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@JustinTorres-mp7zp

Жыл бұрын

10:26 what happened to this guy’s phone? 👀

@luisloya1120

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@loeweingwer9387

Жыл бұрын

@@JustinTorres-mp7zp it's a 360 camera

Wear your gear, leave the ego at home, and ride safe, my dudes!

@packmanbp

Жыл бұрын

I don't get the ego thing with not wearing gear : I like wearing my gear ! I like my look when geared up, plus it's part of my ritual : when geared up I'm already half on my bike which feels good

@azizjacko3222

Жыл бұрын

​@@packmanbp probably a lazy thing aswell, not just ego

@jeffreyedwards767

Жыл бұрын

I'm o.k ,,,,,,,,,,,,from death

@luisloya1120

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Your videos quite literally saved my life today. Had to pull my first ever serious "red stage" maneuver today after someone blew through a two way stop sign and almost killed me (speed limit was 55 I was going 60) didn't even think about it, just identified the threat, applied progressive brake pressure, pooped my pants a little and avoided becoming roadkill (by only inches) and still managed to keep my bike upright (just barely.) So I just wanted to say thanks. I've learned so much from your videos. Probably gonna stick to 4 wheels for a while after that though. 😅

@ewetho

Жыл бұрын

You applied training and survived properly… get back on the horse!!! Even just a short ride…

@gnarthdarkanen7464

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm with ewetho, on this one point... GET BACK OUT ON TWO!!! ASAP!!! It's amazing how easy it is to convince ourselves that it's too much risk if you start avoiding now. JUST go around the block or two and from the store for a pack of soda... ANY LITTLE THING... MAKE the excuse to take a ride, and prove to yourself (if nobody else) that the world IS NOT out to get you just for riding. I know... close calls happen. I hated the old man who mentored me back in the day about this same point... AND admittedly, you're NOT me. You're certainly not me at 15 when I just got my license and had MY first "Real" (capital R and everything) grown-up, red-stage incident on the road. Scared the HELL out of me at the time... but I made it... I had survived, and I talked about just going home and taking a couple days off... AND the very next day, the old man was there... banging the HELL out of my door. "Boy, you did NOT just waste my summer teaching you how to ride that g** d*** thing for you to chickensh*t now! Get your *SS ON THAT BIKE... We're going for ice cream!" AND that was the day I got "that speech". Even from a full-on accident... injuries and recovery and everything... Once you're back on your feet, it's imperative you get back on a bike. The old man told me you get about 3 days. I can't say that's the flat of it, but my experience (so far) is that's about right. You get about 3 days of reasonable wellness to decide that you're still going to ride or not. If the bike sits a week, you may as well sell it off and all the gear. I'm not trying to be a dick. Seriously... I even bought my current bike from a guy who had ONE close call... He nearly hit a deer, but got stopped in time. Got to the side of the road for a breather... Rode on to work... Rode back home... Took the car, and a week turned into a month... and winter set in... and my 1995 Suzuki Savage 650 was sold to me 2 years ago, with 4K miles on the odometer. He'll never ride again. It's sad. Frankly, after 30 years on two wheels... more than a dozen countries... more (probably) than a million miles... It HURTS ME that someone lost their heart for riding so easily and quickly. I LOVE this sh*t! Yeah, it's been scary sometimes. Some days it can feel like THE WHOLE UNIVERSE has conspired against you for being on two wheels... BUT I still love it. I know a lot of people who can't ride anymore because they've busted themselves up so bad they can barely scoot through their own houses... I've buried friends... I've been slapped by mommas and widows... I've been thrown out of restaurants and other places of business... entirely because of someone who "wouldn't have been killed on one of those g** d*** things if it wasn't for me"... SO I'm the last person in the world to tell you this ain't a dangerous sport. I'll also just point out that Randy Momola spent 13 years Racing AND WINNING Championships in the 250 and 500 classes of MotoGP.... AND HE RETIRED without a single serious accident and without a single serious injury on his record. You can look him up. He's a Commentator now. The point is, that while dangerous as hell, it CAN be done with a reasonable expectation of a good, long, FULL life. You do just gotta get out and ride. SO maybe you're a bit "stouter stuff" than a lot of folks, even me... Maybe it's not that serious for you... BUT it's just important enough to me, that you get this "tip". Just take her for a tootle out to get ice cream or visit the park, or just whatever's the shortest possible errand you could do... Maybe do a few figure-8's in a parking lot if one's close to your house... or take a lesson to heart and practice emergency stopping and brake-n-escapes... whatever. Don't let a little scare put your ass in a cage, please! It won't seem like a big deal at first, but you'll regret it for the rest of your life. ;o)

@whatthe6532

11 ай бұрын

Stick to 4 wheels. Same happened to my wife. Chopped her left leg off when crushed between car and bike.

@huntingtheshinies4216

5 ай бұрын

Dude @dandanthefireman has saved me countless times. The most common is hearing him scream side of the vehicle in my head when that situation arises.

Riders over honk, I am firmly in the "meep meep" camp when correcting others driving mistakes.

@uglypinkeraser

Жыл бұрын

The long sustained honk is especially unhelpful, it makes lots of noise but obfuscates all the audio cues as to where the sound is coming from.

Sadly for the accident at 29:48 in Ontario I found this in their local news. "Police say a motorcycle was travelling on Northey's Bay Road when the driver failed to negotiate a turn resulting in a collision. The driver of the motorcycle was transported by air ambulance to a Toronto area hospital with life threatening injuries. The male was pronounced deceased at hospital."

@mr.tarkovish2587

Жыл бұрын

NOT THE SAME ACCIDENT he is alive and well I know the rider. He did suffer multiple fractures and brain injuries but he is alive and well

@colbeycalistinson7914

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.tarkovish2587 Damn, that must be a pretty wicked stretch of road there to be multiple similar accidents. Thanks for the correction.

After 10+ years of driving a car, I started to drive a motorcycle in one of the shitiest city to do so, lot of people don't know how to drive and they don't really care if they cut you off BUT until now had 0 unexpected events, I've learned how to read the other drivers, I allways slow down and keep my distance from people who look like they are about to make a move.

@ReptileAssylum

Жыл бұрын

Auckland nz?

@HightLink

Жыл бұрын

@@ReptileAssylum Iasi, Romania. Bad roads + people who pay for their driving license + not even eldery people respect the speed limit + a touch of russian experience 🤣🤷

@ytr8989

6 ай бұрын

Phoenix?

@HightLink

6 ай бұрын

@@ytr8989 Romania

5:50 - My KTM 1290 GT (2016) has LED cornor lights that turn on at night depending on your leaning angle. They're super nice and I'll miss them on every next motorcycle, that doesn't have something like this

No. That wasn't family at that bike fire. They're volunteer firefighters. If you notice, right at the end of that clip, they went straight to the fire truck.

In CA, I have been instructed that if there are multiple turn lanes- you have to remain in that lane during a turn. On a right turn that doesn't have multiple turn lanes, you are free to make the turn into any clear lane, emphasis on the CLEAR LANE, the right turning vehicle is the one responsible for ensuring the lane they're turning into is clear.

The black truck that cut him off didn't signal left until he started his horn. Watch the video again.

The thing with a cyclist at 19.15 happened to me last week. On an empty, strait road a cyclist listening to music in earphones cut me off just like this one. He is fine and my knee is busted, and half of my bike is destroyed.

You should always use high beams at night when no vehicles are immediately present. Anything to increase visibility. Even if you think you don’t “need” them. Same applies to 4 wheelers and big trucks.

I've only been watching your videos for days and I'm really excited to apply what I'm learning to the real wold. Juuust gotta wait till I get my driver's license, I'm only weeks away!

My 2021 R1250RT has adaptive headlights. I've wanted something like them all my riding life. It also has driving lights with a wide throw pattern, which helps in the corners, and also picks out deer lurking at the edge of the woods.

Just saying on the Ontario crash where the bile caught fire, the biking didn’t die. There is a lot of article and there is a lot that says a motorcyclist died but it’s not the same accident. The rider is fine, still riding and playing golf!

