Wheelie the TT course

[telecat]

Takes about two hours and a 12 Times Trials Champion.

http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/isle-of-man-t...

[podman]

Fantastic, I love the fact that the roads where open to the public too!

[dc2rr07]

Well done Dougie, I do believe the late Dave Taylor was the first to do it though so not the first as the article says.

[telecat]

Nobody knows if he did or he didn't. He first proposed it though. Best I can come up with is that he nearly did it in 1977 according to his Son Gary. Leaves Dougie as the "first"

Edited by telecat on Monday 26th September 19:05

[dc2rr07]

Here is the clip from Dougie on Top Gear against 2 parkour lads at the old BBC building, the finish is unbelievable
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nm5wQvAuaVE

[telecat]

The "old" Gas Gas The Vertigo is a different kettle of fish.

[anonymous-user]

That bike was seriously modded.

Electrically powered gyroscopic front wheel??

[theshrew]

NinjaPower said:

That bike was seriously modded.

Electrically powered gyroscopic front wheel??

Yet still take amazing skill to do this.

Prople use modified bikes to do the fastest wheelie world records, why should this be different ?

[curlie467]

Because pissing on people's chips is what folk do.

[anonymous-user]

I was simply expressing my surprise at how much development, science and tech had gone into a trials bike just for this attempt. I naively assumed that it would be relatively standard apart from some better pegs to stand on etc.

I was in no way belittling the achievement or 'pissing on anyone's chips'.

Stop putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 58.

[pozi]

Impressive wheelie skills on an OSET taking inspiration from the TT lap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdvhvjEa1F0

[graham22]

telecat said:

Nobody knows if he did or he didn't. He first proposed it though. Best I can come up with is that he nearly did it in 1977 according to his Son Gary. Leaves Dougie as the "first"

Edited by telecat on Monday 26th September 19:05

We were at the TT in 1993 when Dave Taylor was wheelying around the course. I know for sure he didn't succeed as he dropped the wheel down at Appledene (just after Greeba Bridge) right where we and a small handful of people were watching.

Incidentally DT had a motor in his front wheel as well as footpegs set back by the rear wheel spindle.

Not taking away anything from Dave Taylor as seen his shows many times and his fundraising is something that continues today.

[MarkRSi]

Top effort.

And I struggle to wheelie for more than a few seconds, typically accidentally coming out a junction in 1st gear or over a crest

[telecat]

NinjaPower said:

I was simply expressing my surprise at how much development, science and tech had gone into a trials bike just for this attempt. I naively assumed that it would be relatively standard apart from some better pegs to stand on etc.

I was in no way belittling the achievement or 'pissing on anyone's chips'.

Stop putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 58.

I saw the Bike before the attempt at Vertigo UK. It looks surprisingly standard. Given the Tank on the Vertigo is only 2.7 Litres that "hump" for the fuel is really needed. My son has the standard Combat Camo and it's a very good bike.