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Supermoto Junkie
8th December 2007, 19:14
Well it has been one thing that i have always had trouble getting the hang off, but now after a quick session with Kevmo7 (who offered a few "how to"pointers) and the use of a private road and a controled enviroment (of course) I am now starting to get the rear wheel in the air and also rolling for a while.......probably not the most exciting preformance to watch but it's feeling great from where i'm sitting, so with some more practise I think i might get it down.....someday

Big ups to Kevmo7.........Thanks bro. :banana:

Sully60
8th December 2007, 19:20
Another step on the slippery path.
Soon you'll be doin them cross handed, sitting on the bars facing backwards!
Good shit bro! Keep up the....
Back wheel!

Supermoto Junkie
8th December 2007, 19:22
Another step on the slippery path.
Soon you'll be doin them cross handed, sitting on the bars facing backwards!
Good shit bro! Keep up the....
Back wheel!

Thanks mate, Funny how it feels like you are about to endo when the rear is only 2 inches off the ground:shit:

ElCoyote
8th December 2007, 19:42
Thanks mate, Funny how it feels like you are about to endo when the rear is only 2 inches off the ground:shit:

Perception is indeed a dangerous thing, I mean we voted in a woman Prime Minister only to find out "it" had bigger cojones than us and sang the "solidarity brothers" song with a forked tongue Pollies............

:argh::argh:

No FX
8th December 2007, 23:04
:headbang:
Well it has been one thing that i have always had trouble getting the hang off, but now after a quick session with Kevmo7 (who offered a few "how to"pointers) and the use of a private road and a controled enviroment (of course) I am now starting to get the rear wheel in the air and also rolling for a while.......probably not the most exciting preformance to watch but it's feeling great from where i'm sitting, so with some more practise I think i might get it down.....someday

Big ups to Kevmo7.........Thanks bro. :banana:

wooohoooooo stoppies kick arse!! keep it up:headbang::headbang::headbang:

fergie
9th December 2007, 06:18
we await the link to the video on you tube.

Supermoto Junkie
9th December 2007, 07:05
we await the link to the video on you tube.

I think i'm a little way off being worthy of a video.....:sick:

Kevmo7
14th December 2007, 14:08
Its always good to see somebody learn so quick!!!

Wont be long till your rolling 300ft+ hahaha :msn-wink:

EJK
14th December 2007, 14:16
Got pics? :shifty:

don't bin it now :laugh:

...or you can catch one of "mid bin" photo like me lol

AllanB
14th December 2007, 16:52
Search u-tube for stoppies as there are some classic stuff-ups on there.

Supermoto Junkie
17th December 2007, 12:32
Its always good to see somebody learn so quick!!!

Wont be long till your rolling 300ft+ hahaha :msn-wink:

Thanks mate. they are getting better, rolling for a little way.........not quite 300ft.....maybe 300cm:2thumbsup


Got pics? :shifty:

don't bin it now :laugh:

...or you can catch one of "mid bin" photo like me lol

Not yet, i was thinking of taking the Video camera out one night this week and get some footage.


Search u-tube for stoppies as there are some classic stuff-ups on there.

There are some guys on there that shouldn't be riding bikes let alone trying to pull stoppies

blue eyed savage
8th April 2008, 19:56
so whats the trick? how do u do them, i just dont want to grab a big handfull of brake and see what happens

Gubb
8th April 2008, 21:42
so whats the trick? how do u do them, i just dont want to grab a big handfull of brake and see what happens

If it was meant to be, it was meant to be.

blue eyed savage
8th April 2008, 21:44
is it my bike? i tryed and the front wheel skids/locks up

EJK
8th April 2008, 21:47
Slightly forward your body weight to the front. Put your weight onto the front suspention and the front wheel. That may stop the front wheel from skidding...


