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Dtx
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 11:19 pm: | 
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Indeed...
The truly good wheelie riders can actually SLOW down while riding a wheelie. You should see Duff (from Kansas City) do it. Very impressive. |
Buelltroll
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 12:22 am: |
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Ya slow wheelies are cool.
But no were near as cool as watching someone ride on the freeway at 100+ up on one for miles on end up hills around corners n through traffic.
Squidly or not it's just TOO DAMN COOL. |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 12:39 am: |
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I'm going to have to disagree on that one. |
Duff24
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 12:47 am: |
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Awww hell yeah wheelies are my favey...
No but seriously, I've tried doin wheelies without wearing helmet/jacket, it's just not the same, in fact way different. I don't feel comfortable at all doing them without gear.
Drake, been practicing a couple new wheelie variables...seat stander, and 'tank' spreader. That's what they're called on a jap bike, guess you could call them 'airbox' spreaders on the buells. Can only do those in first gear, tho...need more power...
Me and Larry/James been meaning to get some footage or atleast pictures of us obeying the law. Maybe this weekend...of course that's what we said last weekend... |
Chasespeed
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 04:54 am: |
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and 'tank' spreader. That's what they're called on a jap bike
Funny, if you are talking about when you sit on teh tank, legs out... we call those high chairs...have for as long as I can remember...
Chase} |
Buelltroll
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 05:10 am: |
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High chairs are when your legs are over the windshield.
I think he means when you sit on the tank and just spread your legs. |
Spatten1
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 10:39 am: |
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"Ya slow wheelies are cool.
But no were near as cool as watching someone ride on the freeway at 100+ up on one for miles on end up hills around corners n through traffic.
Squidly or not it's just TOO DAMN COOL."
I know it's wrong, but I feel the same way. One of the hosts on the show replacing Two Wheel Tuesday used to do killer 125 mph wheelies on the 405 in So Cal. It was very wrong, but very cool. |
Chasespeed
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 04:55 pm: |
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Troll...yeah you are right, it was 4am local time for me...I wasnt awake...
Another instance where I shouldnt post until I have had coffee...
Chase |
Duff24
| | Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 07:02 pm: |
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yeah, haven't quite got up the nerve to do highchairs on the S yet...may not be anywhere to put your feet without pushing on the blinkers... |
Djkaplan
| | Posted on Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 05:50 pm: |
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I love doing wheelies, but highchairs and fender grabs are best left to the kids.
I can just see me in the emergency room now... trying to explain how I got a handlebar stuck in my ass doing highchairs. |
Oldog
| | Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 01:04 am: |
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As an older male I have to admire the young bucks that can do those stunts, high chair, stoppie, 360turns standing on one,
Highspeed wheelies under controlled conditions cool, I wish I could find me a beater and learn to do stoppies
When we (I have lofted the front wheel on my x1 on one or two ocasions) IF WE do it on the street we need to be ready to pay the price ticket injury etc,
I wish all of the young guns I see cutting up would wear their lid if nothing else, so you can tell the grand kids about it. |
Swordsman
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 03:37 pm: |
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*shrug*...if I wanted a unicycle I'd join the circus.
~SM |
Spatten1
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 03:56 pm: |
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I guess you can't do them. |
Bigdaddy
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 04:00 pm: |
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Djkaplan,
I just spit a mouthful of tuna all over my freaking keyboard. ROFL
G2 |
Chasespeed
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 04:21 pm: |
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You know its funny, since my last wreck in Feb, I have been rather well behaved...I KNOW what caused it..but, for some reason..I dont do more than loft the front..
I havent even brought it up to B/P yet..
BUT, did a 100+ stoppie the other day going down the highway(not my intent), that had my buddy behind me(in a car) freaking out...thought I was going over I guess...
Oh well, maybe soon I will get back into it.. maybe having my daughter most of the time has mellowed me a little...
BUT, to the point, slow wheelies show MUCH mroe skill...not having accelerate to keep the front up...thats how its done..
Chase |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 06:21 pm: |
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I don't like crashes, but that doesn't mean I'm incapable of crashing. |
Interest
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 07:25 pm: |
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I did an emergency stoppie in rush hour just the other day....not intensional. |
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