surfing the dyna
#33
08-21-2010, 04:27 AM
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday Johnny Ringo
by the way you are an idiot
Happy birthday to yoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday Johnny Ringo
by the way you are an idiot
Happy birthday to yoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
#34
08-21-2010, 09:44 PM
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From Wiki:
Death
Indian Larry was performing a motorcycle stunt at the "Liquid Steel Classic" and "Custom Bike Series" in Concord, North Carolina on August 28, 2004. In the stunt, he was standing on the moving motorcycle. As the stunt progressed the bike began to wobble out of control and he was thrown from the motorcycle, sustaining serious head injuries. He was then taken to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he died on August 30, 2004 from the head injuries sustained in the mishap. Larry was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
What I enjoyed most about this article, considering the free spirit Larry was is the ever present news rag editorial "not wearing a helmet at the time".
Bones
Death
Indian Larry was performing a motorcycle stunt at the "Liquid Steel Classic" and "Custom Bike Series" in Concord, North Carolina on August 28, 2004. In the stunt, he was standing on the moving motorcycle. As the stunt progressed the bike began to wobble out of control and he was thrown from the motorcycle, sustaining serious head injuries. He was then taken to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he died on August 30, 2004 from the head injuries sustained in the mishap. Larry was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
What I enjoyed most about this article, considering the free spirit Larry was is the ever present news rag editorial "not wearing a helmet at the time".
Bones
Last edited by Bones77; 08-21-2010 at 10:16 PM.
#35
08-21-2010, 10:10 PM
it is my opinion, after asking my best friend who is a physicist, that the dyna line of harleys is much better suited to bike surfing than any other harley line. he ran multiple calculations on weight displacement, steering damper, and wobble related to the velocity of the given bike.
sportsters have more weight in the top of the bike, hence a higher tipping point, making surfing a sportster more challenging than a bike with a lower mass weight in the frame.
Softails are not meant to be surfed as the frame displaces at random intervals due to the softail construction at the rear of the bike. in addition to this, softails often come equipped with windshields that may adversely affect the "sail" condition of the front end.
touring bikes have too much weight on the handlebars, hence a wobble may develop earlier than in bikes with no fairing, and thus one must go at a higher speed to surf.
ahem, if you made it this far, good for you. im being ironic if you cant tell. it's my birthday. told my wife i would only do this once a year now that i just entered my thirties. so this is my day to have fun. enjoy.
sportsters have more weight in the top of the bike, hence a higher tipping point, making surfing a sportster more challenging than a bike with a lower mass weight in the frame.
Softails are not meant to be surfed as the frame displaces at random intervals due to the softail construction at the rear of the bike. in addition to this, softails often come equipped with windshields that may adversely affect the "sail" condition of the front end.
touring bikes have too much weight on the handlebars, hence a wobble may develop earlier than in bikes with no fairing, and thus one must go at a higher speed to surf.
ahem, if you made it this far, good for you. im being ironic if you cant tell. it's my birthday. told my wife i would only do this once a year now that i just entered my thirties. so this is my day to have fun. enjoy.
Last edited by "Dutch"; 08-21-2010 at 10:13 PM.
#36
08-22-2010, 10:26 PM
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Happy birthday, man! I did my last surf in honor of Indian Larry, shortly after he died. Just seemed like something I had to do one last time, but at my age it didn't feel the same as it did 35 years ago, lol. Just ain't as balanced in my ol' fartiness. It was on my Sloptail, but no windshield to mess up the aeros. Best surfer rig I had was my '72 CH rigid chop.
And to all who hammer their insecurities, etc, on what someone else chooses to do - maybe the world is a better place because there are those who live on the edge. Without those dudes this would be one boring place as we all ate our pre-chewed-by-our-Mommies veggie glop.
JR, good on ya! And happy birthday, again.
And to all who hammer their insecurities, etc, on what someone else chooses to do - maybe the world is a better place because there are those who live on the edge. Without those dudes this would be one boring place as we all ate our pre-chewed-by-our-Mommies veggie glop.
JR, good on ya! And happy birthday, again.
And JR, late Happy Birthday
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