motorcycle trials

This is a video I made to give to sponsors for a national championship trials event my club is hosting in July 2010 at Donner Ski Ranch in Truckee, CA. It's meant to showcase some things that can be done on a trials bike with the best riders to people who might not know much about the sport. This is not the final version, just a nearly complete version to get opinions from other members of Sacramento PITS and those involved with the event organization.

Thanks to Geoff Aaron and his company, ERE (http://www.ereonline.com/), for allowing us to use his Balancing Act videos to create this. Make sure you buy his awesome videos. Balancing Act 1-4 available on ERE's site. They're all legit.

Riders:
Geoff Aaron - 10 time national champ
Adam Raga - 2005 and 2006 world champ, 4 time indoor world champ
Marc Colomer - 1996 world champ
Dougie Lampkin - 7 time world champ, 5 time world indoor champ
Takahisa Fujinami - 2004 world champ
Kenichi Kuroyama

Also, the great Jordi Tarrés (7 time world champion) is in there. But as Raga's minder only.

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• balancing
• act
• geoff
• aaron

[dn553314]

he makes it look so easy....

[CDN160]

This is crazy, I am a Mototcrosser, and i have mad respect for these trial and enduro riders.

[ThatIsSloppy]

These guys are amazing, the closest I can get to doing this is the video game Trials HD.

[fallingwater]

I wish people didn't remove the sounds from videos like this one. No engine sounds = half as much fun watching the video. :(

[johnnytheprick]

its not human.

[jerkymoto]

As a rider since 1962.... WOW!

[KeeperofTheMountain]

I thought I was all that on my Bike when I was a kid......... Now I know for a fact I was just a kid with a bike.

[chevyndodge77]

Uhm where is the gas tank on these bikes lol, it looks like they just took the seat and tank off like a 230 or something, I know they didnt but still

[theHondaFteam]

@Bansheerider1979 Both are impressive. Why be partisan, both are cool. And while these have motors, a guy on a pedal bike ain't gonna hop up no 30 foot sheer rock face ;)

[Bansheerider1979]

more impressed with trials riders on regular bikes. these guys have motors to power them...still have some skills though

[trackend]

Come along way from my old OSSA MAR i used to ride but IMO the rule change that allows for all forward motion to stop without any penalty has taken something out of the sport as it gives more time to analise the section before continuing , that said these guys are still very skilfull.

[hautepower]

sick video man

[ulsig95]

@dn553314 Athletes tends to do that :D

[RudedogRacin]

@KingCast65 I agree, I'm an MX Racer (And on a quad, but Irrelevant) And these people have a ridiculous amount of skill. I couldn't image tellin someone I was a trails racer and them being like what? That must not take much. Which I'm sure happens soo often.

-Brodie

[RudedogRacin]

@ManUnited10r Its not somethin you just start. You have to be REALLY comfy on a bike first. Then go jump around on a bike and see how ya do! Thats what helmets are for, right?

[ManUnited10r]

when do these peole start? i want to try it, im 14

[shmalphy]

wow, just wow. How much does one of those bikes weigh? The skill is amazing...

[biunzRS]

blue and red costumes, this is MIND BLOWING.

[TheTrueKingKazma]

dude so cool!!!

[HallawJerry]

damn .... sepertinya menyenangkan

[punDsal]

gosh, how much throttle and clutch control can this guy have?!? hes so fking good

[madratfromdaspace]

Whats this song?

[42crew1]

i still have no idea how this works

[KingCast65]

@KingGoodall88 Indeed. Trials gets no respect and I think the riders are more talented than the other bike racers in many many ways. I love this stuff.... and remember they have been doing it for 30+ years I started seeing it in 6th grade, 1975..... and it was around well before THAT.

[KingGoodall88]

unreal skill



[speckyprick]

@ktmyamaha01 Get over shit without putting a foot down. Simple sounding, hard as hell to do.