Maybe... lol

MarkyMark
8th April 2008, 22:41
try putting on a bit of brake to transfer weight to the front wheel before you go all out, you need to load up the front wheel before you try to stoppie or it will just skid

*disclaimer: this is 2nd hand, not from my own experience

sinfull
8th April 2008, 23:13
http://www.bikepics.com/bikemovies/ repost !!! but its in my favourites so i dont care

motorbyclist
9th April 2008, 01:34
is it my bike? i tryed and the front wheel skids/locks up

don't just grab the brake, ease it on. find am empty carpark. let all the weight shift onto the front wheel first to give more traction then pop it up. arms straight, big balls, start small, don't panic. (EDIT: maybe it IS the bike, but i should think a bandit could stoppie no sweat)

mind you mine are all pretty short, never been able to glide on the front very well. there's a knack to it i suppose....


just remember a wheelie can nearly always be saved by using the rear brake. stuff up a stoppie and all you can do is jump clear:crazy:

blue eyed savage
9th April 2008, 22:07
thanks 4 da tips, might give it a go tomrrow

blue eyed savage
20th April 2008, 12:47
did my first stoppy today. dont think ill b doing any more might get carreyd away if i start geting into it

EJK
20th April 2008, 19:34
you'll flip :yes:

Brett
21st April 2008, 22:01
I love stoppies :)

Most people seem to be better at wheelies than stoppies. For a long time my stoppies were a helluva lot better than my wheelies!

It is not just a case of grabbing a handfull of brakes, I find weight transfer is key as well as sort of compressing the shocks.

jimmy 2006
22nd April 2008, 07:43
my stoppies just keep washing out, not enough weight transfer? this is on a mx bike on grass.

Squiggles
22nd April 2008, 13:30
Pays ta wear a back protector incase it goes pearshaped (or so i believe) ;)

Kevmo7
22nd April 2008, 19:14
Pays ta wear a back protector incase it goes pearshaped (or so i believe) ;)

yeah quite easy to snap your spine, 170 kgs landing smack bang on your spine is never a good idea

its the most disgusting feeling when you just go a tad to high in a stoppie and all you can do is put your hands out and hope

sAsLEX
22nd April 2008, 19:25
all you can do is put your hands out and hope

Great way to break your scaphoid!

Tuck your arms in, anyone see the 250 GP rider fall last round, tucked his arms so they didn't flail.

And look at martial arts they dont fall arms out.

motorbyclist
23rd April 2008, 00:11
my stoppies just keep washing out, not enough weight transfer? this is on a mx bike on grass.

what sort of mx bike? i find it's alot harder/neigh on impossible to do on those due to more suspension travel and much less traction


yeah quite easy to snap your spine, 170 kgs landing smack bang on your spine is never a good idea

its the most disgusting feeling when you just go a tad to high in a stoppie and all you can do is put your hands out and hope

learn to crash


Great way to break your scaphoid!

Tuck your arms in, anyone see the 250 GP rider fall last round, tucked his arms so they didn't flail.

And look at martial arts they dont fall arms out.

arms out is a naturally evolved mechanism to absorb impact and tideally protect your head/organs/body... unfortunately evolution hasn't had time to catch up with bikes yet, but i'm sure using your arms to take some strain off your neck isn't a bad idea...

my dirtbike experience tells me that if it turns to custard, be it on the ground in the air, flipping forwards, flipping backward, going too far sideways (not good while in the air), or simply in a serious "i'm fucked" situation, just jump the hell off!

the one vehicle impact (that wasn't bike vs bike) i've had, at about 80kph into the side of a 4WD, the "bail out" instinct kicked in right before impact. same for all the bike collisions where i saw it coming (rather than suddenly being on the ground under another bike).

riding since i was 13 years old, on and offroad, and yet to break a single bone:first:

jimmy 2006
23rd April 2008, 07:53
now your fucked! i would never claim to never have broken a bone.......

rmz250 is the bike. and i have seen people pull real good stoppies on just about any bike.

Kevmo7
23rd April 2008, 21:38
Great way to break your scaphoid!

Tuck your arms in, anyone see the 250 GP rider fall last round, tucked his arms so they didn't flail.

And look at martial arts they dont fall arms out.

have you ever flipped a stoppie? have any of you guys actally flipped a stoppie?? lets see you guys not put your hands out, its a reaction, everybody does it, nobody thinks: "oh yeah i better not put my hands out, i better just keep them where the are and land face first, yeah"

my mate zanda nearly broke his jaw from flipping a stoppie without a helmet on and he didnt put his hands out and landed flat on his face.

if he had put his hands out and wore a helmet he would have walked away without any injures.

Ive flipped heaps of stoppies, once time i did a 65kph stoppie flip, again put my hands out as a reaction to break my fall and rolled it off but my shoulder got stuffed against the road and pushed downwards, cracking my shoulder blade...

