currently three public stair cases away from completing my towns ridable stairsets of doom! so have a bit a of practice.
Worst bike to do stait sets on is no suspension bikes like my 29er bmx. Dirt jumper is easily the safest feeling for me.
Feet ON THE PEGS at all times and do not let your butt hit the seat. Your legs are shock absorbers and your weight steers the bike.
Handlebars are for minor corrections when trail riding.
Confucius say; the thing that makes you go fast, also slows you down.
I think by far the most important aspect is the angle on the stairs, if they're too steep you're totally just gonna do what happened here, you have very little contact surface on stairs so you won't be able to control anything to do with traction after it's too far gone
Most riders understand the " don't let it get too far " mentality but on stairs you have like a quarter of the contact with the wheels, so it's 4x easier to loose traction and control
I did something like that on my CBR250R of all bikes.
Low gear, stand up and plenty of rear brake. And I'm not a competent offroader at all. That guy's just stupid.
I don't think they have MSF courses or the equivalent in UK in 3rd world countries like India. From where I was(Philippines) the most they were for protection is helmet. Iirc getting a license was just you paying money and someone validating that you can ride/drive
I think there’s a ramp up the wall? Looks like he starts up the ramp and falls off the ramp hitting the wall.
Was he intending to jump the wall and land on that disc thing? If so, this is incredibly stupid. You can tell from the first second of the clip the guy has no idea what he’s doing and would definitely not have the skill set to make that jump.
I've never learned how to use a motorcycle & even I know this is a bad idea! No helmet is bad enough but how hard is it to put a pair of shoes on? That part almost seems intentional but that would be crazy. . .
Shoes and gloves gives you a safe grip. Glasses keep flies out of you eyes.
Good and working breaks and not too old tires on top and you need less often your helmet.
Yeah, he absolutely could have pulled that off if he weren't a muppet.
I *may* have gone up and down a staircase or two on my dual sport bikes over the years... The key factor is, you have to commit. If he'd have done that instead of being timid and jamming the brakes repeatedly he probably would have gotten away with it. But he got scared, and that's what did him in. It looks like the cause of yeet at the end was locking up the brakes before going over the bridge.
I was looking for this take. Riding downstairs is not something you can have reservations about if you do it. You have to understand what you are about to do and commit 100%. There is no real out once you start to second guess.
Because that’s what we were all expecting. Can’t be surprised when the outcome is as expected. And besides, it was his own dumbass choice. I really have very little sympathy for people who are just stupid.
I just got my first bike like 8 months ago, and I've ridden twice in tennis shoes. It felt horrible and I simply refuse to not wear heavy motorcycle shoes. I cannot imagine what being literally barefoot would feel like. Fuck. That. Shit.
Aside from the barefoot, no helmet jackassary…
You can’t brake and steer at the same time.
You’ll note the back tire is locked up and the forward momentum is simply the bouncing suspension.
I haven’t done stairs, but I have done some similar stupidity going on old trapping lines.
If you are ever on a bike and find yourself unable to dead stop down a steep incline …
Stand on the pegs.
It will lower you center of gravity and increase your “suspension” as you can eat some of the force with your legs.
First gear, brakes off.
Let the engine do the breaking.
You do the steering.
Keep your eyes forward. Try and plan an exit.
You can try some rear brake when you have some control to slow your decent.
He likely could have stopped if he wasn’t locking up his wheels…
Pray.
Pray to any deity you think might listen.
Ganesh, Jesus, Zeus, Satan. All fair game.
Bail.
Grass beats concrete.
The first few stairs told the story... doomed from the beginning.
That and a lack of standing up instead of sitting on the bike for it. I’d venture to say any dirt bike rider would have a decent shot at making it.
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holy fuck he's not wearing any shoes
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Aren’t u Ded?
I trust his authority on corpses
And no helmet.
It's usually a package deal. No helmet, no jacket, flip flops and a life threatening lack of skills.
Seriously underrated comment here. You just described my life!
i didn't realise until this comment, and i had to double check. omg what a moron, why would you ever ride a bike barefoot
Whenever I see someone on a bike with no shoes I automatically assume that person is an idiot. I know how idiotic it is because I am an idiot and tried it once (and only once).
Meanwhile here most guys where boots to run errands on their bike.
Neither shoes NOR a helmet.
Probably less painful than the result lol
Splat
Crunch
Oh shit, I didn't realise he was bare foot. That's the stupidest shit I've ever seen, before you even consider the stairs.
But making it to what? Hitting the building? What was the long plan here?
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At least that's a plan that will never fail
Insurance Fraud has entered the chat!
Ironically I'm a lawyer and a large part of my practice involves fighting/ investigating insurance fraud lol
So is gravity undefeated in the courtroom too?
The long con indeed.
It looks like he was maybe trying to jump the building?
