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OnDaFence 36M/44M
44267 posts
6/15/2018 10:19 pm

Last Read:
6/16/2018 6:44 pm

Walking On Water !



I have usually found it difficult to walk on water !



Much less RIDE A BIKE On Water! However, Luca Colombo, from Milan, CAN!



A Friend sent me a YOUtube video showing Luca zipping across Lake Como in Italy so I dug around and found the details and some pictures for you!



Luca's bike, a Suzuki RMZ 450, was specially adapted by Vercar Moto to be able to deal with the pressures of hydroplaning and make it less likely to sink. It was equipped with nautical skates and with special rubber blades that provided the hydrodynamic thrust and gave it buoyancy.



After the modifications, all Luca had to do to achieve the amount of lift required to skim across the surface of the water, was maintain a terrifying speed of 40 knots, or 75 km/h, 47 MPH.



The nerve-shredding footage, shot by support boats travelling close behind the biker, show him racing along the lake's surface. He can be seen opening the throttle from the beginning to end of the run while being slapped around by surface waves. Despite the turbulence, Luca manages to retain his composure and fires his motorcycle through the finish posts on the other side of the lake.



Armed only with an inflatable bracelet, capable of expanding like a life-jacket, the Italian rode at breakneck pace across the water and hydroplaned his way in just minutes to the finish line.



OnDaFence 36M/44M

6/15/2018 10:25 pm

You may view this amazing video


OnDaFence 36M/44M

6/15/2018 10:25 pm

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OnDaFence 36M/44M

6/15/2018 10:26 pm

Daredevil Rides a Motorbike Across Italy's Third Largest Lake


OnDaFence 36M/44M

6/15/2018 10:26 pm

on youtube


Hungr4Yungr 75M
5766 posts
6/16/2018 6:59 am

Absolutely amazing! I didn't think something like that could be done. Today's youth have fantastic ingenuity.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

6/16/2018 9:32 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Absolutely amazing! I didn't think something like that could be done. Today's youth have fantastic ingenuity.
I am not risking my bike on the lake just to try it.