When I worked at Harley Davidson, there was an incident with a new bike owner, she was inside the building, working on the paperwork for her brand new Sportster. Her boyfriend was with her, he was chomping at the bit to ride it around the parking lot. She was the hardest woman I have ever met, she kept telling him no! At the last moment, he asked her if it was alright to load it onto the trailer and she said yes! He had maybe 100 feet to the trailer, he was weaving back and forth, in big loops, when the foot peg caught the ground and his left hand slipped off the grip and he floored the gas! I wasn’t the only one standing there watching this unfold, there were at least 5 mechanics and a few salesman watching as well! It flipped 3 times, before coming to a sliding stop at the ramp on his trailer! He had that same look on his face as you did, only difference, he had to go inside and tell his girlfriend, as she was signing for the bike! Never a dull moment at Harley Davidson!
Had similar experience in Littleton , CO In 1998. Working as a trustee for Arapahoe County sheriff's office. They had taken delivery of a brand new Kawasaki 1000 still needing police equipment installed. Lights/siren , radio Etc. A nefew or son of a Lt. In the department decided to attempt a wheelie on this 550lb machine at the Sheriff's garage one morning. Disaster Soon followed. He lost control of the bike , thrown off the back. The motorcycle then continued on , hitting a 5 " curb , bounced once , hit a small tree, Then veried off the tree through the man door to the garage and dropped! $ 800 Dollars in damage just to bike. We were Laughing for an hour.
It's OK. Live life! So many people in this world trying to control everything They will die in a hospital bed yelling about some ridiculous political debate on television and not even realize how much they missed. Peace!
You T-Boned a picked-up truck with a trike and just walked away.... If it was me, I would have ran out and bought a lottery ticket hoping my mojo was still working...
IKR. The stoic narration that was spliced into the video was leading me to believe that he crushed one or both of his legs during the inaugural run. Lucky man!
About 40 years ago I had a beautiful and wild 2005 cc VW Trike. It had all the go fast stuff, dual 48 IDA Webers etc. I had it set much lower than yours, but it would still do wheelies for as long as I could hold on. When I sold it the guy noticed the back of the engine was slightly grinded away - I explained to the guy that was the limiting factor keeping it from flipping over, best to avoid going that far.
Sorry to see this happen. However, I can remember fairly stock VWs lifting the front end popping the clutch, and they have WAY more weight up front. Live and learn.
If you had pulled it off, you had a 50/50 chance of snapping the forks coming down! Saw it happen behind Froggy's during one of the many bike weeks I worked! JustSayn!
Its a wonder he survived, after all, it was his wife's truck. He never heard the end of it. Bet he no more than pulled that trike off before he was fixing her truck.
I nearly did the same driving a heavily modified 2200cc trike almost identical..the Front came down just in time to avoid crashing into a pick up. I had no idea a VW engine could put out that much power???
My cousin built one in the early 70's. He still has it. I've rode it and it is fun to ride, though it does have a tendency to raise the front wheel off the ground if you open the throttle too quickly. It has wheelie bars, so it can't flip backwards. It takes some getting used to, but does corner pretty well, at rather low speed, 35mph or so. On straight roads you can open it up and it tracks nicely. He did a good job on it.
Bro glad your ok I was 20 had a 64 Corvair 140 turbo automatic trike. I did a wheelie at the signal light an my throttle stuck looked at the stars for what felt like a mile but a block later I realized turn the key off . Nearly shit my self 😂
It's even funnier when you say it's not funny.
😂😂😂 I know right. Zero chance that this isn’t funny. I laughed my ass off.
My Dad always said, "You've got to be smarter than the machinery you're going to operate." 😮
Big boys with small brains and dangerous toys. He's lucky not to
Have been injured.
Good one,never heard that and I am an old fart.🤗😉🤗
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The old 10% rule was not used here
@@brianhoppersr.3671 I only know the 10% rule as it applies to harvesting. How does it apply here?
Nine months later, the truck had a litter of 8 three wheeled little trucks.
😅😂👍😎
😊😊😊😊😊😊
4 of them were diesels🤣
2 were air cooled and 1 had three wheels😅
Mummy ute had some explaining to do to Daddy ute ...😐
Hay! "You can't park THERE"! 😂🤣
He should have put his foot on the brake.
Mental note - fit wheelie bars to my trike for first test ride. Thanks for the heads up!
You manage to walk away instead of being carried away.
Yeah, I thought this vid was going to get alot darker.
