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Stunters often modify their motorcycles to better adapt them to the sport. Stunting equipment includes: Frame sliders – These large knobs are attached to a motorcycle's frame to protect the fairing from damage should the rider lay down the bike, and are used by many non-stunters. Frame sliders should not be considered a substitute for a cage ...
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The Globe of Death is a circus and carnival stunt where stunt riders ride motorcycles inside a mesh sphere ball. It is similar to the wall of death, but in this act riders can loop vertically as well as horizontally. [1] There have been three performance-related deaths recorded between 1949 and 1997. [2]
Dale Charles Buggins (1961–1981) was an Australian stunt motorcyclist who had built a national and international reputation by the age of 20. At 17, Buggins broke a world record previously held by American stuntman Evel Knievel when he jumped 25 cars with a Yamaha dirt bike, in 1978.
Stunt riding may refer to: Artistic cycling on bicycles; Motorcycle stunt riding on motorized vehicles; Trick riding on horses This page was last edited on ...
Four-motocycle stunt at Motodrom, Oktoberfest 2017 Hazel Marion Eaton, who performed with Hager's Wall of Death in the 1920s Derived directly from United States motorcycle board track (motordrome) racing in the early 1900s, the very first carnival motordrome appeared at Coney Island amusement park ( New York ) in 1911.
A stunt performer narrowly escaped when his motorbike fell during a performance inside a large, metal sphere and erupted in a fire. The riders are seen going at high speed in circles around each ...
Old-style tank shift. Regular clutch hand Shifter - This is where the shifter is a regular knob either located on the tank, which operates through a linkage to the transmission (tank shifter) or on a lever bolted directly to the top of the transmission (jockey shifter or slap shifter depending on the transmission design) and involves the semi-complex task of foot clutch operation and hand ...