As much as it irritates motorists here, stripe-riding is not illegal in South Africa. I believe the same goes in Russia as seen in this POV clip of a Yahama R1 rider on a reckless trip on a streets of Moscow. Naturally we don’t condone this nutter’s dangerous behaviour but it looks bloody exhilarating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmIS9t_zRg
[via The Daily What]
6 replies on “POV: Yamaha R1 Moscow Run”
1 word: Insane!!!!!
I must say, he had BIG balls to be able to pull of that at speed!
Cannot agree more. :yes:
Cat has skills, MAD skills. couple times i winced.
Always wondered why stripe riding annoys people, is it just because you realise that you should have bought a bike instead of a car?
You can only do it in SA if it is safe to do so but as with most road rules in SA that’s not always the case
I think it’s a bit of both Gavin, being stuck in gridlocked traffic while motorcycles whizz by down the middle, sometimes harrowingly close to your car.
How are motorists in Australia?
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