{"slug":"run-bike-monster","name":"Run Bike Monster","url":"/templates/run-bike-monster.jpg","w":927,"h":834,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Viral photo of a terrified young girl sprinting away from an orangutan riding a small bicycle in pursuit. The girl looks back in absolute horror. Two labels: one for the fleeing figure, one for whatever is chasing it.","keywords":"run bike monster meme, orangutan bike meme, running from something meme, chased meme, monkey bike girl meme","year":2017,"origin":"A real photograph taken at what appears to be a zoo or wildlife park, showing an orangutan confidently riding a child's bicycle toward a small girl, who has turned around and is running in full sprint with an expression of pure terror. The image became a viral meme for any scenario where something is pursuing someone who wants no part of it. The orangutan's calm cycling energy against the girl's total panic is the whole joke. For other \"chased by something\" formats, see T. Rex Chasing People or Girl Running from Something.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"The small thing (fleeing)","x":38.6,"y":47.2,"w":49.8,"h":31.4,"placeholder":"What's running","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isItalic":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":30,"opacity":1},{"label":"The monster chasing","x":22.9,"y":4.5,"w":49.8,"h":33.9,"placeholder":"What's chasing","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isItalic":false,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":30,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["Two labels: the top names the fleeing thing (the panicked girl), the bottom names whatever is chasing it (the cycling orangutan)","The chaser should be something that feels relentless, unavoidable, or completely unbothered by the fact that the other party doesn't want it","The funnier version is when the chaser doesn't realize how frightening it is. The orangutan is just riding a bike. It has no idea.","White Impact with black stroke over both labels. Place them in the darker areas of the photo for maximum readability","Download or copy and deploy it the next time you need to explain exactly what is currently riding a bicycle directly at you"],"exampleCaptions":["ME MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS","THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTIONS FROM 6 MONTHS AGO"],"exampleAltText":"Run Bike Monster meme with me minding my own business being chased by consequences from 6 months ago","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["Orangutan Bike Meme","Running From Consequences Meme","Monkey Chasing Girl Meme","Bike Chase Meme","Chased By Something Meme"],"description":"A small girl in a pink shirt and purple shorts runs down a paved path at full speed, looking back over her shoulder with genuine horror. Behind her, an orangutan rides a child's yellow and red bicycle with complete composure, as if this is a perfectly normal way to spend an afternoon. The animal has more stability on that bicycle than most adults. The background is a grassy outdoor enclosure. The energy differential between these two participants is the entire joke.","definition":"Viral photo of a girl being chased by a bicycle-riding orangutan. Used as a pursuit meme where one label names the thing fleeing and the other names the relentless thing following it, usually something the chased party created themselves.","useCases":[{"category":"Consequences Catching Up","examples":["ME MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS / THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTIONS FROM 6 MONTHS AGO","MY PRESENT SELF / THE DECISION MY PAST SELF MADE VERY CONFIDENTLY","ME ON A TUESDAY / THE EMAIL I SENT TOO AGGRESSIVELY ON MONDAY","MY CAREFULLY MADE PLANS / MY PAST SELF'S COMMITMENT TO DOING THIS \"LATER\"","ME IN DECEMBER / THE CREDIT CARD BILL FROM NOVEMBER","CURRENT ME / THE PROMISE PAST ME MADE TO THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE"]},{"category":"Work Dread","examples":["MY GOOD MOOD ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON / THE \"ONE QUICK THING\" FROM MY MANAGER","MY INBOX AT ZERO / THE 47 REPLIES THAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN A MEETING","MY LUNCH BREAK / THE URGENT TICKET THAT DROPPED AT 12:01 PM","MY VACATION / THE SLACK MESSAGES QUEUED UP FOR MY RETURN","MY QUARTERLY REVIEW CONFIDENCE / THE METRICS FROM LAST QUARTER","MY FRIDAY ENERGY / THE MONDAY DEADLINE I FORGOT ABOUT"]},{"category":"Health & Habits","examples":["MY BODY / MY POSTURE AFTER SITTING WRONG FOR FIVE YEARS","ME FEELING FINE / THE SNEEZE I SUPPRESSED AND THE CONSEQUENCES","MY MORNING ENERGY / THE AFTERNOON CRASH FROM SKIPPING BREAKFAST","MY STEP COUNT / THE FACT THAT I HAVEN'T MOVED IN THREE HOURS","ME DRINKING COFFEE LATE / THE INABILITY TO SLEEP AT 2AM","MY PEACE / THE SOUND MY BACK MAKES WHEN I STAND UP"]},{"category":"Financial Pursuits","examples":["MY PAYCHECK / THE BILLS THAT WERE ALREADY WAITING FOR IT","MY SAVINGS / THE IMPULSE PURCHASE I JUST JUSTIFIED","MY FINANCIAL PLAN / LITERALLY ANY UNEXPECTED EXPENSE","MY BANK ACCOUNT / THE SUBSCRIPTION I FORGOT TO CANCEL","MY BUDGET / THE SALE THAT IS \"TOO GOOD TO PASS UP\"","MY RETIREMENT SAVINGS / STARTING THIS WHOLE PROCESS AT 35"]},{"category":"Gaming & Online Life","examples":["MY GAMING SESSION / THE REAL LIFE RESPONSIBILITY I'VE BEEN IGNORING","MY CHARACTER / THE ENEMY I JUST REALIZED I SHOULD NOT HAVE ENGAGED","MY SAVE FILE / THE BOSS I WAS NOT READY FOR","MY EXPLORE PAGE PEACE / AN OPINION I DIDN'T ASK FOR","MY COMMENT SECTION MOOD / THE ONE REPLY THAT DECIDED TO ARGUE","MY ALGORITHM / THE VIDEO THAT STARTS A THREE-HOUR RABBIT HOLE"]},{"category":"Relationships & Social","examples":["ME TRYING TO AVOID DRAMA / THE DRAMA THAT FOUND ME ANYWAY","MY NIGHT OUT / THE PERSON I WAS HOPING WOULDN'T BE THERE","MY CAREFULLY WORDED TEXT / THE MISINTERPRETATION","MY PLAN TO STAY IN / THE GROUP CHAT WITH \"COME OUT IT'LL BE FUN\"","MY GOOD MOOD / ONE SPECIFIC CONVERSATION","MY BOUNDARIES / THE FAMILY EVENT THAT HAS NO CONCEPT OF THEM"]}]}}