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  2. Wheelie bike - Wikipedia

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    A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a banana seat with sissy bar, and small (16-to-20-inch (410 to 510 mm)) wheels.

  3. Raleigh Chopper - Wikipedia

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    The Raleigh Chopper is a bicycle (referred to as a wheelie bike) for children / young adults, manufactured and marketed by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. The unique design became a cultural icon and is fondly remembered by many [quantify] who grew up in that period.

  4. Chopper bicycle - Wikipedia

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    A custom build Chopper bicycle. While the term "chopper" is generally used to describe a motorcycle or bicycle that has had some of its original parts replaced with custom parts, today's definition has grown to include custom motorcycles and bicycles that are low to the ground, usually with extended forks creating a long front end.

  5. Huffy - Wikipedia

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    Seven years later in 1960, Huffman was the third largest bike manufacturer in the United States. [3] Popular models produced during the heyday of the Huffy Corporation included the RadioBike, which had an electron-tube radio in the tank; [7] the Scout, a 10-speed road bicycle; the Dragster, a so-called "wheelie bike"; and the Sigma, a BMX bike.

  6. Stelber Cycle Corp - Wikipedia

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    Stelber Cycle Corp was a manufacturer of bicycles located in New York City.It was granted a patent for a bicycle stabilizer in 1952. [1] It offered cruiser bicycles in the 1950s [2] and several models during the 1960s in the wheelie bike style designed by George Barris under the Iverson brand name. [3]

  7. Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics - Wikipedia

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    A bicyclist performing a wheelie. Bikes may experience a variety of longitudinal forces and motions. On most bikes, when the front wheel is turned to one side or the other, the entire rear frame pitches forward slightly, depending on the steering axis angle and the amount of trail.

  8. Wheelie - Wikipedia

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    Motorcycle wheelie Wheelie at a tractor pull Wheelie at a drag race Manual on a BMX bike. A wheelie, or wheelstand, [1] is a vehicle maneuver in vehicle acrobatics in which the front wheel or wheels come off the ground due to sufficient torque being applied to the rear wheel or wheels, [2] or rider motion relative to the vehicle.

  9. Doug Domokos - Wikipedia

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    Doug Domokos (December 31, 1955 – November 26, 2000), nicknamed, "The Wheelie King," was an American stunt motorcyclist and former World Record holder for the World's Longest Wheelie. Early life [ edit ]