This Man Turned a Car Into a Motorbike to Escape the Desert

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  • Опубліковано 16 лип 2017
  • In one of his many road trips to Morocco, Emile Leray (nicknamed the “Doctor of African Mechanics” by his friends) hit a roadblock ... literally. Well, actually it was a rock in the middle of the desert, but you get the idea. With his car’s front axel destroyed and a limited food supply, Leray faced an uncertain future. So what did he do? Engineered the ultimate DIY escape.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @demafelixjaymark905
    @demafelixjaymark905 3 роки тому +1223

    The fact that he even took pictures made him a lot more confident that he'll be able to make it.

    • @jacoob9810
      @jacoob9810 Рік тому +17

      Or he could have taken pictures in case he dies

    • @karantikoo9302
      @karantikoo9302 Рік тому +33

      he told in some interview that ''Absolutely i could have walked back, but not that easily. Some areas along the unmetalled road were guerilla dominated. It was too dangerous to walk as they could spot me along their borders''

    • @bikerlad3138
      @bikerlad3138 Рік тому +7

      @@jacoob9810 or because it’s fake and loads of comments were deleted

    • @wtf-losangeles-review
      @wtf-losangeles-review Рік тому

      He is old geezer

    • @Eidolon1andOnly
      @Eidolon1andOnly 8 місяців тому +1

      The story is fake. Not a single video showing how he was able to ride and control the bike. Myth Busters tried and failed to fully replicate this thing in a way where it was controllable faster than an average man's walking speed, and even then the rider would have to get off and push the heavy machine back on course.

  • @ilikebunz7753
    @ilikebunz7753 3 роки тому +1287

    He actually looks like the kind of guy who would do this sort of thing

    • @Waseemmmm
      @Waseemmmm 3 роки тому +14

      Yeah that’s the best part

    • @EDaBeast
      @EDaBeast 3 роки тому +21

      Yea no shit, almost like he was meant to be put in a survival situation where his human instincts take over and determine whether he dies or not

    • @overpricedhealthcare
      @overpricedhealthcare 3 роки тому +48

      right? he legit looks like a cartoon scientist (the goggles, white coat, einstein-like hair)

    • @sabersz
      @sabersz Рік тому

      @@overpricedhealthcare eggman

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 Рік тому

      @@sabersz eggman if he was good and from a different country

  • @lerombus6020
    @lerombus6020 3 роки тому +3629

    Honestly I don’t care that he could have walked. He’s a badass.

    • @user-kk3uq6du1h
      @user-kk3uq6du1h 3 роки тому +107

      20 miles? Yea someone could DEFINITELY walk that

    • @user-kk3uq6du1h
      @user-kk3uq6du1h 3 роки тому +67

      Pydro yes it would take only 5 hours but take account of the water he needs walking 20 miles in blazing hot heat

    • @tdfvids3702
      @tdfvids3702 3 роки тому +24

      @@user-kk3uq6du1h wait till night time

    • @nicktauro1839
      @nicktauro1839 3 роки тому +62

      I looked it up. It just 6 hours. He did this for fun.

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 3 роки тому +17

      Man wanted to flex let him

  • @OneTwoFive0
    @OneTwoFive0 3 роки тому +864

    Imagine escaping the desert with a makeshift motorcycle forged from parts from your old car just to meet a police officer to get a fine lol

    • @kolticc
      @kolticc 2 роки тому +29

      Top ten worst endings

    • @athenamuldrow1664
      @athenamuldrow1664 Рік тому +17

      Not even for disobeying their orders, lmao. Literally because it didn't adhere to regulations.

    • @Drift_Potato402
      @Drift_Potato402 Рік тому +4

      @@athenamuldrow1664 I wonder if it was because he made he made it a bike, because most places won't do anything with you if you modify your own vehicle to something unrecognisable.

    • @themastereal8345
      @themastereal8345 Рік тому +1

      Add “imagine” to a summary of what happened to get 500 likes

    • @TheRoadie4life
      @TheRoadie4life Рік тому +1

      laws are treats XD

  • @FinFin
    @FinFin 6 років тому +2426

    "It's working, Marty!"

    • @debbiemeyer2693
      @debbiemeyer2693 6 років тому +23

      Sharkadoodledoo Morty*

    • @FinFin
      @FinFin 6 років тому +129

      Debbie Meyer it's a back to the Future joke...

    • @debbiemeyer2693
      @debbiemeyer2693 6 років тому +39

      Sharkadoodledoo oh i thought you was talking about Rick And Morty sorry

    • @dolsopolar
      @dolsopolar 5 років тому +24

      Lmao that reply

    • @tddd2636
      @tddd2636 5 років тому +25

      @@debbiemeyer2693the name that Morty is inspired by Marty lol

  • @daddynoneck9646
    @daddynoneck9646 5 років тому +6978

    I would have walked. The only thing I would've taken with me is a car door so if in case I get hot I could just roll down the window.

    • @losdor7385
      @losdor7385 5 років тому +207

      Daddy No Neck undertated comment

    • @all_these_damn_kids_are_em4658
      @all_these_damn_kids_are_em4658 5 років тому +134

      Ok this is really funny

    • @emotionlessshadow6713
      @emotionlessshadow6713 5 років тому +39

      Did he say there were guns involved. Then I'll take the bike than walking.

    • @victortakflakt
      @victortakflakt 5 років тому +25

      Right but what if there were no police there, no citizens.
      For all he knew it could have been 120 miles to the next human being.

    • @janiperttila8049
      @janiperttila8049 5 років тому +62

      @@victortakflakt He knew how far he had driven. It was 30 miles. You can walk that in a day or two. He spent 2 weeks on a build. Seems like a situation he caused himself if you ask me.

  • @papajawn
    @papajawn 4 роки тому +1132

    "*Hey look buddy, I'm an engineer. That means I solve problems.*"

  • @Mich_-mu7fz
    @Mich_-mu7fz 3 роки тому +966

    50% of comments: He's incredible!
    50% of comments: He should have just walked, but he's still a badass.

    • @overpricedhealthcare
      @overpricedhealthcare 3 роки тому +39

      sometimes badasses are too good for walking

    • @suprememasteroftheuniverse
      @suprememasteroftheuniverse 2 роки тому +2

      He's a scam artist and this is an interment hoax.

    • @thankskanye1521
      @thankskanye1521 2 роки тому +18

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse Jesus Christ what are you on about

    • @senk0san
      @senk0san 2 роки тому +1

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse what

    • @senk0san
      @senk0san 2 роки тому +6

      @@suprememasteroftheuniverse I’m assuming ur referring to the Mythbusters episode and that was completely false since the guy’s didn’t spend 12 days like Emile did working on the bike

  • @ollehllew6176
    @ollehllew6176 4 роки тому +3218

    Next episode: "meet the man who built an airplane from a motorcycle Made from a Car"

    • @Sophiamanners
      @Sophiamanners 4 роки тому +15

      you cracked me up real bad :DDDDDDD

    • @sci_pain3409
      @sci_pain3409 3 роки тому +17

      to escape a ditch in his backyard

    • @ramadavince6611
      @ramadavince6611 3 роки тому

      Meet the internet english teacher
      👉@@itzyaboijohn120yearsago5 👈

    • @itsurmombruh1391
      @itsurmombruh1391 3 роки тому +4

      @Ajdabest to get across the lake

    • @pkproductions1623
      @pkproductions1623 3 роки тому

      I laughed so hard, that all my family look at me, I was so weird..😂😅

  • @betterwithcheddar5698
    @betterwithcheddar5698 5 років тому +2752

    Next time: Man builds nuclear reactor from citron

  • @hotratz69
    @hotratz69 Рік тому +86

    Considering the difficulty of doing this, stranded in the desert, limited tools and equipment. I have to know a lot more of how he pulled this off.
    As a hobby repurposer myself, and do to the mass amount of re-fabrication this would require, I'm on the fence as to the authenticity of this claim. Hats off to him if true.

    • @henryrollins9177
      @henryrollins9177 Рік тому

      There are more documents about this story. Google them...

    • @wesleyrourke
      @wesleyrourke Рік тому

      Mythbusters made and tried to ride this motorbike, it's a fun episode to watch, I won't spoil it for you.

    • @TheRunAndGun10
      @TheRunAndGun10 11 місяців тому +3

      I think he was every bit as stranded as he wanted to be.😉

    • @mikksaia8373
      @mikksaia8373 5 місяців тому

      at that time people actually had useful tools in their trunk

  • @seanazarrin
    @seanazarrin 3 роки тому +98

    2:08 OK...this guy is Dr. Nefario from Despicable Me

  • @dk9131
    @dk9131 6 років тому +2049

    He looks like doc brown from back to the future

    • @netro4680
      @netro4680 6 років тому +6

      ipoopalot You're damn right

    • @ironzingotz
      @ironzingotz 6 років тому +39

      Roads? Where we are, we don't have roads! D:

    • @aliens3219
      @aliens3219 6 років тому +4

      ipoopalot that's why I clicked

    • @cuberpunk7609
      @cuberpunk7609 6 років тому +19

      ipoopalot
      he is doc brown

    • @johnnyfavorite1194
      @johnnyfavorite1194 6 років тому +3

      ipoopalot More like a homeless version of Doc Brown.

  • @cthesavage
    @cthesavage 6 років тому +622

    The didn't even show him riding the motorcycle...

    • @Adam678645435637
      @Adam678645435637 6 років тому +50

      SAV-vij Prooobably because it was over 20 years ago

    • @cthesavage
      @cthesavage 6 років тому +14

      Adam Irvold yeah I know that but they could have shown him riding it now.

    • @cthesavage
      @cthesavage 6 років тому +2

      Surigen 12 quite possibly.

    • @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi
      @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi 6 років тому +25

      thats because its more than likely even less reliable than the original car.

    • @cthesavage
      @cthesavage 6 років тому +3

      Hasan Ezati haha right

  • @agent2608
    @agent2608 3 роки тому +75

    * car breaks down 5 minutes from house *
    “Shit gotta turn this into an airplane now”

  • @justaguy4532
    @justaguy4532 3 роки тому +286

    No one:
    Subtitles: Speaking Foreign language

  • @shubhshar
    @shubhshar 5 років тому +817

    "The only thing I am missing is an airplane." Mad respect!

  • @JamesWillmus
    @JamesWillmus 4 роки тому +638

    Imagine this guy battling Thanos in a suit made out of Citron parts.

  • @Milardikan
    @Milardikan 3 роки тому +202

    "The only vehicle im missing is an airplane."
    *Looks at the submarine in his pool*

    • @atomic_s0n1
      @atomic_s0n1 3 роки тому +2

      Laphs ima turn you into a airplane

  • @orang1921
    @orang1921 3 роки тому +19

    I sincerely hope he isn't TRYING to look like Doc Brown but is just genuinely the realistic embodiment of the character

  • @n00bsaibot70
    @n00bsaibot70 6 років тому +1914

    This man is the embodiment of all the Mad Max movies.

    • @tonychampu
      @tonychampu 6 років тому +4

      N00B SAIBOT daMn I waS goNna riGht tHat

    • @tonychampu
      @tonychampu 6 років тому +2

      DreadFiri HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAGAGGAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA☹️

    • @tonychampu
      @tonychampu 6 років тому

      AcGaming screw all of you guys😞

    • @moneytag5651
      @moneytag5651 6 років тому

      Minecraft

    • @BizarroKelter
      @BizarroKelter 5 років тому +3

      If the bomb will arrive....
      Every wastelander will want him to make cars from only a car scrap...

  • @naonna1
    @naonna1 6 років тому +1055

    tell the mythbusters ping Adam...

