(wil bangks) v. 1. To act callously and with total disregard for the feelings of others. 2. To behave erratically and irresponsibly. 3. To run away and hide like a coward. - wilbanksed, wilbanksing, wilbankser adj.
by razer May 04, 2005
Get the wilbanksmug. Phrase popularized by Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun and commonly applied to those who enjoy participating in activities involving high velocities, including aviation, sky diving, downhill skiing, and most forms of motorsports.
by razer December 26, 2006
Get the need for speedmug. Late braking technique used by expert motorcycle roadracers in which the brakes continue to be applied beyond the point at which the motorcycle has been leaned over and has entered the corner. Trail braking is used primarily to delay the onset of braking for a particular corner as long as possible, and thereby overtake another rider. The technique requires a great deal of finesse and skill in order to avoid the loss of front wheel traction, which usually results in a low side crash.
Any attempt at trail braking by a novice rider, although usually unintentional, almost invariably results in a low side crash.
by razer December 26, 2006
Get the trail brakingmug. The point in a system of bodies or an extended body at which the mass of the system may be considered to be concentrated and at which external forces may be considered to be applied. Also called barycenter or centroid.
In general, an object with a lower center of mass is more stable. This explains why weebles wobble but they don't fall down.
by razer December 26, 2006
Get the center of massmug. Motorcycle roadracing term for the angle between the center plane of the motorcycle and the vertical plane. The more the motorcycle is leaned over, the greater the lean angle. High lean angles are necessary when cornering a motorcycle at high velocity, but too great a lean angle results in loss of traction and often a crash. Riders employ a technique called hanging off in order to alter the rider-motorcycle system's center of mass and thereby minimize the lean angle necessary to negotiate a corner at a given velocity.
Establishing and maintaining the correct amount of lean angle is a balancing act that a motorcycle roadracer must master in order to ride fast.
by razer December 26, 2006
Get the lean anglemug. Term used to describe the cornering technique used by motorcycle roadracers in which they position their body to the extreme inside of and below the normal riding position while riding through a curve in the race track at high speed. By hanging off of the motorcycle in this fashion, the rider alters the center of mass of the rider-motorcycle system and in so doing minimizes the lean angle required to negotiate the corner at a given velocity.
by razer December 26, 2006
Get the hanging offmug. A form of intestinal distress brought on by retention of water in the bowels and resulting in butt coffee of varying density and consistency. Characterized by periodic gurgling and/or rumbling noises emanating from the lower abdominal region, and frequently accompanied by cramps. Usually caused by ingestion of bacterial pathogens.
by razer May 30, 2005
Get the percolating butt coffeemug.