Double Backflip on Motorcycle

[volinbham]

Anybody else see this - I was about to fall asleep when I flipped on the X-games Friday night.

This was the last competitor in the last event of the night.

He never did this before (except where there was a big pile of sand to land in) and said it was complete luck that he hit it so clean.

Pastrana Double Backflip - sick

 

[GAVol]

That was crazy.

 

[volinbham]

Here's a better vid of it - second replay really shows how insane this is.

dude is crazy

 

[checkerboard_charly]

Pastrana is a freak of nature. That dude has some big ol cajones.

 

[volinbham]

Besides saying it was complete luck that he landed it, he also said he hopes he never has to do it again :blink:

 

[tidwell]

Those guys are insane.

 

[GAVol]

Besides saying it was complete luck that he landed it, he also said he hopes he never has to do it again :blink:

I was just thinking "No way I'd ever try that again."

 

[volinbham]

Pretty easy to imagine all the ways that trick could go bad...

You know though that any event he goes to from now on - people will be begging him to do it.

 

[GAVol]

I'd just retire and go into broadcasting.

 

[volinbham]

I don't think broadcasting has the same potential to "get some" as does crazy backflippin' motorcycle dude :w00t:

 

[bigdaddy]

His mother was a wreck. She didn't want him to do it and he replied that he loved her and wanted her to know that in case anything went wrong. That guy is insane!

 

[milohimself]

Pastrana is amazing. The guy is amazing at anything he tries with motors. He also beat Colin f***ing McRae (One of, if not the best rally drivers in the world) in a rally at X Games. Somebody find the video though? McRae barrle-rolled his STi and still managed to finish 2nd by like 0:01 :blink: It was nuts.