    • @pointlessgimmickyusername9196
      @pointlessgimmickyusername9196 6 років тому +49

      Yeah, but this guy made a better bike than mythbusters. Plus he's the original.

    • @blamoV4
      @blamoV4 6 років тому +13

      SkyhighPlays and I believe they even busted it

    • @CuppaLiber-tea
      @CuppaLiber-tea 6 років тому +12

      Mythbusters ended last year so just call Adam xD

    • @jedrhoades9192
      @jedrhoades9192 6 років тому +38

      The Mythbusters did an episode and busted it. They said it wasn't able to be ridden; impossible to balance. I notice the video doesn't show him riding it.

    • @sebastianpuzik2533
      @sebastianpuzik2533 6 років тому +8

      they made it because HE was the myth lol. Sure he did it better because his actualy worked, like the myth told but the Busters failed it. So yea, what you said is only logical -.-

  • @oorsmaal3173
    @oorsmaal3173 3 роки тому +18

    “Mom can we have Doc Brown?”
    “We have Doc Brown at home”
    Doc brown at home:

  • @celestialbeauty5594
    @celestialbeauty5594 3 роки тому +44

    If he builds a plane, he's the Grandpa from The Little Prince!

  • @bradevans8982
    @bradevans8982 6 років тому +2372

    This morning i turned a slice of bread into a piece of toast

    • @PolilopMc
      @PolilopMc 6 років тому +105

      Brad Evans stop fucking lying

    • @spamarian
      @spamarian 6 років тому +102

      Brad Evans impossible what the fuck

    • @Ethan-ib5hk
      @Ethan-ib5hk 6 років тому +66

      Fake and gay

    • @driftmaster8338
      @driftmaster8338 6 років тому +20

      Ur mum you mean real and gay

    • @spamarian
      @spamarian 6 років тому +11

      UnTergtr2 ESTONTSKI still gay

  • @andrewtraggart2219
    @andrewtraggart2219 6 років тому +578

    This guy can survive the apocalypse for sure😂😂

    • @gordy6822
      @gordy6822 6 років тому +30

      Andrew Traggart Imagine he is being chased by a horde of zombies...
      His car does not turn on so he gets out, spends 12 days making a motorcycle some goggles and a rugby ball

    • @popoyespiritu9540
      @popoyespiritu9540 6 років тому

      You bet. Hahaha

    • @eisenfell2818
      @eisenfell2818 6 років тому +6

      no cause he is a Moron , 20 miles , average walking speed is like 3MPH , he was good enough to tinker around for TWELVE days meaning he had food n water. even if he walked slowly he could make it back to the next village in 1-2 days instead of messing about with his car for 12.

    • @Kevin-xy2tu
      @Kevin-xy2tu 6 років тому +8

      Eisen fell Yeah the guy is dumb when you think about it, he clearly had a map or something to be confident enough to drive in the desert. He could of walked that 20 miles in 2 days

    • @bmona7550
      @bmona7550 6 років тому

      Andrew Traggart And the world of Mad Max X,D!!

  • @T0MMYDUDE
    @T0MMYDUDE 3 роки тому +23

    Next episode: Man builds entire planet from a Citroen

  • @sebastianlozanofilms
    @sebastianlozanofilms 5 років тому +478

    Tony stark: I made a suit
    This guy: hold my wrench

    • @shingodzilla5365
      @shingodzilla5365 3 роки тому +1

      Well tony stark make a suit from scrap when he in the cave......

    • @appup6402
      @appup6402 3 роки тому

      @@shingodzilla5365 I am a fan of tony
      But he actually made from his own missile parts not from scratch you get any of arc reactor

    • @kingchavez152
      @kingchavez152 3 роки тому

      The police: Heres’s a 450 euro fine.

    • @Vulture2918
      @Vulture2918 3 роки тому +1

      @@shingodzilla5365 fictional charcter vs a real badass son stop watching so many films

  • @jordantheman4653
    @jordantheman4653 5 років тому +2859

    If he had enough water to stay alive and work for 12 days, he could have rather spent a day or two walking and easily covered 20 miles.

    • @johnbustos1208
      @johnbustos1208 5 років тому +182

      Jordan TheMan yea but he would have to keep carrying that and it would be heavy so it would slow him down and if he went at night he would freeze

    • @johnbustos1208
      @johnbustos1208 5 років тому +284

      Also if you had the skills and materials to build a motorcycle would you do it or would you rather die and there were also sandstorms out there and he probably wasn’t even aware of how far he was from the town

    • @spiralpython1989
      @spiralpython1989 5 років тому +96

      Jordan TheMan but where’s the fun in that? 😉

    • @liutenghou
      @liutenghou 5 років тому +171

      it's because this story is made up, unless you want to believe he was welding steel together with his lazer eyes.

    • @johnbustos1208
      @johnbustos1208 5 років тому +37

      Leo well then how did he arrive to the town with the motorcycle he made himself if it was made up

  • @medmusic7977
    @medmusic7977 3 роки тому +11

    That’s why I’m not proud to be moroccan, instead of congratulating the man about his escape they freakin fined him when they dont even wear helmets on their police/ military motorcycles themselves.

  • @royksk
    @royksk 3 роки тому +8

    Around 1969 a friend of mine had a 2cv. The doors were hung from a central post (so they opened in opposite directions). As he drove around a mini roundabout one whole side of the car fell off. Just the two small welds of the door post had given way.

  • @vincentmalab3289
    @vincentmalab3289 5 років тому +562

    Simple History Brought me here.

  • @ivedikkehvemjeger2105
    @ivedikkehvemjeger2105 5 років тому +1406

    So he was 20 miles away from a city and spend 12 days on that thing?

    • @justinrobinson692
      @justinrobinson692 5 років тому +42

      Could ride a goped and get there in 20 mins

    • @dra1nwat3r
      @dra1nwat3r 5 років тому +6

      Building it

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 5 років тому +180

      @Joe _ 10 hours to walk 20 miles? sore and tired? let me guess... fat american?