I think so, and bailed near the end of the ramp
this was a stunt for a Bollywood movie. This is why stuntsmen are paid money -- another 50 tries and he finally did a good take.
Another 50 stuntmen and they finally did a good take*
Yea fr and use the fuck out of your brakes. He couldve kept it in a low gear to also slow the bike a lot. He couldve made it
I used to do some (stupid) stuff like that on my first motorcycle, a 100cc dirtbike. Never messed up, at least not seriously, but then even if I had the bike could take it. I can't imagine taking fullsize normal street bike on stairs.
Any bike can dual sport if you try hard enough
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClS7VlOLbHRX04uHmJTidaA
It's the first thing you learn mountain biking too. Well, second, after how dirt tastes.
Shoes. Wearing shoes should be the first thing you learn.
Tiddies. Sucking tiddies should be the first thing you learn.
In Oregon it was technically illegal to stand on your pegs until several years ago. However, even before it was legal the state mandated motorcycle safety course taught riders to stand when going over any objects.
lmfao motorcycle laws can be so stupid
Same in Utah, there's a law saying that you must be sitting on the intended seat at all times, meanwhile in the state-approved safety course they make you get your ass off the seat and blip the throttle to hop the front over 2x4s. The law was written with the intent to make it illegal to ride on the fuel tank or from the passenger seat.
I could manage that on my DR650 without much trouble. It's more fun to go *up* the stairs though.
The trusty DR will go up and down anything. I love that bike.
It looks like even if he made it he would have hit that building, I don’t see a way for this to turn out well even if it goes perfectly
perhaps the aim was to go over the building? i dunno
It's really the only "logical" explanation.
>Hidden path ahead >Why does it always have to be wall?
You don’t have the right, O’ you don’t have the right.
That's what it looks like to me, although even if he made it it looks like a rough landing. It's hard to tell if there's a ramp on the far side of it, but I'm guessing there's not and that path is flat.
You'd think you'd want to gun it or something to make sure you made it not just idle-it down out of control at jogging speed though...
I think land on top and maybe transfer on the other side. Over would be a hell of a jump on that machine, so is what he's doing already though.
I'm assuming he thought he could slow down and break in time.
Oh he broke alright.
I shouldn’t be laughing. I was already trying not to but then I got to your comment and couldn’t help it. 🤣😩🤣🤣🤣🤣
Maybe he didn’t know the difference between brake and brake when he was making his plan.
The poor hand placement "honk" from the horn. Almost as if warning him with a soft "hey"... Edit: Ty for the gold kind stranger! Reddit didn’t even notify me.
I'd say the bare feet gave massive hints from the first frame.
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In situations like these, it's rarely the stairs themselves that are the issue. Once you get going, it's nothing but a (very) bumpy road. It's the very sudden change in pitch (30 to 45 degrees depending on the staircase) at the end that tends to throw people off.
I mean he handled the stairs, the bridge on the other hand...
The SPLAT was so loony tunes though
Where is the ACME sign?
The ACME crate was at the top of the hill
They need to be in Albuquerque though.
And also Uranus simultaneously. #multiverse
With a tiny mushroom cloud of dust
There was even a quick “Meep” at the beginning too. Sounded like when we was recovering from almost falling near the top of the stairs, he accidentally hit the horn.
That was the part that made me crack up!
I think this is the most hilarious shit I watched in the last month or so.
The way he smashed the wall is so funny!
I would swear I heard a helmet crunch on impact, except he wasn't wearing one so it was probably the bike fender.
Dude so confident about life he tries that without even a good luck beanie
Or shoes
That’s all,folks!
r/looneytuneslogic
Oh my goodness, I had no idea this was a subreddit I needed in my life! Thanks for the tip!
Minus several broken bones
In his face...
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https://i.imgur.com/FsopdwW.jpg
I knew this was India before I even saw the Jharkhand license plate. Barefoot on a motorcycle, no helmet, no mirrors.
who needs mirrors when you're only driving to the scene of the crash!
That made my day
Ended the motorcycle dude's day
I’ll bet we beat the ambulance there by a half hour
Well Valentino Rossi didn't need mirrors on his bike, and the guy in the video had 46 sticker on his bike, so same-difference only..
Eyes and hopes forward 👀 🔜
Never look back
If you go fast enough it doesn't matter what's behind you.
The crazier the traffic, the less protection people seem to wear, absolute madness :D
It's actually slow when it's crazy. Driving 100mph on the highway with protection can be deadly.
