50yo & still making wheelies
09-26-2009, 09:57 PM
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50yo & still making wheelies
K, here goes. I just turned 50 and was wondering back when I was 20 something (been riding since 8. like right when dirt was created) if I would still be making wheelies at 50yo and I'm happy to say that I never stopped and am still here to talk about it! (I have crashed) I've held off on this for a long time as it's not a killer HD video like most of you guys and for the most part it's what you call squid wheelies, clutch up pow pows and for most of you you will probably feel like you wasted 4 minutes of your life. (You've been warned so I DO NOT want to hear someone say that! 
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Most won't make it past 40 seconds. That's ok, just remember I am no way your typical 50yo but yes, I AM 50 and still every wheelie I do (average 4 street/highway wheelies a day. I am VERY lucky cop-wise) is a wicked adrenaline rush. Most of those lot wheelies are at 6am when I get to work. When I get off of my bike after starting most days like that I still get rubber legs. Best feeling ever and I know you know what I mean, that's why you do this too and hopefully you'll still be rockin' when your 50+ too!
Feel kind of invisible here sometimes and rightfully so I guess because of my age so I said tonight **** it, I'm putting up my video. I unfortunately ride alone and the video is with random people recording me. Not many stunters around here. I AM trying to slow them down and within the next 2 weeks I'm installing my dirt bars, hand brake, ss lines, DCP Radiator Cage
and extended clutch cable from OneWheelNeal and all fairings come off so a little constructive critisism would really help me finally comit to this this fall. Getting too cold to ride the streets around here anyway. 
Hopefully my next vid will be slow **** where I can't get hurt so bad if something does go wrong. Then again, there's been a lot of pain here on SL lately....... doing slow ****!
If nothing else this vid will be a good tribute to myself when my time does come!
Maybe I better change the song huh?
Enjoy of it what you can handle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSqvB-WRArg
Oh yeah, I always write too much.
)Most won't make it past 40 seconds. That's ok, just remember I am no way your typical 50yo but yes, I AM 50 and still every wheelie I do (average 4 street/highway wheelies a day. I am VERY lucky cop-wise) is a wicked adrenaline rush. Most of those lot wheelies are at 6am when I get to work. When I get off of my bike after starting most days like that I still get rubber legs. Best feeling ever and I know you know what I mean, that's why you do this too and hopefully you'll still be rockin' when your 50+ too!
Feel kind of invisible here sometimes and rightfully so I guess because of my age so I said tonight **** it, I'm putting up my video. I unfortunately ride alone and the video is with random people recording me. Not many stunters around here. I AM trying to slow them down and within the next 2 weeks I'm installing my dirt bars, hand brake, ss lines, DCP Radiator Cage
and extended clutch cable from OneWheelNeal and all fairings come off so a little constructive critisism would really help me finally comit to this this fall. Getting too cold to ride the streets around here anyway. Hopefully my next vid will be slow **** where I can't get hurt so bad if something does go wrong. Then again, there's been a lot of pain here on SL lately....... doing slow ****!
If nothing else this vid will be a good tribute to myself when my time does come!
Maybe I better change the song huh?Enjoy of it what you can handle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSqvB-WRArg
Oh yeah, I always write too much.
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09-26-2009, 10:34 PM
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09-26-2009, 10:39 PM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
Why you got all the red blox man?
I'm trying to slow it down Joey! I used to rock an 04 R1!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-pA7BnJWIM
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09-26-2009, 10:53 PM
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09-27-2009, 06:36 AM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
Thx Niner.
Since I'm putting all new lines and dirt bars on and I already have a hb I'm going to go ahead and put it on. If nothing else just to get used to having it there. Don't think it could hurt to have it right? Not going to count on it yet but I do have brake control. Doesn't really show in my video but that is how I've gotten away with 30 years of fast wheelies and only went over twice. Once hitting sand and another time trying to out do my twin brother with his buddies around. Wicked road rash and a broken arm.
The only video of my foot brake skills. I know, it's a quad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmPLEST3xY
Since I'm putting all new lines and dirt bars on and I already have a hb I'm going to go ahead and put it on. If nothing else just to get used to having it there. Don't think it could hurt to have it right? Not going to count on it yet but I do have brake control. Doesn't really show in my video but that is how I've gotten away with 30 years of fast wheelies
and only went over twice. Once hitting sand and another time trying to out do my twin brother with his buddies around. Wicked road rash and a broken arm. The only video of my foot brake skills. I know, it's a quad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmPLEST3xY
09-27-2009, 10:03 AM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
I'll meet you at the spot Tuesday night after my 3 day drive to get there my new buddy trz!
No frost there yet right? Hahaha. Yeah, had our 1st frost here already.
09-27-2009, 02:32 PM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
Yeah man, I've got all the gear but mostly only use it for the street killer and the quad 1/2 the time. Never even had a close one on a quad, way too easy........ and slow. Never ever ride without my lid on the stunt bike though. I grew up on motocross and know better.
I've always done everthing a little over the top so hardcore works for me.......... and my girl!
Cheers man!
Never ever ride without my lid on the stunt bike though. I grew up on motocross and know better. I've always done everthing a little over the top so hardcore works for me.......... and my girl!
Cheers man!
09-27-2009, 02:55 PM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
Seein' as I've not gotten a beat down yet here's more of what keeps me........... young! With my helmet on I could almost be one of you guys (age-wise that is). In fact during bike week this summer a car load of little hotties pulled up got me to do a wheelie then showed me there boobies!!! LOL, if they only knew. Hahahaha
Most of my family, friends and co-workers have no clue why I'm so into wheelies so it's cool to finally show my real passion after my kids to people who know what that feeling is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D107QjSs4E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4Pug3iXz0
K, promise I'm done with ME now!
With my helmet on I could almost be one of you guys (age-wise that is). In fact during bike week this summer a car load of little hotties pulled up got me to do a wheelie then showed me there boobies!!! LOL, if they only knew. Hahahaha Most of my family, friends and co-workers have no clue why I'm so into wheelies so it's cool to finally show my real passion after my kids to people who know what that feeling is.
QUAD VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D107QjSs4E
R1 VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4Pug3iXz0
K, promise I'm done with ME now!
09-27-2009, 03:58 PM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
New thread title : 50 yr old & still chasing wheelies .
No offense but if you keep riding the way you are (and don't learn brake control) your gonna eat it hard . But it's cool to see some old farts still riding . lol
No offense but if you keep riding the way you are (and don't learn brake control) your gonna eat it hard . But it's cool to see some old farts still riding . lol
09-27-2009, 05:55 PM
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Re: 50yo & still making wheelies
Yeah man, I am trying to slow it down and yes I do have brake control and like I said earlier it's why I've been able to get away with that for so long. Even before slow **** there was brake control you know. We just didn't know to slow it down back then.
Next vid will be real stuntin'!