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even the world champion puts his hands out and rolls it off

R6_kid
23rd April 2008, 23:01
i know of someone who screwed up a stoppie at 120kmh on the motorway, he came away with crazed legs and chin (had full face helmet) and his bike only got light drop damage.

Trick is to be in 'fuck up' mode before it happens and be ready to kick/jump as hard as you can and hope you get clear.

sAsLEX
23rd April 2008, 23:13
if he had put his hands out and wore a helmet he would have walked away without any injures.



even the world champion puts his hands out and rolls it off

Well his head would of been fine.

I do know its a natural reaction, but its not always the best option relying on basic instincts. I mean on a push bike simply falling over whilst stopped will break your scaphoid if you stick your arm out..... aye K14!

and just because the world champion does it does not make it right.

Many people wont simply put their hands out, you want to know why? Because maybe they listened when someone told them something and they learnt how to fall ratehr than blindly copying the worlds best......

motorbyclist
23rd April 2008, 23:22
i'd rather break an arm than have my brain permanently damaged from slamming into the inside of my skull. funnily enough millions of years of evolution developing that instinct to help us better survive falling over seem to agree...


exactly why/how is "face first" the better option? in this instance "jump the fuck off, prefereably to the side" seems a bit more sensible

sAsLEX
23rd April 2008, 23:27
exactly why/how is "face first" the better option?

Did I say face first?


Ass u me ?


There are many way that have been developed over years by intelligent examination of the art of falling and development of advanced techniques rather than relying on the super efficient act of evolution.

motorbyclist
23rd April 2008, 23:35
exactly why/how is "face first" the better option?


Did I say face first?
Ass u me ?




Tuck your arms in, anyone see the 250 GP rider fall last round, tucked his arms so they didn't flail.

And look at martial arts they dont fall arms out.

you are yet to answer my question, or atleast propose another way to fall in a stoppie without using your arms

imho the biggest concern in any crash is getting clear of the bike and protecting the brain/neck/spine

jimmy 2006
24th April 2008, 08:07
have you ever flipped a stoppie? have any of you guys actally flipped a stoppie??

yes, i have. not on the road though. (still no road bike)
believe it or not your not the only one out there that trys this shit. we might not be, or think we are as good as you but we are all giving it a go.

owner
24th April 2008, 12:47
stoppies are fun as fuck. even if they are only a foot high.BP or flipping my cbr no fucking way, not just yet. Being a vert skater I know you can train your instincts thru experience When I have a break from skating I have to learn how to fall all over again I have flipped my pitty a couple times on the tarseal and cr125 on the beach. like everything live life and learn how to fall it hurts less

and its been said before but here goes, move weight forward, gently squeeze to compress the shocks(if you dont understand this go back to wheelies untill u understand compress the shocks) and then give it heaps, its timing

owner
24th April 2008, 12:51
Oh and lock elbows if your weak and look where your going not at the ground

Kevmo7
24th April 2008, 20:13
yes, i have. not on the road though. (still no road bike)
believe it or not your not the only one out there that trys this shit. we might not be, or think we are as good as you but we are all giving it a go.

yeah and keep it up dude, I want more people to get into stunting and pushin the sport in this country!

The main thing you have to worry about when a stoppie goes too high is getting clear of the bike, expecially if you have a 12 o clock bar, cause that thing just wants to slice you in half, ill put my hands out, put my legs out whatever it takes to get out of the way of the falling guillotine, breaking an arm is better than breaking your spine.

And also, i dont even like Christian Pfeiffer, he is a good rider, but i hate his style.

I like www.kaneone.com style!

skidMark
24th April 2008, 20:19
Yep, i love doing stoppies too.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/photopost/showfull.php?photo=5200

hehe

CHOPPA
24th April 2008, 21:20
just slam down hard compressing suspension moving weight with a big stab on the front brake then just easy it off to roll mx or road if on the road make sure your front tyres hot....

blue eyed savage
24th April 2008, 23:07
so where can i do stunts and not lose my license

motorbyclist
25th April 2008, 01:02
if on the road make sure your front tyres hot....

heheh nothing like a 3 metre front wheel slide first thing in the morning!


so where can i do stunts and not lose my license

carparks, BK drive through after waiting 20 minutes for them to make the driver several cars ahead ahead an ice-cream, your own driveway...

anywhere really provided the cops don't see you:bleh:

actually, is there a charge for that? careless driving? most careful bloody riding you'll ever do!

traffic lights on downhill motorway offramps are the most fun....

