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Hopefully the rider is OK, not really sure how this happened!

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[-] espentan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

.. while heading to Krispy Kreme, the donut shop nearby.

I'm glad they included that, I was so curious to know where that random bypasser was heading.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Be careful of what, spontaneously learning to fly? I'm still trying to wrap my head around what possible sequence of events could have led to hooking that bike by its forks on the pole like that while apparently causing very little damage to it in the process. Okay, he's knocked off the front fairing and the windscreen, if it had one. But both tires are still inflated, the frame appears straight, the lower splitter is still attached, and I don't even think the fork tubes are bent.

Just.

How?

[-] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Was the sedan ramp-shaped??

[-] lordbritishbusiness@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Low car? Maybe the bike flipped up? But you'd expect more damage.

Bike mid wheelie maybe? Then ramped up the front of a car?

I'd definitely like to hear how if someone eventually find footage.

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 weeks ago

Just... How?

[-] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Been thinking about this wild image all day. I have a theory, having seen none of the damage on the car -

Maybe a near-t-boning. Front wheel of the motorcycle hits the sedan's hood-ish area, popping the front of the cycle up. Sedan is still rolling, Rider accelerates (fully & accidentally, likely caused by the impact), and the back wheel hits the side of the sedan. Back wheel, going full blast, revs up the side of the sedan, popping the cycle vertically into the air. Since it's going front-wheel first, that catches on the street light & hangs there.

Rooting for the rider. I need closure.

[-] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I agree, pretty sure that is the only explanation. Wonder how much air the rider got...

this post was submitted on 10 May 2026
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