How to out run a helicopter on a GSXR 1000 Superbike by Guy Martin

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  • @C0smicEye
    @C0smicEye 7 років тому +2321

    I'm not sure if it was just me, but the ambient music that's played as he's racing through the countryside with shots filmed from the air like that all meshed so well; and I can't seem to bring why it fit so well to text, but it almost brought a euphoric amaze kinda feeling over me.

    • @chillinwithchris1536
      @chillinwithchris1536 3 роки тому +57

      When so much perfection goes into a project of this magnitude, it really becomes a true piece of art. Another example of a human the absolute edge of life, but in complete control.. it’s absolute madness but for us to watch it be done... it is kind of euphoric feeing. It’s similar to watching Alex Honnold’s free solo..

    • @baimeistudent
      @baimeistudent 3 роки тому +30

      Exactly! The feeling cannot be explained so it is simply referred to as 'poetry in motion'. The ambient music enhances that abstract feeling.

    • @moneer7139
      @moneer7139 3 роки тому +5

      @@baimeistudent yup

    • @GT380man
      @GT380man 3 роки тому +27

      @@chillinwithchris1536 perfectly put. He is literally at the edge of life & death, and we who ride know very well how we don’t dare get near the edge.

    • @stedomusic
      @stedomusic 3 роки тому +8

      Embodies the soul of the ride💯

  • @jamessmith84240
    @jamessmith84240 8 років тому +2513

    2:39 look how fast the bike accelerates out of this round about... You can almost feel the torque watching it!

    • @picax8398
      @picax8398 5 років тому +131

      Its insane to watch

    • @kunalchabria1989
      @kunalchabria1989 5 років тому +98

      I absolutely felt it.. what a glorious feeling.

    • @TheNomadicTrader
      @TheNomadicTrader 5 років тому +56

      It makes my belly turn

    • @tortrac958
      @tortrac958 5 років тому +58

      We all felt it, because we all feel the love towards motorcycles ❤❤❤

    • @hikmatkhan7734
      @hikmatkhan7734 5 років тому +9

      Oh yes yes I felt it...

  • @danieldryden6644
    @danieldryden6644 4 роки тому +1062

    Whoever was working the camera is a master, the sequences of him being completely still yet moving 150mph is amazing

    • @SJ-cl4wq
      @SJ-cl4wq 4 роки тому +21

      True,three genius in action.Pilot,racer,cameraman.

    • @ryanmusk1357
      @ryanmusk1357 3 роки тому +15

      It's impossible to get so stable shot manually The camera is mounted in helicopter in gyro like equipment which tracks the rider and have auto stabilization

    • @rontzy1002
      @rontzy1002 3 роки тому +4

      Haven't heard of stabilizer?

    • @Praise___YaH
      @Praise___YaH 2 роки тому +2

      Guys, HERE is Our Savior
      YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins, NOT jesus, and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
      From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
      "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
      Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
      Yad - "Behold The Hand"
      He - "Behold the Breath"
      Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

    • @Tropicaya
      @Tropicaya 2 роки тому

      @@ryanmusk1357 :D

  • @DeJetleyMarks
    @DeJetleyMarks 6 років тому +2159

    The skill of the helicopter pilot and videographer in keeping him in frame is absolutely amazing!

    • @ktolwal
      @ktolwal 4 роки тому +67

      the skill of the rider is even more amazing

    • @alanwatts8239
      @alanwatts8239 4 роки тому +26

      @@ktolwal I beg to differ, piloting a helicopter is very hard, piloting it while keeping an eye on something moving on the ground is insanely hard.

    • @ktolwal
      @ktolwal 4 роки тому +31

      @@alanwatts8239 how much traffic does the chopper have to weave thru?

    • @alanwatts8239
      @alanwatts8239 4 роки тому +36

      @@ktolwal Neither of them are facing traffic if we go by your logic. I think you got my comment wrong, i'm not comparing speed here, it doesn't matter who gets to the finish line first, what i meant is that the helicopter already requires much more multitasking than the bike does, now imagine piloting the helicopter while you're trying to see where the biker is to follow him for the camerman.

    • @jeromonewilliams947
      @jeromonewilliams947 4 роки тому +1

      Lots of credit

  • @josemedina-rb1ly
    @josemedina-rb1ly 9 років тому +1821

    These helicopter shots were golden tho

    • @georgehelliar
      @georgehelliar 7 років тому +58

      The pilot and the cameraman both deserve medals. Watch it again and appreciate.

    • @x360krune
      @x360krune 7 років тому +27

      This would be a perfect video to put a jump scare on

    • @staticcorvette5998
      @staticcorvette5998 2 роки тому

      @@x360krune seriously 😂

    • @onemanarmyoma0155
      @onemanarmyoma0155 Рік тому

      It's about time you watch it again! You know, *the one!*

  • @bostonsirish1
    @bostonsirish1 2 роки тому +458

    I’m so thankful that this young man lived to see retirement! You must admit that no matter how many skills one has running the TT defines the meaning of “death wish” lol! Enjoy watching your children grow you earned it kid. Thanks Guy Martin

    • @hoppinonabronzeleg9477
      @hoppinonabronzeleg9477 2 роки тому +27

      Yes! - i have read 3 of his books, and I understand how passionate he WAS about Motorcycling, and the T.T. Yet he had other irons in the fire, all vying for his attention.
      He wanted to do the tour divide, an unpaid unsupported, mountain bike endurance between Canada and Mexico. It was on at the same time! Some of his peers felt sure he was being paid, after all why would he miss the T.T.to do it?
      They just couldn't understand why Guy Martin wasn't on the Isle Of Man that year!
      Yes he had a few spills, these take their toll. He went in to work on trucks in a lot of pain. He loves what he does!
      He made a valued judgement plain & simple! He will go from strength to strength and take on the challenges he WANTS to do. Maybe he feels it is old hat, and a tad dangerous, well it is his choice, and fair play to him!
      A lad from where I work died there a few years ago. It was on an evening, it hit his family very hard.
      The late Barry Sheene was once asked what sort of bike he rode on a daily basis. His answer was: 'On the road, you must be mad. The roads are dangerous!', he only entered the TT once in 1971, because he needed the championship points.
      Fair play to you Guy - As they say on Star Trek - Live long & Prosper!
      HOABL

    • @rogerkay8603
      @rogerkay8603 Рік тому +9

      @@hoppinonabronzeleg9477 Could not agree more, love the bloke, so glad he's still with us.

