Crasy Bike, insane biker, nice article!

THE STIG

I have seen this idiots videos, and seeing him ride his bike through city streets and suburban areas, and in traffic at 200 to 300Kmh, running red lights etc, having so many near misses, putting so many innocent lives in danger - I tell you what, I'd like to get hold of him and break his n... help him see the error of his ways.

I am really sorry the cops were not able to kill him outright in a chase, when they tried to block his escape.

He would have made a good hood ornament.

He is an idiot and a dangerous one.

LOL - so poetic - breaks all the laws to make movies, then gives away his bike in protest to viewers breaking laws by downloading his movie for free.

I know EMTs, they call them donorcycles, this clown is a organ donor waiting for the place to happen, hope he does not take normal people with him when it happens

You all sound like a fun bunch of people.

I don't condone breaking the law or putting other peoples lives at risk, which is why I choose to take it to the race track, but wishing death on someone or calling those of who like to ride fast bikes donors, shows the depth of your character, and the level at which you understand anything. I also hate to inform you, that risk takers are the people that move society forward. If it weren't for people like us who were willing to take risks and do things you might not (probably never will) understand, you would all still be living in caves banging sticks together.

Have a lovely day all you pleasant, fun-loving individuals. LOL

With that much power output during his stunts I'm surprised he didn't run out of fuel while police were giving pursuit. I agree that he isn't helping anyone with his stunts. Arrest should be not too much of a challenge for a real police force either by the above stated reason or by him trying to collect on his lottery. It would seem as if the police are not really interesting in arresting him. How does one evade aerial pursuit? Surely he brags about his exploits to someone, right? with enough cash reward, someone will come forward. Maybe he has to kill a child first. Just goes to show that skill and intelligence do not necessarily go together. Too bad he doesn't just race Pro. or maybe he does.

@ gizmaniac; There's a line between taking risks in exploring new frontiers and taking risks that may well end the lives of people not even being asked to participate in whatever high-risk game someone want to play. Ghost Rider crossed that line again and again. Much as I admire his skills beind the handlebar, the picture of him and his bike hitting a car (with - say - a family with kids) going 200 kph slower than him was all too realistic.

Those of us wishing he'd been caught early on do not oppose taking risks (otherwise none of us would be riding motorcycles in the first place.) If he had only risked his own life, no one would have raised hell about his exploits.

I think he`s a genius. Fact: He hasn`t killed anyone. He`s a far better rider than many bikers on the planet. He has faster reaction times than most and therefore is able to pull off the kind of stunts that he does. If you haven`t seen any of his Uppsala freeway missions, I suggest you do. Sure it`s highly illegal etc but he`s not an idiot, more of a highly skilled biker who happens to enjoy taking taking chances and is skilled enough to get away with it.

Ghost Rider, whoever you are, shot for the awesome footage mate. You`re a true entertainer.

Apollo19:

He isn't a superhuman. And humans used to make mistakes. Even extremely skilled ones.

He has no right to endanger others just to chase his own egoistic wishes to be famous.

His luck will not last forever...

There's no denying this bloke has skills. Bravo GR

@Apollo19

There is a genuine difference between "skill" and being someone who like ghost rider, who is a dangerous immature idiot.

It's like going around a corner, say signposed at 75Kmh. Guaranteed that even in heavy rain, at 75Kmh with good tyres, I can cruise around that no problem. Assuming on a motorbike - the limits of adhesion of the tyres dictate that the bike will hold firmly at say 120Kmh, beyond that the tyres start to skid, and the skid can be managed up to 130kmh, and then the bike goes into a slide.

The problem is at 120Kmh and beyond, there are NO margins for error.

It's the same as travelling at 100Kmh on a highway, then one comes toward a intersection where the other people have stop signs.

Assuming the other people in a car, do not see you on the motorbike, and they only slow down a bit for the stop sign and come through the intersection - this is how to work this out.

100Kmh = 100,000 meters per hour then divide by 3600 (60 minutes and divided by 60 seconds) = 27 meters per second (about 85 feet).

Now the reaction time is say 0.3 seconds from seeing the car run the stop sign to applying the brakes which take about 0.3 seconds, and then add in the distance to stop - say 20 meters (~65 feet). So your bike covers 1/3 of a second x 27 meters per second (8 meters) + 1/3 of a second x 27 meters per second (8 meters) + 20 meters - that makes a total stopping distance of 36 meters.

And you come to a stop say 10 meters from the car.

