| Author | Message | ||
     Blackxb9 |
I just came across this video. I'm sure many of you have seen it, but for those who haven't it is worth watching. This rider is insane and gives us all a bad reputation. As for the bike...it sounds great! I think it is an Aprilla but not sure. Anybody? http://www.break.com/index/awesome_police_motorbik e_chase.html | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
thats the ghost rider...i think thats a gsxr1000 i belive thats his prefered bike of choice..... | ||
| Glitch |
In the States he'd never only be pursued by one cop, or get away. | ||
| Ds_tiger |
Highly entertaining in some sort of "Robin Hood" way. Glitch is right- in USA- that guy would have 30 cop cars and 5 news helicopters chasing him, a roadblock, and none of the cars would be moving out of the left hand lane. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
google the ghost rider...he does some wild stuff im suprised he's still alive. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Trucker Joe would have put him in the ditch......  | ||
| Isham |
In florida there is a law that doesn't allow police to chase after motorcycles. They just let you go and impound your bike when you get home. | ||
| Phantom5oh |
In florida there is a law that doesn't allow police to chase after motorcycles. They just let you go and impound your bike when you get home. If they can get your plate information... | ||
| Hellonwheels |
In florida there is a law that doesn't allow police to chase after motorcycles. They just let you go and impound your bike when you get home. Ouch That would suck to take the risk of running and then get home to find a cop waiting for you Damn I would be pissed But then again I wouldnt run... | ||
| Court |
I've a friend who is a cop with the Sacramento PD. They routinely used to "stir up" chases and just sit back and watch. The ending to most motorcyclists fleeing is fairly predictable. Most riders do not know how to evade. | ||
| Jackbequick |
That bike had a metric speedometer, right hand drive nation, and the police car was marked "POLIS". It was somewhere in Europe is my guess. My main reservation about anyone doing that is the potential for danger to others because of speed differentials. Some one driving at the speed limit can easily make a mistake just in trying to get out of the way or be helpful. The rider neither deserves or gets any respect from me. Jack | ||
| Aj06bolt12r |
He is in amsterdam, yeah he'd be busted by now if in the US but still a bad ass video, dude can ride and had balls of iron for sure. Now all I need is an extened swing arm and a 300 rear tire so I can go smoke his ass on my XB!  | ||
| Phantom5oh |
A 300 rear tire??? How would that help, you wouldn't be able to corner for beans... | ||
| Rocketman |
Ghost Rider has settled down to life with a wife and new born baby. His 'skills' are typical for a Sunday ride out in the UK. He wasn't trying to evade the police, otherwise there'd be nothing to film. He was intentionally 'hanging back' so they would stay in camera view. I thought that was pretty obvious. He could have smoked the cops anytime. Rocket (Message edited by rocketman on January 24, 2007) | ||
| Fastfxrs |
Is the video over? I must have fallen asleep. People actually think this guy is a hero? Bored me to tears. I'm ashamed I watched it to the end to see if it got anymore exciting. | ||
| Sinatra |
ghost rider is a known fake.its all set up.....come on guys, get with it.......jeeeeshhh.......gullible | ||
| Isham |
------------------------------------------ I've a friend who is a cop with the Sacramento PD. They routinely used to "stir up" chases and just sit back and watch. The ending to most motorcyclists fleeing is fairly predictable. Most riders do not know how to evade. ---------------------------------------- When I moved to Orlando people would gather in downtown orlando and there would be the typical idiots doing wheelies up and down the road with traffic going through. On two occasions I saw a biker flee. I missed a few bike nights after that and returned one week to hear that one of the kids that was in our group (19 year) old had died from fleeing. What's crazy about the whole thing is I remember people talking about fleeing or not and I was the only prude that said I'd take the ticket and live and this was one of the kids that said they would run. End of story. | ||
| Altima02 |
Thats Ghost rider. Great rider, stupid person. | ||
| Glitch |
Talent means not having common sense. | ||
| Rocketman |
Ghost rider is definitely not a fake. Maybe some of his antics are staged, but the majority appear not to be. In a recent interview (hiding his true identity - I know who he is as it happens) he spoke candidly about his Ghost Rider 'thing' and his future. Rocket | ||
| Nutsnbolt |
Liar.... This sounds like the same story you told about the new Buell bike. I need a picture of you and the Ghost rider. You're the Best, Rocket.. Mark | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Isham wrote; "In florida there is a law that doesn't allow police to chase after motorcycles. They just let you go and impound your bike when you get home." Unless something changed today, you are mistaken. While some Police Agencies have policies that severely restrict and or prohibit pursuits, there is no law that prohibits pursuits, motorcycles or otherwise. | ||
| Rocketman |
Ghost Rider has stood at a small stall at several shows I've attended. Usually there are a couple of scantily clad young chicks selling his DVD's. The candid interview was published in MCN UK about three months ago. His identity is known to those who make an effort to find out. I have not actually met him though I have stood next to him and know who he is (by real name) and what nationality he is. As for the Buell lie, the truth is out there.......... Just for you Mark  Rocket | ||
| Earwig |
