Motorcyclist's incredible death-defying stunt as he holds a wheelie with his MOUTH
In an incredible display of strength and skill, a motorcycle stunt rider held his bike in a death-defying wheelie with his MOUTH for almost 1,000 ft.
Ahmed Othman (KSA) performed the greatest distance motorcycle wheelie held by mouth – 300 m (984 ft 3 in) - in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 15 July.
He wanted to achieve the record to showcase his talent to the world, and he’s certainly done that!
In this incredible footage, Ahmed pulls the bike up into a wheelie and gets in position before grabbing one of the handlebars between his teeth.
He holds his arms out to the side for balance and positions his right foot on the footrest and his left on a metal bar at the very back of his bike.
The wide stance helps him maintain his balance over the record distance and a camera attached to his helmet shows the intense concentration on his face as he clings to the handlebar with his mouth.
Ahmed is wearing a lot of protective gear, and it obviously goes without saying, but this is incredibly dangerous so please don’t think about trying it at home.
He’s a professional.
The bike is practically vertical as Ahmed whizzes down the track.
And as he reaches the 300-m mark, he grabs hold of the handlebars and brings the front wheel back down to the ground safely.
He was in the position for just under a minute.
Turning to look back at his support team, Ahmed pumps his fist in the air in celebration.
We’ve seen some incredible motorcycle records lately.
In August last year, Jonny Davies (UK) hit a blistering 256.72 km/h (159.52 mph) while clinging to the back of his bike and skidding along the tarmac at Elvington Airfield, in Yorkshire, to claim the title for fastest speed dragged behind a motorcycle.
Jonny also shares the record for most donuts (spins) around a motorcycle performing a wheelie in one minute with Paul Swift (also UK) with 10.
In January, Magnus Carlsson (Sweden) hit a top speed of 202.67 km/h (125.93 mph) to earn the record for fastest motorcycle handlebar wheelie on his KTM 1290 Super Duke.
He also holds the record for greatest distance riding a motorcycle sitting backwards with a total of 306 km (190.14 miles).
And in July, French firefighter Jonathan Vero rode 442.10 m (1,450 ft) while he was aflame to set the record for farthest distance full body burn while riding a motorcycle.
Jonathan has two more records for full body burns – the longest distance full body burn run without oxygen (272.25 m; 893 ft 2.5 in) and the fastest full body burn 100 m sprint without oxygen (17 sec).