At 300Kmh or 300,000 meters per hour / 3600 = 84 meters a second.

In the exact same situation at 300Kmh, from seeing the car run the stop sign to applying the brakes which take about 0.3 seconds, and then add in the distance to stop - say 60 meters (~200 feet). So your bike covers 1/3 of a second x 84 meters per second (25 meters) + 1/3 of a second x 84 meters per second (25 meters) + 60 meters stopping distance - that makes a total stopping distance of 110 meters (~350 feet).

In the same situation, when that car runs the stop sign, at 300Kmh you have not even had time to hit the brakes - and everyone inside that car is dead.

He is no genius rider, because he basically puts himself into a position where he cannot get out of without killing himself (yay!!!) or others (boo!!!), and his expert riding - that is nothing more than a lot of near misses.

One of the things I picked up was, "There are old riders and there are bold riders but there are no old bold riders", and he is getting through most of the near misses by the hair on his arse.

I have seen most of his videos and seeing him go through a inner city office area at 200+ Kmh and running red lights at 4 am - and what happens to the poor bastard going to work at that time - so he can feed his family and keep a roof over their heads - just driving along with the green light and this idiot puts a hole through him and his car?

Their dad is dead because of some idiot who has no brains, who gets his jollies by baiting the cops while endangering other peoples lives in the process.

Ghost Rider is the sort of person who inspires sensible people to string fencing wire across the roads to kill people like him, because he is so dangerous to innocent people.

I don't blame them either - because Ghost Rider is an idot and he is a dangerous idiot.

Ghost Rider makes people HATE motorcyclists, and people in cars who hate motorcyclists, do bad things to people who ride motorcycles. In legal jargon it's called "Inciting".

Here in Dallas a few weeks ago, there was a pack of about 12 donorcycles riding like idiots on the tollway. Two of them crashed into a guy out cruising on his Harley, killing all three. What did the other 10 asshats do? Rode off.

Mr Stiffy you are most certainly correct.

However I have enjoyed watching the antics of GR. they are very calculated actions.

I have seen worse, men riding tractors(also known as Harleys) riding the centre line passing vehicles with oncoming traffic. wide bars , more bone than meat between the ears.

sure they are not doing even 200km or 160 but all it takes is for some nosey dog to poke his head out to see what the noise is. and the rider goes under the truck trailor he's passing and the poor mutt is knocked out by the handle bar. took the coroner a few weeks to figure that one out.

there is also some romantic idea that in most policed nanny states someone is experiencing freedom. some can travell and recockulous speeds and do it well. some are temporary citizens, and kill others and the dramatic consequences.

I vote for selfdetermination and freedom.

and yes i'm in the lottery!

Viva GR

Brutus

Ghost Rider is a Hero

Through his riding he expresses many of the thoughts and emotions of those of us who are fed up with the socialist , cradle to grave , big brother knows best society that we are forced to endure.

Yes what is does is not within the law, but there is a difference between right and wrong and legal and illegal.

I know that he puts Innocent people at risk but I cannot condemn him I can only admire.

@ mr. stiffy

"Ghost Rider is the sort of person who inspires sensible people to string fencing wire across the roads to kill people like him"

and you say this in the same breath as 'endangering innocent road users'?

what's to stop this fencing wire from killing innocent bikers, or causing innocent cars to crash?

The lemmings have all identified themselves, it appears. It's always funny to see people try to justify the stupid laws they follow. If it's so dangerous to go fast, then why isn't Ghost Rider dead already? Well, I'll tell ya...because he doesn't do anything dangerous or irrational. He's actually quite courteous from what I've seen, until the cops are less than 10 seconds or so behind, and even then...

I love this guy's spirit. Long live Ghost Rider! Long live the individual, the enemy of the timid, the scared, and the politician!

We're not all followers, you see, but hey, we need you folks, too. Somebody has to fall for all the advertising and buy all the junk we produce. Keep up the good work.

"Assuming on a motorbike - the limits of adhesion of the tyres dictate that the bike will hold firmly at say 120Kmh, beyond that the tyres start to skid, and the skid can be managed up to 130kmh, and then the bike goes into a slide."

You've completely pulled that out of your ass.

Watch MotoGP, they go through corners at speeds of 120mph - 160mph, on the straights they reach upto 200mph and above. They use racing slick tyres not road tyres which offer much less grip, you probably don't know the difference between them though.

None of your school grade math takes into account braking force, engine braking, wind resistance, weight, or surface resistance. You assume for some reason the distance to stop is 20 meters.. why not 50 meters or 100?

