Wall of Death

Anyone seen this?

http://vimeo.com/66585349

Insane!

There used to be a troupe that traveled the shows in Australia many years ago that did the same thing on motorbikes.

Showing my age now.

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Showing my age now.

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Your hypothesis is correct. :D

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There used to be a troupe that traveled the shows in Australia many years ago that did the same thing on motorbikes.

Showing my age now.

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I saw that show as well.

My age must also be showing. :U


Peter

It used to be a regular at Sydney RES and Luna park but dont know if they were the same people

Have seen old footage of a sphere with two motorbike riders looping at right angles to each other. UK IIRC.

I remember the wall of death in Oz. It was at the local show in Macksville a couple of times.

Filmed in the Burnley Tunnel - Melbourne.

Craig.

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Have seen old footage of a sphere with two motorbike riders looping at right angles to each other. UK IIRC.

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In the 1980's, probably mid 80's, at the Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally, one of the exhibitors apart from his steam operated merry-go-round had a sphere which they demonstrated with one and then two motor bikes.

Centrifugal force in action!

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In the 1980's, probably mid 80's, at the Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally, one of the exhibitors apart from his steam operated merry-go-round had a sphere which they demonstrated with one and then two motor bikes.

Centrifugal force in action!

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Yep. It is still going (the rally).

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Have seen old footage of a sphere with two motorbike riders looping at right angles to each other. UK IIRC.

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Used to be a pair (brothers I think) who used to do that at the Sydney Show each year in the late '50s.
Saw 'em every year, always hoping for a mistake, but there never was one.

One difference between those guys and the Aussies riders a few decades back would be who welded the cage, if it was this bloke there could be a problem.

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Amazing.

The Wall of Death has been a spectacle particularly in motorcycling for a long time . The prefered machine of choice was the Indian and they stopped producing those in 1953. I think the cylinder was a smaller diameter than that in the video.

The centrifugal forces are huge and it is a lot more difficult than it looks. The lack of protection is an issue but indicative of that countries regard for life in general.

Regards
Paul

Cirque-de-sole (However you spell it) had a couple of motor cyclists who did the sphere thing too.

Not quite!

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The preferred machine of choice was the Indian and they stopped producing those in 1953.

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Gilroy resurrected Indian and produced bikes up to about 1999 2003. - then Stellican had a go and produced "Kings Mountain" Indians until about 2012 when they sold out to Polaris Industries (Victory Motorcycles).. who've just released pics of their 2014 model.

Indian Lives!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70...dianPrince.jpg
1948 Indian "Prince"

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70...Roadmaster.jpg
Similar aged Indian Chief

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70...icineWoman.jpg
"Medicine Woman" on a Gilroy from the late 1990's :2tsup:

http://cdn.polarisindustries.com/IND...lassic_red.jpg
2012/13 Kings Mountain "Stellican" Indian Chief Classic

http://cdn.polaris.com/ind/2014/img/...l/topimage.png
2014 "Victory" Indian Chieftan

Not trying to be pedantic - just that Indians are a bit of a hobby of mine... maybe one day I'll be wealthy enough to own and ride one.:)

I prayed for a loong time for God to give me one, - but then I worked out that he is the sort of God who doesn't work that way, so I just stole one, and prayed to God to forgive me for my sin! :D :wink:

"Indian - Smoking Harley's since 1903". :2tsup: :cool: :D