    • @kevinjude4735
      @kevinjude4735 Рік тому +2

      Genius or lucky . I'm going rave fucking starking

    • @Inframidi
      @Inframidi 10 місяців тому +1

      Guy is amazing. He was the guy to get me into Isle. And this video. Mesmerizing.

    • @dogsnads5634
      @dogsnads5634 Місяць тому

      He's now building a bike to do 300mph in a mile...so he's not lost it...

  • @effyeadude
    @effyeadude 7 років тому +108

    I'm not a biker, but there is something insanely and intimately beautiful about this video... how smooth it was, both the footage and the bike gliding around bends and rocketing down straights. It's calming, awe-inspiring.

    • @MarquisDeSang
      @MarquisDeSang Рік тому +11

      You cannot buy hapiness, but you can buy a motorcycle... and you should.

    • @Deez-nutss-69
      @Deez-nutss-69 Рік тому +2

      ​@MarquisDeSang 💯. The only thing I love more than my 2018 r1 is my 4-year-old daughter.

  • @TobyStClair
    @TobyStClair 8 років тому +281

    That was like watching a beautiful dance. He became one with the bike, and just melted down the course. Fantastic video.

    • @kerrinnaude2777
      @kerrinnaude2777 4 роки тому +3

      I’ve always reckoned riding superbikes is more like ballet than just about anything else.

    • @emiliofernandez7117
      @emiliofernandez7117 2 роки тому

      @@kerrinnaude2777 🙏🏽I said that to my mum who was a ballet dancer and she agreed

    • @Praise___YaH
      @Praise___YaH 2 роки тому

      Guys, HERE is Our Savior
      YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins, NOT jesus, and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
      From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
      "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
      Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
      Yad - "Behold The Hand"
      He - "Behold the Breath"
      Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

  • @baneoffsight4871
    @baneoffsight4871 4 роки тому +162

    Watching Guy in action, then watching him speak- you get that aha moment "now it all makes sense". The man's absolutely mental.

    • @1fromtheroad
      @1fromtheroad 3 роки тому +18

      In a good way. Ha

    • @chongraxesh1
      @chongraxesh1 3 роки тому

      praobably fastest man on planet!

    • @OneHobo
      @OneHobo 10 місяців тому +3

      In the nicest way he does have a screw loose 😂

    • @Silverhand290
      @Silverhand290 5 днів тому

      Oh yes. He is a fully balls to the wall biker. I am proud to say that I have seen over 300kph on a bike thats 186mph for us old guys. and I am stunned by his skills

  • @aly0072
    @aly0072 5 років тому +667

    You know you late when a video is 7 years late in recommendation!

  • @ROADDOG1962
    @ROADDOG1962 8 років тому +379

    Guy makes it look so easy ...fearless ..respect.

    • @andrewbozhozr
      @andrewbozhozr 4 роки тому +5

      Exactly my thoughts... State of flow...

    • @asianguy1700
      @asianguy1700 4 роки тому +5

      Andrej Bozho that slow motion you feel when you’re going so fast, it helps. it’s wonderful.

    • @russellking9762
      @russellking9762 2 роки тому

      All due respect…he is a good rider…but he is by no means the best rider i have seen on a GSXR1000….theres much better clips of this bike getting wound out on YT…just sayin

    • @TheRealSamPreece
      @TheRealSamPreece 2 роки тому

      @@russellking9762 wound out on the isle of man?

  • @22NL22NL
    @22NL22NL 3 роки тому +110

    Guy should be very proud of his achievements at the TT, when you see the level of skill from this angle, it makes you really appreciate the artform of riding at this level of speed with precision and pure accuracy.

    • @nickmaclachlan5178
      @nickmaclachlan5178 Рік тому +6

      Definitely the best rider never to have won a race at the IOM TT.

    • @benjaminkenny8492
      @benjaminkenny8492 Рік тому +1

      Very true and also guys no win tt taly doesn't reflect his pure talent

  • @guynitzan8541
    @guynitzan8541 7 років тому +582

    2:05 just look at that exhaust.....

  • @oliverdking
    @oliverdking 2 роки тому +27

    Usually on stuff like this the editor would put some loud action music over the top. But whoever did this knows the serenity and peace you can find when doing this kind of thing, when your brain is in absolute focus, flow, the world flows by in a colourful blur. Thats why the music works so well.

  • @Flumphinator
    @Flumphinator 2 роки тому +134

    This brings me some nostalgia. If you’ve ever had this happen to you, you’ll know. You become good enough at something to the point that it’s almost automatic. It becomes less of something you do, and more something you just watch yourself do.
    Riding at this pace, or anywhere near this pace requires zero hesitation. If you misjudge or miscalculate, you will die. The *only* way you can do this kind of thing is to flip that switch in your head. Abandon your sense of self-preservation, and have full faith that your innate strength is greater than your vulnerability.
    There is nothing in this world like that moment. You surrender control to some more basal form of yourself, if that makes any sense at all. And you’re free for that moment.
    I so sorely miss riding.

