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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 11:10 PM
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you're seriously disappointing me if that was smoke and mirrors....no sack.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by oldbrokecowboy
In our little corner of paradise, we call that a road...... a narrow one. Did you all catch the electric start, auto transmission "dirt bike", and how about the "road " changing width when the first rider looked back at his buddy. Perspective and perseption.


PS. it was all done with mirrors.... LOL
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Electric start, yea, lots of bigger thumpers have them. I can tell you they are the best thing since sliced bread for a 650 thumper.

Auto trans? I've heard of a centrifugal type clutch for dirt bikes, but I can't find any info on it. I don't think they got out of 1st and 2nd gear in that video...

As for the trail looking narrower than it is, could be.....

On edit, went back and looked at it again. Lots of the trail is very narrow, camera angle or not. And the hydraulic clutch master cylinder is clearly visible on the camera bike in one shot. No "auto" anything, it's a standard clutch, and he stalls it and has to slip it when he hits that stair step.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 02:16 AM
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Screw That.
I'm not even sure i'd walk along that lol.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 03:10 AM
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Just small resolution, and a small lens that make the trail in front look narrow. When he looks back you can get an idea of how wide that is, plus when he is going past all the rock, his handle bars don't even come near the rock. Still, some nice country.
I still think some of the mountain biker trails/riders that you see on utube are more insane with some of the riding/dropping on trails that they do than this ride.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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Used to do that kind of stuff. Too old now. I let the horse worry about now, and just enjoy the ride. OBCB
 
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