Black on Black GSXR1000 (Ghost Rider)
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:06 am
Hi All.
Have any of you guys caught up with this legend on film?
I don't mind a fast drive, and I will drive fast as often as I can, (re: the blower in view over the hood footage on the L/A video at 160 MPH) but I always stack the odds as much as possible in my favor.
I look for empty roads, and distant locations to drive fast. As much as possible I minimize the risk element and control as many aspects as I can.
But this guy make's me look civilized.
This guy is the total opposite, he looks for the situation that presents the most elements out of his control, then he cuts loose like you can't believe!
This guy is an out and out Death wish!
This fellow is shown dressed in all Black Leathers, on an all black Suzuki GSXR1000. We see him emerging out of a Stockholm garage and proceeds to give a virtuoso performance of absolute speed (and skill) in a ride you have to see to believe! This "Ghost rider" has strapped a camera to his bike and he heads off to average 170 MPH for the 15 minutes (42 miles or 68 Km) that it takes him to reach the next town. In the ride for perhaps the first 20 miles or so he is using all the road edge to edge and weaving his way through heavy traffic, often the bike's speedo can aften be seen pinned at speedo's recording limit of 299 KPH (186 MPH) as the GSXR screams at the rev limit in 6th gear!
This guy is brilliant, breathtaking, and insane!
The picture suffers a bit at the high speed, the commentary suffers from a translation into English, the sound track is a bit average but hell this is an amateur video after all.
And all is forgiven as the result is just brilliant.
You have all got to see this.
I got my copy from the pitstop book shop in Perth.
I have not seen my DVD all the way through yet. But I have heard that later in the video the anonymous "Ghost Rider", hits 340 KPH on a turbocharged Hayabusa in city traffic!
The Goose and this guy would be mates. I found this address with the yahoo search engine.
http://www.fullboost.com.au/articles/re ... rider.html
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Cheers
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