    • @Gooddaytobeasponge
      @Gooddaytobeasponge 5 років тому +34

      Joe _ if you walk at a speed of 4 m per hr you should be there in 5 hrs, So 10 is exaggerating lol.

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 5 років тому +26

      @Joe _ why the hell would you use ww2 japanese forced march of POW's as your benchmark? Anyway the nearest village was at least 20 miles away and he had little water. he made the right choice because he knew he could do A and was not sure about B.

  • @ProGaming-db6ln
    @ProGaming-db6ln 3 роки тому +7

    This guy looks like that mad scientist character that gives you weapon upgrades

  • @jeremyscott6641
    @jeremyscott6641 3 роки тому +4

    Never give up, there is always one more thing you can do.

  • @Techrat3D
    @Techrat3D 5 років тому +367

    Mythbusters tried it twice. They couldn't do it even with the best conditions for driving.
    What was missing in this video, was of Emile Leray driving it down the road, to prove that it works.

    • @IdealIdeas100
      @IdealIdeas100 5 років тому

      what season/episode?

    • @joshjones
      @joshjones 5 років тому +35

      Pete Schemberger yeah they aren’t the best with mechanical engineering but he bigger flaw is that they didn’t spend 12 days trouble shooting it. They just kinda did what they first thought of and if that didn’t work then obviously it’s busted.

    • @falsetitle6940
      @falsetitle6940 5 років тому +11

      @Pete Schemberger Yeah the myth busters are entertaining but generally suck at actually testing myths when you really think about it.

    • @justsoicanfingcomment5814
      @justsoicanfingcomment5814 5 років тому

      1:25
      VS
      ua-cam.com/video/sXL1KOdj5V8/v-deo.html 3:24
      Hint one has a lower center of gravity.

    • @PaleRider-
      @PaleRider- 4 роки тому +5

      They also could not inflate a tire with starting fluid and the guy who helped me do it said he does it all the time. He was half angel and half Arab though. Also said he worked at a tire shop as a kid in Lebanon though.

  • @TsoiIzAlive
    @TsoiIzAlive 6 років тому +425

    Thats some mad max shit right there

  • @brybryyy3197
    @brybryyy3197 3 роки тому +3

    His story could actually be a movie that I would definitely watch

  • @MaxmadV8
    @MaxmadV8 3 роки тому +4

    I really want to believe this. I was instantly drawn to it and it looks brilliant. I just feel he built that cause he's an enthusiast and made the story up to go with it

    • @nfullenwider
      @nfullenwider Рік тому

      I bet he'd had the idea for years and waiting for an excuse to do it

  • @edwardnigma6568
    @edwardnigma6568 6 років тому +185

    I cannot believe all the hater comments on this video... maybe he could have done it some other way. The fact reamins however that he did it HIS way and not only did he do it HIS way, HIS way worked out. There is nothing more rewarding in life than risking everything and coming out on top and for that the man should be respected.

    • @jacobekstrandbabyface5753
      @jacobekstrandbabyface5753 6 років тому +3

      Edward Nigma totally agree with you

    • @emoo9264
      @emoo9264 6 років тому +4

      Fake bull shit that you stupid people believe,

    • @emoo9264
      @emoo9264 6 років тому +1

      Squeek Tate I'm no knocking the guys intelligence ,but your to stupid to realize it's fake ,just so happens he's made all this crazy stuff before and all the sudden he has to make this contraption to save his life,don't believe everything on UA-cam

    • @cavechon
      @cavechon Рік тому +3

      Whithout being unrespectful: it’s a Great story but I don’t believe it at 100%. Who filmed? What about the water and food? What about all the tools to disassemble the car and cut the steel? We was prepared for a camera while he was thinking in survive? Hard to believe

    • @edwardfletcher7790
      @edwardfletcher7790 Рік тому

      Let's see him actually RIDE the 2CV bike then !

  • @fofoegg9197
    @fofoegg9197 6 років тому +726

    When ur driving game weak
    But
    You minecraft game *STRONG*

  • @Vdetty
    @Vdetty 4 роки тому +7

    Bruh, that police still fined him when he was stranded in the desert for almost a month.

  • @jordy2299
    @jordy2299 4 роки тому +1

    This is the most engineer looking guy ever

  • @forestyforest
    @forestyforest 5 років тому +368

    20 miles is not even far, walkable in one night. Plus he had plenty of supplies to stay alive with him. Look up the German guys who walked 70 miles out of the Manitoba wilderness after their canoe sank. Bog walking is waaay harder than across the desert.

    • @chrisderpins7717
      @chrisderpins7717 5 років тому +12

      Great point, I agree. Sounds like alot of work to do in the desert. Alone

    • @nobodyisheregoaway7529
      @nobodyisheregoaway7529 5 років тому +102

      Just let the man flex

    • @iimmyyyy
      @iimmyyyy 5 років тому +9

      Manitobia as in canada? LMAO i used to live there there aint no forest anywhere maybe like 2 trees and just open plains thats it

    • @vicsalvo2231
      @vicsalvo2231 5 років тому +4

      Russian Prison Notice he ain’t got shit to say 🤣

    • @kentarolee6343
      @kentarolee6343 5 років тому +9

      ForestyForest but he has a badass motorcycle.

  • @WS-gw5ms
    @WS-gw5ms 6 років тому +762

    Wait he was only 20 miles out so he spent almost two weeks working on a car? You could easily walk 20 miles in 2 or 3 days.

    • @Suds1407
      @Suds1407 6 років тому +163

      Wilson Solt could walk that in like 8 hrs

    • @logandouglas8757
      @logandouglas8757 6 років тому +73

      Wilson Solt Or you could run and make it in a day.

    • @williamjames4111
      @williamjames4111 6 років тому +73

      I've walked 20 miles before on a march thing whatever it took me 3 hours to walk no running at all.

    • @thetruth5084
      @thetruth5084 6 років тому +111

      If you have 14 days worth of food, and It will take you 2 days to travel 20 miles then you can spend 12 days creating a motorbike... If it fails then just walk.

