Did anyone get a chance to check out the "Kangaroo Kid" try to make a new record 200ft jump?

 

yeah..saw it on fox. he wiped out pretty bad, only went about 129 feet.

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Boomer '99 Wolverine

 

Yeh...he did wipe out pretty good....
I just could not understand...why if he really wanted to break the record... was the runway so short...he did not have enough time to get up to speed.
Thats a pretty sick quad he has built for himself though...no stocker there.

 

I personally think he would've made that jump with a 500cc motor on that frame. As a matter of fact, I herd he will try it again next year with a 550cc KTM engine. I wonder how he supports his sport and his three kids? It should take alot of money to travel through the globe.

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All I can say is ouch! That was a bad a** Honda though!

 

JJFAT... Did you hear the breakdown on the bike he was riding...It is a cr250 motor...hooked up to pull him along at upwards near 100mph or more....I think the 500cc motor would make the bike too heavy.(but he's the professional, he would know i guess) He said himself that he could have made the jump...assuming he had enough room to get up to speed. He mentioned that he should have been going much faster for the jump. His tires were spinning like crazy on the way down that start ramp.

 

If he was such professional he would have ran a computer simulation, or at least done the math, telling him exactly the length of runway needed, amount of speed needed, and take off angle to reach 200 feet. Some people....

RoostKing...

p.s. Dont ask me to try it though!!!

 

Hey sayltfmf, there's no way a cr250 engine will reach near 100mph. specially on a quad. To get close to that range you need to sacrafice low-end power, which "the kangaroo kid" needed. Besides, a 500cc engine has so much power that the difference of weight is not a factor. Nevertheless, he's jumped long distance jumps with a banshee. Now tell me a banshee weights less than a trx frame with a 500cc engine. Give me a break!!!!!

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Well JJFAT....I don't need to argue with you....But quoted from the "Kid" himself

"My Banshee had a YZ250 mx engine in it. It did about 98 mph. "

The gearing was changed for that reason.
So before you claim to be a know it all do your homework.... The bike that was used in the jump this week...WAS a Phillips yz250..(not a banshee or a 250r...but kind of a hybrid).you should have watched the show....

The "Kid" said himself that he needed to hit the jump going around 80-85 mph....He then said that he did not make that speed.He did mention trying a 500cc motor...but had not as of this point.

To answer your response about the banshee's weight.... Yes I am willing to bet that the Banshee weighs close to the trx....There is not one thing on any of his jumping quads that is stock....A stock frame would crumble with those kinds of landings...just cause something looks like a banshee...does not mean that it is a stock banshee. there is alot of weight to be saved in the aftermarket.

I myself would not be interested in trying any of those jumps...It takes a special person for that.

 

sayitfmf which show are you talking about he didnt say anyof that stuff last night I recorded it and watched it about 10 times


Oh ya give me his quad and ill go for it. im being serious to

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T.J. Flynn Honda 300ex - stock but not for long