Wheelstands in public

**madbikeboy** · 29th November 2007, 10:15

Location, Esmond Road onramp to the northern motorway, time 8.30 this morning.

Sitting in the company cage this morning, stuck in traffic like every other poor 9-5 salary sucker who needs to fund their mortgage/mistress/drug habit/counselling; daydreaming in my happy place and imagining filtering through the traffic at high speed on my scoot.

I hear in the distance a bike, then I hear the throttle open, the clutch dipped, and then I see a black bike, front wheel 3 feet in the air in the opposite direction.

This bloke carried the front wheel for about 250 meters, and I swear I could hear people in cages cheering him on.

Nice one fella. Can we nominate you for Minister of Transportation, looks like you have some enthusiasm for the job.

MBB.

**MSTRS:Me** · 29th November 2007, 10:20

Originally Posted by madbikeboy

.... and then I see a black bike, front wheel 3 feet in the air in the opposite direction.
...

Dan? I thought you said you were gunna behave...

**Stickchick** · 29th November 2007, 10:24

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Dan? I thought you said you were gunna behave...

He no longer has that bike, he returned it last weekend so can't have been him

**Devil** · 29th November 2007, 10:30

That wasn't me...

... but if you had said you were on the South Eastern highway this morning...
*ahem*.

**Swoop** · 29th November 2007, 11:26

THAT is precisely the attitude kiwi's need!!!!!!

Good on that rider!

**RantyDave** · 29th November 2007, 11:31

Heh. I was about to post a new thread but it appears to be related news so it can go in here...

http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclen...elie/1969.html

Short version: state representative (Florida, nuff said) goes on a ride with the

and watches bikers

. Goes to work on monday and starts work on a law that will see bikers banned for TEN FUCKING YEARS, lose the bike and do jail time for pulling that shit again.

So, it might pay not to piss the wrong people off. Or to not live in Florida.

Choice picture in the article, BTW.

Dave

**jrandom** · 29th November 2007, 11:34

Swot it's all about, innit.

**Mikkel** · 29th November 2007, 11:47

Originally Posted by RantyDave

Heh. I was about to post a new thread but it appears to be related news so it can go in here...

http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclen...elie/1969.html

Short version: state representative (Florida, nuff said) goes on a ride with the

and watches bikers

. Goes to work on monday and starts work on a law that will see bikers banned for TEN FUCKING YEARS, lose the bike and do jail time for pulling that shit again.

So, it might pay not to piss the wrong people off. Or to not live in Florida.

Choice picture in the article, BTW.

Dave

That's grotesque! I bet there'll be a lot of interesting bike chases on the Cop-Cam shows from then on out. It's gonna be win it or bin it big time!

**imdying** · 29th November 2007, 11:59

Originally Posted by Mikkel

That's grotesque!

Not really, they have a huge problem with stunters riding like that on the public streets on Florida. No idea whether the OP is exaggerating or not, but a 250m wheelie in traffic isn't cool... nothing wrong with a nice mono imho, but that's a long time to have the front in the air with idiot cagers around.

**Mikkel** · 29th November 2007, 12:08

Originally Posted by imdying

Not really, they have a huge problem with stunters riding like that on the public streets on Florida. No idea whether the OP is exaggerating or not, but a 250m wheelie in traffic isn't cool... nothing wrong with a nice mono imho, but that's a long time to have the front in the air with idiot cagers around.

Oh I didn't mean to imply that stunting in public is cool as such. I'm just saying that if a wheelie that doesn't go wrong can net you a 10 years license ban, your bike taken of you AND mandatory jail time - then it is "a bit" disproportionate (sp?).

As for the guy who did the 250 m wheelie today - I wasn't there so I can not pass judgement on it. If the road was clear in his direction and he knew his stuff I can only say

On the other hand - if he was filtering at the time

**imdying** · 29th November 2007, 12:25

Originally Posted by Mikkel

I'm just saying that if a wheelie that doesn't go wrong can net you a 10 years license ban, your bike taken of you AND mandatory jail time - then it is "a bit" disproportionate (sp?).

It would definitely be draconian for us to head down that part right now, but in the context of Florida's problem, it isn't.

**onearmedbandit** · 29th November 2007, 12:32

Originally Posted by imdying

Nbut a 250m wheelie in traffic isn't cool... nothing wrong with a nice mono imho, but that's a long time to have the front in the air with idiot cagers around.

Not at 200km/h it isn't.