Tuesday Stunts: Flying Hog

113 years after the first Harley-Davidson was produced they became a plane!

This is a Tuesday Stunts for the new generation of Internet fame, and YouTube stars. In this age of people trying anything for kicks, a  Harley-Davidson took flight in the most unusual way near Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range of Utah.

Thrill seekers at Cloud 9 Toys and Timpanogos Harley pulled off the paragliding Harley-Davidson stunt recently and captured it on video:

Stunt director Jared Willardsen of Virality Farm came up with the idea for the paragliding Harley-Davidson, saying in an email interview that “it was a natural for me to come up with something that had never been done before” for the folks over Timpanogos Harley.

Steve Mayer, owner of the paragliding company Cloud 9 Toys piloted the dangling Harley.

“Because the Harley-Davidson weighs over 700 pounds, it was really hard for us the get the right winds and weather for Steve to fly successfully,” said Willardsen. “We had been working on the project for over a year, and I’m glad we didn’t kill Steve in the process—there were a few close calls.”

One can only imagine. The thought process behind A. choosing a HD, B. deciding to make it fly, and C. actually pulling  it off are equal parts crazy and awesome.

Also, pigs (HOGs) apparently do fly.