Alstar
I love watching top notch skill and talent in any sport but for me bikes is where it’s AT!!
When you where a child why did you walk on the top of the wall not next to it?
Why did you jump the gaps in the pavement? cos… you could and it stretched your limits and its fun.
“I did pizza delivery on a C90…nuts but fun”
It was a moto trials TV show called Kick Start on after school that got me hooked on bikes but I only had push bikes to play on at the time.
At 15 a friend took me on the back of a Super Tennier 750 Dakar thing, loved it! He sold me and my brother a GT250 old thing, I just got on it and I could ride...
then got a nasty CB125 and did pizza delivery on a C90 very steep learning curve as no CBT in those days… nuts but fun.
Then a 250 Honda wet dream, a RD125 then... 650Kat / GSX750 / GT250 / 650Kat / RD350 / GSXR1100 / a year off from bikes travelling / XL500/ GSXR1100 / 2 years off / GSXR750 / GSXR750 /
2 years off again then / CBR600 / Bandit 600 / GPX600 /
and now my trusty CBR600F4i serves me well.
I have always wheelied and stuff but … seeing a free video from Superbikes mag of “Big Dave” Sonsky who had/has close ties to the Starboyz opened my eyes to extreme Bike control. He was doing mad things on a black blade so… I went out and tried it but had no one to ride with and always seemed to be 2 up. Passengers freak out for some reason.. lol
When visiting the Ace café for the first time on street fighters day I saw first hand in the flesh the compelling art of stunt ridding. A stunt team were doing a show and as I watched I found myself reading and understanding the tricks and just 1 year later with blood, sweat and tears I was in the same show with the team, unfortunately they have disbanded and we all have separate projects now.
I think stunting when done right is a powerful creative energy, time goes out the window and your in the moment sharing this achievement with other riders old or new and the audience. It's a real buzz so my aim is to spread the sport to all extreme riders pushing our own limits together making us better riders.
“Learnt in fun, protected in fear”
“Control your bike before it controls you”
“Learnt in fun, protected in fear”
“Control your bike before it controls you”
Or at least try, try and try again
Also… it’s an art form that needs exploring and as such has a widening audience who in turn feel their very own curiosity.
To some its compelling and others repelling why?
Only they know so relax enjoy and tune in to the energy that surrounds us all.
See you out there ALSTAR
