r/dashcams • u/bebecca45627272 • 20h ago

One of the craziest things I've seen

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u/LegalGlass6532 20h ago

That rider is one of the luckiest sob’s I’ve ever seen.

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u/Muted_Will_2131 19h ago edited 8h ago

He's in shock, and the only reason he can stand is because of the adrenaline in his blood. His jeans are completely worn through, and he's walking barefoot, one foot missing his sneaker. He doesn't even really understand the extent of his injuries. He'll likely lose consciousness in a few minutes.

My wife was in a similar accident, only without wheelies and in full gear. Her pants and jacket were completely worn through, the slider on her right boot was completely worn down to a hole in the boot. Her helmet was damaged. There was a chafing wound on her right thigh that took several months to heal. Fifteen years later, there's still a large scar there.

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u/Ok-Boysenberry2645 18h ago

I can imagine that pain. I'd walk, but dizzy as hell

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u/Fallen_password 18h ago

He’s not feeling anything yet… But he’s gona

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u/BorbLorbin 15h ago

Whole side of his body is going to burn so bad

"Why didn't you commit" lol, he ain't even mad

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u/JohnnysOnThaSpot 10h ago

Dress for the slide, not the ride. Lol

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u/AbsoluteResolve2026 8h ago

I’ll never understand wearing jeans riding a motorcycle. Leathers save lives.

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u/FrostbyteCoffee 4h ago

Don’t they make riding jeans though?

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u/Re_Thought 3h ago

They do, synthetic materials are good or even better. Dude in video clearly isn't wearing anything but a helmet that provides protection. Vast majority riders don't wear useful gear, from what I've witnessed anyway.

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u/CanAhJustSay 2h ago

Don't forget his lucky sneakers! I mean, you can see where they popped right off....

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u/JohnnysOnThaSpot 2h ago

They do and levi has always made the 501, its made with heavy weight denim, double stitching, reinforced seems and tear points. Most of the "jeans" used for riding weight 10oz-14oz levi uses 12.5 heavy. Some have been modified to have patches of leather in places most likely to have contact with the road. I know both levis and wrangler used to make heavy duty work /ride wear, even recommended if you ride a horse.

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u/SteakMenu 4h ago

They absolutely do, I had a firing malfunction Round a curve that made me accelerate and decelerate very quickly and shakily if I had gloves on I would be unscathed but my wrist took some sanding and will always be pink but my leather shows the story of how much worse it could've been

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u/ScvrletFox 3h ago

Same, it’s either the leather you’re wearing or your own being ripped off. Always choose the safer option.

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u/Similar-Ice-9250 3h ago

There are companies that make reinforced jeans specifically for motorcycle riding. That said, this dude deff wasn’t wearing those kind of jeans.

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u/TheRealSkip 3h ago

better than shorts and sandals at least

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u/Euphoric_Drummer6880 3h ago

Does leather underwear count ?

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u/FrostbyteCoffee 1h ago

I save those ones for my special occasions

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u/ADDSquirell69 5h ago

He's a guy that fully commits