Author Topic: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!  (Read 6810 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline USMC 500

  • Giant Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,026
  • Sikorsky CH-53E the KX500 of Marine Corps aviation
Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« on: February 19, 2013, 03:26:22 PM »
A buddy of mine offered to sell me one of Danny's practice bikes last year but unfortunatly I didn't have the cash.  I spoke with him today and he said that he still had the bike but he was no longer selling it.  Instead his 17 year old son has become quite the little desert racer in the hare and hound series.  Here are some youtube videos of his son racing Danny Hamels bike.......Danny, miss ya buddy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmm7lWtZZ2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jpXdqiIHAs
I once heard my buddy Bill ask Danny Hamel after a race....
"How can someone who looks like a high school band tuba player go so d**n fast on a bike?!"

Offline riproost

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 78
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2013, 04:45:01 PM »
Good stuff. I've only ridden offroad in the midwest but it looks like he is haulin.
RipRoost

Offline ID KX500

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 626
  • Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2013, 10:51:12 PM »
The kids fast. Making a honorable showing of the bike under him.
"Endeavor to persevere."

Offline Danger4u2

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,616
  • KX500 is Danger4u2 Returning from light speed pic.
    • KXRiders.com
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2013, 05:18:57 AM »
 I like the, on the peg rolling kick start when he stalled at 7:10 in the first video.
KX 500 Rider

Offline Brute

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 862
  • 787 ZA005 GE
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2013, 11:42:05 AM »
Holy Crap! I counted 7,562 places I would have gone a$$ over teakettle! Nice riding!
Things Are More Like They Are Today Then They Have Ever Been Before...

Motorrad

  • Guest
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2013, 03:05:53 PM »
Wow.   kids good...

Props to him...     

Offline conbread

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 97
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 12:33:39 PM »
sick videos, the kid deff can ride.. gotta love a kx500 for the whole shots... any pics of the bike???

would have been sick for the team green guys to have gopros back in the day.. esp Danny..

Offline USMC 500

  • Giant Member
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,026
  • Sikorsky CH-53E the KX500 of Marine Corps aviation
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2013, 12:40:51 PM »
sick videos, the kid deff can ride.. gotta love a kx500 for the whole shots... any pics of the bike???

would have been sick for the team green guys to have gopros back in the day.. esp Danny..

Here are pictures of the bike.......its rough but its been ridden hard for the last 15 years.







And one just for fun.....

I once heard my buddy Bill ask Danny Hamel after a race....
"How can someone who looks like a high school band tuba player go so d**n fast on a bike?!"

Offline conbread

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 97
Re: Danny Hamel's bike rides again!!
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2013, 12:58:25 PM »
thanks man, thats deff sweet... its hard to find any videos of guys really riding the ole 500's like they need to be... most of the videos out there im not even sure why they have 500's...