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Motorcyclist shows off limbo skills, touches handlebars to ground

By Ben Hooper
Alan Birtwistle goes nearly fully horizontal during the dirt bike limbo demonstration at Dirt Quake Four in Kings Lynn, England. Alan Birtwistle/YouTube video screenshot
Alan Birtwistle goes nearly fully horizontal during the dirt bike limbo demonstration at Dirt Quake Four in Kings Lynn, England. Alan Birtwistle/YouTube video screenshot

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KINGS LYNN, England, July 23 (UPI) -- A British dirt biker showed off how low he could go by kissing the ground with his handlebars during a limbo demonstration.

Motorcyclist Alan Birtwistle, who shared the video on YouTube, rode in circles Saturday at Norfolk Arena in Kings Lynn, England, to make repeated successful passes under the gradually-lowering bar during the Dirt Quake Four event.

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Birtwistle scraped the ground with his handlebars during his final pass under the bar, coming to a stop after the successful attempt to cheers from the crowd.

The video's description characterizes Birtwistle's feat as "scrubbing the handlebars on the ground."

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