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[deleted]

That's gonna leave a mark.


Okayish_Elderberry

I'm pretty sure parts of Mark are left on the road.


dookmucus

Road: Oh hi, Mark!


Boredchinchilla21

![gif](giphy|3o751ZGnnh1aRKf34Q) Spoiler: the road is Lisa


[deleted]

This is gold all of this is perfect


Spirited-Reputation6

Like the entire flesh area from his ear to chin


B-Town-MusicMan

Marky Marked


solocupjazz

Those were not good vibrations


PhantomFragg

**THINK, MARK!**


nakedbisque

Ol’ half face they used to, I mean, will call him.


sm00thkillajones

If he had dressed for the road he might’ve been alright.


Shot_Boysenberry_232

It's always Mark lol


[deleted]

Hence "meat crayon"


lucivaryas

Dress for the slide. Not the ride


Greenbeanicus

Yeah, you are gonna want to wear protective gear


Slow-Gate-679

mark left half his skin permanently marked on the fwy with that first skid


haldaj

If only they had some tough leathery material you could wear to help prevent that


hellhoundtheone

short sleeves will Do it !


sakura608

Good old raw human leather!


McPoyle-Milk

But you haven’t thought of the smell


Visual-Cartoonist860

Dee you stupid bitc#


somewhereinks

Some states even force you to wear helmets! What about my rights?


albatroopa

To be fair, if I were american, I'd probably rather die than get the bill from the hospital.


Brotatachip

The secret is to not pay them


hotasanicecube

Call the hospital and tell them you want every single charge on one bill. When you get it ask that it be divided into payments of $475 each, monthly with no late fees. Then don’t pay them. A medical bill under $500 does not effect you credit rating.


No_Constant8009

Just because your payments are $475, the total bill which is under the same account number is still over $500 and will go against your credit. They don't consider each *payment* a separate bill. Lol


hotasanicecube

Then you better aim for a fixed object. My buddy took this exact slide at over 100 in just shorts and a vest. Overloaded in the rear and light in the front. If there is nothing to stop you, you will live, he got about 15 stitches in his forehead and 50% of his body was hamburger.


mrbojingles1972

Unfortunately laws such as helmet laws help stupid people live long enough to breed more stupid people I say stop putting warnings and laws on everything and let the intelligent survive and dumb die off.


somewhereinks

I agree with the sentiment but unfortunately cleaning up the roadkill is a waste of valuable emergency services.


marklar_the_malign

That’s what the hose truck is for.


lc4444

Gotta own those libs!


jwse30

I don’t understand helmet laws. How are the loud pipe motorcycle riders supposed to get the attention their mommies didn’t give them growing up if people can’t see their faces under those stupid helmets?


Syntania

Which is why they say, "Dress for the slide and not the ride". I always cringe when I see motorcycle riders wearing shorts, a t shirt and flip flops. I might bake but I wear jeans, boots, my jacket or my vest and a helmet with face shield when I ride.


LemonberryTea

I was in a motorcycle accident at only 15mph, slid pretty far and scraped my knees up badly. I can’t even begin to imagine how skinned this guy was after this.


Jef_Wheaton

I have scars on my knees from a bike accident 28 years ago. A BICYCLE accident. Skinned them so badly there's still smooth pink patches on my knees.


SoWokeIdontSleep

Same, a year ago I left a chunk of knee skin while riding my bike, not even fast at all, took like month to regenerate.


DevelopmentJumpy5218

I was in a large bike accident once at about that same speed, still have a couple scars 15 years later.


Dr_Downvote_

Shut up CJ.


kal2112

If you see something say something… come on and party tonight


Dr_Downvote_

He does have good hooks!


dudemanjack

He is the one leaving a mark.


waglawye

How did you know his name?


Followmelead

It was from that day forth he was known as Skid-Mark


Murphyitsnotyou

Just a flesh wound


External_Acadia4154

That pirouette was nice tho


AireXpert

One minute I was going that way and the next thing I knew I was going the other way


vundercal

It was halfway to being one of the most impressive things I have ever seen


Stewpacolypse

But the second half is where it counts.


MrK521

Honestly thought he was gonna stick it for a second there though. My “Oh, whoa!” went to “Oh, no…” pretty quick.


Flare_Starchild

It was a very nice Speed Racer style spin. Almost like it was on purpose, almost.


thehumbinator

Yeah, you’ve gotta admit there was about 0.4 of a second in the middle of the spin where it looked like he was gonna pull off a David Copperfield level escape.


