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    OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:


    giant boulder suddenly detached from a mountainside above the road and almost crushed a motorcyclist.


    Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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  • 841 points Eellliottt

    motorcycles are so dangerous

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    241 points bw591

    Saved the house though

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    35 points Outrageous_Cut_6179

    Yep

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    28 points permaban_this

    definitely the front fence

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    19 points random_son

    the way he places the motorcycle gently to the ground looks like he anticipated it precisely - what a hero 🙂

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    12 points SupermassiveCanary

    That boulder held that grudge for 4 billion years

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    7 points Crammit-Deadfinger

    I hope he had "getting crushed by a giant boulder" insurance

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    51 points TheRealBaboo

    You have to be a little bolder

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    49 points zyyntin

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    5 points chimpdoctor

    Don't rock the boat

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    5 points Spider_Dude

    Don't take it for granite.

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    3 points Prior_Leader3764

    I'd be petrified, seeing that rolling down the street toward me!

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    42 points Informal_Ad_9610

    55+ years old. This is the first legit case where "Had to lay her down" could be used accurately.

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    25 points Coulrophiliac444

    Dudes insurance will never believe him til they watch the footage.

    Hell I watched it and still dont want to believe it. Thats just terrifying to think about

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    8 points AntiPepRally

    The boulder looks a bit too perfect, cartoonish even. I'm gonna just not believe it

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    2 points TieAdventurous6839

    Close your eyes. If you cant see it, it cant see you. ..wait.

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    38 points ColeridgeRime

    I like how he gently lays down the motorcycle down so as not to damage it right before that giant boulder rolls on top of it.

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    3 points Apprehensive-Pop-201

    He just had to be respectful in its final moments.

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    15 points North_Korea_Nukess

    Mfer thought he was Indiana Jones for a second.

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    10 points DazzlingReporter5881

    That bike is a hero.

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    6 points CapybaraArmy

    Rider of the Lost Bike

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    5 points mendobather

    And he wasn’t even wearing a helmet!

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    6 points FormalYellowTax

    ….

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    2 points Informal_Ad_9610

    layed pipes save lives.

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  • 335 points Hades_Might

    At least he placed it down gently

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    97 points Sti8man7

    Thereby reducing damage to a minimum.

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    30 points SeraphOfTheStart

    If only he had placed it to the other side damage actually would be minimum

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    7 points beneye

    Now it’ll buff out

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    19 points EchoFiveActual

    Well if he dropped it hard he wouldnt be able to prove to the insurance that the damage wasnt caused then.

    You dont want to give those vultures an inch.

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    4 points Wonthebiggestlottery

    Unfortunately on the wrong side / direction.

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  • 218 points wkarraker

    Nice of him to sacrifice his motorcycle to stop the boulder. At least there is video evidence that he opted to save himself instead of the motorcycle.

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    93 points VeloxXIII

    Nah, he upgraded. He's got a boulder, now. The pilgrims used to ride those baby's for miles.

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    26 points ReymartSan

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    4 points darianthegreat

    Right? Plymouth rock, for example!

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    7 points SugarSpiceSirens

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    9 points Gameofadages

    "One has to imagine Sisyphus filing an insurance claim"

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    3 points grumpyaltficker

    I was waiting for Sisyphus to enter the room

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  • 117 points ir88ed

    If that happened to my bike, I'd be crushed

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    30 points zg6089

    *It'd

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    24 points ir88ed

    I would have tried too hard to save it, so I stand by my words

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    4 points LetsTryAnal_ogy

    Standing is optimistic.

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    5 points TheFrontierzman

    That's because you rock.

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    2 points PracticalThrowawae

    The reason he wasn't crushed was it crushed guys bike instead. 

    (And yes I know you're starting a pun chain)

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  • 105 points MovingTargetPractice

    Fuck this motorcycle in particular

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    9 points arebello34

    i came here to comment that hahaha

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  • 65 points SkyLoveG

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  • 27 points Sir_McDouche

    Lol he dropped his bike in exactly that one spot. Lottery winner!

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    9 points MindBeginning5217

    But if he hadn’t it may have kept going. You could say “he positioned it just right”

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  • 19 points L3berwurst

    Must be rock bottom.

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  • 17 points MrCput

    "OK, ok, you can have my bike."

