That has to precede a front end wash out, Its gone. I've created some crazy lean angles usually as a prelude to crashing, but that's an almost impossible angle of dangle.
That has to precede a front end wash out, Its gone. I've created some crazy lean angles usually as a prelude to crashing, but that's an almost impossible angle of dangle.
That's absolutely crazy, he's actually dropped it (front end has gone) but has managed to use the physics of the centrifugal forces in the turn to then hold it with his buttock and elbow and then by actually accelerating the bike automatically wants to sit up and his control of both bike and body result in an incredible piece of riding.
It isn't something you can think or learn it's just instinctive, a reaction within the primal part of the brain. The difference between the very best in the world and the 99.9999% of riders is that here Marc is thinking at lightening speed through the process. The rest of us are just thinking "Oh sh1t".
Every year I'm astounded by these people who partake in the IOM event, I usually call them 'Nutters' but I think they deserve more than that description. They are actually 'F**king complete nutters and how they've got the b4lls to do this I don't know'...
@lucy4 the iom lap record, for 35mls is circa 135mph. The north west 200 lap record is circa 127mph. The nw200 is by far the most insane imo..given the terrain..
Every year I'm astounded by these people who partake in the IOM event, I usually call them 'Nutters' but I think they deserve more than that description. They are actually 'F**king complete nutters and how they've got the b4lls to do this I don't know'...
It's an absolute rush. People often think that the riders have a death wish.
Actually it's the complete opposite. Motorcycle Road Racing, Skydiving, Mountaineering, Wingsuit Flying and any other extreme sports are undertaken by people with a complete love of life.
People who understand that the only real affirmation of life is to be on the edge. Not in a reckless way, but in a dangerous environment in which you have an element of control.
16 years ago one of us didn't come back from the island. Every year some of us go over for the TT people question why we still ride and ride hard.
If you know, you know. if you don't, you never will.
Think ( but ) could be Wrong..... didn't this guy start the hang off the side of bike trend. ! Few knee caps later they were all doing it .
First rider I ever saw do it was John "Moon Eyes" Cooper, back in the late 60's, though it was not anything like as extreme as it subsequently became. John was very popular & came from Derby. He was especially good at Mallory with that huge long sweeping right hander suiting his style.
Think ( but ) could be Wrong..... didn't this guy start the hang off the side of bike trend. ! Few knee caps later they were all doing it .
First rider I ever saw do it was John "Moon Eyes" Cooper, back in the late 60's, though it was not anything like as extreme as it subsequently became. John was very popular & came from Derby. He was especially good at Mallory with that huge long sweeping right hander suiting his style.
Impressive considering the width of the tyre band.
I would love to have seen some of the proper old school racers on todays modern machines. Guys from Duke, Hailwood, Agostini, Reid etc. up to the 500cc GP riders of the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's
Amateur photographer Martin Le-May, from Essex, has recorded the extraordinary image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker as it flies through the air.
The photograph was taken at Hornchurch Country Park in east London on Monday afternoon. Speaking to BBC News, Mr Le-May said he had managed to capture the moment while he was out walking with his wife Ann.
He said: "I heard a distressed squawking noise and feared the worst. "I soon realised it was a woodpecker with some kind of small mammal on its back.
"I think we may have distracted the weasel as when the woodpecker landed it managed to escape and the weasel ran into the grass."
Mr Le-May said he was astounded by the reaction to the picture on social media.
Think ( but ) could be Wrong..... didn't this guy start the hang off the side of bike trend. ! Few knee caps later they were all doing it .
First rider I ever saw do it was John "Moon Eyes" Cooper, back in the late 60's, though it was not anything like as extreme as it subsequently became. John was very popular & came from Derby. He was especially good at Mallory with that huge long sweeping right hander suiting his style.
Impressive considering the width of the tyre band.
I would love to have seen some of the proper old school racers on todays modern machines. Guys from Duke, Hailwood, Agostini, Reid etc. up to the 500cc GP riders of the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's
Av'e had 2 shots on a motorbike, bought my son a wee 50cc for xmas, so ah thought ah would teach him the ropes, 1st shot, ah took him over the local moor, straight into the gorse bushes, him, the missus and a passer - by had to lift the bike off me, ah was picking the thorns out of me a week later. 2nd shot, ah was sitting on the bike in front of a garage door revving it up, next minute am straight through the garage doors. The bike was gone not long after that.
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His knee, upper leg, hip, side, elbow, upper arm and shoulder were all used to push himself back up off the tarmac.
It isn't something you can think or learn it's just instinctive, a reaction within the primal part of the brain. The difference between the very best in the world and the 99.9999% of riders is that here Marc is thinking at lightening speed through the process. The rest of us are just thinking "Oh sh1t".
Few knee caps later they were all doing it .
Actually it's the complete opposite. Motorcycle Road Racing, Skydiving, Mountaineering, Wingsuit Flying and any other extreme sports are undertaken by people with a complete love of life.
People who understand that the only real affirmation of life is to be on the edge. Not in a reckless way, but in a dangerous environment in which you have an element of control.
16 years ago one of us didn't come back from the island. Every year some of us go over for the TT people question why we still ride and ride hard.
If you know, you know. if you don't, you never will.
First rider I ever saw do it was John "Moon Eyes" Cooper, back in the late 60's, though it was not anything like as extreme as it subsequently became. John was very popular & came from Derby. He was especially good at Mallory with that huge long sweeping right hander suiting his style.
I would love to have seen some of the proper old school racers on todays modern machines. Guys from Duke, Hailwood, Agostini, Reid etc. up to the 500cc GP riders of the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's
Amateur photographer Martin Le-May, from Essex, has recorded the extraordinary image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker as it flies through the air.
The photograph was taken at Hornchurch Country Park in east London on Monday afternoon.
Speaking to BBC News, Mr Le-May said he had managed to capture the moment while he was out walking with his wife Ann.
He said: "I heard a distressed squawking noise and feared the worst. "I soon realised it was a woodpecker with some kind of small mammal on its back.
"I think we may have distracted the weasel as when the woodpecker landed it managed to escape and the weasel ran into the grass."
Mr Le-May said he was astounded by the reaction to the picture on social media.
2nd shot, ah was sitting on the bike in front of a garage door revving it up, next minute am straight through the garage doors.
The bike was gone not long after that.
Wow, assuming that's true, that's really surprised me.
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