This is a little different of a video from last week since it is from the camera of an amateur and is also about motorcycles. The point however, is still kind of the same with that "wow, these people are somehow dumb and at the same time talented." I think that this video is thoroughly nauseating and spectacular. Simply put, the Yamaha R1 is a street legal racing motorcycle. It took most of its technology from its racing motorcycles and was built based on input from the hugely famous motorcycle racer, Valentino Rossi.
However, this video isn't so much about what the motorcycle is capable of as much as it is regarding the balls that this rider has. It starts out in a not-so-dramatic manner with him driving the motorcycle at a pretty standard pace for someone with a motorcycle, but then as he approaches traffic the video goes from another motorcycle video on YouTube to a hit for people who love adrenaline. This is a phenomenal video in that it strongly attracts the viewer to physical emotion from watching. I kind of have this feeling to sneak in to an IMAX theatre and play the video on the screen. Someone needs to do that as soon as possible. This is more entertaining and takes advantage of the true IMAX qualities, instead of those normal movies that they take and put on IMAX to charge more.
I think that it can be safely said that everyone is glad that this motorcycle rider is a whole ocean away so that we don't have to worry about driving on the roads with him. If one car had done a lane change, the video would end drastically different. That is also the main part of this video that makes it so entertaining to watch, and how it is able to excite a viewer. Apparently the rider hits 50 mph while going tightly between those cars and this is another moment where you ask, "Did he really do that?" Yes, he just did.
-I'm assuming he's male, sorry.
There is a fine line between courage and stupidity, and this guy (if we assume correctly he is a guy) crosses that line more times than he crosses in front of other motorists. I vividly remember riding in a taxi in Paris as motorcyclists weaved between cars; hopefully they keep that policy on the other side of the pond!
ReplyDeleteI definitely felt I was apart of a high speed chase with this video. It was entertaining, not to mention dangerous! I loved the music in the background. It made me feel like I was right in the action!
ReplyDeleteFrom a person who can't handle riding roller coasters or even sitting in the front seat of her friend's speeding audi, I'll admit this video freaked me out a bit and left me on the verge of nauseating.
ReplyDeleteBut other than that, I think it's rather amazing to watch people do things that others would not dare to attempt. I had to keep myself from cringing when he sped between opposing traffic.
And yes, I completely agree with you-- at least he lives in Russa.