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  • 18 points Electronic-Guide1189

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  • 7 points one-hit-blunder

    r/fuckyouinparticular

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  • 7 points Cat_Intrigue

    Is it just me or does that kinda look like it could but cut to the end of this video

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    3 points Flopsy22

    Looks really similar!

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  • 5 points organicinsanity

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  • 4 points Kendon91

    .......at least he has the video proff when the insurance declined his first application.

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  • 5 points lesbianhaircut

    What is this? Goron city?

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  • 3 points e_line_65

    That boulder down voted the motorcycle

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  • 3 points wpenner101

    Well, that won't buff out.

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  • 3 points med8cal

    That will buff right out.

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  • 3 points brokemellon

    See! This is what happens when you throw shit off mountains. They hit other shit. Bigger shit and that rolls even, hitting bigger shit until this happens. And somebody's motorcycle gets squashed

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  • 4 points MmmmFloorPie

    Ooohh, a couple of guys in the road. Somebody's about to be hit by a car. Guess not. Ooohh, somebody's carrying a ladder near some power lines. Somebody's about to be electrocuted. Hmmmm, not that either. We'll what is going to happen to these guy.... Holy mother of God! 😱😱😱

    That was truly unexpected.

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  • 2 points Isaacwhyyyyyyy

    Truly sad, his bike might’ve been fine if he didn’t do that

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  • 2 points charmio68

    Shame he didn't get off on the other side of the bike. If it had fell the other way, it might just have survived.

    He made the right decision to drop it though. The man has his priority right.

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  • 2 points naynaeve

    Where did it fall from!

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  • 2 points Action-a-go-go-baby

    Watching cartoons as a kid led me to believe giant boulders would come up in my life way more often than they actually do

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  • 2 points Desperate-Tomatillo7

    r/youcantparkthere

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  • 2 points NoMajorsarcasm

    Claims adjuster: So you hit a rock while riding your cycle?

    Owner: No I layed it down and the rock hit it.

    Adjuster: So the damage is mostly on one side then? 🫠

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  • 2 points shania69

    Like how the guy lays down his bike so gently, so as not to scratch it..

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  • 2 points kyunw

    it is indeed unexpected

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  • 2 points Jerentropic

    Imagine the insurance claim.

    Cause Of Incident: Loaned bike to Wile E. Coyote.

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  • 3 points Ruby_Red_Slipper

    Was not expecting that

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  • 2 points LiamIsMyNameOk

    You just gotta press R1 to skid in order to parry the boulder and send it back.

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  • 1 points LilDizzyFrizzy

    Not the bike!!

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  • 1 points Prize_Problem609

    Holy rock

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  • 1 points Throttle_Kitty

    Aww that poor bike was so scared it peed itself!

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  • 1 points Mesohic

    Who throw that rock?

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  • 1 points penprickle

    r/thatlookedexpensive

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  • 1 points sexythrowaweekend

    Bike for sale. Slight damage from a rock. No low-balls I know what I have.

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  • 1 points Carbon-Base

    I can imagine J.K. Simmons covering this in a Farmer's Insurance commercial

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  • 1 points ExtemporaneousLee

    That looked like a personal vendetta. Wtf that bike do to that rock!?

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  • 1 points MindBeginning5217

    I want to know the backstory here

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  • 1 points Impossible-Company78

    Ran when parked.

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  • 1 points SubphenomenalZero

    Poor bike. He didnt make it

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  • 1 points Nervous-Bullfrog-884

    I want video of them moving said boulder

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  • 1 points Due_Potential_6956

    Like a movie

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  • 1 points abethesecond

    His motorcycle saved those homes :O

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  • 1 points seattle2seoul

    Always funny to me when people keep looking back while running away 😄

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  • 1 points Worldly_Address6667

    Sorry about the motorcycle, but thats a nice rock. Pioneers used to ride those babies for miles

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  • 1 points Ok_Release231

    That poor bike :(

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  • 1 points H0oopy

    Sisyphus: mb, can you throw it back please?

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  • 1 points lars60

    I guess grass on the road is no longer an issue?

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  • 1 points maggiemaeflowergirl

    I would be afraid the rock's little buddies would want to come for a visit.

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  • 1 points fakenews_thankme

    Bitch, I am a rock!

