Only in America...

you can't use the front brakes to stop -'I'll just put ya over the handlebars, ya know"

Anyone care to guess the make of the bikes?

FlashAlert - FRI 4:13 pm‏
From: info@flashalert.net
Sent: Fri 9/18/09 4:13 PM

Oregon State Police: One lane northbound is now open following a multi-vehicle crash involving 26 motorcycles and two passenger vehicles northbound Interstate 5 near the Baldock Rest Area south of Wilsonville. Two motorcyclists taken by LifeFlight with critical injuries and eight others transported by ground ambulance to area hospitals.
Preliminary information indicates on September 18, 2009 at approximately 2:45 p.m. a group of at least 26 motorcyclists were northbound in the left lane on Interstate 5 near milepost 22 following a passenger vehicle when traffic ahead began slowing. The car and motorcyclists all tried to slow but collided with one another. A vehicle in the middle northbound lane was reportedly struck by one of the motorcycles.
All northbound lanes were closed until about 4:00 p.m. Traffic is reported slow but getting through in one lane. Southbound lanes are open but also very slow.
Traffic updates will be available on ODOT's website TripCheck - Road Cams, Road & Weather Conditions in Oregon - ODOT and travelers can call ODOT's travel information lane 5-1-1.
No more information for release.
### State of Oregon: Oregon State Police ### UPDATE

Originally Posted by ZRX61

you can't use the front brakes to stop -'I'll just put ya over the handlebars, ya know"

Anyone care to guess the make of the bikes?

Let me put on my best american website persona. Gixxers? Ducatis?
I mentioned seeing a Motorcycle company's clothing store in a fuckin' airport of all places. The response I got was "What was it, a duty free shop for Ducatista"? And this from the very person that I was trying not to antagonize when I avoided saying that I saw a " Harley store in a fuckin' airport of all places". Though it was fun to have to tell him that it was his favourite moto company outfitting all the posers.

I'm going to have to start a thread over on that site asking if there are still some riders that think you should avoid the front brake. Perhaps I should title it 'Trail Braking your Harley'.

was this about 15 years ago?
I seem to remember a joke pile up of hogs etc. CBA to go to the link

Originally Posted by GiantPygmy

was this about 15 years ago?
I seem to remember a joke pile up of hogs etc. CBA to go to the link

Was this the one?

Originally Posted by GiantPygmy

was this about 15 years ago?
I seem to remember a joke pile up of hogs etc. CBA to go to the link

It's time stamped 4:15 today.

Update:

WILSONVILLE -- Members of the Brother Speed outlaw motorcycle club rolled into a bloody 26-bike crash on Interstate 5 north Friday afternoon, south of Wilsonville.

"When we arrived on scene, it was ordered mayhem," said Lt. Mike Towner of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. "There were ... two dozen motorcycles scattered across the freeway."


Two bikers with critical injuries were flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center and OHSU Hospital in Portland. Seven other crash victims with less serious injuries were taken by ambulance.

Northbound lanes at Milepost 282, near the Baldock Rest Area, were shut down at 2:45 p.m., then remained closed for more than an hour, backing up traffic for more than seven miles. Southbound traffic also experienced delays.

The bikers were heading north to take part in the Portland chapter's annual birthday bash and a weekend demolition derby, according to one law enforcement official.


Lt. Gregg Hastings, Oregon State Police spokesman, said 26 motorcycles were traveling north in the left lane, following a car, when traffic ahead began slowing. The car and the bikers all tried to slow down, but collided, piling up on the road. A vehicle in the middle northbound lane was reportedly struck by one of the motorcycles, Hastings said.

State troopers rushed to the crash scene, along with crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, American Medical Response and fire departments from Canby, Aurora and St. Paul.

Karen Eubanks, TVF&R spokeswoman, said seven crash victims were treated for shoulder and hip injuries and broken bones. Two others were treated but refused to go to a hospital.

Police estimate membership of the Brother Speed Motorcycle Club at more than 100 in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah. The club, founded in 1969, is one of six in Oregon identified by the state Department of Justice as an outlaw biker gang.

Members of the club wear black and gold colors that depict a grinning, winged skull wearing a helmet and motorcycle goggles. The bulk of the club's Oregon membership meets at clubhouses in Portland and Hillsboro, according to law enforcement sources.

"BROTHER SPEED M/C is a club that is serious about brotherhood, respect, riding fast and building choppers," the club writes on its Oregon Web site.

Guess they got a head start on the demo derby...

Let me guess...

Briggs and Stratton?

Is that a relief, officer?

Is it safe to say at least 26 members of Brother Speed MC are stupid?

Is this the first time traffic has slowed ahead of their little outings?

Originally Posted by ink ink

Is it safe to say at least 26 members of Brother Speed MC are stupid?

Watch it, there's a guy with a cutoff jacket and a computer chair about

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Originally Posted by ink ink

Is it safe to say at least 26 members of Brother Speed MC are stupid?

Is this the first time traffic has slowed ahead of their little outings?

They crashed right before the only bend on that section of the 5 for bloody miles...

Pah, whatever you Amercian imperialists can do, we Russians can do better.

If you read chopper magazines, you see many choppers with out front brakes and sometimes a rear sprotor brake and a brake on the front sprocket as well. and with nothing on the front wheel.
This to be honest looks really cool, but i always wonder how these bikes stop at 80mph? Or to be more honest I just wonder how long it takes them to stop.

Originally Posted by Fraggle

......... I just wonder how long it takes them to stop.

A little bit longer than the car in front !