When Chuck Cameron invites you down to Pigeon Forge, TN, you better be ready to ride! The Suzuki 1500LC/C90 Forum’s Annual Smokin’ in the Smokies means having fun and getting off the computer.
Mike Metzger (born 19 November 1975 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American Freestyle Motocross (FMX) rider. In the 2002 X-Games he won the Freestyle and Big Air events and got second place in Step Up, earning him an estimated $100,000 in three days. In 2003 he also got first place in Big Air. On May 4, 2006, at 9:26, Metzger completed “The Impossible Jump”, doing a world record backflip over the fountains in front of Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, seen live on ESPN. He is the first person to complete a backflip over the fountains, and only the second person to ever successfully land that jump. The others to attempt the jump over Caesars Palace’s fountains include Evel Knievel, Gary Wells, and Robbie Knievel, of which only Robbie landed successfully. Not only did Metzger complete this jump whilst performing a backflip, but he also set the record for distance, landing 125 feet from the takeoff, ramp but later ending 2007 jeremy Twitch stenberg beat his record with a 160ft jump making backflip.
The song “Long Lonesome Highway” as aired on “Then Came Bronson”
At 2294cc its the worlds largest capacity production motorcycle. But, despite the impressive capacity of this amazing machine, it was designed first and foremost to be ridden. A good turning circle, seamless fuel injection and a low center of gravity combine to make maneuvering at low speed surprisingly easy.
It doesn’t get much better than this. If this was filmed in the good ole USA they would be sued and bankrupt in a heart beat.
KTM has used its know-how building lightweight but sturdy off-road motorbikes to full effect with the Crossbow. A carbonfibre monocoque ensures flex-free rigidity and low mass, while the Audi TT’s direct-injection 2.0-litre lump is mounted transversely just ahead of the rear wheels for poised weight distribution. The two passengers are sandwiched by twin rear-mounted radiators, and VW’s DSG twin-clutch gearbox will be offered. Suspension is by double wishbones all round.
Tired of all those political TV commercials, newspaper articles and CNN political analysts? Metric Thunder is your One Stop Shop for clearing up the campaign clutter.
The brave Vespa girl loves the big monkey. Mr. Kong loves the Red sled… a commentary on the battle of the sexes?
The show is pulled together with an Abba soundtrack… perfect.
SEX, VIOLENCE and BETRAYAL-The Rambo LisaNova Story
This is a true documentary of the she-woman that is known in the jungles of Nam as Rambo LisaNova.
This is great stuff! Gotta love those fans coming onto the track and throwing that rider off the bridge! You’ll also get a kick out of Valentino Rossi’s ‘Pit Stop’
I can really appreciate just how difficult dirt bike riding can be on the body. This YouTube is another reminder of why I’m sticking to cruising!
-MTB
The ultimate road battle between Ford and Dodge! This car case from the 1968 classic, “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen, set the gold standard for car chases over the next 40 years. Continued »
The Coen Brothers are this year’s favorite for top honors at the Academy Awards with “No Country for Old Men.” Continued »
It’s gotta be good if we’re gonna post a YouTube Tuesday on a Sunday…This one is in honor of the Super Bowl today and is a classic from the dot.com era. Continued »
CH46 Sea Knight Helicopter helicopter crash lands and drops in the sea while trying to land on an aircraft carrier. It looks like the pilot can recovery but the gods turn against him and into the drink he goes.
Freedom in America
Easy Rider, a 1969 road movie depicts two bikers named Wyatt, nicknamed ‘Captain America’ (Peter Fonda), and Billy (Dennis Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South and experience its land and people.
Wyatt dresses in American flag-adorned leather, while Billy dresses in Native American-style buckskin pants and shirts and a bushman hat.
Even though everyone dies in the end, this movie has launched thousands of careers in the motorcycle industry, hundreds of businesses and kept rock and roll pumping along the ribbons of asphalt across America.
The Boys on David Letterman
Teutul’s visit the Late Show With David Letterman on CBS. Starting January 17th, 2008, all new episodes of American Chopper premiere. Starting with the first episode of the Air National Guard build. Continued »
It’s been reported that Vinnie didn’t feel like he was getting enough as the Teutels have become enormously successful. They have a helicopter, boat, luxury cars, motorcycles, homes and, of course, huge egos.
So Vinnie and Cody have ventured out on their own in a business call V-Force Customs.
Vinnie was doing all the design work and the actual work anyways — he is better off without OCC.
So far the V-Force boys have only had time to finish their apparel line. They have long sleeve shirts, pull over sweat shirts, women’s clothing, with different styles of hats, jackets, and accessories. No bikes yet.
It takes a few times to hear what the song is about. Basically, he is singing about his love interest’s shapely back side.
BTW – This is our gratuitous plug on our new red tag sale area. Check it out now!
This sketch is of him lecturing on slapstick and how its popularity, as a form of humor, is decreasing. Absolutely hilarious.
Now, go out and play nice.
Thunder Bob talks with Bandit about his 100 year Harley-Davidson Road King Classic canvas on 2 wheels. It’s Bandit’s Garage Part Duo. At Bikernet you get all the 411 on new parts and bike builds. It is all here.
Bandit takes a perfectly good motorcycle and modifies it. His creed, leave no motorcycle stock, ever.
Thunder Bob of metricthunder.com is on mic with George Emmons Najar of Horsepower Marketing producing.
