Riding a motorcyle over Tyne Bridge
Discussion
When I say over, I mean over the arch of the bridge.
When I was a small boy an elderly uncle told me that someone had ridden a motorcycle over the arch of the Tyne Bridge, I had a look at this bridge over the weekend and would be amazed if anyone had the guts to do this, and I cannot find anything on Google in reference to this. anyone know if it is true?
When I was a small boy an elderly uncle told me that someone had ridden a motorcycle over the arch of the Tyne Bridge, I had a look at this bridge over the weekend and would be amazed if anyone had the guts to do this, and I cannot find anything on Google in reference to this. anyone know if it is true?
Edited by Robbo 27 on Friday 25th May 21:23
I don't see why a trials rider or similar couldn't do it. It's been done on other similar structures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4JSwKdmhc (action starts at 3m40s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4JSwKdmhc (action starts at 3m40s)
Would scare the dickens out of me, the bridge is quite high with a big drop, especially to the river. a trials bike should be able to do it without any bother, whether a trials rider would be able to do it, I really dont know.
I dont know the make of bike involved or when it might have been done, the uncle w
eta Just watched the you tube on the Dubai arch, the Tyne bridge looks more difficult, IMHO, as I think the bike rider would have gone over the cast iron arch which was only around 12 - 18 nches wide and plenty of rivets to focus your attention.
I dont know the make of bike involved or when it might have been done, the uncle w
eta Just watched the you tube on the Dubai arch, the Tyne bridge looks more difficult, IMHO, as I think the bike rider would have gone over the cast iron arch which was only around 12 - 18 nches wide and plenty of rivets to focus your attention.
Edited by Robbo 27 on Friday 25th May 21:32
Robbo 27 said:
Would scare the dickens out of me, the bridge is quite high with a big drop, especially to the river. a trials bike should be able to do it without any bother, whether a trials rider would be able to do it, I really dont know.
I dont know the make of bike involved or when it might have been done, the uncle w
eta Just watched the you tube on the Dubai arch, the Tyne bridge looks more difficult, IMHO, as I think the bike rider would have gone over the cast iron arch which was only around 12 - 18 nches wide and plenty of rivets to focus your attention.
I'm really not trying to be big and clever, but from that photo, and seeing what modern trials bikes are capable of, then for a top-drawer rider that looks entirely do-able? I dont know the make of bike involved or when it might have been done, the uncle w
eta Just watched the you tube on the Dubai arch, the Tyne bridge looks more difficult, IMHO, as I think the bike rider would have gone over the cast iron arch which was only around 12 - 18 nches wide and plenty of rivets to focus your attention.
Edited by Robbo 27 on Friday 25th May 21:32
CAPP0 said:
I'm really not trying to be big and clever, but from that photo, and seeing what modern trials bikes are capable of, then for a top-drawer rider that looks entirely do-able?
Not really, a gust of wind could cause the motorcyclist to lose his balance and then there's only one way to fall...down!MYOB said:
CAPP0 said:
I'm really not trying to be big and clever, but from that photo, and seeing what modern trials bikes are capable of, then for a top-drawer rider that looks entirely do-able?
Not really, a gust of wind could cause the motorcyclist to lose his balance and then there's only one way to fall...down!https://youtu.be/cp7UAdx5iHE
https://youtu.be/xQ_IQS3VKjA
Usually without an engine but he has done this:
https://youtu.be/WdqCQkUnFZY
Ed. said:
The height /wind aspect doesn't seem to stop Danny MacAskill.
Absolutely.... I think a uniform structure, with no jumps etc like the Tyne Bridge, might even be a little boring for the like of MacAskill. I'd say the biggest problem would be getting permission on a very busy city route.. I have now heard that the crossing of the bridge happened in 1935, the bike was an OK Supreme, standard model on road tyres and ridden by its owner, without any permissions. The bike had to be steadied by helpers at the start of the bridge because the brakes were not strong enough or the tyres didnt grip enough to stop the bike rolling back, which would have put me off a bit considering the slope of the bridge at t'other end.
Edited by Robbo 27 on Saturday 26th May 12:55
Robbo 27 said:
I have now heard that it happened in 1935, the bike was an OK Supreme, standard model on road tyres, bike had to be steadied by helpers at the start of the bridge, the brakes were not strong enough/tyres didnt grip enough, to stop the bike rolling back, which would have put me off a bit considering the slope of the bridge at t'other end.
Certainly far braver than me. 
Years ago I heard on more than one occasion that someone allegedly drove over this bridge in South Shields on a trail bike
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.00094,-1.437526,...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.00094,-1.437526,...
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