Harley do it right: break the Long Distance Jump record

:redfire:Thanks Hobbit, that's pretty amazing! Do you know if they are referring to the record for Harley jumps or all bikes, or a specific engine/weight class?
 
I got impression this was for all bikes..
Isn't that wild..
Leave it to a harley rider to do it again..
LOL..
Glad I ride a Harley..LOL..
They still hold many records.. including the cross country speed record for crossing the US..
Which has stood since the 80's and it was done on the..Then NEW XLH 883
I belive that was 86' or 87' Can't remember Which ..
Which surprised everyone..
That the "new" Harley set the record..
Easyrider did a story on it all..
But I have been riding a Blockhead since 86' and it has never failed me, and with well over
100,000 miles on Her..

:salute::salute:
 
i wonder if the bike was 100% harley, or just the engine. it doesn't really say.
when my hero was jumpin harley's they were mostly stock bikes.

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cheezyflier said:
i wonder if the bike was 100% harley, or just the engine. it doesn't really say.
when my hero was jumpin harley's they were mostly stock bikes.
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Huh. I was flying over a deep canyon in southern Idaho on the SOH server last night and was thinking about him.
I see the SI cover is prior to his Snake River jump.
But I was a long ways away from the Snake River Canyon and my youthful days watching EK do this on live TV...

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Always wondered what would have happened if that parachute hadn't deployed at the start. LOL.
 
HH said:
Harley do it right: break the Long Distance Jump record
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What is that? Some kind of bad English??

Either Harleys do it right .... or Harley does it right.

:kilroy:

In the mean time I long to have my old fxe back.
 
cheezyflier said:
i wonder if the bike was 100% harley, or just the engine. it doesn't really say.
when my hero was jumpin harley's they were mostly stock bikes.

evel.jpg
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Evel Kenevel,....truly the Last Gladiator. Even though he had made a mess of things at times for himself and others,...he was a man of his word. And he kept it.
 
I know. A few of my friends had the Evil Knievel Stunt Set.
I do remember eagerly asking for one in a store, and getting that usual roll of the eyes and the sarcastic laugh from my dear, sweet, mother, followed by, "Right...".

Pfft. Parents. What killjoys.

Of course I never do that.... :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
 
I dunno, for all the hype here ... as a kid I found it virtually impossible to build up enough speed on a bicycle to jump anything close to 10 feet without practically killing yourself or seriously damaging the twins.

:isadizzy:
 
Looks like its just for Harley...........


That dude made an amazing jump in that last vid...what a kook...lol
 
Ahhh harleyman does those jumps in his sleep!!! haha!!! j/k........Wow!!! very cool!! looks like he had room to spare.
Thanks for sharing this! Cheers!!
 
I'm not really up on my Harley Davidsons, and can't tell a Fatboy from a Sportster, but I think that was a Buell. Harley powered yes, but not really a production bike if it was. Still I couldn't do it on my bike or any bike for that matter, Big Jim and the twins mean too much to me.

CAD
 
when i was a kid, long before they were jumping huge jumps on bicycles or making bicycles that were capable of huge jumps, i was attempting some rather spectacular feats. you know you're landing hard when you can break a frame. i have have personal knowledge of what that guy felt like on the wide world of sports intro where they said "the agony of defeat" :icon_lol:
 
Animal said:
:redfire:Thanks Hobbit, that's pretty amazing! Do you know if they are referring to the record for Harley jumps or all bikes, or a specific engine/weight class?
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Only applies to the 'Highly Dangerous' label.
And FTR, the engine was HD, not sure about the frame etc but the suspension was 'out sourced'.
The landing was a nut cracker .......:icon_eek:
 
CADFather said:
I'm not really up on my Harley Davidsons, and can't tell a Fatboy from a Sportster, but I think that was a Buell. Harley powered yes, but not really a production bike if it was. Still I couldn't do it on my bike or any bike for that matter, Big Jim and the twins mean too much to me.

CAD
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HeHe Big Jim and the twing...too funny.

Yea..it probably was a Buel to start with for sure........ Funny little bikes..not a real Harley..neighter is that ugly V-rod...LOL
 
harleyman said:
..neighter is that ugly V-rod...LOL
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i agree about the buell, but for different reasons. (i suspect)
i wish less people felt that way about the v-rod though. harley had deep pockets, and if they had encouragement that they could sell something that was actually fast and good handling, i bet they could turn out a pretty cool sportbike. as much as folks like cruisers, (especially me) don't forget that the sportster was a race bike when it was initially released.
 
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