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  • 1 points Junior_Ad_3301

    Holy fukkkkkk

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  • 1 points Timely-Profile1865

    Stupid Indiana Jones and his shenanigans.

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  • 1 points Desperate-Tomatillo7

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  • 1 points FirefighterLive3520

    "Think fast chucklenuts"

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  • 1 points Glittering-Ad3488

    Can’t park here mate

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  • 1 points lesbianhaircut

    This is actually dead on unexpected, I had no idea this would happen.

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  • 1 points RedNinja1437

    Thought it was meteorite. I wish it was

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  • 1 points CraftyDebate1975

    I would have thrown my bike down a lot faster than that guy did

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  • 1 points yuusharo

    That boulder really said “fuck this bike in particular” rip

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  • 1 points Brian_The_Bar-Brian

    Large boulder the size of a huge boulder!

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  • 1 points R1M-J08

    r/fuckyouinparticular

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  • 1 points Dense_Surround3071

    "..... And FUCK that specific motorcycle!!" - Probably that boulder

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  • 1 points Lawrenceburntfish

    Just stopped by to crush this bike right here.

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  • 1 points EisteeCitrus

    He should have tried honking!

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  • 1 points Lune_Moooon

    that's actually how the dinosaurs got extinct

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  • 1 points MarketDruid

    I thought it was god zilla at first.

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  • 1 points louisa1925

    Solid choice from the bike owner.

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  • 1 points L-ramirez-74

    That's what you get for pissing off your Dungeon Master

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  • 1 points lincoln_muadib

    I have to give him kudos though. Rather than be like

    "I can save this bike! I'll get on and start it and I'll have time!" he's like

    ".. I do NOT have time to do that and I'm NOT going to end up in the Darwin Awards."

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  • 1 points Nightowl20024

    Imagine the Insurance claim - 'a giant boulder rolled on my bike...'

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  • 1 points Dphotog790

    Boulder was like EFF this bike in particular!

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  • 1 points Advanced-Level-5686

    Holy shit

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  • 1 points BavarianBanshee

    Yeah, Farmers? It happened again.

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  • 1 points LeandroDantoni

    Sisyphus will start all over again.

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  • 1 points Danny_Spiboy

    And he let down the motorcycle so softly. What a let down.

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  • 1 points Sea-Appearance-5330

    Needs a
    "Watch out for rolling rocks" sign I think.
    Or maybe "Danger, Wild Rocks!"

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  • 1 points CldWtrDiver100

    When God hates your bike

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  • 1 points Butt-Monkey2312

    r/fuckyouinparticular

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  • 1 points Jonasthewicked2

    Holy shit I did not expect that

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  • 1 points kesavadh

    Can’t park there mate

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  • 1 points legion_2k

    Bike might have saved that building..

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  • 1 points TheDeadlyAvenger

    Insurance loss adjuster: “Sorry Sir, you put it there, we’re denying your claim”

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  • 1 points Electrical-Offer4177

    DAMMM!

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  • 1 points werby

    It’s as if the boulder’s sole mission was to crush that bike. “Now I can rest…”

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  • 1 points gorper0987

    So thats where it stopped after Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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  • 1 points jim45804

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  • 1 points AliveAd8138

    What if I told you I believe that bike actually saved that house

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  • 1 points misterglassman

    This Raiders of the Lost Ark remake looks like ass.

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  • 1 points Truth-is-implacable

    God dam kids throwing rocks!!!!!

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  • 1 points Lost_Ad_193

    Пи$да рулю

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  • 1 points Title-Upstairs

    Had plenty of time to move his motorcycle.

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  • 1 points SixShoot3r

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  • 1 points randamm

    Bike got caught between a rock and a hard place

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  • 1 points Rols574

    If he only had leaned it the other way..........

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  • 1 points Legitimate-Place1927

    Fuck that motorcycle in particular…it was on a mission got its target and took a seat.

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  • 1 points I_am_myne

    It just came to total the bike.

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  • 1 points Ok_Marzipan5759

    Poor bike let out a little "honk" when it got squished

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  • 1 points GonkWilcock

    Sisyphus walks down after, "Fuck guys, my bad!"

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  • 1 points required-inf0

    It might have save the house actually

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  • 1 points Puzzleheaded-Shoe541

    His horn did not honk when the boulder crushed the bike, did it!?

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  • 1 points imissratm

    Rock took something personal I’d say.

