Summer X Games 17 just wrapped up here in LA. It was a landmark year for motorcycle competition. Not only did Jackson Strong complete the first-ever front flip in a competition, taking gold for best trick, but Cam Sinclair’s double … Continued
Competing in the X Games motocross best trick contest yesterday, Jackson Strong landed the first-ever front flip successfully completed in a formal competition. The first-ever non-competition front flip was only performed in 2009, highlighting how fast the sport of freestyle … Continued
Ever struggled to push a bike around in your garage or perform a u-turn on a tight street? Now imagine that precariousness if you’re on top of a 150-foot razorback ridge in Moab and a wrong turn takes you to … Continued
If streetbike freestyle has a Justin Bieber, it’s the 19-year old Aaron Colton. At the age of 13, he began breaking hearts and winning stunt competitions, going on to study under BMW’s Chris Pfeiffer and become sponsored by Red Bull. … Continued
To promote each round of the X-Fighters World Tour, Red Bull stages a dramatic photo opportunity/publicity stunt. Typically, that involves jumping FMX bikes in front of a scenic landscape. But, last week in Rome, they did it a little differently. … Continued
Getting his helmet down through the bowl, this GSX-R 600 rider at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway shows us that knee dragging is for pussies and elbow dragging is so 2010. I want to call him out for riding like a dangerous … Continued
Who’s faster in traffic, a professional motorcycle racer or one of Sao Paulo’s notorious Motoboys? In town for Red Bull X-Fighters, FMX star Robbie Maddison took the opportunity to find out. Robbie’s jumped Tower Bridge, gorges and mastadons, but this … Continued