HungusMaximist
25th April 2008, 05:16
traffic lights on downhill motorway offramps are the most fun....

Well, I did a involuntary stoppie after I grabbed a fistful of brakes when the lights went red at a downhill intersection. It was never meant to be a stoppie just grabbed too much brakes too fast.

All I can remember is pretty much me flying forward a good five metres in the air, can't even remember if I had my hands out as everything was going so fast, but it was either my shoulder or my helmet hitting the road first.

Hands out is definitely a evolution thing and like Andrew mentioned, it's way better to break your wrist/arms then ending up brain damage.

Macstar
25th April 2008, 18:01
I'm healing a broken scafoid at the moment after a high side. Im glad my arm sacrificed itself instead of my head or neck. I've broken my neck and back before in other accidents (and my other scafoid too) - wrist anyday thank you!

P.S Hungusmaximus - You landed on your head and shoulder cause you had already done half a flip in mid-air. You finished the flip after hitting the road. Impressive stuff!

motorbyclist
26th April 2008, 01:51
P.S Hungusmaximus - You landed on your head and shoulder cause you had already done half a flip in mid-air. You finished the flip after hitting the road. Impressive stuff!

:rofl::clap:

blue eyed savage
26th April 2008, 19:38
crap now iv started i cant help myself! did a good one today. going to get a friend to take some photos tomorrow.

NOMIS
28th April 2008, 22:47
crap now iv started i cant help myself! did a good one today. going to get a friend to take some photos tomorrow.

your not the only one.. Ive spent all this money making my bike look cool now im scared im gunna drop it tryna wheelie and stoppie think im gunna get a pit bike for now hahaha

Spent all friday practising me and i can do a 6inch stoppie lol and not much better a wheelie. actuall y i got it on balance point once shat my self and grabbed the rear brake.

motorbyclist
29th April 2008, 00:04
popped a wheelie off a speed bump on friday.... came down hard and did myself a mortal injury on the gas tank:pinch:

skidMark
29th April 2008, 00:15
popped a wheelie off a speed bump on friday.... came down hard and did myself a mortal injury on the gas tank:pinch:


Blue ballllsssss lol

NOMIS
29th April 2008, 15:48
popped a wheelie off a speed bump on friday.... came down hard and did myself a mortal injury on the gas tank:pinch:

yeap my first 2 wheelies i did this droped the clutch at 9000rpm came up easy as hell backed off to fast and boom balls on the tank, side stand down and a law down on someones lawn, :doctor:

Racer X
30th April 2008, 09:40
crap now iv started i cant help myself! did a good one today. going to get a friend to take some photos tomorrow.

So about those photos...

blue eyed savage
30th April 2008, 17:26
its been piss down here the last 2 days so the next day or 2

Badger8
30th April 2008, 18:45
So about those photos...

<img src="http://blog.kornemuz.com/images/200707/20070722_stoppie_crash_moto.jpg"></img>

FAIL!!! :laugh:

Nah, j/k man, keen to see some pics when you get the chance :yes:
i dont have the brakes (or the balls) for stoppies m'self :o

Kevmo7
30th April 2008, 22:30
FAIL!!! :laugh:

Nah, j/k man, keen to see some pics when you get the chance :yes:
i dont have the brakes (or the balls) for stoppies m'self :o

have you seen the picture of him after

not funny, that guy got so smashed up, broken ribs, some really bad road rash and a few other injures that i cant remember

NOMIS
30th April 2008, 22:47
that sucks you no how fast he was going?
Pitty about the bike.....

Badger8
1st May 2008, 00:24
have you seen the picture of him after

not funny, that guy got so smashed up, broken ribs, some really bad road rash and a few other injures that i cant remember

Nah, havent seen the aftermath, just did the good ol 5 minute google search.
Tis definitely a shitter of a thing to have happen to ya, wasnt havin a go at the guy in the photo (dont even know who it is to be honest :o )

Not nice at all, that's why i always wear gear even if i'm just shaggin about in a carpark. Saved me a couple of weekends back when i (very unexpectedly) 12 O'Clocked my GN. Rode away with just a twisted knee, would've been a damn sight worse with no gear i can tell you right now.

motorbyclist
1st May 2008, 00:43
FAIL!!! :laugh:

Nah, j/k man, keen to see some pics when you get the chance :yes:
i dont have the brakes (or the balls) for stoppies m'self :o

ZOMG (now that's a kawasaki for you)

good to see he's got the bandanna and "cool guy" glasses to protect his face in event of fucking up a stoppie

EJK
1st May 2008, 14:24
Show the aftermath photo please? or atleast PM it.

