He fought the law (and guess who won?)

It's been my experience that people who enjoy riding motorcycles fall into two categories: Ordinary people who enjoy the thrill of the open road, and idiots who fancy themselves badass rebels. This guy falls into the latter category. Well, at least he did, for a few minutes, anyway.

A Long Island man who flipped his finger at a police cruiser and then popped a wheelie on his motorcycle is recovering from injuries after crashing.

Suffolk County Police said Frank Patti, 26, of West Islip, rode by the police car at a service station in Copiague at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say Patti made an obscene gesture to two officers in the car, popped a wheelie and then sped away.

Police gave chase.

When the motorcycle turned into a parking lot it crashed into a police car that had joined the chase.

Yeah, see, when you're running from the cops, you generally don't want to do that. I mean, you've got to figure that it's much easier for them to arrest you while you're lying on the ground, all unconscious-like.