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Watch Nick and Ernie stunt The Queen Mary
During its service as an ocean liner, from 1936 to 1967 (with a brief interlude as a troopship during WWII), RMS Queen Mary was considered one of the largest and most elegant vessels ever. Throw two Triumph Speed Triples and a trials bike on it, plus Nick Brocha, Ernie Vigil and trials star Damon Barda, and it starts to look positively cramped though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGbq3l6dVU ...
Jul 18, 2012
29 photos of motorcycles in impossible places
Up a wall, down a slide, on top of a stadium, underneath a boat; freestyle trials riders are taking motorcycles to hitherto impossible impossible places all in pursuit of one prize — a stunning image. Here's 29 of the best ever taken. Lead by riders like Dougie Lampkin (up top) and Julien Dupont (below), trials is braking out of remote venues and the upper echelons of cable TV to become a visu...
Apr 18, 2012
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Julien Dupont rides Gateshead Millenium Bridge
Spanning 413 feet of the River Tyne in Newcastle, the Gateshead Millenium Bridge rotates up to 40 degrees to allow ships of up to 82 feet tall to pass underneath. With only a 4.5 minute window in which to cross the bridge while raised, it sounds like the perfect obstacle for a freestyle trials rider like Julien Dupont, right? It ended up being one of his hairier stunts though; he lost traction whi...
Aug 25, 2011
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Video: Why electric trials bikes are awesome
I can't help but read between the lines when I see a video like this one. The message they're putting out is: "Electric motorcycles are fun and environmentally friendly." The message I'm getting is: "On a silent motorcycle, you can get away with anything." Even a spinning stoppie off a curb in an ancient spanish village in front of an old man. I know it's going to be a few years before I can hop o...
Apr 28, 2011
Trials riding on the streets of Guatemala City
We’re total suckers for some urban trials riding, largely because it packages motorcycles into a sport relatable to skateboarding, BMX and other activities that are much more popular among kids these days. This is Guetemala’s Diego Ordonez who’s been making waves internationally over the last few years, winning Trials championships across South America, in Spain and even here in the US. Just...
Jan 31, 2011