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