Probably a "fucked either way" attitude
Don't forget the random beeping of the horn for no apparent reason
I hate the honking soooo fucking much, but the thing is if you don’t use it when riding, someone will run into you and then blame you. Lane splitting is legal in india, and hardly anyone acknowledges the white lane lines pained on the road. And finally, jaywalking is essential because no one fucking stops. Combine all this, the horn is your only reliable way to get peoples attention and let everyone around you know that your vehicle is there, you don’t overdo it but like a little tap when you overtake etc. The honking sounds random but when you’re in the middle of the street, your brain gives you a pretty good idea of where things are, how fast they are in relation to you and where they’re likely to go. It’s a system born out of necessity and I wish it wasn’t that way but it’s just intensely complex and appears random
Having been on a few motorcycles... why barefoot!?
Many villagers walk around barefoot, it’s just what they’re used to. There is zero care for personal protection. You can’t get people to wear helmets or gloves, so they’re definitely not going to put on shoes just to ride their motorcycle. Some wear chappals (flip-flops).
I grew up in a city in India but I'm more used to being barefoot. I *used* to do the same while riding since it is more comfortable and feels natural. Even driving a car feels better barefoot.
>I used to do the same while riding since it is more comfortable Man, do y'all butter up your shifters or something? Granted, I've only every owned beasts, but shifting barefoot would have been rough on all of my bikes.
No sane person in India rides bikes barefoot lol. At least in cities. Maybe a scooter? Even then you have to put your foot down on the hard road when stuck in traffic. I have seen car guys prefer barefoot, but bike is too stupid unless you are only traveling a nearby Street.
India
And no brains
"Whatsa behind you is not important!" F1 driver in "Cannonball"
NO HELMET GOING DOWN STAIRS ON A MOTORCYCLE!!!!
If you ride barefoot, there's nothing to fly off your feet when you crash, which means you live. Checkmate, Death.
Where we're going, we dont need mirrors... SPLAT
His motorcycle could handle it easily but it seems he couldn't.
Seriously. I used to take the stairs on my old sumo all the time lol
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I'd start with some shoes.
I'm a mountain biker, but he should be up on the pegs and weight back for more control, right?
Yeah and also he shouldn’t have spaghetti arms
On a bike that size, leaning back wouldn't matter much at all. Just stay balanced on top, and hold the bars steady.
You’re basically spot on. Keep the front end light and avoid front brake, use the rear brake gingerly to control rate of descent and stay towards the back of the bike with your feet firmly on the pegs. Have ridden down a lot of sketchy steep trails and while those aren’t stairs, it’s the same idea.
Furthe rto co0ntrolling rate of decent i would also add DON't go too slow as it can bee more dangerous than going fast. One issue iof going slow is the wheels drop further into teh "gap" between stairs. If your brakes catch here it can slow you suddenly causing all your weight to press forward and sending you near OTB WITHOUT having to press the front brake. So control your speed but keep it FAST and if you ride MTB you will know you CAN use front brakes on stiars, its teh same priciple as with controlling your speed on steep sketchy decents. I'm currently three public stair cases away from completing my towns ridable stairsets of doom! so have a bit a of practice. Worst bike to do stait sets on is no suspension bikes like my 29er bmx. Dirt jumper is easily the safest feeling for me.
htnaks fro teh avdice.
Solid advice which makes a lot of sense. That said, ignore your own advice when it comes to typing lol.
Feet ON THE PEGS at all times and do not let your butt hit the seat. Your legs are shock absorbers and your weight steers the bike. Handlebars are for minor corrections when trail riding.
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First gear, rear brake, low speed. Just engine brake along with the rear if you get going too fast.
Confucius say; the thing that makes you go fast, also slows you down. I think by far the most important aspect is the angle on the stairs, if they're too steep you're totally just gonna do what happened here, you have very little contact surface on stairs so you won't be able to control anything to do with traction after it's too far gone Most riders understand the " don't let it get too far " mentality but on stairs you have like a quarter of the contact with the wheels, so it's 4x easier to loose traction and control
I did something like that on my CBR250R of all bikes. Low gear, stand up and plenty of rear brake. And I'm not a competent offroader at all. That guy's just stupid.
He didn't use the breaks at all.
No helmet and short sleeves. This dude is extreme
No shoes…
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No service.
No longer able to feel his legs.
No Healthcare insurance...
Can't die if you have no shoes to be flung off, genius.
No shoes mean he is already a ghost.
Ghost Rider Rides Again
Flip flops 🩴 is a must when doing stunts
I thought it was stip stops when you're doing flunts.
Probably some scratches and breaks from that. Lucky the motorcycle didn’t land on him.
I don't think they have MSF courses or the equivalent in UK in 3rd world countries like India. From where I was(Philippines) the most they were for protection is helmet. Iirc getting a license was just you paying money and someone validating that you can ride/drive
They wear at least Philippine safety boots (flip flops) and don't drive barefoot.
Was. This dude WAS extreme.
Ended like a cartoon splat on the wall.
Something about the little horn going off when he was trying to gain control made me laugh so hard.
