Cris, have you ever had a thought roll around in your head driving you
crazy? Well, my (mental) question is "what happens when he pulls a wheelie?"
Does he just spin like a hamster? (The mental picture here causes
uncontrollable fits of laughter)
Ed ( I used to fleece suckers with the old bar bet "ever seen a motorcycle
do a wheelie on the front wheel?)
Cris Shearer wrote:
> List,
> Anyone interesting in seeing Kerry McLean's Monocycle? Kerry just
> called and gave me the date he will be featured on Ripley's Believe It
> or Not. Program will air Wed Jan 31st on TBS. Kerry has 8 p.m. (EST)
> so look in your local TV guide.
> He raced at USFRA's World of Speed Sep 2000 and ran @53.514 mph.
> Terry is currently building a new and bigger monocycle. The new one
> will be 6 feet high, all aluminum frame and engine, powered by an
> Oldsmobile V8, two 4 barrels. The engine weights @ 300lbs. Total
> weight estimated to be @ 500 lbs. This will be street legal as with the
> current monocycle.
> In addition to this program, there is a new program coming out in
> March called "Weird Wheels". This is a series reinventing the wheel.
> Will be aired on "Life" channel. Kerry & his monocycle will be the
> first program's feature for the series. Just thought you might want to
> know. Cris, in Salt Lake
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