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Moto Board => General Monster Forum => Topic started by: The Bearded Duc on November 28, 2010, 11:57:01 PM

Title: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: The Bearded Duc on November 28, 2010, 11:57:01 PM
Just found this on youtube, don't know if its ever been posted before but I thought it was pretty damn cool.

Will it Wheelie Mister?? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM27fujbiXs#normal)
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: Rameses on November 29, 2010, 02:15:13 AM

Was that Max Biaggi at the controls of that last one?

Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: Monster Dave on November 29, 2010, 07:59:19 AM
Awesome! That takes "mini-moto" to a whole new level!!
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: Grampa on November 29, 2010, 08:08:20 AM
let the IZ jokes begin.......
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: orangelion03 on November 29, 2010, 08:16:32 AM
I've been around R/C stuff of various types all of my life and those have to be the coolest and trickiest r/c devices ever!!  Amazing skills to get them around a track.
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: fastwin on November 29, 2010, 09:04:54 AM
Awesome!! Mad skillz at the rc controls for sure. Loved the on bike shots. Nice vid post. I'll be forwarding that one a lot! [thumbsup] The wet track was a nice touch as were all the wheelies. [moto] [bow_down]
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: rideserotta on November 29, 2010, 10:20:15 AM
That looks like a LOT of fun!
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: pennyrobber on November 29, 2010, 10:46:52 AM
Quote from: bobspapa on November 29, 2010, 08:08:20 AM
let the IZ jokes begin.......

Come on, the camera work wasn't that IZ_.
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: rlgMcoupe on November 29, 2010, 11:02:55 AM
That's so cool!  Imagine how light the input on the controls must be...
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: mitt on November 29, 2010, 04:12:17 PM
Quote from: pennyrobber on November 29, 2010, 10:46:52 AM
Come on, the camera work wasn't that IZ_.

More of a height thing - he could damn near ride those things...
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: mitt on November 29, 2010, 04:15:12 PM
That is impressive.  My only point of reference is from ~1988 when I was into RC and a friend bought an electric RC motorcycle.  It was extremely difficult to handle even though we raced RC cars.

I wonder what these were - gas or electric, and I assume some type of gyroscopic assistance?

mitt
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: IZ on November 29, 2010, 04:15:47 PM
 >:(
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: The Bearded Duc on November 29, 2010, 05:00:58 PM
Quote from: IZ on November 29, 2010, 04:15:47 PM
>:(
[laugh] [laugh]
I didn't post the vid so people could make fun of you, even though some of the comments are pretty funny.


Quote from: mitt on November 29, 2010, 04:15:12 PM
That is impressive.  My only point of reference is from ~1988 when I was into RC and a friend bought an electric RC motorcycle.  It was extremely difficult to handle even though we raced RC cars.

I wonder what these were - gas or electric, and I assume some type of gyroscopic assistance?

mitt
I'm pretty sure these are electric but I found one vid (that I can't seem to find now) that sounded like it was gas.

The rider actually leans on this one, the only down side is the "training wheels". It doesn't seem that the bikes in the first vid have the training wheels.
RC Bike 1:12 Ducati (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImXKl34qwJs#normal)
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: Kopfjager on November 29, 2010, 05:12:22 PM
RC Motorcross Bike - FreeStyle & Drift (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtlI91en26g#normal)
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: Kopfjager on November 29, 2010, 05:17:47 PM
Anderson M5 Cross (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCLlZsiYEps#normal)
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: Drunken Monkey on November 30, 2010, 03:32:47 PM
Those riders, while fast, are holding their arms far too rigidly.
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: The Bearded Duc on November 30, 2010, 05:40:20 PM
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on November 30, 2010, 03:32:47 PM
Those riders, while fast, are holding their arms far too rigidly.


[laugh] [laugh]
Too true. Maybe they could benefit from a Lee Parks class?
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: akmnstr on December 01, 2010, 07:35:23 AM
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on November 30, 2010, 03:32:47 PM
Those riders, while fast, are holding their arms far too rigidly.

The Ben Spies school of riding!
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: 09696802 on March 22, 2011, 08:35:49 AM
SWEEEEET!! [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: cokey on March 22, 2011, 09:22:25 AM
IZ's family track day...?  (sorry iz they were taking to long)

Those are badass... 
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: thought on March 22, 2011, 09:33:09 AM
Quote from: mitt on November 29, 2010, 04:15:12 PM

I wonder what these were - gas or electric, and I assume some type of gyroscopic assistance?


pretty sure they use gyro's now...  i used to be into them when i was a kid and my uncle was really into them and even back in the early 90's they were already using what i'm guessing was 1st gen gyros.  i'm positive that the ones nowadays must be leaps and bounds better than the ones that they had back then.

i have one or two of the ones that my uncle built back in the day... i'll post a pic up when i get home.
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: The Architect on March 22, 2011, 04:34:03 PM
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on November 30, 2010, 03:32:47 PM
Those riders, while fast, are holding their arms far too rigidly.

Yes but I think they discovered a cure to highsiding. 

Just glue your ass to the seat, feet to the pegs and hands to the bars and ride it out...............................
Title: Re: Pretty Friggin Cool
Post by: vossy on March 22, 2011, 06:21:26 PM
I love how (in the first vid) the riders body position moves with the turns.
Even his head moves.

Very cool!