I use the aftermarket Eagle brand headlight on my Indian Scout. The difference between the stock headlight and Eagle's is night and day. And the Eagle's light projects really wide too. Best 150 bucks I've spent on my bike. If you do a lot of night riding then I highly recommend getting them.

On turning and not being able to see where you are going at night... With auxialiary lamps you can aim the right lamp to the left and the left light to the right. That will allow the right aux light to light up the road to the left when turning, and vice versa when turning right. Works like a charm.

Thanks for your excellent content. Absolutely fantastic learning for old or new riders.

The Aprilia RS 660 has cornering lights that activate depending on lean angle

Line of sight, Apart from blind corners, you also need to check your back mirrors because someone could drive faster behind you and easily hit you from behind.

14:48 - Here's a (rough) translation from the clip: "well guys, our ride ended in an accident. Nico just crashed. [Yellow truck comes] The Bike was new - now he's getting towed away. [while putting headphones away] I nearly crashed as well, but god bless I didn't."

16:52 the guy missed his turn. You can see the turn signal come on late, but he saw the motorcycle in the turn lane and waited his turn. He should have kept going and found a place to turn around, but at least he didn't take out the left turning bike.

Im watching your videos more and more and im getting to the point where I already know whats gonna happen, what Dan is gonna say.... Im becoming more aware thanks to the DDFM crew... I am familiar with the road the burning collision happened.. Northeys bay.

After watching these videos for years I find myself saying, "Side of the vehicle, side of the vehicle". "Open lane", intersection we are in orange stage", law of gross tonnage ... ha ha ha, but I am a safer rider and driver. Thank you.

most of these accidents wouldn't have happened if riders were required to learn on smaller bikes for a year or two. its crazy that a new rider can begin riding on a litrebike with no experience.

@cablebill8892

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear someone say this. My friend is moving onto a bigger bike and I'm buying his ninja 250. I'm not touching the thing until I've completed the MSF course in my state. Everyone who i've told just says how I'll regret not buying a bike with a big engine, but I don't want it for anything more than commuting to work and back, and the occasional ride with friends.

@_synt3rax_437

Жыл бұрын

Germany did it right after too many Morons bought the biggest Bike they could afford to impress everyone and shortly after killed themself because they didnt have the skills to ride a Big Bike. A1 License, 35ps bikes for people at 16 or Older, then the A2 license, 48ps bikes for people that are 18 or older and finaly the A license wich you can aquire if youre 18 AND have 2 years of riding expirience or at minimum 24 years old wich doesnt have any ps limit.

Even if your motorcycle doesn't come stock with an adaptive headlamp or doesn't have an option, Custom Dynamics has adaptive headlamps for most Harley and Indian motorcycles, as well as other brands that use the same headlamps. I'm sure there's other aftermarket brands that also offer adaptive headlamps, maybe Ciro3D or Hogworks.

get a set of good auxiliary lights, (fogs) they project light in all directions, and run them day and night, good for both seeing things that you wouldn't with a normal headlight which is designed to project the light in a narrow beam far down the road. but also proven by the ntsb that drivers will spend a bit more time processing your lights.

Africa twin adventure sports has 3 stage cornering lights. Very useful for driving in the dark

5:45 my aprilia rs 660 has adaptive corner lights. Pretty nice!

5:59 My old BMW F900R 2020 had it. Adaptive light is great feature.

MY 2023 Yamaha FJR 1300 has the adaptive headlights and they are awesome.

Objects in mirror really are closer than they appear. People using mirrors without a proper shoulder check are more likely to cut people off when changing lanes.

With vehicles that purposely cut bikes off on video, why can’t we take it to the police to have them send a ticket to the license plate/ owner , driver. Failure to yield, ect..

Aprilia Has adaptive headlights I believe on the RS 660 & RSV4

5:50 a lot of adv and sport tourers have that feature:) i've seen this on the yamaha tracer 9 and on the aprilia tuono and rsv4

25:20 - Gotta go with *B* because 2+2 does =5 for extremely large values of 2.

