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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ep1osg6vQ
 
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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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What... You've never done that ????
 
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jamies almost crash was pretty wild too....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYKFZEeEE4
 
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Yeah, it's even easier with a 900 lb bagger - as long as you keep your flip-flops on.
 
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Man those two video's are enough to pucker up the old brown eye.
 
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That's why they call them Pros. Amazing - Hackening was on his elbow.
 
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That's why they call them Pros. Amazing - Hackening was on his elbow.

+1 on that.
 
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Yeah, i guess when you do something like that for a living, you get pretty good at it
 
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Yeah, it's even easier with a 900 lb bagger - as long as you keep your flip-flops on.
That was funny!
 
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So when the experts tell you in rider safety/education classes "never stop riding the bike--no matter what--" this is what they mean ...

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