    • @williamjames4111
      @williamjames4111 6 років тому +21

      Actaully it doesn't take 2 days, I've done the 20 miles walk before and it took 3 hours.

  • @yeetr719
    @yeetr719 2 роки тому +1

    The perfect guy to have on your team in a zombie apocalypse

  • @maycontainnuts3127
    @maycontainnuts3127 3 роки тому +24

    They made a Mythbusters episode based on this guy when he was still considered a myth. They couldn't do it.

    • @user-4210
      @user-4210 3 роки тому

      Then confirm that they Know nothing about Citron..

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 3 роки тому

      @@user-4210 are you French or something

    • @user-4210
      @user-4210 3 роки тому +3

      @@maycontainnuts3127 I'm Thai but I think the man who made motorcycle from Citroen know the machinations of Citroen more than Mythbusters.

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 3 роки тому +1

      @@user-4210 probably since he made a tonne of things out of them

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 3 роки тому +1

      @@user-4210 ua-cam.com/video/2ziLmDx8B50/v-deo.html here's part of the episode, I'm pretty sure that channel has the rest of it

  • @InvincibleExtremes
    @InvincibleExtremes 6 років тому +1740

    20 miles? That it? Wait till nightfall and walk. I've done it all the time

    • @anfrac3700
      @anfrac3700 6 років тому +317

      took a canadian woman stranded in a desert near yellowstone 10 minutes to die of misadventure and dehydration when her car took a wrong turn. she was on foot.

    • @InvincibleExtremes
      @InvincibleExtremes 6 років тому +482

      Kemeta 44 if it took her ten minutes to die she had no business being in Yellowstone to begin with

    • @anfrac3700
      @anfrac3700 6 років тому +18

      Invincible Extremes Muscle Cars Garage what's that supposed to mean

    • @dont-sub-to-me-157
      @dont-sub-to-me-157 6 років тому +8

      Invincible Extremes Muscle Cars Garage i know

    • @InvincibleExtremes
      @InvincibleExtremes 6 років тому +147

      Kemeta 44 meaning if she was so ill prepared she died in 10 minutes, then she should have stayed home.

  • @monamaennchen
    @monamaennchen 6 років тому +833

    He had food&water for 12 days? He could have just walked the 20 miles!

    • @DruidEnjoyer
      @DruidEnjoyer 6 років тому +185

      12 days worth of water for desert conditions is not something you can carry while walking

    • @monamaennchen
      @monamaennchen 6 років тому +117

      VLPR But you can walk 20 miles in a day or maybe two. And carrying supplies for that time period too. I have never hiked in the desert and I bet it's really hard, but staying there for several days working on the bike must have been equally challenging.

    • @DruidEnjoyer
      @DruidEnjoyer 6 років тому +77

      It's a gamble either way. Maybe you overestimate your own walking speed and run out of water halfway through.
      With this bike conversion thing you will at least have access to all of the water for maximum amount of time.
      And if it looks like you can't do the bike conversion when you have only couple days worth of water left, you can then start walking with the remaining water. There's really no reason to abandon the water.

    • @xedn
      @xedn 6 років тому +9

      monamaennchen Morocco is too hot trust me

    • @Frozpls
      @Frozpls 6 років тому +26

      VLPR Deserts are not hot 24/7, they are surprisingly cold during the night. He could've camped and or slept for the morning, and walk at night.

  • @LastDickOnEarth
    @LastDickOnEarth Рік тому +1

    Definitely a beetle camper, he had enough supplies and water to have fun creating and surviving! The life ♡
    Also, probably what inspired Iron Man 😂

  • @mars7357
    @mars7357 3 роки тому +1

    People back then are just built different and I would die out there if I was stranded

  • @Rood0808
    @Rood0808 6 років тому +503

    If it was 20 miles to go the next town, why didn't he just walk? Wouldn't that have been faster than spending 12 days in the desert?

    • @ProfX501
      @ProfX501 6 років тому +172

      oogenshnagen It would also have used up more water and food and put him at far greater risk of heatstroke/sunburn, not to mention the difficulty of carrying around supplies in the desert

    • @devanjanaka2605
      @devanjanaka2605 6 років тому +3

      and he probably wanted to make it cause he loves citroen

    • @filterfivepro
      @filterfivepro 6 років тому +143

      Have you tried to walk 20 miles through the desert? It's not like taking a stroll.

    • @lightmirror5948
      @lightmirror5948 6 років тому +63

      oogenshnagen I walked for 9 km in the gobi desert, took me about 5 hours and 8 litres of water. I think walking would have been faster and safer but not half as fun.

    • @polkawillneverdie2159
      @polkawillneverdie2159 6 років тому +21

      from the photos, this dessert looked quite *easy* to walk, not only sand like the sahara. so i can imagine that walking there would be less hard then in the gobi dessert. (i could be wrong)

  • @alshehri9833
    @alshehri9833 5 років тому +424

    Haven't you seen me guys when I was drowning in the sea?? I made a ship only with rocks for 5 days and it was a long distance from the shore i think it was 4 meters

    • @bobmagilicutty2129
      @bobmagilicutty2129 5 років тому +22

      I hope your kidding, I can’t tell your sarcasm from not knowing the metric system forgive me.

    • @Ludwig1625
      @Ludwig1625 5 років тому +71

      @@bobmagilicutty2129 4 metres is 13 feet... How in god's name do you not know what a damn meter is?

    • @CallmeDaddy21
      @CallmeDaddy21 5 років тому

      @@bobmagilicutty2129 really?

    • @Seawolf.Gaming
      @Seawolf.Gaming 5 років тому +4

      @@Ludwig1625 R/woooosh

    • @icewallowcomereet9058
      @icewallowcomereet9058 5 років тому +15

      Seawolf it wasnt him that got wooshed it was that guy that couldnt tell it was a joke

  • @NorthernChev
    @NorthernChev 3 роки тому +8

    So, apparently over the years this guy has changed his story quite a bit. In the last interview I saw with him, he said the city was only 10 miles away. So, he's changing his story as the years go by.