Lmfao that was great 😂😂😂
When I worked at Harley Davidson, there was an incident with a new bike owner, she was inside the building, working on the paperwork for her brand new Sportster. Her boyfriend was with her, he was chomping at the bit to ride it around the parking lot. She was the hardest woman I have ever met, she kept telling him no! At the last moment, he asked her if it was alright to load it onto the trailer and she said yes! He had maybe 100 feet to the trailer, he was weaving back and forth, in big loops, when the foot peg caught the ground and his left hand slipped off the grip and he floored the gas! I wasn’t the only one standing there watching this unfold, there were at least 5 mechanics and a few salesman watching as well! It flipped 3 times, before coming to a sliding stop at the ramp on his trailer! He had that same look on his face as you did, only difference, he had to go inside and tell his girlfriend, as she was signing for the bike! Never a dull moment at Harley Davidson!
Had similar experience in Littleton , CO
In 1998. Working as a trustee for Arapahoe County sheriff's office.
They had taken delivery of a brand new
Kawasaki 1000 still needing police equipment installed. Lights/siren , radio
Etc. A nefew or son of a Lt. In the department decided to attempt a wheelie on this 550lb machine at the
Sheriff's garage one morning. Disaster
Soon followed. He lost control of the bike , thrown off the back. The motorcycle then continued on , hitting a
5 " curb , bounced once , hit a small tree,
Then veried off the tree through the man door to the garage and dropped! $ 800
Dollars in damage just to bike. We were
Laughing for an hour.
@@David-lo1fo shit happens fast, some of us can see it coming and others are oblivious to it ever happening! Just my 2 cents
@clairhennings8423 it's called mindfulness or awareness/ thinking.
That's my dollar...
I went to a Harley dealership once. We walked for a half hour and we were still in the clothing section. Never did see a motorcycle.
😂😂😂
You own that one, buddy.
Hold your head high, my man.
You're part of a small group of people who can claim to have done this.
Thanks for sharing. 👍
The snow tires made it funnier 😝
...snow kidding!!!!!
No, it’s wheelie not. It’s hilarious!
Illegal front forks no front brakes, no floor pan under pedals. Did he think he was going to license it and put that death trap on the road?
Yeah, I was really anxious about his feet just dangling like that.
Maybe he just wanted to mess around on his property with it?
But yeah,he definitely needed those things you mentioned.
It's OK. Live life! So many people in this world trying to control everything
They will die in a hospital bed yelling about some ridiculous political debate on television and not even realize how much they missed.
Peace!
I'm not sure if any legal forks or front brakes had prevented this wheelie...
@@meeshka5161❤👍
That’ll buff right out
You T-Boned a picked-up truck with a trike and just walked away.... If it was me, I would have ran out and bought a lottery ticket hoping my mojo was still working...
IKR. The stoic narration that was spliced into the video was leading me to believe that he crushed one or both of his legs during the inaugural run. Lucky man!
I think we better sell it... oh God, wiping tears away, too funny!
About 40 years ago I had a beautiful and wild 2005 cc VW Trike. It had all the go fast stuff, dual 48 IDA Webers etc. I had it set much lower than yours, but it would still do wheelies for as long as I could hold on. When I sold it the guy noticed the back of the engine was slightly grinded away - I explained to the guy that was the limiting factor keeping it from flipping over, best to avoid going that far.
Now that's some funny shit
The Titanic music says it all.
I want to hang out with this guy. The trike, what looks like a CJ under the cover, and the lifted Elco... I’m in!
It looks incredibly hard to ride. You need a foot rest so the foot just rests on the brake.
I give you lots of credit for sharing. Most people would be too embarrassed to tell anyone this ever happened
Finish before riding - Amen
those back wheels are a really good look.
“I really didn’t think it was very funny”
now I gotta lol 😂😂😂😂😂
Sorry to see this happen. However, I can remember fairly stock VWs lifting the front end popping the clutch, and they have WAY more weight up front. Live and learn.
I always wondered what a trike is good for. Now i know. Thank you.
You're soooooo cool dude!
That trike is improperly balanced. The front end is too light.
@@nakedfreak1 Ha ha ! A NASA engineer to design a trike ? It's like asking an F1 race driver to drive a garbage truck LOL !
I made that mistake. Very honest mistake that can be costly. Better get wheelie bars
How is this Not Funny…😂🤷♂️
Yeah, I'm with the wife laughing here !
Now that was funny!
That was hilarious, the way too loud sad music over the top is absolutely perfect!
Hilarious
😂I can’t stop laughing 🤣
If you had pulled it off, you had a 50/50 chance of snapping the forks coming down! Saw it happen behind Froggy's during one of the many bike weeks I worked! JustSayn!
Because of the length they're weak in the middle? I'm guessing that's why it could happen.
@@jacktorrance2633 Yes, because of the length, but they are also not very robust-looing for the length. Longer needs stouter.
