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The origins of the group can be traced to 1994, when filmmakers Jon Freeman and Dana Nicholson had been accumulating footage to showcase a behind the scenes expose of the lifestyle of an American pro motocross rider in action, featuring 145 ft plus jumps, 45 ft high in the air soaring over sand dunes, mountains, houses, buses and anything else secure and steep enough to hold the weight of bike ...
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2023 at 13:02:35 (UTC) Original – A biker performing a dirt jump Reason Quality lead image of the sport dirt jumping. Somewhat oddly it is also the lead image in the article Free will. FP on Commons. Articles in which this image appears Dirt jumping, Free will
Ape hanger – Hanging from the bars with one's hands while doing a 12 O'clock, scraping the bike's 12 o'clock bar and allowing the riders feet to drag behind the bike. Cliff hanger – Hanging from the bars with one's feet while doing a 12 O'clock. Bar hop – Standing up and jumping over the handlebars while the bike is in motion. [3]
Sherman Dwayne "Butch" Laswell (October 12, 1958 – March 10, 1996) [1] was an American stunt performer and professional motorcycle stunt rider.Laswell died after sustaining injuries during a live stunt in front of a crowd of spectators, while attempting to carry out a dangerous motorcycle jump in Mesquite, Nevada.
Big air (also known as "best trick"), in which each rider gets two jumps — usually covering more than 75 ft (22.8 m) — from a dirt-covered ramp. [1] [2] A panel of judges evaluates the style, trick difficulty, and originality and produces a score on a 100-point scale. Each rider's highest single-jump score is compared; top score wins.
A group of riders on dirt bikes, doing street stunts and waving to news helicopters, escaped a police pursuit though east Los Angeles County Thursday, authorities said. California Highway Patrol ...
A typical dirt jump-mountain bike. Dirt jumping uses a specific kind of bike. BMX, for instance, has a range of bikes built for this activity. One of its key differences from general purpose bikes is the fit. There is only one standard BMX dirt jumping bike frame, which is meant to fit all riders, young and old. [2]
Fans have been feverishly speculating about the moments that preceded former One Direction star Liam Payne’s fatal 45-foot plunge from his hotel room’s balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on ...