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10-15-2007, 11:51 PM
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| Join Date: 07-27-2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario
Bike(s): 02 CBR954 Silver, 02 CBR954 Black Age: 39 Posts: 972
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| Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... | |
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10-16-2007, 12:07 AM
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| Website Owner - AYS   Join Date: 04-16-2007 Age: 43 Posts: 1,893
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Squidrosa? ...... Anyway look at that clip it's pretty funny, he just got a whole lot of traction and I bet his crew will never let him forget it. |
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10-16-2007, 7:17 AM
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| Join Date: 10-25-2006 Location: Melbourne ,Australia
Bike(s): CBR1000 06 Age: 33 Posts: 188
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Quote:
 Oh well,was good view from the on board,many a rider has been here i bet. | |
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10-16-2007, 9:25 AM
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| 2-Up SISSY    Join Date: 02-10-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa
Bike(s): 2002 CBR 600F4i Age: 29 Posts: 2,507
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Quote:
__________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't razor scooter, skate board, roller skates, roller blades, skis, snowmobile, card board box on stairs, giant inner tube, nissan sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor (wheelied it over), grandmas bread tray on stairs, kayak, canoe, rubber raft, bicycle, wake board, kneeboard, waterskis, tobaggan (plowed a pine tree), horses, ATV's | |
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10-16-2007, 3:28 PM
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Bike(s): 01 R/B 929 Age: 27 Posts: 12,130
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 | Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... maybe it was just the right conditions for the launch/wheelie control to fail. he's not a rookie though. that's an RC212V so that took place this year.
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10-16-2007, 4:54 PM
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| 2-Up SISSY Join Date: 02-10-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa
Bike(s): 2002 CBR 600F4i Age: 29 Posts: 2,507
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... It was this weekend if I understand right.
__________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't razor scooter, skate board, roller skates, roller blades, skis, snowmobile, card board box on stairs, giant inner tube, nissan sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor (wheelied it over), grandmas bread tray on stairs, kayak, canoe, rubber raft, bicycle, wake board, kneeboard, waterskis, tobaggan (plowed a pine tree), horses, ATV's |
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10-16-2007, 6:51 PM
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| Join Date: 04-24-2007 Location: Sydney, Australia
Bike(s): CBR1000RR Age: 43 Posts: 320
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... It was at Phillip Island - they started one of the practice sessions with everyone doing a practice start on the main straight. Some rumours are that he didnt engage the launch control. Hey at least it was practice and not the race start. |
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10-16-2007, 6:56 PM
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| Website Owner - AYS Join Date: 04-16-2007 Age: 43 Posts: 1,893
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... These young guys and their tech gadgets, in the good old days you never had a microchip to blame for moment like that. |
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10-16-2007, 7:19 PM
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| MSF Ridercoach   Join Date: 02-05-2005 Location: Bristol, TN
Bike(s): 05 CBR 1000RR Age: 33 Posts: 2,179
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 | Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... That was pretty funny. You'd think he could be able to launch like the rest of us do, or at least come off throttle fast enought to keep from having to bail like that...
__________________ "Come on you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?" [GySgt Daniel J."Dan" Daly, USMC; near Lucy-'le-Bocage as he led the Fifth Marines' attack into Belleau Wood, 6 June 1918] |
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10-16-2007, 7:34 PM
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| Join Date: 03-31-2007 Location: CFL
Bike(s): 2003 CBR954RR Posts: 190
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... yeah but when you're dumpin the clutch upwards of 8k rpms, there's no turning back when you realize you forgot to flip the switch! |
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10-16-2007, 7:40 PM
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| Join Date: 06-11-2006 Location: Ontario Canada
Bike(s): Custom painted 1990 Cbr600 F1 Hurricane Age: 20 Posts: 954
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... what i find funny about the whole thing is how high it looked like he fell with his lil legs flailing the whole way |
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10-16-2007, 7:52 PM
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| Website Owner - AYS Join Date: 04-16-2007 Age: 43 Posts: 1,893
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10-16-2007, 8:31 PM
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   Join Date: 08-05-2007 Location: KY
Bike(s): 2008 CBR1000RR, 2007 CBR 1000RR, 2006 VTX1300C Age: 38 Posts: 1,158
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10-16-2007, 9:03 PM
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| 2-Up SISSY Join Date: 02-10-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa
Bike(s): 2002 CBR 600F4i Age: 29 Posts: 2,507
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Now you know what kind of grip a heated michelin prototype tire has.
__________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't razor scooter, skate board, roller skates, roller blades, skis, snowmobile, card board box on stairs, giant inner tube, nissan sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor (wheelied it over), grandmas bread tray on stairs, kayak, canoe, rubber raft, bicycle, wake board, kneeboard, waterskis, tobaggan (plowed a pine tree), horses, ATV's |
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10-16-2007, 9:05 PM
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| Join Date: 03-31-2007 Location: CFL
Bike(s): 2003 CBR954RR Posts: 190
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10-16-2007, 9:13 PM
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| Website Owner - AYS Join Date: 04-16-2007 Age: 43 Posts: 1,893
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Yeah sorry I meant if for some reason the launch control system failed or was not switched on. |
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10-16-2007, 9:24 PM
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| Join Date: 03-31-2007 Location: CFL
Bike(s): 2003 CBR954RR Posts: 190
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... i think whats funny is Hopkins in the background looking around thinking, "Did anyone else just see what happened?" you know there had to be at least a little grin behind that face shield.  |
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10-17-2007, 12:30 AM
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| Join Date: 04-24-2007 Location: Sydney, Australia
Bike(s): CBR1000RR Age: 43 Posts: 320
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Quote:
Problem is the bike had no forward momentum so off the throttle or even on the rear brake wasnt going to save it - it was always going to fall over sidewards. | |
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11-01-2007, 5:53 PM
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| Join Date: 08-22-2007 Location: Southeast Tennessee
Bike(s): 2001 RC51, 2005 Sportster Posts: 9
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Wish I had seen it- seems the video was removed. |
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11-01-2007, 7:02 PM
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| Join Date: 09-15-2007 Location: ireland
Bike(s): FIREBLADE RRY Posts: 37
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... his little legs couldnt reach his little break lever to bring his little bike down waa waa waa i think he needs a limit switch on the back of his honda like something you get at a wheelie school perhaps.i didnt flip like that since i was 3yrs old |
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11-01-2007, 8:53 PM
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| Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
Bike(s): 01 R/B 929 Age: 27 Posts: 12,130
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Quote:
you also didn't/don't have over 220hp on a bike that weighs just over 326lbs and you probably don't weigh 107lbs.
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11-01-2007, 9:05 PM
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| 2-Up SISSY Join Date: 02-10-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa
Bike(s): 2002 CBR 600F4i Age: 29 Posts: 2,507
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| Re: Pedrosa's Wheelie on a test start... Quote:
Congrats, you win stupid post of the month. 
__________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't razor scooter, skate board, roller skates, roller blades, skis, snowmobile, card board box on stairs, giant inner tube, nissan sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor (wheelied it over), grandmas bread tray on stairs, kayak, canoe, rubber raft, bicycle, wake board, kneeboard, waterskis, tobaggan (plowed a pine tree), horses, ATV's | |
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