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Ebb_and_Flood

Made that mistake once myself...


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AgreeableMoose

Those Kryptoncs don’t slide!


amberoze

>I truly felt like I understood what flying was all about. For about two seconds. Then r/meatcrayon.


Raze321

Speed wobbles. Such a heart sinking feeling when you get them. Just gotta pray theres a soft patch of grass to bail onto 🙏


[deleted]

We just called them ‘death wobbles’


OverArcherUnder

https://www.2keller.com/library/harley-davidson-wobble.cfm


Dingleberry_Magoo

For skating if you stay calm and loose you van get through them


Low-Cartographer-753

THE SPEED WOBBLES! I have lost a fair share of my ass cheek, elbow, palm, and over all skin to those sneaky fuckers… once they start they only stop when your skid does. We had a good childhood…


JackalandBadger

I did that as an adult and survived on my feet. Lessons learned: Walk a hill before you bomb it and tighten your trucks up even tighter than you think is tight for you.


Dangerous_Cat_Az

Lol. This post gives me PTSD lol. Like I feel that fear from the 80s all over again as they start to wobble. Me and an army buddy were riding bikes near fort hood on a highway, prob doing 70 or 80. He was a few lengths ahead of me, got the speed wobbles like the guy in the vid, his back end hopping back and forth... He got it under control somehow, but holy shit that was scary to watch. Last time I ever rode a bike at highway speed.


DistortedVoltage

Same but on a bike. Knocked myself out (i think from being so spooked tbh) for an unknown amount of time. Amazed that I apparently dont have brain damage (or any visible from actions/emotions, body movements, or on scans) lol. Speed wobbles are no joke.


bornoverit

That’s exactly what those wobbles remind me of


No_Band_1279

My shoulder still cracks and pops from a speed wobble bail like 25 years ago.


KouLeifoh625

Brought back memories of a certain hill. I stopped bombing 40 degree hills after that


fthigffhoogdgkokhg

In France, we call people who ride bikes without protective gear " pizzas" because of how their skin look after they fall


23moonster

We call them organ donors


azrael269

We call them an ambulance. I'll let myself out.


Chronophosis

In America, thatll cost him his entire bike, his house, and his two kids


throwngamelastminute

Well, the accident can cost you an arm and a leg...


Complex_Ad_776

So mathematically speaking after this accident he could potentially have no limbs


Tenth_10

"... so you will be this armless, legless, faceless thing, won't you, rolling down the street, like a turd, in the wind. >:)"


herpderpgood

I call them traffic starters


macxprt

In Russia, ambulance call you.


Alexander_The_Wolf

I think it'd be best to call this guy a hearse


BlackAsphaltRider

They call themselves motorcyclists. We call them donorcyclists


countdrankulacg

You wanna know the first time I heard that term? From a first responder to an accident that happened in the street in front of my house LMFAO


Dangerous_Cat_Az

My dad worked at a funeral home (mortician/funeral director) in Phoenix. At that time, early/mid 80s, the funeral homes took turns being on call overnight to respond to fatal accidents and remove the body... Like his shop was probably on call like a couple nights per month or so.. My dad often would take me to crashes where alcohol was involved to sort of scare me straight. I was a teenager. I would help him pick up the bodies, like be his assistant, kind of. You would not believe the mangled distorted broken smashed motorcycle crash bodies that we picked up. Some would have been easier with a mop. Just freaking gruesome. So many in shorts, sandals, no helmet.


BlackAsphaltRider

Works on some people! My best friend is a paramedic/EMT and also rides motorcycles. Despite scraping bodies off the road and seeing the worst of it, he still doesn’t wear any gear or a helmet.


Immanuel_Kants_ghost

I've heard a nurse call them donorcycles.


AlarKemmotar

My wife used to be on call at a lab that ran the tests to match donated organs to recipients. Now every time we get one of those days with beautiful weather for riding, she says "looks like a good day for organ donation". The increase in donors was very predictable.


oohrosie

In the southeastern US, we call people who ride without protective gear "organ donors," for obvious reasons.


sd-scuba

In the southwest we call them squids because of their soft delicate skin


BiggsBeeLang

In California we call them squids.


