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Jagath Perera performing various motorcycle stunts on a 1928 Indian Scout in a Wall of Death. A wheelie on a motorized vehicle is a relatively common phenomenon. In drag racing they are considered a problem, robbing power that could be used to accelerate the vehicle faster, and many classes of drag racing use wheelie bars to prevent them.
This is a list of numbers of motorcycle deaths in U.S. by year from 1994 to 2014. United States motorcycle fatalities increased every year for 11 years after reaching a historic low of 2,116 fatalities in 1997, then increased to over 5,000 around 2008 and then plateaued in the 4 to 5 thousands range in the 2010s.
British Motorcycle Racing Club Stocksport 600 49 Henry Surtees: 19 July 2009 Westfield Bend FIA Formula 2 Championship: 2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round: Williams JPH1 – Audi 50 Karl-Heinz Kalbfell 17 August 2013 Druids British Motorcycle Racing Club: Lansdowne Classic Series Matchless: 51 Frances Fletcher 7 October 2017 Clearways
[11] [9] According to Lien, he dialed 911 after he saw several motorcycles run a red light and nearly hit a woman carrying a baby, but reached a New Jersey operator. [8] [9] He said the bikers were "popping wheelies" and slapping the tops of cars as they drove past and one motorcyclist was maneuvering to block other vehicles to allow the bikes ...
Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Hollaus is often credited as the only rider ...
Pages in category "Motorcycle road incident deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 226 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Motorcycle wheelie Wheelie at a tractor pull Wheelie at a drag race Manual on a BMX bike. A wheelie, or wheelstand, [1] is a vehicle maneuver in vehicle acrobatics in which the front wheel or wheels come off the ground due to sufficient torque being applied to the rear wheel or wheels, [2] or rider motion relative to the vehicle.
Pages in category "Defunct motorcycle manufacturers of the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .