This is Jim DeChamp performing the first ever successful frontflip on a motorcycle. It looks like it’s defying the laws of physics, but it’s real…as real as the fall during the first landing attempt. Just wait for the second one.
Kawasaki will soon launch their new Ninja Underground Website where we’ll be seeing stunt riding, drag racing and track racing, all on their 2009 Ninja models so they tease us with the official video dedicated to this event until the actual launch.
Chris Pfeiffer skillfully danced on his BMW F 800 R motorcycle and won for the third year in a row the Indoor World Cup at the Swiss-Moto Exhibition in Zurich on February 22, 2009. As supposed, last year’s winner was this year’s favorite, but Pfeiffer was actually ranked third in the qualification round as he was needed to skip a number of physically challenging tricks from his routine.
Chris Pfeiffer: “I had to use a few hot tricks from my repertoire, because I just wasn’t feeling fit enough and this was sufficient to keep the leadership within reach.”
In the end, things turned out the best way possible for the talented stunt rider. See for yourself in the video attached below.
This rider apparently goes for a backflip, but doesn’t manage to complete the rotation and falls into a strategically positioned swimming pull. Although his cat like instincts ensure he goes with the feet down, his aim isn’t that accurate and hits the edge of the swimming pull with his right side. That’s got to hurt, but he’ll live for a second attempt…though we can’t say the same thing about the bike.
I believe the name says it all. These guys put their skills to work and produce films with more and more notoriety. Hear what they have to say about their work and check out the incredible stunts and crashes that they experience.
