Guy Martin breaks world record on wall of death

[OldBlade]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/guy-martin-breaks-wall-death-7643506?ICID=FB_mirror_main

 

[DIY]

Wow. I wonder what the forces on your head must feel like.

 

[BrownDawg]

Very ballsy.

He could learn something from that one guy on mulholland and use the hanging off style of riding.

 

[LectricBill]

Wow. I wonder what the forces on your head must feel like.

Well if the average human head weighs about 13 lbs and the article said Guy experienced 5.2 g's, then his neck needs to support about 80 lbs, including his helmet.

 

[clutchslip]

Well if the average human head weighs about 13 lbs and the article said Guy experienced 5.2 g's, then his neck needs to support about 80 lbs, including his helmet.

Thus for Martin, he only had to support about 40lbs, since any fool knows that to be fast at the IOMTT, you can only have half a brain. :teeth Amazing that he is only 34. It seems like he has been riding the TT since forever.

 

[Abunai]

Looks like fun.

 

[kelsodeez]

Wow. I wonder what the forces on your head must feel like.

now you know why he talks like that :laughing

 

[Climber]

Very ballsy.

He could learn something from that one guy on mulholland and use the hanging off style of riding.

If you look at the picture, hanging off would not be what you'd want to do.

 

[Blankpage]

^ I would have never assumed that to be the ideal motorcycle for this

 

[bpw]

^ I would have never assumed that to be the ideal motorcycle for this

I think the ideal motorcycle for something like this is whatever manufacturer will pay you the most in sponsorship.

 

[Whammy]

video

where is the video?
pics of him by bikes in the wall.... but where is the video:teeth

 

[budman]

Oddly interesting.

 

[OldBlade]

where is the video?
pics of him by bikes in the wall.... but where is the video:teeth

Here you go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fst7joEY6Zo


youtu.be/fst7joEY6Zo

 

[Raider]

This is pretty much my reaction reading the title of this thread
Guy Martin - sweet, what he do this time
Breaks - damn it, not again
World Record - awesome
On the wall of death - that's nice

 

[BrownDawg]

If you look at the picture, hanging off would not be what you'd want to do.

You catch on quick dont'cha?

I would have never assumed that to be the ideal motorcycle for this

He switches over to a three cylinder for the final run.

 

[ScottRNelson]

Here you go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fst7joEY6Zo

Well, I enjoyed watching that video. :cool :ride :teeth

I didn't see where the door was to get in. I also don't see how that could possibly be one of the most dangerous motorcycle stunts. If you fall off and have on decent leathers, you just slide until you stop. It's not like you're going to hit something hard like a tree (Isle of Man) or the ground (back flips).

 

[Climber]

Well, I enjoyed watching that video. :cool :ride :teeth

I didn't see where the door was to get in. I also don't see how that could possibly be one of the most dangerous motorcycle stunts. If you fall off and have on decent leathers, you just slide until you stop. It's not like you're going to hit something hard like a tree (Isle of Man) or the ground (back flips).

With over 5 G's a fall of 3 feet would be like a fall of over 15 feet.

 

[redtail]

Pretty interesting, but for a Guy (pun) that races IOMTT, this must seem tame by comparison.

 

[Whammy]

thanks for posting the vid

that's pretty nice to see the science involved in the stunt too.
:thumbup

 

[LittleBigGirl]

**crush**