I have that with gas stations there I use the red zone all the time

I agree. Tortoises are cooler than turtles. I like the Eastern Box Turtle, which is actually a land turtle so it’s cooler than turtles but not as cool as tortoises 🐢

@7:56 the car ran that stop sign but I agree with first available lane.

19:00 I’m a cyclist Been riding long distance for 50yrs No way you cross a Hwy without looking 2-3x each way. Shade is very dangerous. It hides things. Cars. Motorcycles. Pot holes.

Ducati Multistradas have cornering beams that illuminate based on lean angle

Great video!

Squids think horns are for expressing their feelings. 😂

Unsubbing from yammi was probably the best thing I ever did. He's not worth the sub if he is that mean to someone who truly helped build his channel.

Finally saw a local place I recognize in a video. ❤

5:57 2022 tracer 9 gt cornering light system

Watch out, in California it's even worse. Two right turn lanes. Try to always pick the inside turn lane. on the outside they will merge into you.

1290 super adventure has the turn lights

Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports has turning lights

The horn also affects your insurance coverage.

thumbs up for Gixxerbrah and Yammie bromance, i love it! :)

14:47 "Well guys, our trip ended in an accident. Nico just kissed the floor...now his bike is getting towed. I also almost crashed, thank god I didn't". Not much, really.

To be fair, at about the 8 minute mark, the first car turning should have stayed in the first lane, that would have left the open lane for the rider, and he wouldn’t have had to swerve to the left lane when the red car was pulling out into the first lane for them. But both should have been avoided by staying in the correct lane

the guy with the front brake flipping over, thats gotta be a glitch in the matrix.

in that second video that car had more than enough room to get in. idk why bikers get mad over being "cut off" if you see something switching lanes in front of you roll off the throttle you don't own the road

Truck that didn't know about 1st available lane was asking the question here....

Turning into closest lane has to be one of the least followed rules unfortunately, similar to wipers on lights on.

Yamaha tracer 9. Has it headlights look that

3:20 that guys horn is worn out. Listen to it. Shows how much he uses it! Especially since that was a nothing situation and he still had to honk.

Do you have a store? Shop? Where to go buy stuff?

At 17:35, that video is mine. Unfortunately moto stars got my name wrong! Lol

harley pan america have turn side lights

the guy at 8:05 was clearly pissed because that car blew straight through a stop sign

I find that if you're a good driver, you're a good rider. An experienced driver can most times predict what other cars are going to do. Just add in that you have to ride like you're invisible then you should be good. Most of the time it's your own ego that bites you in the ass.

What motorcycle is the one in 5:10?

6:40 I don't like seeing people in videos having them on during the day. They say it's for visibility but all it does is turn you in an inconspicuous ball of light that's even more difficult to judge the speed from

The reason I let most speeders go and don’t fight One time I was the speeder. My mom was actually in the passenger seat dying next to me The hospital was one mile away. I think if that when others want to go fast

12:39 Avila beach CA

The Harley Pan America has adaptive headlamps. They work better than the actual ones too 😂

1:35 Ambulance! How convenient.

Pls explain to bikers that they should NOT stay in anybody's blind spot for more than 2 seconds!!!

Who here feels that when a car illegally cuts off a motorcycle, the cyclist should be able to send the camera video to the Po-Po, to send a ticket to the car owner? I do. Something needs to be done! I don't think it should be up to the cop that shows up only AFTER a wreck -that usually hurts and/or kills the motorcyclist (and his/her bike). If honking doesn't usually solve the problem, and the middle finger doesn't teach them (car drivers), and hitting their mirror can be troublesome, then video evidence = ticket is a better potential solution, BEFORE a wreck, as then it's obviously too late for the biker!

The rage issues some of these drivers have is hilarious. Just go home and punch the drywall instead. Same kid, same rage.

The red car did the correct manuever. While the bike just randomly swerved into his lane. Ugh

Moto Stars made a mistake in the video about the accident on Mount Lemmon. The rider is called Igor Brandao

@DanDanTheFireman

Жыл бұрын

Well damn

Layers for 70 degrees? Thar is perfect weather!