In NJ many police stations train their cops to not chase motorcycles also. I am friends with 3 cops and they all told me the same thing when i asked them. One in Bridgewater, one in Newark and one in Belleville. They aren't allowed to chase because the rider ends up killed or badly hurt then his family sues the daylights out of the cops for chasing him/her. No... it isn't a "law" but they are still told not to chase in high speed. (Message edited by earwig on January 24, 2007) | ||
| Paint_shaker |
If I am notmistaken, Florida passed legislation whereby the violator can NOT sue the Police or anyone else because of his/ her own stupidity.... | ||
| Nutsnbolt |
The New Buell bike gets me everytime. I really believe that was the best post I've come across in years. Good stuff. That one, I won't be forgetting for some time. Got the schematics on that bike, Rocket? mark | ||
| Jerseyguy |
We had a local kid with some great skills that he continued to exhibit on the street. The cops just went to his house after they had enough and ticketed him. I tried to run once back in the day - flat tracker on the street, no plates, 100+ on a back road. I ended up sitting in the police station for half a day waiting for my ticket. | ||
| Zynthaxx |
That bike had a metric speedometer, right hand drive nation, and the police car was marked "POLIS". It was somewhere in Europe is my guess. It was in Sweden, not far from where my brother lives. He's a good rider (I've seen most of the movies), but it sucks that he's performing his stuff in live traffic. It's not uncommon for him to be going >100 mph faster than everybody else on the road, and that's just plain stupid imho. Even if he doesn't make a mistake, Aunt Augustine, age 84, might...  | ||
| 984gasm |
That's funny, I just got the ghostrider movie from netflix last night.. The guy is fkn crazy, a good rider, and definetely pretty stupid. I am by no means a cautious rider, but the stuff this guy is doing is ridiculous.. Wheelies down the middle of no passing busy main road at 100+ mph.. I was cringing watching half the stuff this guy was pulling.. You can watch his trailer online. | ||
| Rocketman |
Mark, just like Mr Buell I too like to keep my bike designs top secret, so no schematics I'm afraid. But to put you all out of your misery here's a secret I can let you all in on........ Ghost Rider is a motorcycle stunt rider based in Stockholm, Sweden. He stars in a number of motorcycle movies comprising journeys through uncontrolled and unstaged roads and highways at obviously highly illegal speeds. One of the most notorious of these journeys is the "Uppsala Run" in Ghost Rider: The Final Ride, 2002. This trip covers 68 km of continuous travel from Stockholm to Uppsala in less than 15 minutes (this equates to an average speed 270 km/h (168 mph) over the period) on standard traffic laden highways. The videos can be described as continuous traffic violations, with excessive speeds and improper passing being most prominent. Other incidents include weaving through highway traffic at 180 mph (300 km/h), evading police pursuits and resisting arrests. Another recurring theme in the Ghost Rider videos is the harassment of police officers, who have little hope of catching the protagonist. Some say the original motive for making the films was to show the Getaway in Stockholm (an illegal car racing video) team how much better the results would be using a bike. However, in a Hein Gericke promotional section in the July issue of PB magazine, Ghost Rider added clarification: "We saw a movie called 'Getaway in Stockholm', which is a car chase movie. But it's all made up. We couldn't believe the world was raving about it. The policeman was actually a body builder, he even had baggy pants on. It wasn't real. There's a hardcore of riders and drivers in Stockholm who do this for real, but yet the "Getaway in Stockholm" movie was a rental car pretending to be a police car and it was all in the middle of the night with empty roads. You can print this; it was sh*t. And we made up the Ghost Rider as a big 'you suck' to the car guys." His true identity is unknown to the public. However, in the November 2005 issue of Slitz magazine, it was revealed that he is a foreign stunt rider who is close to 40 years old. Motorcycle news recently revealed the true identity of Ghost Rider as Swedish rider Patrik Furstenhoff (a member of the Swedish Wheelie Team - SWT) when he broke the world wheelie speed record, breaking his own previous record by 14 mph to record 215 mph on one wheel! In a brief interview after the event Patrik said "he would be stopping his antics as he had his son to think of but wanted to break the record one last time. Despite this, Ghost Rider has built up a myth that seems destined to endure: There are many in the motorcycle community that believe the real Ghost Rider died in an accident in 2005, whilst some of Stockholm's youth claim with conviction that he really is a ghost and can ride through walls to evade police. Despite Ghost Rider's reputation of being unstoppable there have been multiple incidents while making the films; every film has been affected by at least one incident not shown on the DVDs, from crashing into a car crossing the street in the first movie to being busted by cops, (although claimed by the Ghost Rider people that this is not true, there are filmclips and witnesses to these incidents and the clip of the bust can easily be found on the internet, which have been claimed by fans as police propoganda). Many believe there was never just one 'Ghost Rider' in the movies, but a handful of highly experienced riders. They used identical motorcycles and riding gear to confuse Swedish police. Joakim Karlsson (AKA Iceman)who tragically lost his life at the Isle of Man TT races on May 30th 2005 is thought to be one such 'Ghost Rider' although this has never been confirmed by SWT. Filmography Ghost Rider: The Final Ride, 2002 Ghost Rider: Goes Wild, 2003 Ghost Rider: Goes Crazy in Europe, 2004 Ghost Rider: Goes Undercover, 2005 Ghost Rider: Back To Basics, 2006 (Release Date February 1, 2007) Rocket |