Nobody got hurt, maybe the truck just a little.
In fact. This is funny😂😂😂
Dude,,, that was cool.. you rock. !!!
One more wheel makes ALL the difference .
Its a wonder he survived, after all, it was his wife's truck.
He never heard the end of it.
Bet he no more than pulled that trike off before he was fixing her truck.
Oh shi_!
Not a successful test
Good you walked away
Back in the 1970s a friend built a VW-3 and had to fill the fork tubes with lead to keep it down.
Classy people
Probably need to fix that throttle.
That blows!
At least you didn’t get hurt!
Poor truck
It was Funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I mean... it's kinda funny 😄
I nearly did the same driving a heavily modified 2200cc trike almost identical..the Front came down just in time to avoid crashing into a pick up. I had no idea a VW engine could put out that much power???
We all think its funny..
Reminds me of The Black Widows gang off of the movie Every Which Way But Loose lol
how did this not go viral
Definitely not designed by an engineer that knew what they were doing.
Archimedes over here!
Wheelie with an open differential...= turn.
Thanks for posting the video! Glad you weren't hurt much. Wife seemed good natured about it, too.
My cousin built one in the early 70's. He still has it. I've rode it and it is fun to ride, though it does have a tendency to raise the front wheel off the ground if you open the throttle too quickly. It has wheelie bars, so it can't flip backwards. It takes some getting used to, but does corner pretty well, at rather low speed, 35mph or so. On straight roads you can open it up and it tracks nicely. He did a good job on it.
Striaght rammed a Ram.
Good insurance will make it look like it never happened!
when a trike and a truck have special feelings for each other, they hug in a special way...
I made one of those back in the 70s, I ended up strapping a Ford 351 head under the fuel tank to keep the front end on the ground.
that's a good idea I've been looking for a fat girl to ride on the handlebars
I love your crash helmet! 🤣
dude this is hilarious. now that i see you weren't paralyzed. was that a lifted up el camino? got more money than cents.😂🍻
That machine is called the Darwin Cycle.
Yes it was very funny.
Stupid hurts..... and sometimes, is expensive!! 🤣😂 Glad you weren't hurt.
I couldn’t believe my eyes, I could not! How many weird projects are you working on? Or have bought?
Ive heard of piling up junk dodges and crappy vws where they belong, but this is hilarious! Top notch owners too....
Shut up dude.
the very first thing I would do is go into the house and change my shorts!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂
Thats a really cool trike I hope things worked out with the car It could have been much worse. Glad your OK
thanks for the concern I wasn't hurt and the truck is fixed
the video made it on americas funniest videos season 30 episode 1
@@yellowbirdgarage7698 😂😂😎😎
Oh man! Rad trike though. Lots of other neat doodads you have there too.
Better advice, do your first test drive without your wife around. That way you can blame the dog if something goes wrong.
👉🏻OUTSTANDING!👈🏻
You know when my wife says something when I'm doing a guy thing I have learned to stop a reevaluate because she sees things I don't.
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I detect the smell of alcohol. No? Okay I detect this. No? Well I detect that. No? Well I detect something so I can make money.
Bro glad your ok
I was 20 had a 64 Corvair 140 turbo automatic trike. I did a wheelie at the signal light an my throttle stuck looked at the stars for what felt like a mile but a block later I realized turn the key off . Nearly shit my self 😂
He lied...!
it was funny😂
LLOOOLLL😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 one excited bike 😂
If it's not funny, I must be laughing for some other reason!
Thankfully you were not seriously injured
Those mud boggers had too much traction.. too much torque, too little front weight. Put a fat girl on the handle bars.
I should have remembered the fat girl on the handebars first
I am happy your ok and no one got hurt thank God lord and Christ
Ooopppssss foot pegs to rest your feet on would be good .just finish building it that s all don't get rid of it !!
It is Funny, I'm with the wife laughing here !
That was top notch 😂😂
That beast went straight for the Ram.
You can’t sell him you promised to spend your life with him when you married him!
That happened to me too
And it wasn't funny
I did escape injury though
Could lose some teeth doing that.
Brakes? Brakes!? We dunt need no steenking brakes! LoL.
NICE PARKING JOB….👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Well sir your video was mistitled that was funny
Better there than on the road!
Dude, this is funny 😂
Lose the overly-loud music, pal.
Could not have walked away from that one
Trust me..........I know funny and that..........was funny!
NO.... that is funny
Correction : This is very funny
Holy shit,eject,eject
You're right that wasn't funny, it was hilarious 😂😂😂
I thought this wasn’t funny? Your under selling yourself man, had me rolling 🤣🤣, glad your ok though. 👌🏽