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İyul 8, 2009

Changing a Tire During a Wheelie? What?

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When you have a fast sport bike—and let’s face it, they’re all fast—getting the front end to come up isn’t particularly difficult. And it’s even easier if you’ve got a passenger clinging on for dear life. But changing a tire while the bike is up? That’s completely crazy, even with a chase truck and an obviously experienced tech turning the wrench. The shots of this rider ripping along with no front wheel just blew me away. Don’t try this at home, or at the track, or with professional supervision or anywhere. Jeepers!

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Posted at 12:07 pm in John Coyle, motorcycles, Streetfire, StreetFirehp, Stunts, wheelie tire change

Comments

1991944
Jul 13, 2009 at 12:41 am

I didn’t know the ambiguously gay duo did stunts.

95BlckFirebird
Jul 12, 2009 at 7:14 pm

cool

2194552
Jul 12, 2009 at 1:45 pm

I did that on my miata by myself

77158
Jul 12, 2009 at 10:47 am

nuts

WRX7182
Jul 12, 2009 at 9:13 am

crazy shit

2164597
Jul 11, 2009 at 1:12 pm

Leave it to them crazy ass Germans to do something like this! Mad Props on the skills though!

thegift_curse
Jul 9, 2009 at 9:51 pm

What would’ve been funny is if they ended up losing control after making a simple turn even after doing that lol

But seriously that took some balls/talent, the driver had to compensate for the weight changes when maintaining that wheelie and everything

Fordguy66
Jul 9, 2009 at 11:02 am

Took me until the end of the video to realize there was someone else on the bike driving it for him… Im sure it wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t impressive after I saw the other guy. Id like to either see him change that front tire while hes the only one on there, or him change the back tire in a wheelie(even with someone else driving lol)

hotrod_heven
Jul 9, 2009 at 10:47 am

At the end I realized there are two guys on the motorcycle. At first I thought it was one serious multi-tasker. Still some mad skills to do that.

1966622
Jul 9, 2009 at 7:16 am

When they landed back on two wheels, the guy changing the tire was facing the pavement. I think I’d be more afraid of riding with my face almost on top of a fast spinning tire than the rest… serious skill

simon_r_gris
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:22 am

That had to take a few miles of straight stretch. Glad to see they pulled off safely

2092086
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:16 am

that took loads of tallent

RandallUK300
Jul 9, 2009 at 4:41 am

Now THAT is skill! What ever they are paying this guy it is not enough!

RavenAegis45
Jul 8, 2009 at 11:31 pm

WOW Thats totally amazing

1398252
Jul 8, 2009 at 8:54 pm

seems like 1964951 is having the same problem i am.

GTwildfire
Jul 8, 2009 at 6:22 pm

thIs iS NUtS.

1964951
Jul 8, 2009 at 5:44 pm

wow thats nuts

blckbenz
Jul 8, 2009 at 5:38 pm

thats fuckin sick, he probably has good luck thou lol major props

1398252
Jul 8, 2009 at 2:43 pm

brad_jolly, i saw that too.
And this reminds me of that dude that was texting while riding.

brad_jolly
Jul 8, 2009 at 1:08 pm

i was watching an episode of superbikes! on speed one time and there was a guy who took his front wheel off and did some stunts. he didnt take it of while riding tho.