| Motorcycle stunt riding is a growing sport in the | | | | Debbie Evans - The Queen of Trials was the first |
| United Kingdom and the United States. However, | | | | woman to successfully ride in the US Trials during the |
| United States law prohibits "stunting" motorcycles on | | | | late 1970s and is generally considered as the best |
| public roads and it can even get you in jail quickly. | | | | female rider in the history of the sport. |
| If you're buying a second-hand motorcycle, check if | | | | Australian Robbie Maddison now holds the record for |
| the bike has been stunted. Check for flat spots on | | | | the "Longest Motorcycle Jump". He broke it earlier in |
| the front tire which shows you that the bike has | | | | January this year at an exhibition event sponsored by |
| done some wheelies and also check for scratches | | | | a big hotel. He leapt 322 feet, 7 inches (98.34 |
| which could have resulted from a crash. Stunting can | | | | meters) totally and ended up smashing the Guinness |
| trash engines, transmissions and the suspension, so | | | | World Record of 277 feet, 6 inches (84.58 meters) |
| beware unless you intend to use your bikes in the | | | | set in 2005 by Trigger Gumm. |
| same way, as a stunt bike. | | | | Perhaps the most widely known sport bike |
| Robert Craig Knievel, Jr. is probably the most famous | | | | motorcycle stunt is the "wheelie". It is a trick where |
| American motorcycle daredevil. Now considered as | | | | the front wheel or wheels come off the ground and |
| both an icon and a legend, he started his career as | | | | the vehicle is balanced on the rear wheel or wheels. |
| an entertainer somewhere in the late 1960s. He | | | | Other Popular Bike Stunts include the handstand (The |
| performed numerous motorcycle jumps which are | | | | rider does a handstand on a moving motorcycle), the |
| televised in the entire country. His attempt to jump | | | | Endo (a stunt which lifts the motorcycle's rear tire |
| the Snake River Canyon located at Twin Falls, Idaho | | | | off the ground while balancing the bike on the front |
| back in 1974 was among the most watched (it ranks | | | | wheel or wheels while still rolling), the Stoppie |
| number 4) event in ABC's Wide World of Sports up | | | | (stopping a moving motorcycle, so the rear wheel is |
| until this date. He died last year, November 30 at age | | | | raised in the air while the machine is balanced on the |
| 69. | | | | front tire and comes to a complete stop), 12 O' |
| Some Motorcycle Stunts & Drill Teams in the US | | | | Clock Wheelie (a kind of wheelie that is straight up |
| include the South Florida Bike Crew, D-Aces Stunt | | | | and the rider scratches the tail of the motorcycle on |
| Riders Motorcycle Team (Wasau, Wisconsin), | | | | the street), Circle Wheelie (wheelie while driving in a |
| TenNinety6 (Kalamazoo, MI) and the Hardly Angels (a | | | | circular motion), and Combo Wheelie (a wheelie that |
| Women's Motorcycle Drill Team). | | | | features multiple rider maneuvers while on one |
| Bob Duffey, a professional Motorcycle Jumper was | | | | wheel). |
| dubbed as "The Fastest Man on Two Wheels | | | | A full range of protective gear should be worn when |
| Backwards". He's got an ET of 11.71 seconds and a | | | | attempting a stunt in a high powered motorcycle. |
| trap speed of 122 mph. The man is untouched on the | | | | Some popular brands include Alpinestars, Teknic, Icon, |
| dragstrip riding backwards. This record was done on | | | | Sidi and Joe Rocket whilst Arai, Bell, AGV, KBC, Icon, |
| a 1979 stock Kawasaki Z1R-TC, his favorite bike, at | | | | Shoei and Suomy are some of the popular helmet |
| an IDBA (International Drag Bike Association) | | | | brands. |
| sanctioned event. | | | | |