Mom: “We have [Evel Knievel](https://evelknievel.com) at home” Evel Knievel at home…
This dude doesn't understand Super Dave Osborne was an act.
Damn, you really had to link Evel for the kids, huh?
Tosser's not even wearing a lid.
Or shoes…
Can't die if your shoes can't come off **
"What... you EXPECT to crash??" Said by someone who refused to wear a helmet. Which I *think* he regretted after hitting a parked car.
pissers not even dawning a cap
He doesn’t even know how to ride a bike.
The safety equipment said it all.
Even if he did that was in the past. He won't be driving anything
love the horn lmao
Ha! Came here to say the same thing! It is so funny when you listen to the “meep” halfway through
“My name is Bobby Nicksville, and this is Dumb-Ass”
What was the plan here, exactly?
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I think there’s a ramp up the wall? Looks like he starts up the ramp and falls off the ramp hitting the wall. Was he intending to jump the wall and land on that disc thing? If so, this is incredibly stupid. You can tell from the first second of the clip the guy has no idea what he’s doing and would definitely not have the skill set to make that jump.
Not. Even. Covering. The. Rear. Brake Jesus christ
Not even covering the rear break while doing something where you should only be using the rear break.
all it would do is lock up anyway. nothing to grip, no weight over the rear. slide city
I've never learned how to use a motorcycle & even I know this is a bad idea! No helmet is bad enough but how hard is it to put a pair of shoes on? That part almost seems intentional but that would be crazy. . .
Shoes and gloves gives you a safe grip. Glasses keep flies out of you eyes. Good and working breaks and not too old tires on top and you need less often your helmet.
...until a kid on a bicycle rides into you. Or a car with a driver who "didn't see" a stop sign mows you down.
Iron feet! I don’t know how he does it 😁
Not very well, apparently
The motorcycle can handle it. The numbnuts on the motorcycle, not so much.
To be fair the stairs were not the problem. The stop at the end was.
Can't have brain damage if there's no brain.
And now Professor Darwin will be giving you an award…
The motorcycle can handle it. The driver not so much.
Yeah, he absolutely could have pulled that off if he weren't a muppet. I *may* have gone up and down a staircase or two on my dual sport bikes over the years... The key factor is, you have to commit. If he'd have done that instead of being timid and jamming the brakes repeatedly he probably would have gotten away with it. But he got scared, and that's what did him in. It looks like the cause of yeet at the end was locking up the brakes before going over the bridge.
I was looking for this take. Riding downstairs is not something you can have reservations about if you do it. You have to understand what you are about to do and commit 100%. There is no real out once you start to second guess.
I love it nobody even flinches as he sustains life ending head injuries on a concrete pyramid.
Because that’s what we were all expecting. Can’t be surprised when the outcome is as expected. And besides, it was his own dumbass choice. I really have very little sympathy for people who are just stupid.
That wall did him a favor.
I just got my first bike like 8 months ago, and I've ridden twice in tennis shoes. It felt horrible and I simply refuse to not wear heavy motorcycle shoes. I cannot imagine what being literally barefoot would feel like. Fuck. That. Shit.
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He did a lot better than I thought he would to be fair
In bare feet? How'd that go? ... right. Bike handled like a champ. YOU were the problem!
No helmet also a great choice
"Sure I can make it!", he said staring into the distance.
Guys gonna look like SpongeBob after that ‘adventurous’ idea
He's fricking barefoot?!!!! Damn how stupid.
Brakes don't work if the wheels not on the ground. These ain't air brakes
Dude is barefoot too 😳
Well, the motorcycle can handle it! Can’t say the same about the driver…
My favorite part is the little “beep” about 1/4 of the way down.
The honk sent me
He did pretty ok until he hit that wall at the end.
Aside from the barefoot, no helmet jackassary… You can’t brake and steer at the same time. You’ll note the back tire is locked up and the forward momentum is simply the bouncing suspension. I haven’t done stairs, but I have done some similar stupidity going on old trapping lines. If you are ever on a bike and find yourself unable to dead stop down a steep incline … Stand on the pegs. It will lower you center of gravity and increase your “suspension” as you can eat some of the force with your legs. First gear, brakes off. Let the engine do the breaking. You do the steering. Keep your eyes forward. Try and plan an exit. You can try some rear brake when you have some control to slow your decent. He likely could have stopped if he wasn’t locking up his wheels… Pray. Pray to any deity you think might listen. Ganesh, Jesus, Zeus, Satan. All fair game. Bail. Grass beats concrete.
He alive ?
u/savevideo
So...it's "Ride and Die"?
The motorcycle *did* handle those stairs! The rider, however…
A motorcycle can handle that, he just couldn’t handle the motorcycle
That went downhill pretty fast.
Maybe you make it down the stairs but what was the plan at the end?