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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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I found this video, this happened in my city, but I have not heard on the news nothing about it, nor I can't seem to explain what really happened.

Watch for yourself and draw your own conclusions

May be NSFW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMYSWPpK9c&e

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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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is that the rider on fire?

damn

i cant tell either
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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Yes, you can see the rider burning with the bike. I don't understand what could've happened, generally in a fall or crash the rider gets ejected from the bike. It seems like he stayed on the bike while it burned.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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I'm gonna guess from the rider and the way the bike is burning that the gas tank burst prior to any actual flame (or maybe a fuel line?), coating both with fuel. It looks like the rider then tried to crawl away (maybe had been partially pinned), but didn't make it very far. Pretty friggin' gruesome.

<-- Someone who's seen only a few other serious burn victims, but this one is pretty bad.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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wow, at first i thought it was just a lame video of a bike burning, then they pulled the bike away. that was intense. looks like the rider was crawling or trying to get up and just died frozen in that position....wow, i have no clue.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Dios mio
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Dude... was his head moving around after they started trying to put him out? I think it was.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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I guess in one of the comments someone wrote that the type of motorcycle has been having issues with the gas tank cracking and fuel slowly leaking out and then fire...
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93Sivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I guess in one of the comments someone wrote that the type of motorcycle has been having issues with the gas tank cracking and fuel slowly leaking out and then fire... </TD></TR></TABLE>

R6 much?

http://www.superbike.co.uk/new....html
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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What a horrible way to go.
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rochesterricer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What a horrible way to go.
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well if the take just blew up we would hope it was instantaneous from shrapnel
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by csingham &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

well if the take just blew up we would hope it was instantaneous from shrapnel </TD></TR></TABLE>

Look at his body. It looks like he was trying to crawl before the end came, meaning he was burned alive.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 04:18 AM
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absolutely terrible. One of the worst things ive seen in a while.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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i didnt even know they allowed anything like that on youtube
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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If the emperor was there, he could have made that dude into the next Vader.

Seriously, thats the one case where being thrown clear would have been a good thing.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jasper_db1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Seriously, thats the one case where being thrown clear would have been a good thing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dunno, I mean I'd rather be thrown clear than to have a 400 lb bike chasing after me or flipping next to me.

R.I.P. to that guy, what a freaky scene.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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It's freaky how the body re-ignited
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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Default Re: Bizarre incident with bike burning (Jasper_db1)

I heard some people commenting on it today...some say that he had a stroke while riding, then crashed and the bike burst up in flames, but his body was frozen while having the stroke.

At least I hope he didn't suffer much and died before the flames burned his body. RIP
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