You don't just zap on the brakes either on a bike unless you want to go over the handlebars.

You call him an idiot yet he's built one of the fastest bikes in the world and broken a ton of world records, he's clearly a professional who knows what he's doing.

Yes he takes risks, the world is full of risks. Planes crash, countries go to war, and (stuff) happens. Is he endangering people tremendously by what he's doing? In my opinion considering this past year I've seen police thumping people over the head with a baton, talking on phones in their cars, and all matter of other abusive stuff, I don't think Ghost Rider is something I should greatly concern myself with, nor do I think it's a massive injustice that he isn't punished.

well he ride bike for sure ,,but i hope he dont kill some one ,,,seems to me ,,he out show off ,,some what ,he has skills to ride ,fast ,but just take secon to kill some one he have to live with that rest of his life,,,,dude go race on salts in usa u go fast no one will care ,,well some break some records ,cool ,,,the give that bike away to some one never ride it ,agian,,i hope ,,,

I love this guy, he proves a point that the laws are ridiculous and set just fast enough to kill you yet too slow to keep you awake. This biker proves a point, the police cannot enforce all the laws that have been created and if its not a easy ticket they normally don't bother.

I thought he died already? As a motorcyclist, I have to deal with people who barely know how to drive and try to kill me with their cars everyday. Blindly doing stupid lawless actions because they feel all safe and cosy in their tin boxes. Plus the Police who target me for what ever reason. Sod them all. Hey, why do they make bikes and cars which go 300 clicks anyway? Its a joke. 320 was to much huh? Half of this guys skills please. Plus I WANT THAT BIKE! :P Anyway jokes on you because I am not signed up to donate!

Take all the risks you want - I wish we were freer to take more of them as we deteriorate toward the "nanny state". But this guy GIVES risks - gives risks to other people, without asking their permission or even informing them. Seizing this control over other people's lives, even for very short periods of time, really doesn't jive with libertarian ideals. When he can take wild and exciting risks without giving them to other people, I'll be happier. (Don't get me started on smoking...)

i Can't believe all the STUPID EFFING PEOPLE!!! (as I once was) I've ridden since I was a kid... I'm 57. i HAVE RIDDEN 150.000 TO 200,000 miles ON A BIKE and probably 3-5 times that on four wheels...I have crashed dozens of times and been hospitalised half a dozen times. Many times due to stupidity and intoxicants. (Feb 2012-12 yrs since a drink!!) THE WORST I'VE BEEN HURT WAS SOBER, RIDING LEGALLY AND MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

It is an EFFING MIRACLE, this criminal hasn't killed himself or anyone else. I CAN ALSO SAY THE SAME ABOUT MYSELF!

THERE ARE TOO MANY FACTORS-TOO MANY THAT ARE UNCONTROLLABLE, TO MAKE THIS BEHAVIOR SAFE EVEN WITH THE MOST SKILLED RIDER. No one ever gets hurt on a racetrack????? or killed on a racetrack??? Now Einsteins, throw in a zillion motorists with varying degrees of skill, attention, and attitudes towards driving, WTF are you left with??? AN EVENTUAL RECIPE FOR DISASTER! How many jackasses a DAY, kill themselves stupidly and needlessly on motorcycles???? How many victims do they take with them, who didn't want any part of the experience???? How many fools watched these videos, tried to copy them, then killed or maimed themselves or others?? Did you think of that Bright Boy?

To the twelve year olds that think this is how progress is made, how science and technology is advanced and how the world is made a better place by this kind of behavior: maturity is when your reasoning and cognitive processes work in harmony with reality!!!

'Nuff said!

A (somewhat) ex-idiot who has changed his ways

I have been a huge fan of ghost rider for many years since back in the day wish I can get that bike its my dream to have a bike like that.Thanks for all the video over the years ghost keep them watching.All the negatives above your just haters and jealous your not skilled riders. live in the streets and the highways boooop boooop its the sound of the beast catch me if ya can

Ghost rider and all their imitations are the collective feeling from the father of all. Le Prince Noir..... This year would know his identity as he told as 23 years ago. All of those dont know Le prince Noir check their insane videos riding sunday morning in Paris.

Your all just upset that you don't have the guts to do what he does, If you had a motorcycle an had half the chance you would open it up just to see what it could do. An there was a Guy name Turbo Rider who Died, But he still lives on in Turbo rider 2, there will always be people who like to push the Limit, an if he has the skill to do it let him be, an just Enjoy his Vids