Riding up side down in a metal ball

[Postie]

I've seen bikes go round on the walls before, but never actually riding upside down, bloody awesome

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4767438357370394926

[placidfemme]

arggg... another one I can't watch :( sounds good though...

[Postie]

sorry placidfemme, but yeah its pretty cool.

[bugjuice]

I'd give it a go.. looks fun.
I'd end up dead tho, and most likely take out several people with me.

RELEASE THE BALL!!!!!!

[Holy Roller]

Saw that at Juipters Casino in the Gold Coast last year. Four bikes going round and round with a girl standing in the middle. VERY impressive

[WRT]

Can we knock out the supports and watch it roll around the warehouse? Kinda like a giant Zorb!

[Motu]

I remember The Globe of Death when I was a kid,it was at the Easter Show...same as the Wall of Death.

We were talking to the Wall of Death owner at Rosebank Speedway a few weeks ago,sounds like he'll be getting the show out on the road again soon.

[GR81]

they had one at a indoor supercross/FMX display in chch a few years ago... was mad!

[bugjuice]

We should make one..

could get jsg to try it out for us.. he might get his knee down

[Cibby]

I remember The Globe of Death when I was a kid,it was at the Easter Show...same as the Wall of Death.

We were talking to the Wall of Death owner at Rosebank Speedway a few weeks ago,sounds like he'll be getting the show out on the road again soon.


Frosty showed me photo's of him in his youth on the wall of death thingie,

i think... :gob:

[Motu]

He's ancient,as old as RD Yamaha's at least....

[T.W.R]

they had one at a indoor supercross/FMX display in chch a few years ago... was mad!

this beastie here, that was the show at the westpac stadium.
the pics are a bit fuzzy from being SLR at night


theres another show this coming weekend at Ruapuna.

[erik]

Just saw this article in the AUT student magazine. The Weber Bros Circus is looking for some people in NZ to ride in their globe of death.

[Motu]

I guess that proves the skill of our local riders eh? All talk,no action....

[Macktheknife]

Im not surprised they havent found anyone in NZ to do it.
I would think a necessary qualification would be balls about the size of the cage and very shiny! Great clip though.

[Insanity_rules]

Here's a trip down memory lane for ya. When I was about 9 or 10 I saw ramp jumping and a globe of death on "thats incredible" for the first time (Showing my age now). So monkey see monkey do I set up ramps and stuff for my 50cc Gemini mini dirtbike. The first one I did I came to absolute grief as I hadn't supported the ramp properly. Landed on my head too but it hasn't effected me much..much..much. I hate it when that happens.

[oldrider]

My head goes round and round like that all on it's own sometimes! :blip:
Maybe it's full of little motorbikes too! :bye:

[Korea]

Just saw this article in the AUT student magazine. The Weber Bros Circus is looking for some people in NZ to ride in their globe of death.
I'm putting Larriken, WT and Loosebruce forward for the gig on their behalf.

[sAsLEX]

had that in the free circus at the Royal Easter show a couple of years back, was the only decent thing at the whole show and it was one of the only free things as well


They had a little 8 year old go on it that time but he only went horizontal in the globe not completly upside down

[Pixie]

they had 7 bikes riding in a 5 metre shere on letterman last week

[larriken]

I'm putting Larriken, WT and Loosebruce forward for the gig on their behalf.

You know you'd hurt yourself but you'd have to have a go wouldn't you!