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Tertiary Sources:

·     Everything is clear and to the point, nothing distracting.

·     Article is neutral, nothing for or against topic.

·     There are some that, to me, are underrepresented. I think they could explain the common differences between tertiary and secondary sources.

·     3 links do not work, another is expired.

·     For being such a short page, It has had a lot of revisions and talks, possibly even more than words on the current page.

Bibliography:

·     This is much more in depth than the previously discussed page.  It has a lot of distracting content, which could be shortened a bit, but it is all sectioned off into sub-topics.

·     The bibliographers section, which is 3 paragraphs, is a bit unnecessary, being that it is a different topic and can have it’s own page.

Motorcycle Stunt Riding

History

One of the original public stunts done on a motorcycle was riding the Globe of Death. In this stunt, one or more riders enter a steel banded sphere through a trap door and begin circling. The centripetal force of accelerating along the curve allows the rider to eventually circle on any plane inside the sphere, including sideways and upside-down. Though this is one of the original stunts, it is still commonly seen among circus acts.

Cytrix, a display team formed by members of the White Helmets at the end of World War II, toured for 20 years before disbanding in 1967. They toured mainly the UK, but also on two occasions the US and Europe. The four consistent members of the team were Basil Shelbourne, Ted Way, Jet Jones and Neil Hack. Originally, they rode Matchless bikes but later rode BSA Gold Stars. Stunts were typically run at speeds of 60 mph and included tunnel-of-fire jumps. They rode without crash helmets or leathers, just shirt, tie, jodhpurs and riding boots.

Wheelies

Power Wheelies - This wheelie can be done by either accelerating rapidly in a low gear, or by reaching the power band and then chopping the throttle.

The Clutch-up Is done by either slipping the clutch lever as you accelerate, or by completely pulling in the clutch, riding up the rpm's, and then quickly releasing, or 'dumping' the clutch.

***Small additions/grammar corrections:

·       Frame Sliders — These large knobs are attached to a motorcycle's frame to protect the fairing from damage should the rider lay down the bike…and are… Also used by many non-stunters. Frame sliders should not be considered a substitute for a cage when learning how to stunt. Although Frame sliders will reduce the damage to the plastics and certain parts of the bike, they are not enough to keep from cracking motor cases and / or cracking the frame itself.

·       Crash Cages — These cages provide more protection from damage than frame sliders. …and are…Mostly used by stunters. There are many examples of cages on the market today and a vast array of different designs and styles. It is very important to search for cages specifically designed to your bike’s make and model to work best at maximizing the protection for your specific motorcycle. A cage should be one of the first things purchased when learning how to stunt due to the fact that most drops and falls will occur during this time.

·       Subcages — Consider starting with ‘these cages’ to follow suit of other parts. Subcages are very similar to crash cages, but for protection of a different sort. While crash cages are protection for the frame itself, motor mounts and subcages focus on protecting the subframe of the motorcycle. In certain cases, subcage applications will also eliminate the stock passenger pegs and relocate them to a different spot. This is more becoming for staggered stance wheelies among other tricks. These pegs will in some cases be solid mounted to eliminate the possibility of them folding up on the rider when doing wheelies on the passenger pegs.

·       Front Upper Stay — This bracket is meant to replace the upper stay on the motorcycle, which usually holds the upper fairing and gauges in place. This is only necessary when running a full fairing bike and is meant in like fashion as both the subcage and crash cage to protect the front of the bike and provide increased stability for the front end of the motorcycle. This will not save the front fairing from damage.

·       12 O’clock Bar — 12 bars, as they are referred to, are commonly used on stunt bikes. These bars attach to the subframe of the motorcycle and are used when 12ing the bike. These bars are meant to scrape the ground in place of the exhaust or tail section. Furthermore, with the introduction of the 12 bar came an array of bar tricks which all occur while the motorcycle is resting on the bar itself. These tricks include but are not limited to the ape hanger, watch tower, and various other acrobatics while the bike is on the bar. This modification part is only used by stunters.

·       Rear Hand Brake — The handbrake came onto the stunting scene much later and in actuality within recent years gained popularity. With the sport pushing its bounds into new territory came tricks that involved the rider in a position in which he cannot access the rear brake to control the balance point of the motorcycle. When tricks such as seat standers, highchairs, and spreaders came on the scene at first it was not necessary to use a handbrake, however these tricks quickly developed into scraping while in a highchair or spreader which involved the use of a hand mounted rear brake.

·       Round Bar— A variation of the 12 bar, round bars are becoming more and more popular nowadays with riders straying away from bar tricks and increasing the technicality of Circle combinations. A round bar is the same principle of a 12 bar as far as scraping the bar instead of the tail section or exhaust with one difference. The round bar is just that, it is a curved bar that hugs the contour of the motorcycle’s tail section with no flat sections.

·       Sprocket Kit - Most stunters upgrade the gearing, which adds more low end power, making the front wheel lift up easier in slower speed wheelies. Typical gearing consists of 1 down (-1) for the front sprocket and anywhere from 55 tooth to 66 tooth for the rear sprocket.^[2]

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