“Ghostrider” is a legendary Swedish motorcycle driver who is known for high-speed driving in heavy traffic in Europe, repeatedly taunting and eluding police while filming his high-speed escapades. You can read about him here. He sometimes drives a turbo Suzuki Hayabusa, the most powerful bike in the world.

Motorcycle news recently revealed the true identity of Ghost Rider as Swedish rider Patrik Furstenhoff (a member of the Swedish Wheelie Team - SWT) when he broke the world wheelie speed record, breaking his own previous record by 14 mph to record 215 mph on one wheel! In a brief interview after the event Patrik said “he would be stopping his antics as he had his son to think of but wanted to break the record one last time. This incredible rel="nofollow"> rel=”nofollow”>video of him doing an average speed of 170+ mph in heavy traffic, is typical of his remarkable ability. Despite this, Ghostrider has built up a myth that seems destined to endure: There are many in the motorcycle community that believe the real Ghostrider died in an accident in 2005, whilst some of Stockolm’s youth claim with conviction that he really is a ghost and can ride through walls to evade police.

Watch him weaving in and out of heavy traffic at over 170 mph at about 1:50 to 2:30 in the video and it’s hard for the adrenaline not to get pumping. There is no question that he’s remarkably skilled; many would say he is (was?) the best motorcycle rider in the world.

But stop and consider the sheer idiocy of what he’s doing. Yeah, it’s exciting and heart-pumping … but would you want him doing that on a road where your wife were driving? Or through an area where your kids were playing? Or on the same road where your 15 year-old son is learning to drive?

At the end of the video, that’s also him disguised as a Swedish police motorcyle officer (replete with fake cop bike), burning rubber in front of the Parliament building among dozens of tourists. You see the armed guard getting nervous and unslinging his weapon.

Sin can be powerfully seductive and appealing … until it bears its’ deadly fruit. Then the fun and games are over. It’s interesting how this incredibly reckless person that openly flaunts the police is a legendary folk hero in Europe. I’ve seen one video of him pulling in front of a police car in Sweden, flipping the cops the bird - and the rocketing away.

Granted that he’s incredibly skilled and talented. But instead of using it for the glory of God, he’s openly defiant on the road to destruction. The adoration of so many young Europeans for this individual speaks volumes about the allure of sin. Nothing good awaits him on his present path. I pray God opens his eyes.

Bob
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
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Bob Pratico
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
(my Sojourn blog)