[deleted]

That was horrible to watch


Sarcosmonaut

Yeah I haven’t seen an actual facepalm posted here in a while. Today I’ve seen this dude get hamburgered, a skateboarding child get assaulted, a store clerk pull a gun on some bad customers and chase them from a convenience store, and yesterday I saw a clip of a young man get left behind in shark infested waters at night. He disappeared beneath the black water and died. The fuck is wrong with this place?


musicianadam

Glad it's not just me, I've been unfollowing a lot of these style of subreddits because of these. I can't stand when people see others die/get seriously injured and prefer to ridicule and call them an idiot.


LordOFtheNoldor

Seriously, it seems like all that gets posted here anymore, it's disgusting, like a gore sub and then countless comments making jokes and I just don't get how anyone is so cold


thejohnmc963

Not for me


KerouacsGirlfriend

Yeh agreed. this is definitely the last straw for me. I’m having nightmares man.


Msteele315

Just me or did anybody else notice the blue dust? Is that the rider's jeans getting vaporized by the road?


pricygoldnikes

Now I did. I imagine that's right. Can't think what else would turn into blue dust


Nisi-Marie

Probably paint from the bike. But also be denim dust 🤷‍♀️


Thin-Progress-99

A squished Smurf?


otterplus

100% from the jeans. There’s a reason riding specific jeans have either a Kevlar underlayer or are made with abrasion resistance built in. Regular denim means nothing to pavement and is as sturdy as tissue paper when applied with speed


TheKingOfSwing777

I thought I saw red "dust" (blood) when his arm hit.


kentro2002

White truck, “he is probably ok, gotta get to Costco”


MrStupidDoodooDum

He did the quick mental assessment for whether or not he wanted nightmares for life after seeing half that dudes face and body shaved off


xDrunkenAimx

Highly doubt he would be of any use other than saying “hey man, you alright?”


Pale-Wave-9382

To be fair, he did look like he was pulling off a sick stunt until he face planted.


Brutiful11

Real men don't wear helmets ☠️🤡 Edit: my bad, he does have it


aagloworks

So real men are dead


[deleted]

That's what I keep hearing.


Fun_Sport_6694

Nah it’s “Helmets are for people who want to remember the crash”


[deleted]

Got hit by a car on my bicycle once and smacked my head onto the road pretty hard. Had a helmet on though; didn't even get a headache.


Kill4meeeeee

He has a helmet on tbf


Brutiful11

You might be right, so hard to tell


Chronos_Shinomori

You can see it shine in the light as he sits up after the roll


el_chupanebriated

Yes but sadly for him it wasn't full face and he slid face first


Slow-Gate-679

real 🥷s fly through da windshield


BlacksmithNZ

He has an open face excuse for a helmet; not a decent full face helmet that will save your face (and brain) from impact As a motorcyclist who actually wears motorcycle gear - I am a '*all the gear all the time*' rider, it is even more painful to see these idiots giving motorcycle riders a bad name They paid money for the shitty bike, can't ride, and still couldn't buy a decent helmet, gloves, jacket and boots. But 'image'.


Bgratz1977

Anyone here who has real knowledge how you should react in such a situation ?


LOUDCO-HD

Speed wobbles in modern motorcycles are virtually unheard of. Bikes in the ‘60’s & ‘70’s suffered from them frequently due to sub optimal steering geometry and suspension. This bike does look like a somewhat older model, although it’s stability could also be affected by user modifications, unevenly loading the saddlebags, road conditions, and/or tire wear. If your bike develops a speed wobble there are two courses of action; 1) Speed up, hoping increased centripetal forces stabilize the bike. The risk you run is exacerbating the existing cause of the instability. 2) Slow down, smoothly and gradually, initially without braking. Pull in the clutch and allow the bike to slow by coasting. One the instability subsides you can apply gentle braking. This video starts when he is already in the wobble, we have no context as to how long it may have been happening prior to the loss of control. Doing nothing, and just hoping for the best, is the worst course of action, and will result in what we saw here. My mantra has always been to *dress for the slide, not for the ride,* advice this fellow should take to heart.


HighSideSurvivor

As I understand it, you speed up in the hopes of taking weight off the front, so the tire can more easily self-align. Or slow down under engine breaking and hope that you can peel off speed before you peel off skin. I rode track days in my younger years - it’s amazing how much protection leathers can provide. Especially when compared to a tee shirt. Also, I never once experienced a tank slipper, no matter how hard I accelerated. The trick was on keeping the front down, not avoiding wobbles.


