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and here is the proof

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 624276.stm

Great pictures .... was mildly amused by the in-car footage showing the desperate steering input to avoid the armco .... despite the fact that there were no front wheels to deliver any steering!
Obviously a natural reaction .... but a great example of futility ....

Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing!

HowardQ wrote:Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing!

Safer for who? The occupants maybe but everyone else?
You will normally do a lot more damage with a huge heavy car with no front wheels than you will with a bike.
[I'm not really talking about this on a race circuit BTW]

kin ekk.. someone's just earnt themselves a place in the dole queue! Sheet!

Yeah I was wondering who just lot their job!

Guess that part was lightened a tiny bit too much then

What was that old ad? Power is nothing without control?

D-Rider wrote:

HowardQ wrote:Got to admit cars are safer than bikes. Just imagine trying to keep control of a bike with two wheels missing!

Safer for who? The occupants maybe but everyone else?
You will normally do a lot more damage with a huge heavy car with no front wheels than you will with a bike.
[I'm not really talking about this on a race circuit BTW]

Safer for the joke Andy
Never saw the clip at work and still can't open it now so comments not based on that. Just the idea that controlling a bike with no wheels might be a slight problem.

The norweigans do it with no problems, they rename it a skidoo.

He wouldn't let me have a go tho.......

Yeh.................But.
This stands up on it's own and has something to steer with.

Oops!