3:10 That's not really an open lane pattern. Open lane pattern is when the car has nowhere to go, and there's another lane the car can use to resume, or go faster. This is the reverse of that. The car had all the room to go wherever at whatever speed, and chose to jump into a closed lane. Side Answer: The YammieNoob/GixxarBrah bromance is a bit creepy, but I was entertained anyways.

New Kawasaki are using additional lights on curves

You said the loudest bike you have ever heard. Lol. I believe it had a weed whacked motor. Lol

6:55 this is why I don’t like lane splitting. If you’re going to do it I think you should gun it like you’re drag racing. I started riding at 33 and lane splitting has been illegal my entire life everywhere I’ve lived until the last 6 months. I can fully understand why cars get pissed at motorcycles lane splitting as I know multiple people that have had mirrors broken by riders illegally lane splitting.

Bike in headlights!

how is arizona to live whats a good part

@omicronceti6063

9 ай бұрын

It's convenient but dead and depressive af. And people are scum. I'm immigrant from troubled region in Eastern Europe and I find Arizona and whole US miserable.

@Drifthaze

9 ай бұрын

if you are miserable you can leave you know @@omicronceti6063

First video. Moto stars used “there” incorrectly. It should be their. I see this a lot. There is a place. Their is someone owning something or it is assigned or belongs to them. They’re is short for “they are” and means someone doing something. The more you know.🎉

I agree 😊wear gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Up n early gang

Breaks saves lives..

Hello dan dan the motorcycle man.

Doggy Be Gnarly!!!

I would get a quad lock if they were not more expensive for the Google pixel phone. What the hell quad lock! I'm just a broke school bus driver.

I disagree, boots should be higher on the list, just above pants. Sure sliding down the road in jeans isn't great but Id sooner not have my lower leg smashed by a car that pulled out 😮

@DanDanTheFireman

Жыл бұрын

I don't necessarily agree with this statement, but I do agree that boots should be higher. My thought process is that it should be higher because it is a point of contact with the motorcycle which is basically your control. I have either way you got me to think about changing something and I will put this into consideration!

@jonathantatler

Жыл бұрын

@@DanDanTheFireman I'd only spec boots before pants, otherwise I think the order is right. Great channel, I keep practicing all the time, in full gear!

@alfiep98

Жыл бұрын

@@DanDanTheFireman Honestly i think the order is correct, i started riding with charity shop armor. cheap, does the job and saved me from breaking my spine when i went for a flight onto a car bonnet. cost me less then £60 for a full set of leathers

@shadowmancy9183

Жыл бұрын

My order is helmet, boots, gloves, jacket, pants, partly due to injuries from a low side (stable ankle fracture at 10mph). Without the jacket, I would've been pretty scraped up on my forearms and right shoulder, but I'd pretty much stopped moving by the time I was on my back. Sturdier boot would've helped support the ankle when it lifted the bike while I rolled. Fun fact- ankles are NOT supposed to lift 230lbs (or whatever an XT250 weighs) by rotation.

The in-laws bit was priceless 😂

The thing that I hate about bicyclist, is that they bitch about sharing the road and constantly act like they own it.

I have a tortoise 🤌🤌

Yammie was the channel that made me want to start riding. I stopped watching his videos after he fired spite and had the audacity to film it and post the video. Not very classy if you ask me.

turtles!

What's whith the yam noob hate? No one's perfect but jesus he rides fast bike's he added spool and I'm fairly sure he's in the Mafia

@shadowmancy9183

Жыл бұрын

Comes down to how he let an employee go, who's started his own channel called Spite's Corner.

I like turtles.

Gixxer bruh 🤝🏻 yammie noob Motorcycles

19:11 my God, is that bicyclist wearing a MASK?! So maybe he was O2 deprived and his perception was contaminated thanks to his mindless masking?

Who doesnt like turtles? You dont like turtles thats just simple, old fashioned communism! lol I think the BMW touring bikes also come equipped with adaptive headlights. (07:15) That Dodge minivan was def from N.J.. Ive seen hundreds of boneheads pull stunts like that around here.