Flippin` Mad John Pearson

John was the first person to do a motocross backflip in the UK, making him an all round Moto-X legend.John recently featured in the recent “Ben 10: Ultimate Alien” show at the packed out 02 Arena in London, in which he performed an array of crazy, yet somewhat pointless, stunts in front of screaming 8 year-olds. If you are not familiar with ‘Ben 10’ then ask your children and let us know, as we don’t know what it is either.Here is John at last years Big Air Jam at Silverstone, taking the win in the Sick Trick comp , and John is ready to do battle at this year Big Air Jam at Parc Y Scarlets Wednesday June 6th. Make sure you have your cameras at the ready as soon as John starts his engine!

Trick List - Back Flip

Chris Birch Upside Down On His KTM 250

In 1998, Adam Owsley did a complete backflip into a pond on a KX250. Carey Hart was the first to attempt one to dirt at the 2000 Gravity Games, nearly riding away but suffering a crash after over-rotating his flip off the backside of a landing. Pastrana also attempted a similar one off the same year at XGames after his run. In 2001, Carey attempted one again at the XGames best trick competition, and crashed badly when he came off his bike while beginning his rotation. In April 2002, Caleb Wyatt tried several off of a specially made dirt hill, and eventually rode away from an attempt. Only months later in the summer of 2002, It was 2005 before the first back flip was pulled by a UK rider , and that rider was John Pearson from Preston at local riding spot to John on a step up.At the Big Air Jam 2006 competition John achieved gold in the sick trick competition by flipping the big gaps !  In the UK there are only a few riders now and still performing the Back flip John being the first and one of those select few, Chris Birch another rider who has stepped up and now has the back flip and over the winter months been working on combination  variations of the flip over 75ft ramp gap.

John Pearson First Uk Rider To Flip Out