Kevmo7
1st May 2008, 14:52
there ya go

also, his face is fine, most people put there hands out and protect there face, i know i always do and ive flipped 3 stoppies with no helmet on my old pit bike and never ever has my head touched the ground

sAsLEX
1st May 2008, 22:23
with no helmet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin

owner
2nd May 2008, 08:33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section

blue eyed savage
10th August 2008, 23:03
my stoppy. not my best one but geting beter
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=5-6aMY-7YcM
any tips

dipshit
11th August 2008, 08:05
any tips


Yeah, don't do that to your road bike - you will fuck it.

blue eyed savage
11th August 2008, 17:36
good tip. later in life im going to get a stunt bike. so no more stoppys for me.

cameltoe
17th September 2008, 17:44
so do you guys reckon not to learn on road bikes??? because I have but willing to stop if its going to fuck the suspension or something.

dipshit
18th September 2008, 10:26
Just be aware that wheeling and stoppies will be very hard on your bike.

It is well-known that when looking at a second-hand bike, you need to look for signs the bike has been previously owned by someone that did a lot of wheelies and shit. Leaking fork seas, stuffed steering head bearings, front wheel slightly buckled, the box jumping out of gear... are signs that the bike was previously owned by a cowboy. Now add to this the new trend of doing stoppies with the added stress to the rear shock and swingarm and bushes etc.

Our bikes were simply not designed to take that kind of punishment regularly. Serious stunters build and strengthen their stunt bikes and use them solely for stunting. Even then they kill them pretty quickly. (not a problem for the kids that can get mummy to buy them a new bike all the time)

Doing circus tricks on your bike one day, then expecting it to be travelling at 160kph on the motorway the next, isn't terribly bright.

slydesigns
21st September 2008, 12:30
I learnt on a dirt bike back when we all thought a heel clicker was insane and carey hart was a normal guy who used to come to Wellington to ride with us and Luke Wara.

On the dirt bikes you roll your body forward into the bars/front wheel and lock your arms to help transfer the momentum of your rolling move into pushing the bike over the bars - if that makes sense. Your knees sink onto the radiator shrouds to hold you back.

Eventually when you sort the rolling stoppie, try turning the bars a little and moving your butt/push out on the peg with the outside foot (to swing the rear in the oppistie direction) and try a few 90deg or even up to 180deg turns with the back up. I could only even manage about 120degs and I'd sometimes highside it on landing, but its a dirtbike, dust it off, do it again.

Another one that helps, is setting up a couple of points/cones and riding up to them, locking the rear, sliding round, clutch out and do it again at the next cone. All while standing, no dabs/feet down, continuous motion and in a figure of eight.

Last one is front wheel lock ups for as long as you can. Lock up the front, let out the clutch and try to control the front wash/tuck under AND the instinct to release the brake and you'll be amazed at how far you'll end up going. It helps you realise how much more you can get out of shape before you need to bail. Makes showboating alot easier.

I'm just struggling to transfer it all to a roadbike. Steep learing curve but I'm getting there.

PRactice climbing all over your bike, hanging off it, surfing the seat, laying flat coffin style etc, and you'll get totally familiar with it, and comfortable. THEN go try the harder tricks and it'll come so much easier - as you'll feel arrogantly confident. Always helps

motorbyclist
21st September 2008, 19:01
good post

now if only i had a flat paddock.....

carver
21st September 2008, 19:12
stoppies are always a good way to arrive....
good on ya dude!

Dani-D
25th September 2008, 22:52
PRactice climbing all over your bike, hanging off it, surfing the seat, laying flat coffin style etc, and you'll get totally familiar with it, and comfortable. THEN go try the harder tricks and it'll come so much easier - as you'll feel arrogantly confident. Always helps


Ohhh is THAT what you were doing out Halcombe when me and Nichol ran into you a few weeks back. And I thought your bike had just tried to high side your ass into the gutter and you were climbing back on.

