stackyFACTSWhen you have six people strapped to wooden planks hanging off the sides of a motorbike, the center of gravity is an absolute nightmare. Every single passenger must constantly shift their weight in perfect unison; if someone leans too far to the left, the entire group is immediately tumbling into the dirt.
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