Motorcycle stunt riding
Motorcycle stunt riding, often referred to as stunting, is a motorcycle sport characterized by stunts involving acrobatic maneuvering of the motorcycle and sometimes the rider. Common maneuvers in stunt riding include wheelies, stoppies, and burnouts. Sport bikes have become a common vehicle for stunts.
Stunters
Stunters are a controversial subculture of motorcycling. Stunters perform motorcycle stunts on sportbikes, both on public roads and in private venues. Some stunters have organized commercial teams.
History
A wheelie on a motorized vehicle is nothing new. In drag racing they are considered a problem, robbing power that could be used to accelerate the vehicle faster, and many classes of drag racing use wheelie bars to prevent them.
But those are for vehicles specifically built for drag racing, which rarely are street-legal, or unmodified from stock. In contrast, since at least the 1970s, some motorcycles straight from the showroom floor were able to be wheelied.
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Stone Tears
by: The Sampleswhen it was dark above
the ground heat from below was all they found
standing here for all these years
if a statue could shed stone tears
why they fight no one knows
they're all too young long time ago
standing here for all these years
if a statue could shed stone tears
peace by day bullets by night
their ancient walls protect them nowno one feels
the heat from the earth
their minds are at war
feet full of nerves
and soldiers stare
at the figures so tall
born into war
if a statue could shed stone tears
peace by day bullets by night
their ancient walls protect them now
their ancient walls
their ancient walls
their ancient walls
if a statue could shed stone tears