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whenfoxforks-ruled

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I ran across this jewel on fleabay. Buy it now for $250,000.00 dollars. A piece of motorcycle history. Is there some sort of a record for what a dirtbike sold for? I can not say I ever heard of Bob Gill before. I am not through learning!

 

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wow. a little overpriced if you ask me

 

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warrior91

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Unless your 40 you prob. don't know the name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gill_(daredevil)

He also has a foundation for spinal cord injury.

I'm sure that is not the last bike he rode! :)

 

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On August 18, 1974, Bob was scheduled to attempt a world record jump over the 200-foot-wide Appalachia Lake in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. Heavy rains in the area forced the postponement of the jump to August 25.

The jump was performed without the aid of a landing ramp. :yikes: He landed three feet short on the embankment of the far side of the lake. Thrown from the bike, he suffered severe spinal cord injuries that left him permanently paralyzed. UPDATE: Bob will be going to France in the Spring of 2008 for a special procedure to walk again called Laser Puncture. He has a good chance of full recovery. :cool:

 

RM_guy

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Is that the same guy that Davey Coombs Sr. let jump the lake at his track (Appalachia Lake) and when he crashed he vowed never to let anyone do something like that again?

 

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is the 250,000$ supposed to pay for the surgery or something??

 

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looks like my old TS :nener:

 

whenfoxforks-ruled

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Bob is not selling the bike. Someone else dragged him out to verify that the bike is legitimate. 50,000 is the starting bid, last I checked it had no bidders, go figure.

 

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whenfoxforks-ruled said:

Bob is not selling the bike. Someone else dragged him out to verify that the bike is legitimate. 50,000 is the starting bid, last I checked it had no bidders, go figure.

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No bidders, are you Serious Clark? :)

 

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Bob Gill, or no Bob Gill........look at the way those 2-stroke's appreciate! :whoa: That's what I'm talking about. :)