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Video: Popping One-Handed Dirt Bike Wheelies In Harlem
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Garth Johnston
Published Jan 19, 2012
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Sometimes when we're bored, we'll pop in one of the "Grand Theft Auto" games and just drive around on a dirt bike popping wheelies (oh, San Andreas). It's just fun, y'know? But we've never actually considered doing it IRL, let alone on the streets of Manhattan. And we certainly never considered doing it in real life on the street of Manhattan one handed.
If you've ever wanted to (vicariously) ride around incredibly dangerously on the streets of Manhattan—including, at the 1:30 mark, chasing a cop car from a Spider-Man dirt bike—look no further. Because seriously, we do not recommend doing this at home. Because a) life is not a video game and b) our streets are already dangerous enough!
[h/t Gerritsenbeach.net]
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