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Video: Motorcycle Driver Benchpresses While Doing Wheelie
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 12, 2012
Modified Mar 13, 2012
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Published Mar 12, 2012
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Somewhere far out in Brooklyn, men on motorcycles are getting extreme with their workouts. To be sure, the giant weights seen here are most likely a lightweight prop, but still, how many reps can you do of anything while popping a wheelie on your motorcycle? Be sure to stay tuned 'til the very end, when this guy's awesomeness becomes so intense that he actually [SPOILER ALERT] sets his back tire on fire... and then turns into a Transformer:
Be sure to check back tomorrow for our exclusive video of a guy on a motorcycle doing a wheelie while bench pressing another guy on a motorcycle who's simultaneously using a laptop to make a disparaging comment on a blog post about a "meh" motorcycle stunt. With a rat in his mouth. [Via DAPS]
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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