    • @staticcorvette5998
      @staticcorvette5998 2 роки тому +6

      That sounds dangerously addictive

    • @derangedspyder
      @derangedspyder Рік тому +12

      @@staticcorvette5998 Absolutely is, if one has any sense at all they would avoid these machines. He is 100% correct about abandoning your sense of self preservation, even at a quarter of the speeds in this video it is terrifying and you die instantly with or without a mistake. I can't imagine feeling more alive though, I will never give mine up.

    • @dwirandypradhika6752
      @dwirandypradhika6752 Рік тому +9

      Totally unrelated, but you just perfectly described my esport career without the risk of dying part, but getting permanent injury in my wrist broke my heart to pieces and I had to quit.
      Now I just ride my bike to and from my normal job, and I ride like I have a death wish just to feel alive, being truly "in the zone" changes people, makes career ending injuries the more depressing.

    • @Flumphinator
      @Flumphinator Рік тому +4

      @@dwirandypradhika6752 just at least wear a helmet!

    • @beejoutbush3322
      @beejoutbush3322 Рік тому +8

      I’m a guitar player and I hear you. Sometimes on stage I’m just watching my fingers and listening to my voice but it’s like I’m not doing it myself. It’s awesome

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek 9 років тому +1134

    Majestic as FUCK

    • @Fizzer99
      @Fizzer99 9 років тому +8

      bakerXderek CheaH!

    • @MB-rn6gh
      @MB-rn6gh 9 років тому +1

      bakerXderek aaaaa reealll goood

    • @benjaminsmith6889
      @benjaminsmith6889 9 років тому +9

      bakerXderek like watching an eagle fly , i almost expected david attemborough to start chiming in with his commentary lol

    • @SceneArtisan
      @SceneArtisan 9 років тому +4

      bakerXderek Crazy as FUCK, too. I think they all share a special gene, lol.

    • @640down
      @640down 9 років тому

      Kris A The special gene is steel nuts!

  • @Doug791
    @Doug791 Рік тому +28

    This is without doubt one of my most loved bits of film , ever.
    Guy Martin wringing the neck of a missile fast bike , the truly stunning scenery surrounding the best course in the world , the incredible flying , the camera work , everything.

  • @paulwhiting5053
    @paulwhiting5053 4 роки тому +48

    WOW! So mesmerising to watch with the perfect music, Guy is not riding the bike, he is the bike, in perfect harmony, talking to each other without speaking, he may not have won a TT, but he won everyone's heart, such a genuine and humble man.

  • @LOLpoopstain
    @LOLpoopstain 11 років тому +76

    This video shows how motorycles and the skill it takes to ride one is truly an art. How blissful yet exhilarating!

  • @NikabioX
    @NikabioX 9 років тому +446

    2:06 DAT FLAME

    • @draytonvirtudes4312
      @draytonvirtudes4312 8 років тому +16

      +Nikabio I thought im the only one who saw that, then i looked into the comments lol

    • @TheSunrad
      @TheSunrad 8 років тому +1

      +drayton virtudes yeah same for me xD

    • @matey182
      @matey182 8 років тому +2

      Nice spotting!

    • @Andy-bi5dw
      @Andy-bi5dw 6 років тому

      Nikabio r

    • @mathiangingente543
      @mathiangingente543 5 років тому

      Good eye

  • @notamotorbikemechanic
    @notamotorbikemechanic 4 роки тому +114

    I’m lucky enough to have been to the IOM many times, and it never gets old.
    Fingers crossed for 2021 🏍

  • @DeathProfessor
    @DeathProfessor 8 років тому +3299

    "If you ride like lightning you're gonna crash like thunder"

    • @HarleyFurgesson
      @HarleyFurgesson 8 років тому +108

      a weapon to surpass metal gear 'fortune favours the brave' 👍🏻

    • @cuFFthisSh1T
      @cuFFthisSh1T 7 років тому +50

      kinda want a life like that

    • @zioxei
      @zioxei 7 років тому +26

      very very frightening

    • @fatyowls
      @fatyowls 7 років тому +28

      Travis Thomas That feeling you're commenting about is like nothing else, the thought I could die at any moment. It happens just before you shit yourself..

    • @buoyantbagel6683
      @buoyantbagel6683 7 років тому +1

      zioxei THOR!

  • @Mrwhite12345
    @Mrwhite12345 5 років тому +239

    2:20 when camera man assumption went wrong...he out paced

    • @harikishore2514
      @harikishore2514 4 роки тому

      Hf

    • @michaelking6408
      @michaelking6408 4 роки тому +8

      Sweet the bike went faster than camera thought

    • @SauvikRoy
      @SauvikRoy 3 роки тому

      What a champion Guy Martin is!
      Good work by the camera guy too!

  • @tomeverett2212
    @tomeverett2212 4 роки тому +24

    At over fifty years of riding, I found this wonderfully peaceful to watch.

  • @rahulpg492
    @rahulpg492 5 років тому +831

    Plot twist:
    Guy Martin was camera shy and he wanted to stop being on the camera.

    • @Ilnovall
      @Ilnovall 4 роки тому

      Rahul P G not funny

    • @calql8dcalql8d55
      @calql8dcalql8d55 4 роки тому +25

      marko herrera hey where is it??? The list of people who asked? Fucking nowhere!

    • @shaunlastname391
      @shaunlastname391 4 роки тому +1

      @@calql8dcalql8d55 add me to the list 🖕🏻

    • @popz4470
      @popz4470 4 роки тому

      Plot twist: there is no plot twist

    • @shaunlastname391
      @shaunlastname391 4 роки тому

      @@popz4470 plot twist. Not actually Guy Martin, just some boy with an aftermarket Chinese Speedo doing 30mph

  • @Bhong666
    @Bhong666 10 років тому +53

    Tea drinking, daredevil, engineer with one of the greatest pairs of sideburns this side of the 18th Century and a thoroughly decent chap! How has he not been knighted yet?!

  • @nv1493
    @nv1493 2 роки тому +15

    Perfect time of the day to capture this, the light and shadow contrast is amazing and the photography is stunning.

