| If you like racing, motocross racing is one of the most | | | | you can look forward to some fun and excitement |
| exciting sports there is. Watching freestyle motocross | | | | that you will never forget. It is important have fun but |
| videos can make you feel like you are one of the | | | | never forget that safety is the first issue when it |
| riders jumping high into the air, flipping in a somersault | | | | comes to motocross. |
| and then coming around corners at breakneck speeds. | | | | The relatively new sport of freestyle motocross riding |
| A motocross rider is a fearless Knight on a steel horse | | | | is an individual event that is judged by several judges. |
| that can reach tremendous speeds and be able to | | | | In freestyle the rider can perform tricks like back flips |
| jump their motorcycle sometimes 40 to 50 feet in the | | | | and jumps that require huge air. The rider is scored by |
| air. If you want to learn how to become a motocross | | | | best use of the track and crowd reaction. Good to |
| rider, you need to take it slow. It is wise to take a few | | | | have a fan club if you want a high score. |
| lessons first before you begin the sport. Unlike BMX | | | | Some of the award winning and most difficult tricks |
| racing with bicycles, if you have a wipe out with a | | | | are a double back flip that was performed by Travis |
| motorcycle you can face serious injury or death. Take | | | | Pastrana at the 2006 X Games and double barrels |
| some lessons, take it slow, and remember that you | | | | rolls which are mid air sideways rolls. |
| are riding on a serious machine. | | | | A motocross rider needs to be in excellent athletic |
| Watch a couple motocross videos before you take it | | | | shape to handle the bikes at the huge g-forces |
| out for the first time. You need to know what you are | | | | encountered on the track and during tricks. The heart |
| getting yourself into. Those are professional riders that | | | | rates of motocross bikers were measured at 190 |
| you see in the video and they have years of | | | | beats per minute for around 35 minutes; surely maxed |
| experience. Not only do you have to have experience | | | | out due to the adrenaline rush and high physical |
| riding off-road motorcycles, you must contend with | | | | demands of the sport. So if you want to take up this |
| riding on a dirt track with several other motocross | | | | sport, make sure you are in good physical shape |
| riders passing you a great speeds. You have to have | | | | before you start or you could end up in the hospital |
| your full attention on everything that is going on around | | | | without even crashing. |
| you. If you do happen to become a motocross rider, | | | | |