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Backflip on a Sportster

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Old 10-22-2014, 02:06 PM
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Old 10-22-2014, 02:16 PM
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Before I open this, is it an intentional backflip?
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 02:19 PM
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He makes it look so easy.
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 02:24 PM
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Yes and it is AWESOME!!!!
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 02:28 PM
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love the mods to that sporty, I want one!
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 03:44 PM
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Sportster with knobbies (?) HD offer that ? ever ?

He made that look easy

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Tsunami flip, executed by Szymon Godziek, for the first time it had ever been performed (successfully) at an official competition. Red Bull District Ride 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany.

https://i.imgur.com/zm8NoY7.gif
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 03:55 PM
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Cool. See what you can do when you're not 50 lbs. overweight? hehe.
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by teeroy_
love the mods to that sporty, I want one!
Oh hell yeah! I looked up the mods. Pretty simple stuff -

The XR1200 Sportster was supplied by Harley Davidson Australia and prepared by Gavin Walker and co from Quick Fix Harley Davidson Mildura, The bike tips the scales at 257 kilo (566 pounds) and has around 100 horsepower. Here are the modifications they made: -STD Harley Street rod rear shocks -Tag handle bars -Strengthened triple trees -WP front forks with heavier springs and valving -Chain drive with the standard swing arm -KTM front master cylinder the rear brake pedal was removed -Knobby tires
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 06:32 PM
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What did they do for the 100 ponies though?
 
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Old 10-22-2014, 07:36 PM
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I like to watch that stuff but there's no way I'd try it
 

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