Huh, who'd had guessed.:blink:

Ok on a serious note, was fun to watch sure, but if you had dropped it, it was going to be messy:jerry:

scorry
26th September 2008, 08:21
On the dirt bikes you roll your body forward into the bars/front wheel and lock your arms to help transfer the momentum of your rolling move into pushing the bike over the bars - if that makes sense. Your knees sink onto the radiator shrouds to hold you back.



great post mate, will have to get some practise in this weekend i think.
still looks like your bike is throwing you off in the second pic lol

slydesigns
26th September 2008, 09:34
Naa the wife took the pic at the wrong bloddy moment and the digicam takes an age to reset for a second pic!

I was mucking around doing what would have been a fender kiss had it been a jump and not flat. After the shot I ended up grabbing the forkings, doing a handstand of sorts and kissing the fender. That pic caught me mid rotation.

Kevmo7
1st October 2008, 20:37
went out today, did a few long stoppies, brought them up at the top of 3rd gear, getting pretty good at steering the longer ones, gettin them a bit higher too, can go about another 2 inches higher, but any higher than that and ill flip!

Still lots more practice needed!

racefactory
14th October 2008, 17:03
Last one is front wheel lock ups for as long as you can. Lock up the front, let out the clutch and try to control the front wash/tuck under AND the instinct to release the brake and you'll be amazed at how far you'll end up going. It helps you realise how much more you can get out of shape before you need to bail. Makes showboating alot easier.



fucking good post mate. I'm very curious about front wheel lock ups... and how controllable they are and how much warning they give... would love to try that on a shit bike or something... can anyone lock the front all the way to a stop i wonder?

Kevmo7
14th October 2008, 18:47
fucking good post mate. I'm very curious about front wheel lock ups... and how controllable they are and how much warning they give... would love to try that on a shit bike or something... can anyone lock the front all the way to a stop i wonder?

ive never seen it done, i learnt about front wheel lock ups by taking my Bandit 250 into big feilds and nearly falling off everytime i grabbed the front brakes, you learn really fast that way but i dont recomend doing it, dumped my bike once, was a bit of a laugh then depressing lol

best way is to get a push bike and go onto a feild and do the same thing or a small dirtbike, just ride along quite fast and then grab tonnes of front brake, keep ur head up too, makes controlling it alot easier

motorbyclist
14th October 2008, 18:53
i've done it at fairly low speed (running speed perhaps?) on a NC30 in my driveway when coming too hot into the garage:Oops:

Badger8
14th October 2008, 19:17
also done it coming into my garage. my munter flatmate moved the flattened cardboard box his oil drip is normally over, applied front brakes at wrong time, bike kept going, front felt all washy... wall, Wall! WALL!!! Stood on the back a bit more and she came to a rest, then i realised what the hell had happened, heheh.

racefactory
14th October 2008, 19:50
i've done it at fairly low speed (running speed perhaps?) on a NC30 in my driveway when coming too hot into the garage:Oops:

I've also done it on my NC30 coming into the garage heaps but i don't really consider that as anything since it's so slow.

Yeah i wanna take a bicycle on some wet grass and get to grips with them so if it happens on road when braking hard it'll be somewhat... familiar.

racefactory
14th October 2008, 19:51
who learnt their stoppies on a bicycle first??

motorbyclist
14th October 2008, 20:28
i learnt general riding and crashing on a small dirtbike first...

Kevmo7
14th October 2008, 21:03
i learnt how to stunt on a bicycle 3 years ago when i was 15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mcapshKxMY

me (blue bike) and zanda (silver bike) were the dodgy duo! :laugh:

slydesigns
14th October 2008, 21:36
I started on BMX's when I was 10, Halfpipe and flatland freestyle from 11 on, MTBing from 13 them MotoX and a little SX (when the wife and A and E aloowed). Lots of pain, lots more fun... The best being blasting off ramps set up on the wharf in Tauranga and doing tricks into the water!

And I'm old compared to you guys. I started FMX with Luke Wara, Reese DeLieu and Tim Watson back in Wellington in 98! I was 26 back then! We even had Carey Hart come stay with the Wara's and ride, WAY before he became famous. Back then a Nac Nac was considered the GOD trick and we were getting frowned at for being dicks and doing tricks during races. Instead of racing for the win we were racing for the biggest jump. Egos ruled. I nearly got banned from The Spectro Series for ghosting my bike over the finish line table top at Wanganui.

The things guys and girls do nowadays is insane and makes up look sedate and lame!