425 feet!!

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Edited Date/Time 7/20/2012 9:27am
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda.

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APLMAN99 7/19/2012 6:00am
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That has to be down at TOES.
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Tim507 7/19/2012 6:11am
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APLMAN99 wrote:
That has to be down at TOES.
yes it is.......
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BKoonts 7/19/2012 6:20am
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Commitment. At those distances even the successful landings must hurt like hell.
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ImTheDude 7/19/2012 6:41am
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wow!

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enginedr 7/19/2012 7:28am
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its true , its real ... his take off speed is 107 or 108 mph. new record
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Unreal. The thing I would be worried most about is body positioning. Not really speed or distance since you can measure those. I would be worried about the bike wanting to endo or come back. Then your fucked. That would be the scariest to me.
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Xeno 7/19/2012 7:53am
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Any links to more info about this impressive feat?
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MX Culture 7/19/2012 7:56am
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what's the point exactly?
panic revver 7/19/2012 8:03am
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MX Culture wrote:
what's the point exactly?
Distance jumping. Not really that hard of a concept.
Crashinskinoff 7/19/2012 8:32am
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Not very smart here's his 266 foot jump, tons of parked trucks to hit if he crashed.
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enginedr 7/19/2012 9:15am
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TerryK wrote:
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda. [img]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/484519_10151120940490030_366337884_n.jpg[/img]
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda.

thanks for the sneak peak terryk.. monster , redbull , snapple are you following this yet?
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jeffro503 7/19/2012 10:03am
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425'.....wow! That is crazy. Wasn't the record before around 325' or something close to that? The thing that scares me is not only the jump itself , but the landing and how the bike will hold up. I wouldn't think the stock forks , triple clamp and head stock assembly would hold up. Either way.....super impressive.......I think that record will be here to stay for quite some time.
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tbanks 7/19/2012 10:06am
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That is a long ways.....Impressive
NateDawg122 7/19/2012 10:11am
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jeffro503 wrote:
425'.....wow! That is crazy. Wasn't the record before around 325' or something close to that? The thing that scares me is not only the jump itself...
425'.....wow! That is crazy. Wasn't the record before around 325' or something close to that? The thing that scares me is not only the jump itself , but the landing and how the bike will hold up. I wouldn't think the stock forks , triple clamp and head stock assembly would hold up. Either way.....super impressive.......I think that record will be here to stay for quite some time.
Just imagine if that front end decided to drop?! This definitely takes some gonads!
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FreshTopEnd 7/19/2012 10:15am
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TerryK wrote:
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda. [img]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/484519_10151120940490030_366337884_n.jpg[/img]
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda.

That sort of give single to table top new meaning.
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Tbteam 7/19/2012 10:22am
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TerryK wrote:
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda. [img]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/484519_10151120940490030_366337884_n.jpg[/img]
Have you guys seen this? 19 year old Alex Harvill jumped 425 feet. Insane. I believe he's on a 450 Honda.

FreshTopEnd wrote:
That sort of give single to table top new meaning.
Damn, imagine what THAT lawsuit would be worth!
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dehner47 7/19/2012 10:23am
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
That sort of give single to table top new meaning.
the table top itself is a monster!!!

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jeffro503 7/19/2012 10:31am
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Speaking of......sure would be good to see the video of this jump. The landing ( no matter how smooth ) had to be rough. Christ that gets crazier every time I think about it.
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Moto Soul Mag 7/19/2012 11:49am
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I am sitting on the 10th floor of an office building. In that pic it looks like he's higher than that off the ground.
Thankyou no!
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loftyair 7/19/2012 12:43pm
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tbanks wrote:
That is a long ways.....Impressive
Impressive jump. And now, more pics of the avatar, or where, who is she?
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Alex is my wife's cousin. I believe he was on his KX450f, (that's what he races with). Here is another pic of him from the jump.


And here is I think his first apperance on Vital, Alex
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JE215 wrote:
Alex is my wife's cousin. I believe he was on his KX450f, (that's what he races with). Here is another pic of him from the jump...
Alex is my wife's cousin. I believe he was on his KX450f, (that's what he races with). Here is another pic of him from the jump.


And here is I think his first apperance on Vital, Alex
So what's the story? Did he make a Guiness world record?
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Crashinskinoff wrote:


Not very smart here's his 266 foot jump, tons of parked trucks to hit if he crashed.
Incredible jump.

However, I was also concerned with the trucks after the landing. Had he landed a little out of control, he could have gone straight into them.
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JE215 7/19/2012 1:22pm
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Xeno wrote:
So what's the story? Did he make a Guiness world record?
Guiness wasn't there, but it was measured. He jumped just over 400 the day before, and the following day he hit 425ft. Jay Schweitzer was there filming the whole thing. He just started to hit the distance ramp at Toe's earlier this year. He also just turned pro this year.
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dboivin 7/19/2012 1:27pm
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JE215 wrote:
Alex is my wife's cousin. I believe he was on his KX450f, (that's what he races with). Here is another pic of him from the jump...
Alex is my wife's cousin. I believe he was on his KX450f, (that's what he races with). Here is another pic of him from the jump.


And here is I think his first apperance on Vital, Alex
that is batshit crazy....does he have a wheelborrow he takes with him when he leaves the house?
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kjsalisbury 7/19/2012 1:52pm
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I was the one that did the YouTube video. It wasn't a planned jump that day. I didn't even have a tripod and only have a Dslr to film. I was shooting photos of Alex and my other friend. The trucks were close but not that big of deal. They were moved on the 425' jump Wink The measured 266' day was the first time he ever jumped off a metal ramp beside some smaller ones at the same place earlier that day. The actual record jump was silky smooth takeoff and landing. Not to mention it was the first and only attempt at it that day.

To answer someones q's , he was jumping the tracks owners bike a Honda CRF 450. He races currently on a 250 and 450 Kawasaki. the actual video from jump will be released in due time and it will be worth the wait. I also have footage of the progression of his few days jumping over a few months time period (feb 2012-may) that led up to the 425'.

Check out his blog to keep up as things progress. http://alexharvill.com
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motomike137 7/19/2012 1:54pm
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Must have had helium in the frame and tires... no way that heavy ass 4 stroke can stay aloft that long!
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Spartacus 7/19/2012 2:18pm
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BKoonts wrote:
Commitment. At those distances even the successful landings must hurt like hell.
Could raise a nasty blister...............

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