  • @Geoxor
    @Geoxor 10 років тому +415

    2:05 That Exhaust Fire :O

    • @squiggleyou
      @squiggleyou 9 років тому +11

      Geoxor exhaust fire @ 2:05 -- well spotted eagle eye.

    • @btphoto-qn4ih
      @btphoto-qn4ih 9 років тому +11

      squiggleyou 2:50 also

    • @hilham89
      @hilham89 8 років тому +8

      Geoxor 2:07 on mine

    • @Ryan-ko4pw
      @Ryan-ko4pw 7 років тому

      bt.photo
      Y

    • @dragway3513
      @dragway3513 7 років тому

      Geoxor

  • @georgejacob3162
    @georgejacob3162 5 років тому +201

    0:50 - 1:03. That moment when you think you are riding fast and then Guy Martin passes you and disappears from view in seconds!

    • @gerrywhelan5761
      @gerrywhelan5761 3 роки тому +5

      Well they are way faster than most, otherwise would not be allowed to race TT, it just shows how fast G.M and his bike is!

    • @L3THALXFOX
      @L3THALXFOX 3 роки тому +2

      That guy was on a 250.... so yeah he was fast for his bike

    • @Penguin_of_Death
      @Penguin_of_Death 3 роки тому +12

      @@L3THALXFOX That's not a 250...they wouldn't be in the same race, therefore not on the road at the same time. It has to be similar in engine capacity to the bike Guy is riding - Superbikes race Superbikes, Superstocks race Superstocks, Supersports race Supersports etc...

  • @Yamaha.ha.ha.ha.
    @Yamaha.ha.ha.ha. 3 роки тому +31

    He will always be one of the true tt legends in my lifetime.

  • @scotty3034
    @scotty3034 10 років тому +78

    I've watched this video dozens of times. The simple collective beauty of the whole thing just leaves me speechless every time.
    I could never do this on my own GSXR 1000. So I'm happy to just watch Guy Martin do it.

    • @raidrunner
      @raidrunner 8 років тому +2

      This and "Rossi teaches Lorenzo a lesson" will still give me goosebumps whether I've watched them 90 times or 900 times. I got a chill typing this and thinking about it.

    • @Make-Asylums-Great-Again
      @Make-Asylums-Great-Again 2 роки тому

      Same

  • @thecounsellor7065
    @thecounsellor7065 8 років тому +203

    He actually out run that chopper despite the chopper taking advantage of the curves . The camera pursued it by zooming.

    • @CSOINFINITY
      @CSOINFINITY 6 років тому +7

      he didnt tho

    • @juggernautxtr
      @juggernautxtr 4 роки тому +7

      @@CSOINFINITY An average helicopter can reach a top speed of somewhere between 130 and 140 knots, which comes out to about 160 mph. pretty sure a 200mph bike out ran it.

    • @benhutson5
      @benhutson5 4 роки тому +1

      juggernautxtr not even most police choppers only go 134 mph ground speed

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 3 роки тому

      @@benhutson5 Wow, I want to see chopper going that fast while on ground!

    • @JorgenKreedz
      @JorgenKreedz 2 роки тому +1

      @@juggernautxtr In this scenario the bike can't outrun the heli (i.e fov of camera) because the heli can just ascend to keep the bike in sight. If it was a highway eventually the bike could outrun the heli, but not on a small island...

  • @haris7247
    @haris7247 4 роки тому +177

    Looks like an Interstellar movie but on a road.
    It seems as if he is travelling through the time.

    • @hasinabegam672
      @hasinabegam672 4 роки тому +3

      it is, actually.

    • @yorkoxmaul66
      @yorkoxmaul66 3 роки тому +1

      He is, everything around him appears to him relatively slower

    • @shurr9856
      @shurr9856 3 роки тому

      I just see this comment at the exact moment i was thinking of it, what a feeling man

    • @haris7247
      @haris7247 3 роки тому

      @@yorkoxmaul66 Ya bro, it's like other riders just letting him pass. He is that good

    • @buggerlugz6753
      @buggerlugz6753 3 роки тому

      And made more sense too.......lol

  • @Josh-cw8by
    @Josh-cw8by Рік тому +6

    As a motorcyclist the top down footage really puts into perspective what you're doing. Draping a human body over 400 pounds of metal and gliding through the universe faster than you could ever dream of running. You barely see the bike. Only the human moving. I love it.

  • @matt1981rudeboy
    @matt1981rudeboy 10 років тому +191

    Guy Martin, a proper blokes bloke and a TT legend in his own right.........one year Guy you'll bag the TT chief.

    • @runmvp
      @runmvp 10 років тому +4

      that day will come when he will sign with bmw.

    • @0Zolrender0
      @0Zolrender0 10 років тому +4

      runmvp Funny that he just did that

    • @runmvp
      @runmvp 10 років тому

      0Zolrender0 hit me up with a replay in june then :P

    • @matt1981rudeboy
      @matt1981rudeboy 10 років тому +2

      You sure fella!! I was under the impression he has signed for TYCO BMW this season with Michael Dunlop moving from BMW and signing for Milwaukee Yamaha

    • @matt1981rudeboy
      @matt1981rudeboy 10 років тому +9

      Guy Martin:
      “Moving to BMW Motorrad machinery is the reason I’m still racing next year and not retiring. I’ll always give it my all and to be with a quality manufacturer like BMW is mega. I’m looking forward to getting on the bikes as soon as possible. It’s a new bike and I’ve never ridden it before, but we all know its pedigree. TAS are the best team I’ve ever ridden for; they get me and I get them and we meet in the middle, which is why we’ve been successful and this new venture with BMW is just what we need going into next season.”

  • @section9809
    @section9809 2 роки тому +5

    I became emotional watching this! Such subtle control, chaos barely contained. "The space between a blink and a tear!".

