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Title: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: welsh denny on December 27, 2007, 04:29 PM: posted this up earlier from holeshot 1987. mat busting out on the flat......
Title: Re: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: Trev on December 27, 2007, 04:30 PM: fecking awesome. i remember him doing that run when no one realised how good he actually was on flat.
Title: Re: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: Lazarou on December 29, 2007, 02:55 PM: That Gut Lever was nearly vertical! Loved the Framestand Barspin!
Title: Re: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: welsh denny on December 29, 2007, 03:16 PM: thats a 'top gun'. slight difference with the trick as gut lever you invert the hands on the grips and steady your body weight like that while the top gun you have your hands regular so much harder to control your balance.
Title: Re: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: Trev on December 29, 2007, 03:25 PM: Quote from: welsh denny on December 29, 2007, 03:16 PM
thats a 'top gun'. slight difference with the trick as gut lever you invert the hands on the grips and steady your body weight like that while the top gun you have your hands regular so much harder to control your balance.

correct! with the gut lever you are actually leaning on your elbows, with a top gun it is just arm strength.
Title: Re: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: Lazarou on December 29, 2007, 03:48 PM: Well they do say you learn something new every day!
Title: Re: rare- mat hoffman riding flatland footage..........
Post by: superbikedan on December 29, 2007, 06:13 PM: quality denny, you keep digging these old vids out :)