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Offline Really?

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L.A. Lockdown 2011
« on: October 17, 2011, 08:12:59 AM »
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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Re: L.A. Lockdown 2011
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2011, 10:18:24 AM »
im sure its insanely hard but there is nothing cool looking about sitting on your bars feet forward....
90% of those tricks look SO lame....they need more style in what their doing....

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Re: L.A. Lockdown 2011
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2011, 10:24:23 AM »
wheres Mad Max when you need him?

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Re: L.A. Lockdown 2011
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2011, 10:16:48 PM »
Those dudes have alot of skill at keeping there bikes balanced on one wheel;they must have gotten bored w/ just "going from A to B". I would rather keep both my wheels on the ground though.
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Re: L.A. Lockdown 2011
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 03:41:33 PM »
Those dudes have alot of skill at keeping there bikes balanced on one wheel;they must have gotten bored w/ just "going from A to B". I would rather keep both my wheels on the ground though.

+1 maybe they are frustrated stunt men.
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Re: L.A. Lockdown 2011
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2011, 03:56:50 PM »
sure they have talent, but there's only one place for stunts, and that's in a closed down section of pavement.  #$%* like that on the streets is a bunch of BS.  i used to have friends that were stunters, and their stunts were impressive, but the danger they put themselves and other motorists in is downright stupid.  we knew a couple of guys who went to the hospital because they were doing wheelies on the freeway, and they got hit by a car that got scared and swerved into their lane.  NOBODY came to visit them while they were in there for about 3 weeks, and they didn't do it anymore when they got out.  we all thought they got what was coming!

either way, stunting is kind of cool for about 5 minutes when it's controlled.  other than that, the "sport" is dying off fast.
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L.A. Lockdown 2011
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2011, 05:53:38 PM »
One thing I am amazed at is how they shut down a freeway. Not saying it is hard to do by the looks of it but having the balls to do it and appear to get away with it.

Your looking at a blocked freeway where large amounts of vehicles pass over at high rates of speed. It is a trip to see it stopped and a void.
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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