Ever experienced the inevitable heat death of the universe while riding your turbocharged 2006 Kawasaki ZX14 at 247 mph? Well, this is pretty much what it looks like, from the view point of a GoPro camera strapped on the bike.
This video was taken at a runway, at a speed event in Finland. The oil return on the bike failed at speed and fire was an inevitable outcome. The rider was able to pull to a halt and bail, and it took a while until the fire crew got to the scene. This meant the fairing melted around the camera as the fire blazed, and amazingly enough the memory card could be salvaged from the GoPro-turned-alien-blob later on.
The latter half of the three-minute video is pretty insane, as that’s what it would feel to be a GoPro slowly engulfed by melting plastic and fiery fire. Wouldn’t want to change places with it.
[youtube width=”720″ height=”480″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCV45asUSEA[/youtube]
Best regards to the rider.
[Source: YouTube / mckiltti]
By Antti Kautonen
The resident Finn of Hooniverse. Owns old Peugeots and whatnot, writes long thinkpieces on unloved cars. These two facts might be related.
That’s just insane – and it speaks volumes to the quality of SD storage mediums. Even in the slot somewhat protected by the fire, conditions must have been infernal. Action starts around the one minute mark, but there’s a red little gem parked behind the bike to start with.
…of course, drama-queen, they were not infernal, ever, or else the storage would have been damaged so badly that the file couldn’t be retrieved. What is it with all this whingy drama-queen nonsense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZRCIrTgQc
Ran when parked.
more like “parked, then ran”!
that’s the joke you were making isn’t it
dammit why don’t i ever think before i click post
Nope, I hadn’t considered the alternate interpretations. I was only on a half cup of coffee and went for the low hanging fruit.
I did consider changing it to, “Ran when sparked” but I though I’d leave that door open for someone else.
“inevitable heat death of the universe”
“hey that phrase sounds great, let’s use it in a post about a bike catching on fire!”
So what if it means the exact opposite of how we are trying to use it.
clue: absolute-zero
What a charming fellow you are. Making friends wherever you go, I’ve no doubt.
There’s often a turd in the punch bowl.
We’ve been lucky here in the ‘verse, I think most would agree, to enjoy an exceptionally low T:PB ratio over the years.
I blame Cards Against Humanity.
The troll in question appears to be a rather opinionated sportbike rider. That chip on his shoulder must really upset his weight balance while cornering; soon enough, he might become road pizza, and spare the universe the burden of his existence.
…whatever, Forum-Nazi.
That’s a pretty uncool thing to say, dude. My great-grandparents fled the Holocaust.
Sometimes an asshole is just an asshole.
I absolutely agree that I’m not as popular with the crazies babbling in the parks as you are. But it is impossible for a man to achieve *every* goal in life.