Batman has his bat cave and Bandit has his lair. We rush the World HQ on a late Friday night in November to get the 411 on how Keith ‘Bandit’ Ball puts it all together at Bikernet.com. Continued »
We all know that it is dangerous out there, especially if you are not paying attention. Situational awareness is the key phrase in this video. As you will see, the rider is alert to what is happening in his peripheral vision but fails to connect to what is in front of him.
Remember, it’s the Holiday time and driving is the last thing our highly motivated shoppers have on their mind.
By the way, to reduce incidents we suggest a gift certificate from Metric Thunder. They are handy and will keep you safe and snug this Holiday season.
- Thunder Bob
Eric Manning is running a 50CC Aprilia for a record and then plans on building a streamliner. It’s one step at a time for the son of the Big Ugly Bastard or BUB as his friends call him.
Thunder Bob talks to Eric and his rider Andy about their 3 year plan to take the ultimate 50cc prize.
Hard-Krome President, Mark Dooley, is revving up with new products for Metric and Harley Cruisers for the 2007 and 2008 riding season. The word that is heard is Black, Midnight Black. It’s the new chrome. Mark talks about the trends in the industry.
Hard-Krome has new pipes and colors. Continued »
We catch up with Erica and Laura between rounds. Both ladies race at the 2007 BUB Speed Trials and take home records. Continued »
Thunder Bob interviews JD of Baron. Barons show a couple of their custom motorcycles with all the goodies.
Baron’s design and manufacture parts and accessories that offer style and attitude for Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Harley-Davidson cruiser models. Thier lineup includes performance intake and exhaust systems, custom handlebars, engine guards, floorboards, lowering kits, air-ride suspension kits, wheels, chrome parts and much, much more. Continued »
The only limitation in this class is that you need to be on 2 or 3 wheels. Gas, electric or diesel… it doesn’t matter. Just get on an blast off. Continued »
What does a guy do when the first time out on the Bonneville Salt Flats he wins a world record? If you’re Bandit you build a bigger, faster bike and go again. Continued »
Who sez YouTube is a waste of time… You can watch 2 minutes of human pong and be the first on your block to say so. Continued »
MotoGP is the world’s premier motorcycleing championship, with a season of 18 GP races in countries bringing together the worl’d top motorcycle manufacturers including Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM, Kawasaki and Aprilia. Continued »
| Turning MX Bikes Into RoadRacers The 450cc Single MX Racer is a concept created by MC industry veteran Gavin Trippe, designed and fabricated by racing champion-turned designer Roland Sands, and painted by Troy Lee Designs. Since Laguna the response has been amazing to the point, a series will happen in 2008, rules will be clear, continency high and fairing will be spec’d in OEM colors… who’s for red, white, blue, green and yellow? See the video on Roland’s work or read an article from Road Racer X.td> |
<Corvette ZR1 Exclusive Driving Spy Video - In the history of the automobile, few cars were anticipated as much as the Corvette ZR-1.
We bring you exclusive spy footage of the Corvette ZR1. Hear and see this monster in action- and let us know what you think!
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953.
| Corvettes tend to emphasize simplicity over technical complexity. It has been proclaimed as “America’s Sports Car.”
It is built today exclusively at a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, but in the past it was built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri. It was the first all-American sports car built by an American car manufacturer. The National Corvette Museum and annual National Corvette Homecoming are also located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. |
| Leave Britney Alone! - Viewed 6.5 Million Chris Crocker became a video star when he created the video blog about Britney Spears’ disastrous performance at the MTV Video Music Awards with his “Leave Britney Alone” video. Crocker’s video is a YouTube hit… It’s received 92,000 comments and been viewed over 6.5 million times. This is Jimmy Kimmel’s version because the profane language is bleeped out. Crocker stretched his 15 minutes of fame through interviews with online magazine Salon, radio shock jock Howard Stern and on CNN and ABC. |
We Have Funny Videos
We have some very funny ads that we researched on YouTube. These are some of the funniest from around the world. Continued »
Observations from an animated man… Meet Jerry, he’s animated and has one hard luck story after another. It’s based on the real life of a guy that owns an animation business and is named Jerry. Continued »
Who knew Big Bill could do comedy. Bill works the room in during a speech in Europe. Continued »
Okey, we read all the emails and now we have the stunt videos up on YouTube Tuesday. Take a look. Who know you could actually wheelie a Buell 500cc motorbike? Continued »
Homer and Bart are riding a cruiser-style motorcycle… Thunder Bob thinks it is a Kawasaki Mean Streak 1600. Trailers for the long-awaited Simpsons movie are all over the internet – and after hours of tireless research, many donuts, a few swigs of Jack Daniels Continued »
‘Albert’s Helmet-Mounted Pistol’ is a patent back from 1953, when life was simple and people just wanted new hats that could blow away their adversaries. Intended to free the user’s hands (hopefully for more guns), the pistol was supposed to be fired by blowing into a tube—like blowing bubbles in milk through a straw, but you know, with more blood.
It seems like a minor oversight that the kickback may kill the participant, or at least leave their neck in severe need for a good rubbing. But even more than we’re interested in the helmet, we’d like to see the mega pistol that’s strapped on top.
Maybe we’ll pick a fight with a clown and see if he whips one out. If only mimes were strapped for real… [thebachelorguy via neatorama]
At Metric Thunder we love new and innovative stuff. We found this slideshow that had some cool ideas.
Every year from July 7th-14th thousands pack into Pamplona to start Spain’s most famous bull-running fiesta to honour Navarre capital’s patron saint, San Fermin. Spain stages more than 3,000 fiestas (festivals) each year but the 7 days of bull-running are the favourite in terms of spectacle and excitement. Continued »
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