How are they doing this?
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this happens at bike nite in Cali on a regular basis
there are several ways to do this; I am in no way advocating or endorsing anyone to try this -- however having done this many times it aint that hard -- no weights involved some do change the gearing but most have Big *** Motors
my old 07 SG with HQs 103 would get up in the air with ease
my 09 RG with HQs 107 will get up just by popping the clutch
my 06 SG with CycleRama 131 will get up with ease just throttle
good sticky tires and a good clutch w/lock up (Barnett Scorpion seems to work the best)
Easiest: big motor get the rev's up let them come down; rev with the cluth in to 4k rpms lean back dump the clucth and hold on; have feet on the floor boards, tap rear brake if the bike gets up too high
Skill: roll bike in 1st let off the throtle while forks are compressing down, hit gas hard when forks are coming back up -- (this acts as spring to get the bike's momentun coming up) while pulling up and leaning back at the same time
this takes time, practice, skill, and 200% knowledge of what the bike will do
All dangerous (but somewhat fun and exciting) but riding a bike has an element of danger.
Just a side bar note -- if the fun police want to flame me f-k em; my bikes my money I do me; you do you --
here's another video fun police should pass and not watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1iyr06uN_c
there are several ways to do this; I am in no way advocating or endorsing anyone to try this -- however having done this many times it aint that hard -- no weights involved some do change the gearing but most have Big *** Motors
my old 07 SG with HQs 103 would get up in the air with ease
my 09 RG with HQs 107 will get up just by popping the clutch
my 06 SG with CycleRama 131 will get up with ease just throttle
good sticky tires and a good clutch w/lock up (Barnett Scorpion seems to work the best)
Easiest: big motor get the rev's up let them come down; rev with the cluth in to 4k rpms lean back dump the clucth and hold on; have feet on the floor boards, tap rear brake if the bike gets up too high
Skill: roll bike in 1st let off the throtle while forks are compressing down, hit gas hard when forks are coming back up -- (this acts as spring to get the bike's momentun coming up) while pulling up and leaning back at the same time
this takes time, practice, skill, and 200% knowledge of what the bike will do
All dangerous (but somewhat fun and exciting) but riding a bike has an element of danger.
Just a side bar note -- if the fun police want to flame me f-k em; my bikes my money I do me; you do you --
here's another video fun police should pass and not watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1iyr06uN_c
I think it kinda of funny and I knew this thread would get this kind of response because of the video and who was in it. But when videos of Slow Joe are posted it's cool and badass and he's doing the same thing and on street and bridges with traffic sometime. Hey I think it good if anyone can do it. I get alot of good info from this forum but when stuff is posted that has people that dont look, talk, and ride like the majority it tends to get flamed. All I can say is dont judge if you dont know them personally, even with some of the street talk, but I know alot guys who turn it off M-F and have good jobs. You know this harley thing is not cheap!
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Another thing I alway kind of found funny was when people say why wheelie a bagger thats what dirt bikes and streetbikes are for. Isnt a wheelie a wheelie no matter what you are on and if you crash its going to hurt on any bike. If you are a guy that likes to wheelie on a streetbike wouldnt you get that same feeling on touring bike?
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I like the variety of responses. Some people are just too excited. I saw a video of it on you tube and it interested me. I'm not practicing that is for sure. I watch Deadliest Catch sometimes but I sure as hell am not jumping on a plane to go work 36 hours straight on a boat. I also don't care what people think about me, had a question and I asked, it is what it is.
