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Bit of a PSA for those (probably mostly those of us of a certain age) who revere Dougie as a bit of a god, but later on today he's attempting to wheelie around the Isle of Man TT course. And it's live on the internetelly.
Linky???
meh, I've seen kids in town who could do that on a stolen mtb while smoking a faaayg and with a can of stella in hand
The Manx wind will not help the attempt. Blowing a right hoodie down in Onchan (near the grandstand).
Has it been done before? I know Dave Taylor did it in the 70s with 2 touch downs I think, so that doesn't really count.
Is he using a motorised front wheel?
I'm sure Doug Domokos would have been able to do it.
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Dougie's amazing, and it'll be impressive if he makes it, but I can't help feeling that doing it on stunt pegs isn't quite "it".
Remember that picture as if it was yesterday 🙁
I think that is Arto Nyquist
No definitely Douglas Domokos.
Dave Taylor was Mr Wheelie until that famous Bike Magazine cover back in 79 I think it was.
Smashing the rear light while mono wheeling a z13. I've never ridden a 13 but I've sat on lots,they are huge.
My mind was and still is blown.
Nyquist is right I think, although I thought it was Superbike magazine.
We are worse than old blokes down the pub!
Obviously I can't vouch for the rider on my previous picture I just Google DD on a 13.
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I can't remember where my keys are nut I can nearly remember an issue of bike magazine 36 years ago!
Domokos always wore the Scott plastic Mx boots as in the picture above. I think, sponsorship and all that.
My favourite cover of Bike was a kid on a Stevens 350 LC doing a burn out wearing a Bandit with a coon tail and a MA1 jacket, the story about those lads was incredible, left a lasting impression. The rev counter just buried in the red.
This is fun for a Saturday morning. I wouldn't argue that bloke on the Bike cover is Doug Domokos but I still think the other pic is Nyquist. I can't find internet evidence though 🙁
I had every Superbike from the late seventies until the early thousands but they're now all recycled, wish I'd kept them now!
Impressive, but I'd imagine bloody boring to watch after the first mile.
Cancelled until Sunday.
Bit windy?
Are they doing a rolling road closure or something? I imagine it'll take quite a long time. As above, impressive, but dull to watch!
Dougie was in the year above me at school and is married to a lass that was in my circle of friends. Remember him going over the bonnet of a parked car as my mate and I had laughed at his MBK. He was looking behind, giving us verbals than BLAM!
Cool story bro.
I remember seeing Doug Domokos at the dirtbike show in Bristol in 1979 on a KDX .
If i'm not mistaken he wheelied a full lap of one of the US national supercross tracks a couple of years later.
Whoops, jumps and everything. 😀
Cheater with a motor to keep his front wheel spinning. 🙄
Your'e better off watching Dougie Pumpkin (as my mate calls him) at the Scottish Six Days Trial. He won it this year again, just weeks after his dad Martin had died.
Except...he's so good at natural trials that he looks a bit boring. You see the decent club riders struggling on some sections then Dougie (& Dabill, Brown, Wigg etc) come along & ride like theyr'e on tarmac.
Still can't get my head round 17 marks total for the whole 6 days...
Is the SSDT on the telly?
10 minute reminder 😉
All looks a bit blank at the moment...
up n running
It's not the most riveting television 🙂
Must be the middle of the night with a power cut on the IoM.
Bored already. I couldn't do it but it's not exactly gripping!!
Rob Warner can't spell rat.
Rob Warner can't spell IQ.
bored after a minute.
I am digging Conor Cummins new look. Tie me kangaroo down sport.
Just put this on. He doesn't look happy.
He did it. And he looked like it bloody hurt.
That was strangely addictive and awesome to watch! He was hurting at the end!
blimey
Couldn't get the player to work.
Was it just me?
player did drop out near the end. refresh worked for me just before governer's.
Worked fine for me through the whole thing...
Is the SSDT on the telly?
Unfortunately not & most of the YouTube stuff's a bit iffy but here's an example...
I watched it from start to finish - I thought it was an absolutely superb bit of riding. But why would Ballaugh Bridge ever be thought to be one of the difficult parts?
Nice to see my house though, while I'm away in that Greece.
Did he have extra fuel in the seat thing? Amazed he could get 37 miles out of the Vertigo
Fair play - that looked tough!!
What was the connection to Hope?
He had hope brakes on and no doubt some other trick bits