DoobieBrother
Well-Known Member
First off:
The motorcyclist was driving through a green light and by his RPM indicator was not doing much more than 35mph.
The person who hit him ran a red light.
Also notice that another car crossed through the same intersection a split second after he hit the ground from being struck on the right side by the first car.
So he would have been hit by the second car even if the first car had missed him.
(*edit: unless that was the car that was behind the motorcyclist at the time of the accident, and they just slowed down in time and pulled around the accident scene)
He wasn't racing around like an idiot.
He was driving in a place where people drive like morons and don't pay attention to the world around them.
His only mistake was assuming no one was going to run their red light as he approached the intersection.
Second:
High powered motorcycle!!!
HA!!!
I feel confident that in a full on drag race with starting lights, radar & timer at a race track, and with two determined drivers with decent skills or no skills. that the Ninja 300 will keep up and MAYBE just barely beat a car like a Honda Accord or Civic with a stock V-6 engine.
0 to 60mph times are about 5.5sec with a good rider, and quarter mile times are low-14's to high-13's at just over 104mph, which is about 10mph below it top speed.
This is no more a dangerous bike than any other one out there.
As a rider of older, nasty bikes from the Dark Ages, this new Ninja 300 is light years beyond the stuff we used to think was awesome.
It handles GREAT, has good ABS, and has a slipper clutch.
The thing only weighs 380lbs, so it's easy to control, and even with crappy stock tires you can stuff it into a corner and change your line at any time and it just goes where you tell it.
Only thing missing is traction control, but that's "built-in" with a small engine with a modest 35hp at the rear wheels.
(a tune-able suspension, front & rear, and stickier tires would make this a near perfect bike.)
What this article shows is that the Australian government probably doesn't like the Ninja 300 because it attracts less-skilled riders who are more prone to accidents (single vehicle and multi-vehicle), and they are trying to stir up crap to get even more restrictive legislation in place regarding motorcycles and their tiered licensing system, and/or are trying to build a case against them based on added costs to the health care system due to negligent riders and car drivers.
Australian news seems to like to wag the dog a bit too much.
The motorcyclist was driving through a green light and by his RPM indicator was not doing much more than 35mph.
The person who hit him ran a red light.
Also notice that another car crossed through the same intersection a split second after he hit the ground from being struck on the right side by the first car.
So he would have been hit by the second car even if the first car had missed him.
(*edit: unless that was the car that was behind the motorcyclist at the time of the accident, and they just slowed down in time and pulled around the accident scene)
He wasn't racing around like an idiot.
He was driving in a place where people drive like morons and don't pay attention to the world around them.
His only mistake was assuming no one was going to run their red light as he approached the intersection.
Second:
High powered motorcycle!!!
HA!!!
I feel confident that in a full on drag race with starting lights, radar & timer at a race track, and with two determined drivers with decent skills or no skills. that the Ninja 300 will keep up and MAYBE just barely beat a car like a Honda Accord or Civic with a stock V-6 engine.
0 to 60mph times are about 5.5sec with a good rider, and quarter mile times are low-14's to high-13's at just over 104mph, which is about 10mph below it top speed.
This is no more a dangerous bike than any other one out there.
As a rider of older, nasty bikes from the Dark Ages, this new Ninja 300 is light years beyond the stuff we used to think was awesome.
It handles GREAT, has good ABS, and has a slipper clutch.
The thing only weighs 380lbs, so it's easy to control, and even with crappy stock tires you can stuff it into a corner and change your line at any time and it just goes where you tell it.
Only thing missing is traction control, but that's "built-in" with a small engine with a modest 35hp at the rear wheels.
(a tune-able suspension, front & rear, and stickier tires would make this a near perfect bike.)
What this article shows is that the Australian government probably doesn't like the Ninja 300 because it attracts less-skilled riders who are more prone to accidents (single vehicle and multi-vehicle), and they are trying to stir up crap to get even more restrictive legislation in place regarding motorcycles and their tiered licensing system, and/or are trying to build a case against them based on added costs to the health care system due to negligent riders and car drivers.
Australian news seems to like to wag the dog a bit too much.
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forgot I had some budder and woooohooooo I feel good. Gnite #2 