  • @badgereclipse
    @badgereclipse 10 років тому +17

    The bike is constantly outrunning the helicopter but the helicopter is short-cutting the roads and catching up. As someone else pointed, the deception is that the camera operator is tight-in on the zoom, so you can't tell that he's pulling away. They have a 33x Zoom on them.
    That is a twin engine Squirrel capable of 180mph, however when they fly with stabilised camera systems attached the helicopter pilot isn't supposed to exceed something like 110 Knots approx 125mph. This restriction is so as not to stress the external component (the camera-ball) since anything breaking off it has a high risk of taking out the tail and then the helicopter.
    As far as the stabilistation of the camera system is concerned it doesn't care at what speed the helicopter flies at. It's more that capable of maintaining the same smooth, picture quality.

    • @shawnsenior9520
      @shawnsenior9520 5 років тому +2

      Badger Beater wisely speaking a lot of these people dont talk sensable atoll

  • @lookyourshoesuntied5221
    @lookyourshoesuntied5221 6 років тому +30

    The best ride recorded in our time.
    Long live the king

    • @jamesgerardbutler9804
      @jamesgerardbutler9804 3 роки тому

      Agree 100% Guy was a Maverick, something Raw and Pure ....🙌⚡⚡⚡

  • @croydongatemcc3142
    @croydongatemcc3142 2 роки тому +5

    At 0:53, the way he overtakes riders, who themselves are going at an insane speed, is just another level.

  • @jeffreybell75
    @jeffreybell75 7 років тому +20

    this guy is the definition of inspiration!
    I've watched this video 5 or so times and i am in awe every time.

  • @sprayworks9592
    @sprayworks9592 8 років тому +18

    Just when you think your going well...........Guy Martin rips past you like its a piss take. Absolute Legend 👍

  • @KRush-zj3rv
    @KRush-zj3rv 4 роки тому +12

    The world is truly a better place for having Guy Martin in it! What a nice bloke , what a legend.......

  • @AndyDoubleU
    @AndyDoubleU 8 років тому +1273

    At what point does he "outrun" the chopper?

    • @ThunderWindz
      @ThunderWindz 8 років тому +45

      +SwissTec 02:14

    • @AndyDoubleU
      @AndyDoubleU 8 років тому +73

      ThunderWindz I disagree :)

    • @ThunderWindz
      @ThunderWindz 8 років тому +29

      I agree in you disagree

    • @gregormiller4037
      @gregormiller4037 8 років тому

      +SwissTec Its the point on your head, look-up please...

    • @billcIintonvevo
      @billcIintonvevo 8 років тому +59

      +SwissTec 2:03 watch the bikes exhausts for an eyegasm

  • @mainzman7239
    @mainzman7239 9 років тому +27

    Does he have to have a fuel tank specially made with indentations for his massive nads?
    That was bike control at it's finest, serious respect.

  • @manilkasheran2934
    @manilkasheran2934 2 роки тому +6

    Blazing past other already great TT riders shows how incredible Guy actually is! Great camera work too!

  • @samuelcontic9861
    @samuelcontic9861 8 років тому +9

    Seeing this makes me understand how fast they actually go, that's absolutely insane, this man has some balls

  • @TyTooSly
    @TyTooSly 4 роки тому +87

    2:07 you know he’s cooking it when you see flames shooting out the exhaust

    • @StaticTremor
      @StaticTremor 4 роки тому +2

      I love Guy and he’s caning that thing as hard as it’ll go but the flames are just unspent fuel being ignited by the exhaust. The drag of the engine slows the bike plus it’s mechanically drawing fuel into the manifold meaning the moment you hit the throttle the engine can respond.

    • @MasterNick7412
      @MasterNick7412 3 роки тому

      I didn't notice that!

  • @milliondollaroptions
    @milliondollaroptions 4 роки тому +51

    Helicopter: Let's cut across this field and catch him.
    Guy: Not today!

  • @johnnyappleseed4386
    @johnnyappleseed4386 9 років тому +481

    I don't think my Harley will do that

    • @DontTestTheX
      @DontTestTheX 9 років тому +30

      I remember sitting at the Gooseneck watching a V-Rod turn the corner. Funny as fuck. But it doesn't matter, its a Harley. They are cool anyway.

    • @ofwgthaidgaf
      @ofwgthaidgaf 8 років тому +16

      +DontTestTheX yea if your 40 years old maybe

    • @0Zolrender0
      @0Zolrender0 8 років тому +56

      +peoplestealallmynames I am 44 and ride a ZX10R and dislike Harleys for the purely bad performance. They do not stop turn or go. Do not put an age bracket on people for accepting an armchair on wheels as motorcycling.

    • @ofwgthaidgaf
      @ofwgthaidgaf 8 років тому +2

      +0Zolrender0 well those are the only people i ever see riding them. i work next door to a harely shop

    • @MrKitty-zv3dl
      @MrKitty-zv3dl 8 років тому +15

      +peoplestealallmynames I'm 50 riding a 2012 Kawasaki Z1000, I'm in shape and outwork most young guys in my shop... I know I'm not the norm but you'd be surprised who ya might see out there lol !!

  • @leeizaak3167
    @leeizaak3167 6 років тому +51

    Damn I had to put on my helmet to finish this video!!lmao

  • @Jet911-d5z
    @Jet911-d5z 14 днів тому +1

    2:53 - he's melting that engine. Let's take a moment and appreciate those engineers who build those bikes, those machines endure hell.

