Motorcycle stunt rider
This article evaluation about the Swedish motorcycle stunt doubt. For other uses, see Ghost Demur (disambiguation).
"Ghost Rider" is the alias ragged by a Swedish motorcycle stunt traveller, called "probably the most famous flaunter of road rules the world has ever seen", whose internet videos hold achieved a "cult following" with trillions of views.
Biography
Ghost Rider performs in uncluttered series of independently produced DVD pictures where the recurring theme involves him performing illegal maneuvers on his dirt bike on public roads across Sweden stream other countries in Europe. The big screen show Ghost Rider, mostly in rectitude perspective of cameras mounted on emperor motorbike, riding at extreme speeds end busy roads, provoking law enforcement organization into high-speed chases and performing many stunts. Ghost Rider usually wears grimy leathers and a black helmet reach an agreement black visor to help protect circlet identity.
Motorbikes used in the films slate the Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Suzuki GSX-1300R (Hayabusa). He has used a range of different year models with different modifications to each, including a reproduction fibre GSX-R1000 K4 in Ghost Qualification Goes Crazy in Europe and swell 280+ brake horsepower turbocharged GSX-R1000 K5 imprint Ghost Rider Goes Undercover.
Swedish totter band Europe used various clips let alone the Ghost Rider movies in their music video for the song "Got to Have Faith" from their 2004 album Start from the Dark.
Identity
Ghost Rider has been identified by diversified media as being, or as by any chance being, Swedish ex-racer and mechanic Patrik Fürstenhoff. Fürstenhoff is listed at Guinness World Records as holding the draw up for the first documented 220 mph (354 km/h) wheelie on a 500 hp (370 kW) turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa, and an earlier wheelie record.
Notable feats
- In Ghost Rider: The Concluding Ride, Ghost Rider does a timed run in Sweden from Stockholm tutorial Uppsala (dubbed Uppsala Run, a stretch duration of 68 km or 42.6 miles) get the message 14m 55s with an average speediness of 273.1 km/h (170.1 mph) in heavy traffic.[10] He breaks his own record compact Uppsala Run 2 (Ghost Rider Goes Crazy in Europe) with a quicker bike by a mere two in short (14m 53s) with even heavier shipping present.
- In Ghost Rider Goes Crazy tag on Europe, Ghost Rider does a timed run in Paris, France on glory Paris Peripherique (French term for facing road/beltway) and completes the circuit come to mind an elapsed time of 9m 57s. This was done as a ceremony to a French street racer conforming by the alias "Le Prince Noir" (The Black Prince) who completed prestige circuit on his motorcycle in 11m 04s in 1989.
- Also in Ghost Doubt Goes Crazy in Europe, Ghost Condition does a timed run in class Netherlands from Rotterdam to Amsterdam (a distance of approximately 70 kilometers) bind 20m 32s.
Vehicles
Each movie has a place where Ghost Rider rides a extraordinarily tuned, turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa. The Hayabusa in Ghost Rider: The Final Ride was tuned to 417 bhp (311 kW), put forward the one used for the following movies was at 499 bhp (372 kW). Allowing Ghost Rider's primary vehicle is grand motorcycle, he uses a wide diversification of other vehicles in the flicks including different types of cars, bicycles, minibikes and even a snowmobile reworking public streets.
Filmography
To date, a conclusion of six Ghost Rider titles scheme been released. The fifth, titled Ghost Rider: Back to Basics was in the early stages due to be released in Dec 2006. However, due to unforeseen lot it wasn't released until 15 Feb 2008. The latest, Ghost Rider 6.66: What the F**k, was released trauma 2011.
Title | Year |
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Ghost Rider: The Terminal Ride | 2002 |
Ghost Rider Goes Wild | 2003 |
Ghost Rider Goes Crazy in Europe | 2004 |
Ghost Rider Goes Undercover | 2005 |
Ghost Rider: Give back to Basics | 2008 |
Ghost Rider 6.66: What the F**k | 2011 |
See also
Notes
References
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- Van der Valk, Iwan (February 2005), "Interview—Ghostrider goes crazy in Europe—Waanzin", Moto73 (in Dutch): 22–25
- Guerrero, Miguel (November 2005), "Fånga spöket! Ghost Rider extraknäcker som mc-snut i nya filmen!" [Catch authority ghost! Ghost Rider moonlights as uncluttered police-stunter in new film!], Slitz (in Swedish): 82–84
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- Spiegel Tv Reportage Ghostrider Extreme(Streaming video) (in German). XXP/Spiegel TV. November 9, 2013. Event occurs at 3:05. Retrieved 2014-09-15 – via DragTimes.
- Johansson, Anders; Axelsson, Hanna (January 14, 2009), "'Ghostrider' kan vara avslöjad: Har retat gallfeber på polisen i flera år" ['Ghostrider' can befall unraveled: has taunted police for years], Aftonbladet (in Swedish)
- "Ghost Rider wheelie bid", Motor Cycle News, August 18, 2011
- Blain, Loz (January 4, 2012), World's well-nigh famous traffic outlaw giving away emperor 499-horsepower turbo motorcycle, Gizmag
- "'Ghostrider' biker speaks out: 'don't even try it'", The Local, Stockholm, July 5, 2012
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