The craziest wheelie we’ve ever seen at the 1998 Czech GP 😱

Nuts.

Kelas king 👑

It was because while doing the wheelie he lost feel for the rear brake and couldn't control the bike.

this is how I wheelie down the road

Those two strokes on the powerband were bitey 😂

Questa impennata rimarrà nella storia.

Mamma mia. He was on the ground with his back.then …voila'

ビアッジのこのシーンTVで観てた。
確か本人もインタビューで
「やり過ぎた」的な事を言っていた様な…w

Little known fact about this incident, Max’s crew chief had not supervised the changes made to bike before that race. The engine tech on Max’s crew used to be a big deal at Aprilia, and had taken Max’s departure from same extremely personal. He bided his time and eventually got onto Max’s new crew. Having gained the trust of Max’s new crew chief, was trusted to carry out the changes to the bike before this race. He had been tasked with installing the red powerband. Seeking revenge for Max’s departure from the Italian scooter manufacturer years before, he instead installed the purple powerband!! He knew Max’s personality very well of course, and Max’s proclivity for rubbing his competitions noses in the excrement of his success, and then waited for Max to completely yard sale that inferior machine in front of the entire world while pulling that wheelie. Max’s otherworldly skills allowed the seemingly catastrophic wheelie to appear planned. If you have seen the movie “Valkyrie “, you know the fate of that former Aprilia engine tech.

One rear brake foot tap away from a fail

max was crazy, he would have been number, unfortauntely , there were always slightly more talented people around with better mental states that beat his pants off repeatedly

Carlos Checa i can remember wasnt the Plan so close 😂😂❤❤

I met Max while filming an Alpine Star commercial (I was essentially his stunt double). I brought him a print of this for him to sign, which he did, but then said, “I wish I could forget this moment.” I felt a little bad for bringing it up.

Max Biaggi?

Always keep the rear brake covered.