When was the first backflip on a motorcycle

He watched from the announcer's booth as Metzger landed back-to-back backflips. He also won silver in Moto X Step Up, and said the prize money from that weekend was the biggest paycheck of his life. He competed for nearly another decade and collected three more X Games medals before a training crash forced him to pull out of X Games Los Angeles with broken vertebrae in his back and neck, two broken collarbones and a lacerated kidney.

He says military folks frequently come into the shop asking for the "Godfather of FMX" when they're looking for new ink, as do many of today's top FMX riders.

Metzger never did love that nickname, but says he's still a fan of FMX. These days he says he's content to sit back and let others take the risks. But it definitely got to where it was all too crazy to keep up with," Metzger said.

I don't even own a dirt bike anymore. It hurts too damn much. I don't miss being hurt all the time. Learn more. X Games Aspen Returns Jan. X Games Aspen Is Back! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.

Email required Address never made public. Name required. Best Deadlifts in History. Follow Following. Lunch Time. Sign me up. Has anyone died at Pastranaland? Lyn-Z Adams Hawkinsm. At X Games 17, Jackson Strong nailed the first front flip on a dirt bike during the best trick competition. Travis Pastrana performed the first FMX double backflip in competition in , and at the time it seemed like the pinnacle of freestyle tricks. Nine years later, rider Josh Sheehan raised the bar with a jaw-dropping triple backflip.

View this post on Instagram. Twenty Years, 20 Firsts celebrates the year legacy of the X Games in action sports with a collection of 20 of the most iconic first-trick moments in X Games history. He would kill the engine on his 80cc motorcycle just before he hit the water to prevent damage to the bike.

Dany Torres has a riding style filled with the same panache of his Spanish forefathers. Josh Sheehan. Erick Ruiz. Levi Sherwood. Haiden is only 14 years of age, which makes him probably the most youthful motorcyclist in America. Travis competed in supercross, motocross, supermoto, and of course freestyle, aboard the Suzuki brand for decades. The move comes out of necessity in part due to lack of two-stroke supported bikes from Suzuki.