Unexpected Harley wheelies are scary!!!
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05-25-2007 | 07:46 AM
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RE: Unexpected Harley wheelies are scary!!!
ORIGINAL: atomic
I find it hard to believe a Softail can do a wheelie in third gear.
I raced a friend of mine while on my Ducati. My bike is supposed to do 0 to 60 in 3.5 second his in 2.9 seconds. Anyway I beat him. You know why? Because his bike wanted to wheelie the whole time. My Ducati doesn't really want to. I can get the front wheel up but I have to try. So that makes me want to believe that a 650 pound low to the ground bike with limited horse power isn't going to get the wheel off the ground. You should get somebody to make a video of you doing a wheelie on your bike.
I find it hard to believe a Softail can do a wheelie in third gear.
I raced a friend of mine while on my Ducati. My bike is supposed to do 0 to 60 in 3.5 second his in 2.9 seconds. Anyway I beat him. You know why? Because his bike wanted to wheelie the whole time. My Ducati doesn't really want to. I can get the front wheel up but I have to try. So that makes me want to believe that a 650 pound low to the ground bike with limited horse power isn't going to get the wheel off the ground. You should get somebody to make a video of you doing a wheelie on your bike.
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05-25-2007 | 07:50 PM
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RE: Unexpected Harley wheelies are scary!!!
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoIjLRUzgg&mode=related&search= check that video out"
That is one of my favorite videos
That is one of my favorite videos
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05-25-2007 | 08:15 PM
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RE: Unexpected Harley wheelies are scary!!!
ORIGINAL: Fats4life
Man that is something you don't see every day. You done very good. As for the new super bikes stay away
I traded in a '03 GSXR 1000 in for my FatBoy. It had 147hp @ 165mph with top speed of 180mph straight form the showroom floor.Like they say crotch rocket. If you have never rode one it is something else. I got my HD to get away from all that crazyness.
Cutting curves @115mph is fun but OMG what was I thinking.[8D]Now its Harley all the way. Yall ride safe.
Man that is something you don't see every day. You done very good. As for the new super bikes stay away
I traded in a '03 GSXR 1000 in for my FatBoy. It had 147hp @ 165mph with top speed of 180mph straight form the showroom floor.Like they say crotch rocket. If you have never rode one it is something else. I got my HD to get away from all that crazyness.Cutting curves @115mph is fun but OMG what was I thinking.[8D]Now its Harley all the way. Yall ride safe.
But if you look closely at my shadow you still might see a faint silhouette of a track racer.. [&:]
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05-25-2007 | 11:05 PM
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RE: Unexpected Harley wheelies are scary!!!
Here's a softail wheelie for ya! Don't know what gear he's in though. Sweet lookin' train too.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...eoid=574342243
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...eoid=574342243
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05-26-2007 | 05:15 AM
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RE: Unexpected Harley wheelies are scary!!!
Stupid me 'used' to do it, when I first started riding. But with age and experience comesabetter appreciation for the principals of self preservation.
In other words I stopped doing stuff like that when Ihadsurvived long enough to learnthatcontrary to my earlier beliefs. I'm not nearly as imortal as I though I was and don't healas easily or as quickly as I did 30 years ago.
In other words I stopped doing stuff like that when Ihadsurvived long enough to learnthatcontrary to my earlier beliefs. I'm not nearly as imortal as I though I was and don't healas easily or as quickly as I did 30 years ago.
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