    • @NorthernChev
      @NorthernChev 3 роки тому +2

      What happened is, he got so much flack from people who said, it would have only taken 5 hours to walk back to the city, but instead he took 12 days to build a motorcycle... I think this is why he's making the distance a bit more, but even then, it's only 20 miles. That's only one day's walk in that environment.

    • @D_Syno
      @D_Syno 11 місяців тому

      The real story is: He bought this shit motorcycle, then had to come up with a retarded story to hide it from his wife.

    • @carlahlers9454
      @carlahlers9454 11 місяців тому +1

      Hmm, perhaps after all these comments, he’s now saying he was 200 miles from the nearest town…

  • @MrAnonymousme10
    @MrAnonymousme10 3 роки тому +3

    Im still waiting for him to buid the flux capacitor

  • @SedDelMar
    @SedDelMar 5 років тому +42

    If he chooses to make his airplane, I wish him every success!
    I need to hear stories like his.
    Undaunted, irrepressible spirit!

  • @dancingtroll3823
    @dancingtroll3823 6 років тому +1821

    but the myth busters tried this
    and failed

    • @USA0312
      @USA0312 6 років тому +333

      Dancing Troll!! They weren't this guy

    • @ausintune9014
      @ausintune9014 6 років тому +186

      just not possible to ride it and no point making it in the first place THIS IS A SURVIVAL SITUATION not a fucking challange if you can build a broken 1 ton bike out of a car
      i mean he could had just walked
      he could had repaired the car
      it would had been more practical to make the bike a tricycle

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 6 років тому +43

      Ausintune And he could of died in the hot desert sun

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 6 років тому +6

      Ausintune Besides this is a lot better

    • @TheGamerCouch
      @TheGamerCouch 6 років тому +113

      He seems to be the kind of person to look at situations like this and make it a challenge.

  • @churchgir1
    @churchgir1 3 роки тому +14

    he looks like a mad scientist with those goggles and hair lol

  • @kusiosine9868
    @kusiosine9868 4 роки тому +4

    Macgyver:Finally a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary

  • @jasonanderson9757
    @jasonanderson9757 6 років тому +26

    Supplies for 12 days, tools to rebuild his car completely and he documented it. A little questionable. He was only a few kilometers from the checkpoint and 2 or 3 days from a city. Nice story with a cool prop.

    • @LawsCrown
      @LawsCrown 6 років тому +2

      Ok then prove it please go into the desert 20 kilometers from civilization and walk back to a village

    • @andries4561
      @andries4561 6 років тому

      StruckOne 20 km would take you about 4-5 hours, here in the Netherlands there's an event every year in which people walk 50 kilometers a day, four days in a row

    • @KTMcaptain
      @KTMcaptain 6 років тому +1

      And his name is... JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
      Not everyone has a fucking camel, and a lot of them use the camel to hold their supplies and walk beside it.
      Go to fucking school you idio-tard

    • @sasquatched6452
      @sasquatched6452 6 років тому

      Firestarter then,the supplies are used to keep them hidrated,its almost as the same as riding a camel

    • @KTMcaptain
      @KTMcaptain 6 років тому +1

      Chikh8n no it is not. Walking is very different from letting an animal tote you around. One uses little to no energy, and the other requires quite a bit.
      Riding a motorcycle, especially one that heavy and unbalanced requires a ton of energy to balance and steer, which is further compounded by the extremely slow speed it was capable of.
      This comment section has shown me that the world is doomed

  • @silverjay4455
    @silverjay4455 5 років тому +105

    The guy from back to the
    ....
    Oh wait that was said 1000 times already

  • @eltoast
    @eltoast 3 роки тому +11

    It would have been way quicker to walk the 20 miles lol

    • @l.k5244
      @l.k5244 3 роки тому +1

      And that's probably what he did. Mythbusters debunked this guy's story.

    • @yumiko523
      @yumiko523 3 роки тому +1

      Direction and distance of nearest civilization in unclear at that situation to him, so walking is a 50/50 chance of;
      A: Near civilization is found and you don't die from the extreme temperatures and exhaustion.
      B: Nearest civilization is hundreds of miles away and you die.
      It was a 50/50 chance, but given that he had enough supplies to survive an extended amount of time in the desert, he used that chance to significantly increase his chances of survival with long term planning and built a functioning mobile vehicle that gives him the opportunity to travel significantly greater distances without risk of death of exhaustion.

  • @bluehoodieproductions1634
    @bluehoodieproductions1634 Рік тому +2

    “Great Scott!”

  • @Yace
    @Yace 6 років тому +689

    This is so fake!
    The car was a paid actor

    • @TupacsStepSisterlocoman
      @TupacsStepSisterlocoman 6 років тому

      TecVo lol

    • @philspaghet
      @philspaghet 6 років тому +10

      You'd be surprised how easily you can put together a 2CV, you can assemble the 2CV within 1/2 hour with a couple guys. It was designed to be taken apart and to be easy to work on for farmers. Nothing needs to be bolted on, everything is basically pinned down together

    • @philspaghet
      @philspaghet 6 років тому +4

      He doesn't need to, he just cut the frame to shorten it

    • @davelall5467
      @davelall5467 6 років тому +3

      Most definitely fake. Looking it this as a tradesman makes me laugh. You would need a lot of different tools in order to get this done even cutting the axel and the frame haha

    • @hasanabbas8804
      @hasanabbas8804 6 років тому

      dave lall high goggiijjhio

  • @8MagicMike8
    @8MagicMike8 6 років тому +508

    I did something like this once to escape my in-laws basement. Took 2 years and a lot of Marijuana, but I did it man!