  • @aaronc9279
    @aaronc9279 7 років тому +558

    Mustve been those massive pair of bollocks weighing him down and giving him grip to go that fast 😂

    • @whyalwaysme2522
      @whyalwaysme2522 6 років тому +2

      😂🤣👍

    • @kennymaclaurin3683
      @kennymaclaurin3683 4 роки тому

      Was just thinking that- just to be able to have the bottle to ride like that

    • @slappy5204
      @slappy5204 4 роки тому +1

      he tucks em up into his t shirt and it keeps the front end down

    • @Vladi48mir
      @Vladi48mir 3 роки тому

      More downforce than a f1 car
      James Hunt said it best "BIG BALLS"

  • @voxac30withstrat
    @voxac30withstrat 8 років тому +8

    I saw his doco on his Pikes Peak attempt. Didn't know a great deal about him prior to that, but as many here have said he has balls ofsteel and he comes across as a really nice bloke. More power to him and I pray he lives to retire in one piece.

  • @kevinlewis2691
    @kevinlewis2691 3 роки тому +8

    6.1 Million views, 9 years old and this video is still underrated.

  • @RockerGuy0001
    @RockerGuy0001 8 років тому +157

    Guy has balls of steel & skills of a god!

    • @robertchandler4033
      @robertchandler4033 8 років тому

      pretty good ,FOR A ROOKIE!

    • @CbrHooniganSendit
      @CbrHooniganSendit 8 років тому +11

      15 podiums and hes a rookie?

    • @Sammyboy1991
      @Sammyboy1991 7 років тому +4

      Still hasn't won the Isle of Man TT though. Lets hope 2017 is his year.

    • @dokbob5795
      @dokbob5795 7 років тому +1

      If he is still alive.

    • @theycallmesteel5337
      @theycallmesteel5337 7 років тому +1

      RockerGuy0001 I have balls of steel too because...........I'm manofsteel............ get the joke no.............ok.

  • @sharonclowes1201
    @sharonclowes1201 10 років тому +27

    WOW, Guy Martin flew up the mountain on the GSXR 1000...amazing!!! Gave me goosebumps watching video!!

    • @Era756
      @Era756 10 років тому +2

      that was amazing

    • @sharonclowes1201
      @sharonclowes1201 10 років тому +1

      enya james Im a huge fan too, can't wait till nxt years!!

  • @DoubleClutchAutoReviews
    @DoubleClutchAutoReviews 2 роки тому +1

    Mesmerizing to watch. The music fit it surprisingly well too. Almost put you in a trace watching Guy tear up this course. Great video.

  • @FPSdaybreaK
    @FPSdaybreaK 9 років тому +728

    im too stoned for this music

    • @mateusvin
      @mateusvin 7 років тому +1

      daybreaK I really, really need to know what song is this

    • @teunfun
      @teunfun 7 років тому

      Potato on Fedora. shamzam

    • @SlothSauce.
      @SlothSauce. 7 років тому +1

      Potato on Fedora. M83 by the kiss

    • @wozusedyou
      @wozusedyou 7 років тому +8

      daybreaK thinking EXACTLY the same thing, it got too intense

    • @mikelincoln8395
      @mikelincoln8395 7 років тому

      daybreaK lol

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 10 років тому +536

    When I think of riding a bike fast, I always think of two sayings I heard "We're here for a good time, not a long time" and "just because you're breathing, doesn't mean you're alive" =)
    No other feeling like it in the World, mad rumble of horsepower in between your legs =P

    • @randomness1577
      @randomness1577 10 років тому +21

      I sometimes have a mad rumble of horsepower between my legs ;) but I've never ridden a bike before

    • @Johny40Se7en
      @Johny40Se7en 10 років тому +50

      randomness1577 bit sick but if horses are your thing, all up to you =P

    • @Gr13fM4ch1n3
      @Gr13fM4ch1n3 10 років тому +1

      Johny40Se7en shots fired!!!

    • @RanchOwnzU
      @RanchOwnzU 10 років тому

      Gr13fM4ch1n3 lolol

    • @Johny40Se7en
      @Johny40Se7en 10 років тому

      RanchOwnzU =P

  • @mishi4187
    @mishi4187 4 роки тому +28

    This video and music is ahead of its time it feels like I'm watching a scene from blade runner

  • @MH-yb8re
    @MH-yb8re 8 років тому +706

    I'm still waiting for the moment he outruns a helicopter lol

    • @amrutpat12
      @amrutpat12 8 років тому +21

      +Mark “dj nutnut” Henman there's an option called zoom in the camera's

    • @sirboop4131
      @sirboop4131 8 років тому +68

      Lol I get what you mean, but he did outrun the helicopter. I'm going to try and explain as nicely as possible, unlike these other dimwits that can't speak the English language properly and have to resort to swearing and sarcasm. The helicopters' camera allows them to zoom. Whenever you see the picture getting oddly larger, that isn't because the helicopter has suddenly gained speed, but rather the fact that the camera is zooming in to make the motorbike viewable. I hope I didn't sound sarcastic or rude at all, as I am just trying to give you information. Everyone makes mistakes, and it takes a real man to correct a person - nicely. The fact that NUCK had to resort to swearing and amrutr had to resort to sarcasm shows how puny their tiny brain is.

    • @amrutpat12
      @amrutpat12 8 років тому +6

      +FieldWolf hope you get a fucking award for your explanation..😂

    • @sirboop4131
      @sirboop4131 8 років тому +2

      I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not.

    • @MH-yb8re
      @MH-yb8re 8 років тому +7

      FieldWolf lol I'll take that as a good explanation mate 👍🏻

  • @GoatyHerps
    @GoatyHerps 8 років тому +47

    I'm not a fan of GSXRs, but good gods did that thing fly.

    • @brianbrooks5947
      @brianbrooks5947 4 роки тому +7

      Gsxr is the best bang for your buck

    • @Surefire11B
      @Surefire11B 3 роки тому +3

      This thing is as much like the street GSXRs you know as a Ford NASCAR is to a street car. Totally custom built and tuned GSXR in name only.

