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An Australian group of freestyle riders called the Crusty Demons are currently touring New Zealand performing stunts. One of the members, Cam Sinclair of Melbourne, did a double backflip last week on his 250cc dirt bike. He launched from one ramp, flew about 18 meters in the air (about 54 feet), did two reverse revolutions, and landed on another ramp 15 meters away (45 feet).

There was a crowd of 8,000 watching and they leaped to their feet as soon as he landed. Sinclair is only the third person to succeed in this stunt and the other two are U.S. riders who have abandoned it for safety reasons.

Sinclair had practiced this stunt over 100 times with a foam rubber landing pad and had also performed it in Sydney, landing in the harbor. On this occasion in New Zealand there were no safety measures.

Far from regarding this as a triumphant conclusion, Sinclair sees it as a beginning.

“It’s opened the doors to some big things that I've got to work on – trying to do some variations," he told a New Zealand reporter. "I want to start taking my hands and feet off (while airborne) and stuff like that."

Sinclair has been a rider since the age of five. Six months ago he crashed and broke a collar bone and has had other broken bones and “lots of concussions and battle scars along the way”. He plans to do stunt riding for only six more years.

Motorcycle riding on the U.S. highways is far less likely to give you broken bones and concussion than a double backflip, but they are nevertheless real dangers. Bikers are killed continually on our roads. If you have sustained any severe injury in a motorcycle accident and would like some legal support and help, please contact us for a motorcycle accident attorney in your area.