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sturd
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      03-28-2011, 05:45 PM
Holy crap, looks like just the tireand rim in the last frame of the
vid but in any case, how the heck does that happen?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Mar/110328a.htm


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Marven Lee
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      03-31-2011, 09:52 AM
sturd wrote...
> Holy crap, looks like just the tireand rim in the last frame of the
> vid but in any case, how the heck does that happen?
>
> http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Mar/110328a.htm


Didn't something like this happen to Robert Dunlop's
RC45 at the Isle of Man in '94?


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Troll.Nation
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      04-03-2011, 10:05 AM
"H. Fred Kveck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:YOURhoward-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Russell Watson <russell-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:45:23 -0700 (PDT), sturd
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Holy crap, looks like just the tireand rim in the last frame of the
>> >vid but in any case, how the heck does that happen?
>> >
>> >http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Mar/110328a.htm
>> >
>> >
>> >Go fast. Take chances.
>> >Mike S.

>>
>> Yeah, I saw the recap on Speed last night and they said the spokes and
>> rim separated from the hub, but that does not explain it coming
>> completely off. Its like a Chinese magic trick!

>
> Single sided swingarm - after the spokes break, what's going to keep the rim/tire
> from going off on its own?


Yea and Fogarty thought it was hilarious...


 
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