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  • 1 points Sensei19600

    I’d like to be a fly on the wall when he makes the insurance claim phone call .

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  • 1 points Icy-Taste1507

    Lay the bike down gently for it to be crushed by a boulder 😵‍💫

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  • 1 points Aware_Size_8815

    Insurance guy : AI has come a long way you know...

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  • 1 points Most-Past9108

    How profound. The Motorcycle bled out.⚰️

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  • 1 points Jason_TheMagnificent

    Rock and roll 🤙

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  • 1 points JosephBlowsephThe3rd

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  • 1 points Tight_Objective_5875

    ...that'll buff right out. Good as new.

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  • 1 points No_Cryptographer_704

    Why didn't someone stop the rock from hitting the motorcycle?

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  • 1 points Bicwidus

    Oh, you found my rock! I turned my back for two seconds now this!

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  • 1 points ComprehensiveSeat831

    I hate it when this happens to me

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  • 1 points tramuzz311

    that poor motorcycle. I hope insurance doesn't fight him too hard.

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  • 1 points TendedBison

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  • 1 points EhliJoe

    The boulder had a score to settle with the motorcycle.

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  • 1 points OddTomato3057

    fuck that bike in particular

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  • 1 points mmmpeg

    If he’s left it standing it may have been only partly damaged.

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  • 1 points TheMathmatix

    Thank jeebus for ring cam footage.

    As you explain it to your insurance company

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  • 1 points Think_Reflection4428

    That bike really pulled the road together

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  • 1 points LastWinter2806

    This is what I expect to happen every time I pass a "Falling Rock Zone" sign.

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  • 1 points EinBewusstsein

    guardian angel saved someone from a bycicle crash 100%

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  • 1 points grumpyaltficker

    The bike says to the stone... no mas!

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  • 1 points Omgpuppies13

    I’m glad he was smart and just got out of there.

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  • 1 points SoyEseVato

    I don’t know what he did but God wasn’t happy with him.

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  • 1 points Ermetanyo-98

    It took him 7 working days to leave his bike to oblivion.

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  • 1 points alwayskared

    May as well cycle that right into the metal bin 🤘

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  • 1 points Mission_Shopping_345

    This was rock solid I say!!

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  • 1 points Ill_Obligation6437

    A graveler has blocker use rock smash

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  • 1 points Witty-Welcome-4382

    Holy meteorites, Batman!

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  • 1 points JAM35B0ND

    Rock n Roll Biker

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  • 1 points JtheCook1980

    Deities out there throwing rocks now?

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  • 1 points pixeltweaker

    Did the boulder beep the horn on the bike?

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  • 1 points LabiaMinoraLover

    Perfect hit. Someone had good aim.

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  • 1 points Status-Mousse5700

    If he’d had flip flops on it would’ve been fine

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  • 1 points Educational-Bad8346

    Makes me wonder what if he had placed the bike other side?

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  • 1 points Ok_Fan3507

    ¡Qué suerte haber sido salvado!

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  • 1 points Fun_Garbage_7105

    Tired of AI

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  • 1 points Apex_Teddybear

    That bike must be nicknamed The Roadrunner, it even meep, meeped at the end

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  • 1 points CapybaraArmy

    "And there the boulder sits, basking in the afterglow of a successful hunt -- a rare and magnificent specimen of the urban motorcycle, now flattened to its natural resting state."

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  • 1 points Subjectedquality

    It's so cute you see the bike bleeding out

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  • 1 points Grawlix84

    The motorcycle was safe where it was originally, that sucks!

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  • 1 points Independent_Bed_3418

    It'd be poetic if the bike had one of those Rock 'n' Roll stickers

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  • 1 points HyFinated

    “We’re sorry to inform you that your insurance does not cover acts of god.”

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  • 1 points soljer51

    Sacrificed his bike to save lives. Not all heroes wear capes.

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  • 1 points Dekaaard

    Hey! You can’t park here. Rock, “yeah, I can” Bike, “Oof, sorry.”

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  • 1 points iinzinity

    Had to lay her down

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  • 1 points 82skadoo

    r/fuckyouinparticular

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  • 1 points AardvarkOk4359

    It's never a good idea getting stoned on the morning

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  • 1 points Kasern77

    That rock is easily around 6 tons. RIP bike.

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