    • @ItsMeeJon
      @ItsMeeJon 3 роки тому +1

      @@Surefire11B incorrect

    • @leehall9015
      @leehall9015 3 роки тому +1

      Neither am I but trust me they are so fast insanely

  • @jaymiller6009
    @jaymiller6009 Рік тому

    Such an amazing video. I watch it a few times every few months and it never gets old.
    3:15 This is my favourite part of the video. He had to almost come to a stop to enter that roundabout and then he pulls six gears within seconds coming out of it. If you watch closely you’ll notice that the bike is moving around a LOT and the front tire even comes up a couple times at that speed. Pure awesomeness!

  • @joee8795
    @joee8795 4 роки тому +35

    “This is a A-Star Sir, not an Apache.....”

  • @apmm4209
    @apmm4209 4 роки тому +34

    It still amazing how these guy's are riding absolutely flat out on the TT circuit! Humongous balls !!!!

  • @dannyarcher6370
    @dannyarcher6370 Рік тому +1

    The shots of him with the helicopter tracking at full speed and fixed in frame with everything else motion blurred are mesmerising.

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley6468 3 роки тому +5

    Guy really is one of the best all around racers I think I’ve seen over the years. He is god damned fearless

  • @DontTestTheX
    @DontTestTheX 9 років тому +10

    Love the ethereal music. Bikes are magic.

  • @SpudEater
    @SpudEater 4 роки тому +1

    Motorcycles are the purest form of transportation, a true connection to the road. Every defect in the pavement is felt, the inputs on the handlebars and throttle are immediate, the bike can be so gracefully maneuvered with a little push and a shift of the body. I don't think anyone will experience life until they've carved a mountain road on a motorcycle, it's a beautiful thing and the adrenaline can't be rivaled by many, if anything, on wheels.

  • @davidweru3134
    @davidweru3134 4 роки тому +4

    Love the editing of this video. Feels like it would be the ending to a Nolan movie or something. Powerful mood.

  • @volt8684
    @volt8684 2 роки тому +7

    What an amazing human Guy is. Talented at so many things deserves a knighthood. Instead they give them to popstars

  • @BahWeepGranahWeepNiniBong
    @BahWeepGranahWeepNiniBong 2 роки тому +1

    The soft music belies the anger that bike is both giving and receiving.
    Fantastic riding, flying, filming and editing 👍

  • @Jazzmaster71
    @Jazzmaster71 3 роки тому +9

    When I was riding my S1000RR, I felt time and space stood still... I miss every second of it. Mainly did riding at perfect blue sky conditions along the curvy coastline of south of Norway.

  • @stevemitchell9520
    @stevemitchell9520 3 роки тому +6

    I can't imagine the level of concentration and fitness required, together with all the senses working perfectly, & complete trust in the bike's mechanical's to ride a bike at these speeds ... amazing 👏

  • @TheBigZ11
    @TheBigZ11 3 роки тому +79

    Watching this brought tears to my eyes, so beautiful, pure poetry, watching guy fly with wings of an angel, as if he’s Pierced the Veil into another dimension, as if he went to the edge of this world and its boundaries and broke through it into another realm. Living in this horrible world now with all of its restrictions, and this Covid bullshit, we forgot what it’s like to be free without limits. Awesome video thank you!

    • @diffened
      @diffened 2 роки тому

      The daytonagym, Free without limits? Where do you live, in the woods in a hermit shack? Don't be ridiculous you poor oppressed first world white guy.

    • @jimmymcjimmyvich9052
      @jimmymcjimmyvich9052 2 роки тому +3

      Cheer up dude!

    • @bp2352
      @bp2352 2 роки тому +2

      Take it easy sporto.

    • @billpetersen298
      @billpetersen298 2 роки тому

      Cheer up, the W Flu, went home.

    • @khz2172
      @khz2172 2 роки тому +2

      the word that came into my mind after seeing this video and you said it already ..."pure poetry"...

  • @brianjustus8353
    @brianjustus8353 8 років тому +23

    2:55 you can see flames

  • @smuttysy
    @smuttysy 8 років тому +63

    How to outrun a helicopter,
    Step 1 - Be Guy Martin
    Step 2 -
    Step 3 - Helicopter gone

  • @mikesuch9021
    @mikesuch9021 16 днів тому +1

    Love the sound of a nice engine. But Just like the slow mo scenes from On any Sunday. I tend to focus more on the beauty of it all. Saw On any Sunday when it came out. Been riding since 1966

  • @BehindTheScope
    @BehindTheScope 10 років тому +5

    Most amazing thing I've ever seen on a motorcycle, truly beautiful.

  • @ibana8449
    @ibana8449 2 роки тому +31

    I worked on a Police helicopter for 11 years, the fastest pursuit I was ever involved with was a GSXR1000. It outpaced us massively on the straight bits of road (motorway), we only kept up by cutting off the bends in the motorway and straightlining them. He eventually realised he couldn't get away (he had seen us) and rode home. Parked the bike up, took his helmet off and lit a cigarette awaiting his fate.

    • @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire
      @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire 2 роки тому +4

      I suspect that the way to "out run" a helicopter is to just have a large enough gas tank / good enough fuel economy to exceed the endurance of the helicopter... If the helicopter can only stay in the air for 3 hours, you just need to be able to go for longer than that even if it is much slower than the cruising speed of the helicopter... Then again, if he's only doing 60 mph, are they going to call out a helicopter for the chase? :)

    • @elonmusk9697
      @elonmusk9697 2 роки тому +6

      @@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire I don't think any bike in the world would be able to outrun a helicopter for 3 hours because of the small tank. I think you can empty the tank of a 1000cc in half an hour if you want to. But if he's on the chase, he could shortly stop at a gas station, fuel it and drive off as there wouldn't be any cops so fast near him I'm guessing.
      Just some Biker thoughts, maybe I'll need them one day

    • @RealRyanG0sling
      @RealRyanG0sling 2 роки тому

      @@elonmusk9697 literally this. I just escaped a helicopter/interceptors2 days ago on my Kawasaki. Kept on motorway at fast pace, refueled it (didn’t pay) and kept going till helicopter run out of range.
      Police is so fucking stupid. Wasting tax money on stupid chases.
      If I had killed someone then yeah it makes sense… all I did was to ride without plate..

