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Title: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: jfabmotorsports.com on January 12, 2009, 11:29:22 AM
    Back before Heckter was a pup and Moby Dick was a minnow, I had a 1986 kx 500. I thought I was as brave and fearless as they come. Now I call it stuped!
   The next three shots were taken by my girlfriend, of the time, standing in the bed of a 1983 GMC 3500 with 44" tires and the accompaning lift. My bud's dared me to jump the truck and of course being 22 I was happy to help out. The photos tell the story of the hill leading up to the truck. BUT, on the other side of the truck about a 30 foot drop to a flat ledge or landing. I was not suposed to get all the way to the flat! Well I did. Up over the hill, over the truck and SPLAT. My face gard bent the cross bar the tank knocked the wind out of me. I kept it on two wheels but man did it hurt.....for days.
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: sintax on January 12, 2009, 11:33:23 AM
haha you cant leave me hanging like that..... :evil:
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: jfabmotorsports.com on January 12, 2009, 11:40:41 AM
I have two maybe three different shots of this. So I know there were at least that many cameras and no one got a shot of the landing....Go figure!
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: KX500freak on January 15, 2009, 06:31:26 AM
awesome :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o

you must have had no fear @ all for such an action,
great outfit you wearing too.
when was this exact?
good pics  8-)
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: Dutch-K5 Fan on January 15, 2009, 06:36:12 AM
How much did you payed to let those pic's disappear Jerry??? :-D :-D :-D



Just kidding!!!!
                       Looks like a fear less action from the time
    MAN was made of steel :mrgreen:


Dutchie
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: jfabmotorsports.com on January 15, 2009, 06:50:03 AM
awesome :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o :-o

you must have had no fear @ all for such an action,
great outfit you wearing too.
when was this exact?
good pics  8-)

It was in 1987, I had the bike for a bout a year...I think. I still have the chest protector, boots and helmet.
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: maddoggy on January 15, 2009, 07:18:16 AM
jfab, a couple years ago i saw my buddy pull off almost the same exact stunt!  :-o :-o it scared the crap out of me at the time but now we look back on it and have a good laugh. check out the story, i posted it in a thread titled, "ouch!w/pic".
Title: Re: Long... Long... Ago
Post by: jfabmotorsports.com on March 29, 2009, 09:51:36 AM
Doggy...I couldnt find the write up....help  :?