When was the first motocross backflip

Sheenan wore a helmet camera to perform the trick and a first person view of the first ever triple rotation on a full sized motorcycle is something to behold. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email.

Carey Hart went on to attempt it at the X Games but crashed breaking several bones. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Pastrana finished first, and Metzger finished second. Metzger started landing the flips in the dunes by his house, and then let it be known in advance that he would be bringing the backflip to X Games in Philadelphia.

He didn't have access to a foam pit big enough for motorcycles in those days, so attempting it meant full commitment. I guess nobody really thought I was going to go for it," Metzger said. Two days later, on the Fourth of July, I landed 21 in a row without falling. Those fireworks didn't do much to calm his nerves about bringing the trick to X Games, however.

I knew it was going to be a game-changer for me and for everybody in the sport, and that terrified me. But that's what X Games had always been about: bringing something new to the table. It really did change things forever. Despite all the hype he'd helped create, Metzger played it cool on the day of the event and rode conservatively to make sure he made it to the big show.

Then, right before finals, he got an even bigger idea. I thought, 'If I don't flip that, I'm missing out. Travis Pastrana, who had won gold when Moto X Freestyle made its X Games debut in and won again in and , was out with an injury that year. 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.

Skip to Content. Written by Oliver Schran. Watch the clip below and scroll down to see the evolution of the backflip The first ever backflip. Carey, now husband of the singer Pink somehow landed the trick but slammed heavily on landing, but what the revolutionary trick lacks in style, it more than makes up for in daring and originality. At a stroke, Carey opened the door to a new world of upside down FMX tricks which have steadily become more complex and daring.