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Old 04-14-2006, 08:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 04-14-2006, 08:32 AM   #2 (permalink)
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good vid, i kept waiting for him to crash. friend of mine and i went to search and typed in motorcycle crashes. that brings up some really great vids of motorcyclist doing stupid things and then they crash!!! ride safe. later, bud
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Old 04-14-2006, 08:40 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Now THAT was impressive.
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Old 04-14-2006, 08:41 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Wow! That guy is pretty good! Ok. He's really good. Suddenly, I'm feeling a bit like a poseur..
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Old 04-14-2006, 08:48 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Christ on a crutch! Awesome!


That was some impressive brake/clutch/throttle control!!!
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Old 04-14-2006, 08:58 AM   #6 (permalink)
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So if I can do that on my "LC" 1500 I can move up,,, COOL!!!! I am ready for the M109R now!!!!

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Old 04-14-2006, 09:20 AM   #7 (permalink)
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pphhttt Not a single stoppie or wheelie. Evil Knievel he ain't... I'll bet he has never broke all his bones in a fall either. Poser
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Old 04-14-2006, 09:20 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Honestly that guy is the top 10% riders of the world. Anyone agree or disagree?
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Old 04-14-2006, 09:31 AM   #9 (permalink)
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and being able to recover like this is a sign too! http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...rcycle&pl=true
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and being able to recover like this is a sign too! http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...rcycle&pl=true

Holy sheep sh.......!!!
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Old 04-14-2006, 09:51 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Talk about keeping your cool!!

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and being able to recover like this is a sign too! http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...rcycle&pl=true
Seen it before it's proof that a motorcycle really wants to stay upright. Something about the gyroscope effect.
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Old 04-14-2006, 11:32 AM   #15 (permalink)
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That was great, but I may never be ready to move up
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Old 04-14-2006, 11:56 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Ha! I sent that to The Princess Rae and explained this was the new Califirnia motor cycle test.









Yeah she told me I was full of shizzle :p
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I feel spoiled thinking back about the road test that I took!
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that dude needs to prcatice a litle more ... looks like he almost wiped out like six times. .... hopefully he takes it easy until he's a better rider.

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Wonder how he would do on a cruiser. Yikes!!!
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Wonder how he would do on a cruiser. Yikes!!!
A lot slower and trailing showers of sparks....

Nice videos, the guy in the first video certainly knows how to handle his bike, and the recovery racer shows why shorts wouldn't be great riding wear. Very impressive indeed.
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