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11-18-2009, 04:51 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: stanwood
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cooler than motorcycles?
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11-18-2009, 05:01 PM
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500 G.P. Champion
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Age: 28
Posts: 1,031
Gameroom cash: $35226
Sportbike: 2010 Kawasaki Z1000
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I say no.
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11-18-2009, 05:03 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: stanwood
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lol ok but i think thats way feckin sweet
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11-18-2009, 05:09 PM
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Cheap Bastid
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Topsfield MA
Age: 30
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this belongs in the General Sportbike forum?
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11-18-2009, 05:10 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: stanwood
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oh snap very sorry about that wasnt even thinking
can we get this moved?
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11-18-2009, 05:45 PM
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Superbike Champion
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: sussex county, NJ
Age: 33
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Skydiving, wing suit flying is awsome. I am a licensed sky diver and I have jumped with wing suits (out of planes, not base jumping).I have not gone up in two year but, I have logged hundreds of jumps. While it is one hell of a thrill and unlike anything else you could ever do, it was never cooler than motorcycles for me. I think a main reason is you can not just walk out your front door, hop on a plane and go for a skydive.
I could give you a bunch more reasons why I feel this way, but I don't want to bore anyone with a mile long post about what motorcycling means to me.
Actually I am wearing my skydiving rig in my avatar pic.
Last edited by hellfire76; 11-18-2009 at 05:48 PM.
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11-18-2009, 05:46 PM
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Supersport Racer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Rossville, GA
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thats just badass
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11-18-2009, 06:03 PM
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World Superbike Champion
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NJ
Age: 29
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Not cooler than motorcycles, but definately bad ass.
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11-18-2009, 06:24 PM
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World 500 GP Champion
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Earth
Age: 36
Posts: 5,226
Gameroom cash: $23410
Sportbike: 2003 Hayabusa 2006 Speed Triple
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In my opinion, it's definitely cooler than riding, but I have this thing about flying. My father owned a small Cessna and I flew with him since I was 6 years old. I love being up in the sky, and a wing suit is about as close as humans will ever come to flying like a bird.
But I do acknowledge Hellfire's point about riding being so much more accessible. Take that out of the equation though, and skydiving definitely gets the nod in my book.
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11-18-2009, 06:25 PM
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Superbike Champion
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Owasso<OK
Age: 22
Posts: 375
Gameroom cash: $7951
Sportbike: 2008 EX500 (Sold) 2009 ZX6R (Own)
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Dude I say it's way cooler then motorcycles man! I dide one AFF jump back in May and absolutely loved it! I would have finished it and got my license but I decided to buy my bike instead. If I could turn back the clock I probably would of stayed with skydiving. When I get my bike payed off Iam trying to decide between skydiving or getting a ninja 650 or ZX6R (Right now leaning towards skydiving). Not trying to bash on bikes, I mean bikes are cool and alot of fun but it's just not the same as skydiving anyways that's my thought.
Last edited by skyjumper88; 11-18-2009 at 06:31 PM.
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11-18-2009, 06:33 PM
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World 500 GP Champion
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ottawa ON Canada
Age: 24
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Cooler than motorcycles if it's a one-time thing? Absolutely.
Cooler than motorcyles in day-to-day life? Not even close.
Unless you live on top of a mountain. Best. Commute. Ever.
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11-18-2009, 06:36 PM
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World 500 GP Champion
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Earth
Age: 36
Posts: 5,226
Gameroom cash: $23410
Sportbike: 2003 Hayabusa 2006 Speed Triple
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skyjumper88
Dude I say it's way cooler then motorcycles man! I dide one AFF jump back in May and absolutely loved it! I would have finished it and got my license but I decided to buy my bike instead. If I could turn back the clock I probably would of stayed with skydiving.
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Same here, I did a single jump probably 10 years ago or more and loved it. I was saving up for gear and instruction, one thing led to another and I ended up getting a bike. If I could do it over again, I'd definitely have gotten my license before or in place of getting a bike.
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11-18-2009, 06:39 PM
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World 500 GP Champion
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ottawa ON Canada
Age: 24
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Why hasn't someone worked out a way to put rockets on that thing yet?
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11-18-2009, 06:41 PM
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World Superbike Champion
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NJ
Age: 29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhetorik
Why hasn't someone worked out a way to put rockets on that thing yet?
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Not exactly the same, but  Yves Rossy. 
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11-18-2009, 07:08 PM
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World 500 GP Racer
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA/Blacksburg, VA
Age: 22
Posts: 2,564
Gameroom cash: $44888
Sportbike: 2006 Triumph Daytona 675
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhetorik
Unless you live on top of a mountain. Best. Commute. Ever.
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Fact.
I did a tandem jump a few weeks ago that my GF bought me for anniversary/xmas gift. It was sweet.
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