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Those guys come up here to Bloomsburg, love the vintage 30s Indian they use. Used to hang out with the guy that did it before these guys.Haven't seen him in a few years so not sure if his son has it or if he sold it. That is also a vintage HD dirt bike they use when they run both bikes on the wall together. They run the bike and the go cart at the same time too.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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WOW. can you imagine how crazy that feels to see the people going by below you?
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At the end of the show he rides around and takes dollars out of peoples hands.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Did you notice the guy smokin' a cig as he fueled the bike?
Pretty amazing riding IMHO.
Somewhere I saw avid of a guy with a LION in a sidecar doin'
the Wall of Death, but I can't find it now.
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When he sits sideways with his back to the floor has got to be the weirdest feeling!
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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It made me dizzy just watching it, can't imagine how it feels.
The stunts this guy does are amazing to me. I'm lucky to get
my bike out of the garage w/o dropping it.
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New Tires
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WOW. can you imagine how crazy that feels to see the people going by below you?
They don't have jaywalkers in Canada? 
Amazing vid.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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With the little dirt bike he gets the tire up on the red line at the top and zig zags up and down the wall.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Eeh! This thing ain't no big deal. I mean, when ya can do THAT and then later grab a guitar and start rockin' and a rollin' and havin' all the girls wantin' to jump your bones like THIS guy could, THEN you're TALKIN'.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRy6UvCZpLc 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I would be impressed if that were actually Elvis riding the wall.
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Aaah, c'mon now, Ian! You don't think Col. Parker would've made the director of "Roustabout" put a stunt double in for his meal-ticket, now do YA?!  (...say it ain't so Joe...err...IAN!!!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Must be showing my age, but I knew what that clip was going to be before I opened it Dwight! 
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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I never could stand Elvis so I didn't.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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+1 .I certainly wasn't a fan .But I'd watch anything with a motorbike in it when I was young [or now come to think of it]
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Must be showing my age, but I knew what that clip was going to be before I opened it Dwight!
Yeah Paul. I wish I could say that I just saw it for the very first time just the other day while I was watchin' TV on my Grandpa's knee!
(...but, I can't 'cause I'm right there with ya ol' buddy!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I got to see the wall of death a year ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve62-sTrt2Q
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It's running at Barber right now. Too crowded to get in yesterday but it sure was noisy outside and it's really a lot smaller than you'd think. Neat bikes parked out front, too.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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I remember seeing it at Palisades Amusement Park in Fort Lee NJ when I was a teenager.
if life gives you lemons keep them because hey,free lemons.
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You can always build your own http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjhjaN5zKI&feature=relmfu  On a side note, the only time my daughter was scared by motorcycles, was at a wall of death when she was about 18 months old
Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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