    • @moralesperez536
      @moralesperez536 6 років тому +7

      Congrats

    • @droneflyer1.894
      @droneflyer1.894 6 років тому +6

      If you don’t mind what was it

    • @rahulnathgr7004
      @rahulnathgr7004 6 років тому +1

      I love uuu

    • @vincent7520
      @vincent7520 6 років тому +7

      Two years to escape your in-laws ???
      Where were you ? North Korea ??

    • @rebleb7603
      @rebleb7603 6 років тому +2

      vincent7520 bro when ur stoned it takes time man u gotta sit back and inhale the g

  • @jasonwillis4047
    @jasonwillis4047 2 роки тому +2

    That line up though

  • @mezamashii1935
    @mezamashii1935 3 роки тому

    Absolute mad inventor!

  • @TheRealCaptainFreedom
    @TheRealCaptainFreedom 6 років тому +47

    Now this is some MacGyver shit right here.

  • @delinquent3192
    @delinquent3192 5 років тому +83

    Google maps calculates 1 day to walk 20 miles. He spent more time building when he could’ve walked.
    Still impressive tho!

    • @koldblaze6610
      @koldblaze6610 5 років тому +10

      Delinquent right but keep in mind he would be walking 20 miles in the desert, he’d have to deal with scorching heat during the day.

    • @theonerecker5245
      @theonerecker5245 5 років тому +10

      KixShadowLaw and freezing cold during the night

    • @andersonrobotics5608
      @andersonrobotics5608 4 роки тому +7

      @@koldblaze6610 so he didn't have to deal with that while building a bike?

    • @koldblaze6610
      @koldblaze6610 4 роки тому +5

      How 2 Game What? No, he would, obviously. But it’d be much easier. He’s not using as much energy as he would be walking. He’d be conserving that energy much more efficiently by doing this. Thus his body would have less problems.

    • @xoxo94
      @xoxo94 3 роки тому

      @@koldblaze6610 u know he can just walk at night time

  • @solidtiger1587
    @solidtiger1587 3 роки тому

    This guys a LEGEND!

  • @SpaceForceRecon
    @SpaceForceRecon 6 років тому +119

    20 miles? Naw I'd fucking walk it all in one night

    • @andries4561
      @andries4561 6 років тому +8

      David Pettersson Dude, in our country theres an event once a year in which people walk 50 kilometres every day, four days in a row

    • @Tomo-jk9vq
      @Tomo-jk9vq 6 років тому +2

      Ok i can not do anything about it.

    • @Tomo-jk9vq
      @Tomo-jk9vq 6 років тому +3

      Just a joke xD

    • @KTMcaptain
      @KTMcaptain 6 років тому +3

      And his name is... JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
      Let's see you lift a fucking motor in the blistering desert heat. You're such a fucking idiot.
      Any able bodied person can walk in the heat for at least 3 miles, then sleep and rest. Back in half the time. Or he could have walked, I dont know, perhaps at night when it isn't so damn hot.
      You're a gigantic imbecile.

    • @marclittledong2117
      @marclittledong2117 6 років тому

      Firestarter no you are

  • @Pawlos035
    @Pawlos035 6 років тому +165

    MacGyver it's you?

  • @jotarothegay6285
    @jotarothegay6285 4 роки тому +5

    Alternative title- *meet the engineer*

  • @Austin_Soares
    @Austin_Soares 8 місяців тому

    This guy is one of my heroes.

  • @slxsher-gk6gb
    @slxsher-gk6gb 4 роки тому +7

    So happy this dude didn’t turn into those missing person cases that were never solved and found his belongings PHEW!

  • @dkmodder4405
    @dkmodder4405 5 років тому +7

    He carried a welding kit, toolset, and all the things necessary to dismount the engine and lift it out to reassemble it into a bike? That's crazy, I like it!

  • @wagwanbennydj6003
    @wagwanbennydj6003 3 роки тому

    Still a legend to this day.

  • @YURI-vl2bv
    @YURI-vl2bv 6 років тому +287

    That guy is aswome at building

    • @zvvck
      @zvvck 6 років тому +6

      very *aswome*

    • @splashtoons6266
      @splashtoons6266 6 років тому

      YURI WHY DID U COMMIT SUICIDE.

    • @kuhinde
      @kuhinde 6 років тому

      donald trumps descendant lmao

    • @theting5674
      @theting5674 6 років тому +1

      But you’re not *aswome* at spelling.

    • @Qsaqk
      @Qsaqk 6 років тому

      I’m better at Fortnite then him

  • @devonzuchotzki6786
    @devonzuchotzki6786 6 років тому +30

    The only thing I was thinking the whole time was the Mythbusters episode

    • @lmw289
      @lmw289 6 років тому +1

      Me too! Too bad Adam and Jamie failed at it, kind of.

    • @retrofuzion1126
      @retrofuzion1126 6 років тому

      Same

  • @human2384
    @human2384 Рік тому

    this man could absolutely survive a mad max movie

  • @NamBaijimoSach
    @NamBaijimoSach 3 роки тому +2

    Imagine spending almost two weeks in a desert stranded turning your car into a makeshift motorcycle and then finally arriving back into civilization to get fined by the police because your car didn’t look like a car anymore :-(

    • @sheer9203
      @sheer9203 3 роки тому

      All of that because of the police in the first place :/

  • @akhilambizhethu
    @akhilambizhethu 5 років тому +27

    Heard Nick Fury tried to pitch him into avengers next day.

  • @original_hsc4071
    @original_hsc4071 6 років тому +195

    Get on the the *BURP* bike Morty!

    • @sigmaprojects
      @sigmaprojects 6 років тому +17

      Ahhww Rick I.. I.. I.. don't know

    • @scarlaton1
      @scarlaton1 6 років тому +17

      JUUUUURST shut up and get on Morty. I made it from a car I crashed.

    • @sigmaprojects
      @sigmaprojects 6 років тому +17

      Ah geeze ok Rick.

