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R Nutt
02-22-2007, 09:11 PM
Here is my contribution to youtube.com
It was back in 1997 so the camera we were using was not the best quality,
But you still get the idea.

Sixth gear pinned and lean back. Its hard to convince yourself to keep the
throttle pinned at over 50mph and head straight for the water!

We did make it all the way across a few times, but i cut and only posted the crashes.
It was easier when the water was a little bit deeper.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDgkbYQcnV0



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chris200x
02-22-2007, 09:28 PM
:w00t: :Bounce :rolleyes:
x.system
02-22-2007, 10:04 PM
Cool video, I give you a 8.5 for that one dismount :lol: I have a buddy who was doing the same thing up at silver lake and broke his neck when he planted his head in the water, he almost drown.
monstertruckr81
02-22-2007, 10:13 PM
that looks like hella fun probably not the crashes but nice i give you an ata boy for at least tryin
russell56443
02-22-2007, 10:58 PM
Poor Bessie!!! LOL,that was great!!!
hadar
02-22-2007, 11:32 PM
Holy smokes! You must have a guardian angel or somthing.
Fox250R
02-22-2007, 11:37 PM
dude that was AWESOME!:w00t:
lokisbuddy
02-22-2007, 11:53 PM
dude you looked like one of those lawn darts flyin into the mud on that last one..................that one ended the day no?
Liquid-Darkness
02-22-2007, 11:56 PM
That was prety cool. Dangerous, but cool. Glad to see those helmets.
R Nutt
02-23-2007, 12:12 AM
dude you looked like one of those lawn darts flyin into the mud on that last one..................that one ended the day no?


No one was hurt.
the bottom was a couple feet deep soft mud, the kind that sucks your boots off trying to walk in it.
The bikes ended up seriously hurt though. Wheel bearings were trashed, one of the R's sucked too much muddy water and we had to put a new crank and top end in it. I guess it was worth it because the bike is long gone but the memories are still there.
KASEY
02-23-2007, 12:37 AM
its hard isn't it..... with paddles you could keep more weight off the front and it is not as hard to keep it straight,,,, that video ROCKS ,glad to see others pushing the limits!!!!
3wheelencowboy
02-23-2007, 01:03 AM
that was awsome it's gotta be a *Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited**Edited* to keep it going straight??
Rustytinhorn
02-23-2007, 01:57 AM
Lets see some of the succsesfull ones. I wonder if a ski on front and paddles in the back would have done it.
petesatc
02-23-2007, 04:30 AM
WOW that vid is awesome!!!!!!! wish i had the balls to try it one day....
84honda200s
02-23-2007, 04:51 AM
thats some sick stuff. looks fun as all hell.
Huffa
02-23-2007, 06:13 AM
Lets see some of the succsesfull ones. I wonder if a ski on front and paddles in the back would have done it.

I was just thinking the same thing as I was scrolling down reading all and the very next post you asked it. I'll bet that would of glided right through!:beer

That looks like a lot of fun but imagine there always is a possibility of getting hurt.

Glad to see you all got pitched in a "safe" manner and that the helmets were on.

The "shot out of a cannon" was by far my favorite.
mark38090
02-23-2007, 10:14 AM
Man that looks like a blast... Might have to try that with the YTM, bigger tires should be interesting.
WIkid500
02-23-2007, 02:50 PM
Man that looks like a blast... Might have to try that with the YTM, bigger tires should be interesting.



Oh it is. The ytm runs out of power way to soon though... But it's the try that counts right? lol
erikb45
02-23-2007, 04:24 PM
i think this is what you guys are talking about! this and a set of paddles should keep you going for long time.

(untill you run out of water that is!)
R Nutt
02-23-2007, 08:06 PM
Here is the 350x. It just didn't have enough power to stay on top of the water.
We even tried it with a set or realator rear tires. (didnt help) Seemed to make it worse. So we continued to use the R's and put the 350x on the bank to rest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YTAPX6SMWE