The Mike Metzger bike Build off!

[FuriouSly]

I definately think that those wheels were hot.  I come from the BMX days when the Mongoose Mags and the Skyway Tuff Wheels were too cool for school.  Spokes were old hat and the age of technology was becoming desirable.  So billet wheels on an MX bike... seems pretty trick to me!  Of course anything can be taken a few steps too far, but that is what has always set the trendsetters from the imitators. 

Arigato: he was jumping it at Ocotillo but I was wondering about at the end of the show when him and some others were doing the big air stuff.  It looked like his bike but with spokes on it instead of the billets.  Maybe he wasn't even jumping it off the big kicker, but if he was, it sure didn't look like the billets.

I do agree that those would look PIMP on a sand bike... fo' sho!

Sly.

[Arigato]

I'm not even sure it was the same BIKE at the end of the show.  I recorded it, but then erased it to make room for the motocross nationals.

[FuriouSly]

First ! !  Let me apologize to anyone that I may offend with this follow-up post about Linkogle...

I am not sure that you know this about Linkogle, but I thought I would throw it out there.  Not that I feel a need to defend him...  but he is definately in a league not too many could even dream to reach.

Larry Linkogle World Record Jump 255 Feet on a 250cc

World Record for farthest jump on a 250cc motorcycle. Linkogle is one of the founders of "Freestyle Motocross" and trained Trigger Gumm who has the World Record for the "Outright Farthest" jump of 277 feet on a CR500. Props to the Hardcore!

Here is the video of the jump:   http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=85&pos=1

On another note, check out Robbie Maddison doing a Superman seat grab while jumping 246 Feet on his CR250.

Check it out here:   http://www.kxriders.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=85&pos=2

Doing my best to give props to the Hardcore that make the technology better for us...     FuriouSly