Sportster wheelies?
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05-15-2008, 08:28 AM
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RE: Sportster wheelies?
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When I was a kid I did them all the time on my '72 Ironhead. First time I did one after extending the forks, I didn't realize what effect the raised front end would have and I went up and over. I'm older now and only occasionally pop the frone wheel off the ground, but never a good wheelie though. My bones are more brittle thant they used to be, and it costs more these days to put the bike back together than it did when I was a kid.
When I was a kid I did them all the time on my '72 Ironhead. First time I did one after extending the forks, I didn't realize what effect the raised front end would have and I went up and over. I'm older now and only occasionally pop the frone wheel off the ground, but never a good wheelie though. My bones are more brittle thant they used to be, and it costs more these days to put the bike back together than it did when I was a kid.
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05-15-2008, 05:04 PM
RE: Sportster wheelies?
Our local paper had a story the other day about an igmo doing a wheelie down the freeway (I see this at least once a week). Worked out great till he hit the car in front of him and ended up dead. There's a place for wheelies, but 75 mph down the freeway ain't it.
A friend of mine, who investigates fatal airplane accidents, has a term for this: Cleaning out the gene pool.
A friend of mine, who investigates fatal airplane accidents, has a term for this: Cleaning out the gene pool.
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05-15-2008, 05:25 PM
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RE: Sportster wheelies?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA9K1DhaMxE
heres a buddy of mine on another buddys sportster.
heres a buddy of mine on another buddys sportster.
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