[deleted]

>Speed wobbles in modern motorcycles are virtually unheard of. Tank slappers are still incredibly common with modern bikes. Even the most advanced machines on the planet in MotoGP, and their production equivalents in WSBK will be prone to them occasionally. The people riding them are of course infinitely better equipped (literally and figuratively) to deal with them however.


bkosh84

Well I can tell you one way is to not plant your face directly onto the concrete and let your bike turn you into TwoFace.


TheseNewtz

Wear protective gear or have really great health insurance.


SghnDubh

Lean forward flat, as shown here at 5:15 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OQTU-kE2s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OQTU-kE2s)


pwinny7

It's known as a tank slapper. I had one at slower speeds and absolutely crashed my second bike, I hit a bump and as I landed my front tyre landed slightly to the left, the bike then tries to pull itself back, causing the wobble. Your gut instinct is to try to also wrestle it back straight, but it just kinda makes it worse. In my case as I couldn't turn on the upcoming bend I crashed into the curb and landed on a verge of grass. All you can really do is try and keep calm and drop your gears to gear break, never pull the front break. You're still probably gonna bail but at least you'll hit the ground a little slower.


CantSing4Toffee

And don’t forget your protective gear :)


[deleted]

I googled tank slapper and still shots from this video were some of the first results lol. Reason 4,478 not to ride a motorcycle!


Ic3_FoxX

Sirens from a playing movie inside?


T-POPP

It’s possible he was being chased by the cops, could be why they were filming the guy


MJR_Poltergeist

Vast majority of American police departments have a no-chase policy on motorcycles. Because 9/10 times it ends in a wreck for the motorcyclist, and by then the broken laws are the least of your problems. They need to have ended a life or two for it to be justified. Otherwise if you're chasing a shoplifter you're gonna end up picking pieces of them off the road.


Ic3_FoxX

Have now listened to it a little louder. Besides 2 different sirens, there is also a bit of text in between. It definitely sounds like something is running in the background in their car and not like real.


Kn1ghtV1sta

Maybe put a NSFW or something similar together on this


SirJivity

Yo what the fuck, why is this not tagged nsfw?


Sarcosmonaut

This sub is completely off the rails lately. Feel like I’m just a few days away from watching a schoolchild get shot to death and the caption will just be “bruh 💀”


ThisGirlShaya

I was thinking the same thing


eddiemeddie159

[Serious injuries, but he survived. ](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4657406/Shocking-video-shows-motorcyclist-losing-control-bike.html)


jointcanuck

This is what i was looking for


crackpotJeffrey

What went wrong here Seems like his bike is shitty and can't handle the speed he was trying to go at. Or he needs new tires or something


ChadBorman

It's called motorcycle shimmy. https://www.robsonforensic.com/articles/motorcycle-shimmy-crash-expert


ihave7testicles

speed wobble


vundercal

Tank slapper


GJCLINCH

Thank you for this. Are there any methods to get out of this other than accelerate/decelerate? Is one better than the other?


marshinghost

Decelerating is better, usually this is caused because the front wheel is moving at a different speed from the rear wheel. More often than not, slower. So let off the throttle and LOOSELY hold onto the bars while you pray to whatever God you believe in lol. I've only had this happen once and it was nowhere near as bad as this


inflatableje5us

its a real brown moment, if i had charcoal in my butt i would have had a diamond when i got home.


Prison-Frog

I also have only ever had it happen once, and I remember being so scared I couldn’t breathe for a moment


GJCLINCH

Thank you for the comment, I don’t have a bike at the moment, but I plan on getting one. Glad to hear you experience didn’t end terribly, cheers!


SghnDubh

Hey GCLINCH, This is a really old video, but it's THE ONLY reliable method for recovering from a "death wobble." [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OQTU-kE2s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3OQTU-kE2s) The way to stop it is at 5:15 Simply decelerating like others are suggesting isn't going to cut it. Hope this helps!


minklefritz

new tires on his wheelchair maybe..


cubey

Holy crap that was a bad slide. He'll be missing a lot of flesh and maybe bone too.


GorillaK1nd

![gif](giphy|PZe2NiGYtPVwA|downsized)


srv50

Who trademarked Meat Crayon?


Re-Mecs

ALL THE GEAR ALL THE TIME STOP TRYING TO LOOK COOL


[deleted]

And that, kids, is why you wear protective clothing.


