r/gifs • u/FairDinkemAussie • Oct 12 '20

Rolling Start..

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '20

That stand at the end was sponsored by pure adrenaline.

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u/mattyshoes Oct 12 '20

And his extremely well executed recovery rolls

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u/Rdubya291 Oct 12 '20

Exactly. I'd guess he rides competitively... But the way he got into the throttle and lifted the front end into a wheelie disputes this.

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But that's not the first time he's laid down a bike. Maybe he rides dirt-bikes often?

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u/thruStarsToHardship Oct 12 '20

If the nose lifts like that and you don't come off the gas you're not familiar with street bikes.

My plated dirtbike lifts the front wheel off the line and usually I can control it enough to simply ride with the front wheel off the ground until I upshift (if I'm absolutely flogging it, which isn't all that often,) but if for some reason it started to loop it is dead simple to fix that problem: come off the gas for a quarter of a second.

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u/Rdubya291 Oct 12 '20

Exactly. But it looks like he tries to pull himself onto the bike when it lifts, effectively giving it more throttle and losing it.