Sixth Gear
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My uncle (A perfect midlife crisis vette fanatic example) had a Vette, he did the "Texas Mile" or something like that and he said about half-3/4 of the 6-speed vette's overheated the tranny and blew the dipstick or something of the nature, while the A4's did just fine...could it have been 6th gear? who knows....
Last edited by Stanger88; Feb 12, 2006 at 02:18 PM.
Originally Posted by Steve Gunn
Very tight video.
The guy, though, has gotta be the slowest shifter in the world.
Originally Posted by Stanger88
My uncle (A perfect midlife crisis vette fanatic example) had a Vette, he did the "Texas Mile" or something like that and he said about half-3/4 of the 6-speed vette's overheated the tranny and blew the dipstick or something of the nature, while the A4's did just fine...could it have been 6th gear? who knows....
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Originally Posted by JDJP
Wow, After that guy yelled, and they crossed over that road, that busa looked like it got a little squirrely....
Didn't look like the best road for high speeds....
Didn't look like the best road for high speeds....
yeah, it looked like he got a little bit of wheelie wobble.
I remeber landing some wheelies on my R1, the bike would wobble violently for about 20 yards or so. Funky ****. Had the pucker effect going for sure. lol.
Originally Posted by V-seriesTech
yeah, it looked like he got a little bit of wheelie wobble.
I remeber landing some wheelies on my R1, the bike would wobble violently for about 20 yards or so. Funky ****. Had the pucker effect going for sure. lol.
I remeber landing some wheelies on my R1, the bike would wobble violently for about 20 yards or so. Funky ****. Had the pucker effect going for sure. lol.
Damn, I about spit up my lunch reading that. 
Originally Posted by wickedwarlock
Damn, I about spit up my lunch reading that. 
I laugh now but,...anyone thats ridden a bike like a jackass(myself), knows it's scary as hell. Just try and power out of it...don't keep your arms super locked in place,...and hold on tight.
The first time I did this, was on I-75, on my R1, and I had JUST learned how to shift gears and ride a wheelie(that night)...I went from 2nd gear, at about 65mph, all the way to 5th gear, where as soon as I hit fifth gear, the bike had lost power, and started to bring the front wheel down to the ground. When it hit, I was doing 145mph on my digital speedo,...and wobbleing for what felt like 100 yards, was probably more like 30 or so.
Crazy ****. Which I guess I could never learn to stop, as my dumb *** got airlifted, about a year later.
Yee haw.
Originally Posted by V-seriesTech
I laugh now but,...anyone thats ridden a bike like a jackass(myself), knows it's scary as hell. Just try and power out of it...don't keep your arms super locked in place,...and hold on tight.
The first time I did this, was on I-75, on my R1, and I had JUST learned how to shift gears and ride a wheelie(that night)...I went from 2nd gear, at about 65mph, all the way to 5th gear, where as soon as I hit fifth gear, the bike had lost power, and started to bring the front wheel down to the ground. When it hit, I was doing 145mph on my digital speedo,...and wobbleing for what felt like 100 yards, was probably more like 30 or so.
Crazy ****. Which I guess I could never learn to stop, as my dumb *** got airlifted, about a year later.
Yee haw.
I know the feeling, did allot of off road bike riding, done it plenty of times and damn it does hurt. I am alive still and look back at the crazy stuff I did and find it funny. No pun intended. No really. 
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From: Clarksville, Tn
188!! LMAo To the looks of that vette, it looked to be a lil wobley at that speed, and the guy sounded like he was really over excited....LMAO Good vid.....
I have taken 5th to 145mph....But I havent tried anything else....I keep running out of room!
I have taken 5th to 145mph....But I havent tried anything else....I keep running out of room!