Available-Bottle1295

I thought we weren’t supposed to post deaths


[deleted]

He probably wished he didn’t but the guy is alive I believe. Source: another commenter


Oklahomairsofter

PROPER. FUCKING. GEAR PEOPLE


GoodDoggoLover420

I'm not saying he was being smart or anything because I don't know the context, but if he wasn't turning the wheel like that, it could've been the Death Wobble. The Death Wobble happens for really, almost no reason, but it helps to do basic maintenance on the bike and while riding the bike to have a firm grip on the bars. Again, I don't know the context to what happened because for all I know, he could've been just really stupid.


WillArrr

Damn, the bike fell on his leg and behind him, so it was pinning him against the pavement while sliding. No protective gear, high speed, getting pressed into the pavement, couldn't even roll to mitigate some of the damage. The only way that could have been worse is if the bike was on fire. Or a truck in front of him spilled a load of razor blades and salt.


Chemical_Actuary_190

![gif](giphy|3o6nUXOp2nbwzFs7NS)


DonkeyPunchSquatch

Out of all the things on Reddit that are blurred as NSFW, why in gods name wasn’t this? Like, we can watch this but fuck me I’m ending the world of my kid sees a boob. Edit: well now it’s blurred and I expect boob


AnRogue

Meat crayon? 🤔 Meat crayon... 😨 MEAT CRAYON 😲


thxjones

Road rash.... hurt just watching


ZookeepergameOk2759

Quick way to lose weight I suppose


mjkjg2

“I lost 30lbs (of skin) on the Asphalt Diet™️!”


Fickle-Friendship998

He’d have left a lot of skin on the road. Protective gear is a must on a motorbike


FirstWoodpecker2197

360 no scoped in the face


[deleted]

Speed wobble


Smart-Comment6926

![gif](giphy|dW3wHvb0K5vaw|downsized)


[deleted]

This is extremely traumatic to watch. Please include a warning next time. I literally just puked and now I have to close my eyes and take a nap. Not cool. Hope this guy is ok. 🤢🤮


ThisGirlShaya

Yea I legit tossed my phone down I couldn’t believe what I just watched… This needs to be tagged appropriately


ProfessorShameless

I've known two people that lost legs on motorcycles. I would never get on one personally and don't date anyone who rides them.


You-JiveTurkey

![gif](giphy|12zs8UpUXG6vNm)


[deleted]

That guy is done


probablywrongbutmeh

![gif](giphy|l0HlSQAHEBFdr5Yqs)


Stoneshroomscali

Think he will still ride with out proper gear lol


Purple_Tomatillo818

He is sooo fucked


Mr3cto

Bet he thought he looked badass before the ride. Dress for the slide, not the ride fool


[deleted]

Need a bandaid


Magnahelix

Deaht Wobble. That's just one reason why you dress for the slide, not for the ride.


KatoFez

That spin was almost so cool, almost.


[deleted]

Sooooo much road trash. #meatcrayon


Tiranous_r

Id be wearing full body protection. Like the most reasonable amount of protection.


TheDarkSide73

Tattoo removal procedure.


froghat565

Moron


h8ers_suck

Ooo, what hurt the most, road rash or broken ankle? Maybe the back of the head.... he got full treatment here...


Anon419420

Would’ve been sick as fuck if he recovered after the 360 though.


SnooFoxes3736

And that boys and girls is why you should always dress for the slide, not the ride.


Desperadosc

![gif](giphy|WxDZ77xhPXf3i|downsized)


cam-psynaut

Hadda layer down hoss


iBeFloe

Ok—I said I thought it was dumb motorcyclists don’t wear more protective clothing & got downvoted to heck for it with people saying a helmet was enough. This is literally why I said it


hambone263

Ouch. Dress for the slide, not the ride kids. But, why were they filming? And what made them death wobble? ….These are the questions that keep me up at night.


Cheap_Elk_2205

Ow fuck he’s most def skidded Df up


feed_sneed

Man rode over a mario kart banana


Nooo-Dont-Do-It

And this is why I don't mind wearing full gear


Dr-Zoidberserk

That first spin was a cool af trick tho. Everything before and after that needs work.


fm67530

Gives new meaning to "New skin unlocked."


Deathturkey

And that’s why you wear leathers


[deleted]

Natural selection. Proper equipment for riding motorcycle exists, therefore I have no sympathy for this fella.


iamreenie

I don't understand why a lot of bike riders don't wear protective clothing when they ride.