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1988 THE INSPIRATION   SIDECAR WILLY 1991 BOB SCHESKIE   1992    1993 1994 1995 1996  1997 1998  1999

         2000   2001 2002   Sponsorship Solicitation A.N.U.S. T-SHIRT    2003   2004 2005      Russia     2006

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World records 2007

Bob Scheskie

THE CATALIST

Bob Scheskie was the perfect compliment to Sidecar Willy's crazy idea of racing on one wheel. Bob is a master fabricator and builder but perhaps more important Bob is a biker, well more than a biker he was a Master Biker employed as a motorcycle safety instructor in the Daytona area. Utilizing the body of knowledge obtained by Sidecars painful testing over the past 2 years these two set to the task at hand. First an ample supply of beer was laid in, then a 12inch boat trailer wheel wheel was selected to keep the pilot closer to the ground. The power plant would be a 1959 Honda 150cc twin which would supply over 3 times the power of the old Briggs and the added advantage of being able to change gear ratios through the transmission. A custom frame constructed of pipe, rebar, and flat stock connected the components and finally a sheet metal body was added .The paint scheme was taken right from the headlines of the day as the beast was adorned in desert camouflage and sported the name DESERT STORMER It was decided that the attempt would be made on the 50th anniversary of Bikeweek.

Now if your going to attempt a world record on a unicycle the least you can do is make a grand entrance so Scheskie decides to tow the Beast to the track by simply bolting the nose of the unicycle to the luggage rack of his CA/95 Honda dream and after all its only 10 miles of twisting and turning country road. As Bob entered one particularly long sweeping turn to the left he suddenly realized that the beast had taken a mind of its own not only did it want to run off the road but it wanted to take Bob with it. In the next few seconds its "Holy shit, more left , more right , look for a soft spot , aim for the lawn ,apply brakes, not so much ,lay it down , slide past some person , must be the owner, excuse me sir, need a cigarette ,really need a fucken beer, sorry got to get going, see ya later, back on the road, definitely got to be more careful, really need that beer."

Bob arrives at the bar to a crowd of curious onlookers as Sidecar explains what they are about to attempt. Few believe what they are hearing but are more than happy to drink a few beers and watch these fools attempt to kill themselves and besides its Bikeweek so let the testosterone flow. On his first attempt the nose of the beast rises slowly as power is applied planting the small skid plate under the seat firmly on the ground, it had been decided that Scheskie could keep his feet on the ground till he crossed the start line but that his feet could not touch during 100ft run to the finish line a moot point for as he attempts to place his feet on the pegs the beast suddenly leans to the right Bob reduces power the effect becomes worse until he is trapped in a death spiral like a fighter plane shot from the sky. Upon impact the first thing noticed is that the landing skid did not skid the effect being that Scheskie is now being propelled forward over the bars at a really incredible rate,a simple fantastic roll and back on his feet ready for another attempt. What a pilot. The better part of the day is spent crashing and drinking as the handling charistics of the beast is learned. those important lessons were; the skid plate on the rear was to narrow to impart lateral stability thereby causing the beast to fall left or right, rear skid plate needs to be wider. the power plant was to high placing the center of gravity above the wheel,Power plant needs to be placed closer to axel and the front skid plate did not skid which caused the beast to stop to quickly thereby firing the pilot over the bars. Front skid needs to be forward of the power plant. In spite of the lack of control Scheskie was still confident that he could accomplish the run and so before a small crowd of perhaps 50 people Bob Scheskie put on his finest riding leathers, donned his helmet with the expanded metal faceshield and rode to the starting line. Two timers with stop watches recorded the attempt along with Phil (Professor) Smith a reporter for Outlaw Biker. As Sheskie sits on the starting line he is given the ok from Sidecar to make the attempt, the nose of Desert Stormer rises more quickly this time as Scheskie applies full power, he has learned that the beast is more controllable when it is wide fucken open and that controll is lost during deceleration .As he crosses the start line both feet come up evenly his muscles tighten and 25years of riding experience, cat like reflexes, and the raw guts of this incredible rider are put into motion 25ft things going well , 50ft drifting to the left, 75ft back on line , the finish is in sight, eyes are bugging hands are clamped to the bars ,reach ,reach, the 100ft mark passes, don't let front end slam down till speed decreases, feather the throttle , made it .The crowd goes wild everyone wants a beer. The record is recorded at 5.20 seconds for the first man in the world to cover 100ft on a gas powered drag unicycle more importantly it is the fulfillment of Sidecars dream that it could be accomplished. Well as Sheskie and Sidecar accepted free beer, rave reviews, back slapping ,and lots of kisses from the ladies, they challenged anyone and everyone to try and beat their new record. It wasn't long in coming before some guy stepped from the crowd and said "well if you guys can do that on that piece of "Jap Crap" then Hell I can put a Sportster engine in one of those things by next year.