    • @elonmusk9697
      @elonmusk9697 2 роки тому +4

      @@RealRyanG0sling Bateman, don't you have experience with killing people?😂
      Yeah it's really easy to lose the cops on the ground especially in a city or something unless they are directly behind you.
      The good old "make a turn a few meters away, turn off the car/bike and let them drive past" works always.

    • @duxswag
      @duxswag Рік тому +1

      bro should have drove into class b airspace

  • @Plushymobile
    @Plushymobile 3 роки тому +2

    The music along with the video made it mesmerizing and awe

  • @royevans4581
    @royevans4581 9 років тому +351

    If you don't love this then you are dead inside )))

    • @Eyesorewishiwasdead
      @Eyesorewishiwasdead 7 років тому +1

      Roy Evans great just another way to clarify how dead inside I must be.

    • @dailychallenger3206
      @dailychallenger3206 7 років тому +3

      Don’t you mean if you love this sport you’ll probably end up dead inside and out?

    • @whyalwaysme2522
      @whyalwaysme2522 6 років тому

      Of course we love this, doing it tho...

    • @Mr.Grimsdale
      @Mr.Grimsdale 5 років тому

      Poetry in motion !

    • @jillsmcfarland2001
      @jillsmcfarland2001 5 років тому

      Yah,it's my love but my 1 son is a bullrider and another is a free solo rock climber.

  • @textm2476
    @textm2476 2 роки тому +3

    10 years later this is still incredible

  • @cooldoode310
    @cooldoode310 4 роки тому +1

    Getting my gsxr600 next month. Can’t wait!

  • @christophercurtiss9986
    @christophercurtiss9986 3 роки тому +6

    When you think you're fast, then Guy Martin passes you like you're riding a bicycle.

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 3 роки тому

      Those guys were pretty fast.
      There's fast and then there's toptier fast

  • @lloydb248
    @lloydb248 10 років тому +10

    Amazing footage and very fitting music... what else can you say when watching this other than "F***"
    The skills, the concentration, the trust and conviction and sheer speed just blows my mind, nothing short of LEGENDS these blokes.|
    Ride fast ride safe.

    • @sweet1.662
      @sweet1.662 8 років тому +1

      Lloyd B they need all the trust conviction concentration they can get or else thier dead simple as thiers no second chance if ya fall of at that ridiculous speed . very skilful I agree but stupid

    • @lloydb248
      @lloydb248 8 років тому

      ae86 irl far from stupid, it's called LIVING

    • @sweet1.662
      @sweet1.662 8 років тому

      Lloyd B I mean stupid speeds I wouldn't call it living is say living on edge no wonder they get a buzz one slip and thier unfortunately dead especially the tt thiers no point in defending the sickeningly high death rate in tt not to mention I no one man seams green crashed into a bike that was broke down in track at he is left in a vegated state needing 24hours care his mother is a elderly woman left to pick up the pieces ya could say he's lucky he wasn't married or had kids of his owne no other sport would in allow that to continue its a law to its self

    • @lloydb248
      @lloydb248 8 років тому

      ae86 irl some people live their lives, some people exist at the end we all get disabled or die.
      this is a test of skills, nerves and trust probably also with some luck.
      But like they have said, they do it for the love but accept the risk.
      they are truly incredible.

  • @mrbrownstone0838
    @mrbrownstone0838 4 роки тому +1

    How Guy never won a TT i'll never know!!! All the ingredients were there, the bikes were quick and so was he. Just goes to show what an enormous achievement it is to win the most dangerous race in the world!!!!!

  • @Boi-iw7ki
    @Boi-iw7ki 4 роки тому +3

    Those flames out of the exhaust at 2:07 🔥 Happens a few times

  • @fjalls
    @fjalls 8 років тому +41

    3:36 omfg...

  • @melbeeswax6087
    @melbeeswax6087 4 роки тому +2

    That is a thing of beauty. Man and machine in harmony. Totally on it and making it look so so easy. Amazing piece of film.

  • @mattchewthechoochootrain6808
    @mattchewthechoochootrain6808 10 років тому +45

    Did anyone else notice the fire coming out of the exhaust pipe at 2:05

  • @jasearon4532
    @jasearon4532 7 років тому +7

    That man is a great Pilot... Best ever seen in my Life

  • @scottymonahan
    @scottymonahan 3 роки тому +1

    Flames coming out of his exhaust @2:08... incredible and insane!

  • @joedaman8436
    @joedaman8436 7 років тому +4

    Guy Martin your a legend mate.. you've got some big balls man!.. No fear!!!

  • @865fishing7
    @865fishing7 8 років тому +15

    in all honesty he makes this look so much easier then it is.

  • @semitrous9613
    @semitrous9613 3 роки тому +1

    2:07 to 2:27 best 20 seconds video I have ever seen, should've been a movie outro

  • @rubyshoes1032
    @rubyshoes1032 4 роки тому +3

    I love Guy Martin, the man has no fear and is a epic rider.🤘🏻

  • @stephenharper8970
    @stephenharper8970 5 років тому +20

    I went to the TT races in 2008 I went all over the isle of man 😎 loved it n I can't ride a motorcycle 🤣

  • @sweetdrahthaar7951
    @sweetdrahthaar7951 2 роки тому +1

    Guys like that are absolutely amazing. Talent and nerves of steel that I can’t imagine having.

  • @krayzieegg7294
    @krayzieegg7294 8 років тому +20

    Thats so beautiful to watch