    • @scarlaton1
      @scarlaton1 6 років тому +13

      wha- what do the mythbusters even know Morty? I mean I made this thing in a desert Morty. I built it with my own two hands. geezz

    • @scarlaton1
      @scarlaton1 6 років тому +10

      You just mix mayonnaise with sweet chilli sauce Morty. Don't worry about it. It's just the system at work. Don't ever listen to the system. You gotta think for YEERRGGG self Morty.

  • @ActualSpectra
    @ActualSpectra 3 роки тому +5

    I dare you: to not have *Mad Max* movie scenes, thoughts, or even vibes watching this.

  • @jingga888
    @jingga888 3 роки тому

    NICE JOB EDITOR and NARRATOR
    👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Limathebean
    @Limathebean 5 років тому +16

    Looks like we got a tony stark on our hands

  • @user-rc8nc5gm5s
    @user-rc8nc5gm5s 6 років тому +3

    Damn, I he must have had all the tools he needed in the back of his car... the other day I tried replacing my suspension and the 300+ tools I had wasn't enough.

  • @stuntmangMUSIC
    @stuntmangMUSIC 3 роки тому +9

    lol you can walk that distance in a day and he spent 12 days in the desert lol. Wonder how he felt going through all that then driving out in 20 minutes

    • @spg1794
      @spg1794 3 роки тому

      20 miles in the desert is absolutely not 1 days walk.
      Source: im an outdoorsman and ive done long desert hikes on 3 continents.

    • @stuntmangMUSIC
      @stuntmangMUSIC 3 роки тому

      ​@@spg1794 Then you must not be a great outdoorsman XD but really my grandma ran 30 mile marathon in 9 hours why couldnt u walk 20 miles in a 12hr span if your life depended on it? idk lol

    • @stuntmangMUSIC
      @stuntmangMUSIC 3 роки тому

      @Rik rik hes on a road, i doubt he doesnt have shoes on lol

    • @stuntmangMUSIC
      @stuntmangMUSIC 3 роки тому

      @Rik rik its like u didnt watch the video lol, your telling me waking for 1 day in the desert requires way more water than 12 days in the desert working on a vehicle?

    • @stuntmangMUSIC
      @stuntmangMUSIC 3 роки тому

      @Rik rik btw there's a thing called night time. Its like your so trapped in the idea you haven't read a single story of people walking great distances on real desert hill, not a road ffs lol.

  • @n0on343
    @n0on343 3 роки тому

    Great Scott’s!

  • @stevetyler7480
    @stevetyler7480 6 років тому +59

    How did he manage with no welding gear hmmm 20 miles is nothing to walk

    • @kittenrabbitpuppydogcowfun8555
      @kittenrabbitpuppydogcowfun8555 6 років тому +25

      Steve Tyler
      20 miles in a desert? You think that's easy?
      You're joking.

    • @miloanttila5209
      @miloanttila5209 6 років тому +4

      20miles is much on a desert. 20miles in city is not even that bad

    • @JBO3022
      @JBO3022 6 років тому +4

      Agreed. Twenty miles is one day of backpacking.

    • @Owlguy007
      @Owlguy007 6 років тому +10

      unless you're an obese whale you should be able to walk 20 miles to save your life. Marathons are 26.2 miles and people walk them in about 8 hours.

    • @Nixsy924
      @Nixsy924 6 років тому +14

      but they don't do it in 100 degree (F).. Trust me i live in a desert, even going outside and standing you get dehydrated fast

  • @clerencemanansala7825
    @clerencemanansala7825 6 років тому +65

    I turn my helicopter into a fidget spinner

  • @someguyiguess7808
    @someguyiguess7808 3 роки тому

    the brains on this guy!

  • @toolazy3066
    @toolazy3066 3 роки тому +1

    This guy would survive the mad max universe

  • @bernardjameswilson
    @bernardjameswilson 4 роки тому +13

    Even if he walked slowly he'd get there in less than 12 hours.

  • @DRT-81
    @DRT-81 6 років тому +455

    Cops fined him for saving his oun life , thought that only happend in the states .

    • @maviswinchesterandres2266
      @maviswinchesterandres2266 6 років тому +77

      DV8 I think they fined him over his unregistered vehicle and for disobeying a direct order from a military

    • @jabir5768
      @jabir5768 6 років тому +1

      he probably couldnt communicate in arabic

    • @Wanderwavves
      @Wanderwavves 6 років тому +5

      Nice spelling

    • @WestCoastChomeur
      @WestCoastChomeur 6 років тому +26

      Pepe In Morocco people speak French

    • @user-xg8yy7yl1d
      @user-xg8yy7yl1d 6 років тому

      Happens in canada all the time

  • @dirtyyogurt1565
    @dirtyyogurt1565 3 роки тому

    Woah this great man 👏🏻 I hate getting stuck in the desert 🙄

  • @Rudraiya
    @Rudraiya 2 роки тому +1

    If he decided to walk we are not watching this masterpiece now

  • @enginesandoutdoors3238
    @enginesandoutdoors3238 5 років тому +73

    All of that skill when he could have used his genius-ness to fix the axel.
    Motorcycles are more fun :)

    • @AngelSamael
      @AngelSamael 5 років тому +10

      How do you fix an axle? It's a metal rod, if it brakes you either need welding equipment to fix it or at least a crazy strong adhesive that can withstand accelerating a car, if such a thing even exists.

    • @enginesandoutdoors3238
      @enginesandoutdoors3238 5 років тому +2

      Angel Samael it does exist, jb weld, duct tape, flex seal, zip ties, you get the idea.

    • @yourpalz3r068
      @yourpalz3r068 5 років тому +6

      @@enginesandoutdoors3238 hehe flex seal

    • @xhellabentx
      @xhellabentx 4 роки тому

      Really all he needed was nice sapling to drag mounted under area where that tire would touch the ground and thats easy as shit to mount up and or replace along the way

  • @cyrushomes7512
    @cyrushomes7512 5 років тому +118

    And God made motorbike on the 12th day. He took a hefty fine and some rest on the 13th day.