Squid fest gets busted, riders flee then play the victim

[cOoTeR]

Title sums it up.

http://m.autoblog.com/2012/09/20/what-happens-when-a-swarm-of-stunt-motorcyclists-meets-a-police/

[jayjie15]

Using pit moves? I didn't see any mention of guys being in the hospital after the cops knocked them off their GSXR. Good for the po po.

[RHill]

I wonder what would have happened if they used tack strips.

[NinjaNick]

I can't believe they made it to 10th annual. I've seen them online doing this for years and hate what they represent. I see them shutting down I-70 out there just to stunt while traffic is backed up for a long time just WISHING another asshole would just start driving right through them.

[Cdubyah]

If you're gonna be a jackass on two wheels, don't get all pissy when Johnny Law decides to hit you with his night stick.

I don't mind a large group ride, just don't be a douche on the public roads.

[rawlins87]

155 tickets wrote. There were hundreds of people. I too have been following this every year online. Its probably one of if not the biggest gatherings of sportbikes. If I lived out there I would go. But the dates aren't released until its go time.

[Gunner75]

They say every year its the last one. I'm all for having fun and stunting on a sport bike, but certainly not on public roads, and certainly not in that much of a crowd. Just gives people on sport bikes a bad rap

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[TheBrown57]

They say every year its the last one. I'm all for having fun and stunting on a sport bike, but certainly not on public roads, and certainly not in that much of a crowd. Just gives people on sport bikes a bad rap

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This

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[Casper]

If you're going to run, you know full well what could happen. It's a risk you've decided to take. Bitching about it afterwards is idiotic.

[Bubba]

That link and similar ones have been posted on several forums around here (Cinti) for a week or two. I got no love of squids/jackasses who do sheit like that on a public roadway and piss off the cagers and police. We have enough trouble with public image and high-profile police scrutiny as it is without inviting more.

No way would I take part in an event like that. And NOT because of the interaction with the police. That is pretty much the antithesis of how most MCists want to be viewed by the caging public. A ride like that isn't any different than those truly stupid poker runs populated with drunken pirates who can't ride sober! You're way more likely to be taken down by some squid/bozo who's operating his bike barely above the level of drooling mouth-breather than a LEO making a pit manuever. Looks like it's being organized and led by a few complete idiots, with the majority of "regular" riders tagging along and acting the fool because of mob mentality.

I'm not a big fan of group rides with more than 4-5 riders, mostly because any group larger than that creates problems of flow and consistency with individual riding style/speed. Here is a great example of why you don't want to be part of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3COiz7qt8Y&feature=player_detailpage

Edited September 28, 2012 by Bubba

[Pokey]

Damn!!!!!!!

[Helmutt]

Damn!!!!!!!

^^This and then some! Looked like a warzone with all of the dead bikes and unconscious bodies laying around - people slaloming through like they're just a bunch of roadcones?

Surely an act of idiocy started that crazily dumbassed domino effect

[RHill]

damn....

Riding in that big of a group it wouldn't take an idiot to set it off, hell a small stone on the road causing someone to merge unexpectedly could be the culprit.

The follow up accidents probably didn't even stem from the initial wreck, but from the group unexpectedly slowing and the way the sun was hitting the rear of bikes(making brake lights difficult to see).

[Gunner75]

Not a fan of big groups like that myself. To many things can go wrong.

[TSB67]

Here is a great example of why you don't want to be part of this:

I bet they told that to stay in da fuckin back.

[cOoTeR]

They say every year its the last one. I'm all for having fun and stunting on a sport bike, but certainly not on public roads, and certainly not in that much of a crowd. Just gives people on sport bikes a bad rap

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There were a few cruisers in there also.

I really like the bike that comes on the screen in the first video on the exit ramp. It appears to be modded for stunting and has no rear fender, license plate or brake light. (at least not that I saw). That's always good for a group ride.

[Anden]

After watching a few of these videos. I hope every ticket sticks. And the folks that got hit by a police car. You were running. Deal with it. And if you ran with your girl on the back. Your an asshole.