An Amazing Front Flip Snowmobile Stunt and a Painful Mishap from the Winter X Games 2012

When you are trying to win a tough competition, you should be aware that with great risks come great rewards if you succeed but great pains if you fail.

At the Snowmobile finals during the Winter X Games 2012 that took place in Aspen, Colorado, on Sunday night, we saw a lot of both including the painful crash of Justin Hoyer on a double backflip attempt in the Snowmobile Best Trick competition and the scary free-fall of Colten Moore in the Snowmobile Freestyle event.

However, we also witnessed a truly spectacular front flip from Heath Frisby – the first ever of its kind in an official competition – during the Snowmobile Best Trick finals.

You can take a look at the videos right after the jump, just note that the third clip with Hoyer's accident isn't for the faint-hearted...

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Chuck Norris Approved: Rider Tames Wild Racing Motorcycle

If there happens to be an opening for a professional bull rider over at CBR, then the man that tamed motorcycle number 73 at the United Arab Emirates national race series on the Dubai Auto Drome needs only to show this clip to be accepted. Check out the video and you'll see what we mean. Read more »

Biker Takes an Extremely Wild Ride on Top of the World

There's nothing quite like the allure of riding a bike, but as we all know, it is not without its risks even on a paved road, which makes this motorcyclist's attempt to conquer a mountaintop astonishing, to say the least.

We don't know where the ride took place or who had the kahunas to do it, but we'll just say that even watching the biker makes you feel some vertigo… You can check it out for yourself in the video that follows after the break.

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Definitely, Chuck Norris Approved: Biker Does a Ninja Flip in Crash

You know they say that Chuck Norris is so tough that when he fell off his bike, he broke the road. We can't say whether or not this motorcyclist in Asia (we're not sure about the country) is as tough as Chuck, but he might as well star in one of his movies after what he accomplished here…

Don't believe us? Well then just flip over the jump and land your mouse on the video player button.

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The Drift Wars: Bikes and Cars Engage in Sideways Challenge Videos

A year ago in a track not so far away from here, Nick “Apex” Brocha rode a 2005 Kawasaki ZX-10 in a drift war against a Corvette-engined RX-7 with professional racecar driver Jim Guthrie behind its wheel at the Sendia, New Mexico speedway.

That was episode one of the High Planes Drifters video, which proved quite popular on YouTube.

The sequel features Nick, his teammate Ernie Vigil and two Roaring Toyz-tuned Triumph Speed Triples. What the two riders don’t know is that, while they’ve been searching for the perfect stretch of tarmac to perform their sliding stunts, police officer Dan Brockett is out to get them. And his 550HP Mustang Cobra is also capable of going sideways, too.

You can watch the two videos right after the jump.

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This is One Motorcycle Rider You Don't want to Mess Around with

We have shown you our fair share of motorcycle-related accidents, blunders and fails, so how about a video with a successful outcome for a change?

If anything else, this rider sure knows how to control a motorcycle, though his friends might not be so enthusiastic about his talent. We think most of you will agree once you watch the video after the jump.

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Scary Motorcycle Accident Caught on Rider's Helmet Camera as it Happened [NSFW]

Motorcycle accidents are often very severe for the simple reason that there's no buffer zone between the rider and the vehicle (or the road), which makes them all the more terrifying to watch when they're captured on tape.

You can multiply the feeling by about ten when the camera happens to be mounted on the helmet of the motorcyclist involved in the crash…

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Dancing with the Bikes: Pakistani Rollerblader Controls Motorcycle with Ropes from Behind

He's called the 'Skating King of Pakistan', well, at least that's the name given to him by the person that uploaded the video on YouTube, but watching him graciously endanger his own life as well as the lives of everybody else on the road, who are we to disagree?

And just to make it clear, the young man is not simply tagging behind a motorcycle being driven by someone else, but he is actually controlling the bike with a rope of some sort. You can watch him in the video after the break.

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Tokyo Motor Show Oddities: Kowa Tmsuk's Kobot Electric Trikes[with Video]

Japan's traditional automotive and motorcycle brands aren't the only ones pushing the envelope with their odd concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Kowa, a company that engages in medical and optoelectronic business, and Tmsuk Co. Ltd., a robot development manufacturer, joined forces to create three attention-grabbing electric-powered prototypes under the Kobot brand name.

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All Hail the Guardrail: Kawasaki ZX10R Rider Loses it on Mulholland Highway

A guardrail is one of those things that you either never notice or don't really appreciate its existence until it saves your life.

And that it did when the owner of a Kawasaki ZX10R seemingly locked his front brake (we could be wrong, but that looks to be the culprit from the video) while taking a soft corner on Mulhollland Highway near Malibu California and ended up on the ground sliding dangerously towards the canyon.

Follow the break to watch the video for yourself.

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Motorcycle Stunt Goes Terribly Wrong at Brazil's Beto Carrero World Theme Park [Video]

In its simplest form, Murphy's Law says that if anything can go wrong, it will. In other words, regardless of how careful you are or how easy the task may seem, there is no such thing as a guarantee of perfect safety.

And one motorcycle stunt rider in Brazil found that out the hard way during a routine show at the Beto Carrero World, which is the largest multi-theme park in Latin America, and is located in the municipality of Penha in Brazil.

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Toyota and Yamaha to Jointly Display Concept Bikes at the Tokyo Motor Show

It's a very little-known fact, but one of, if not the most famous Toyota sports cars of all time, the late 1960s 2000 GT, was designed and manufactured in collaboration with Yamaha, which is mostly recognized as a maker of motorcycles, marine engines and pianos.

The two Japanese companies are now combining forces once again with a joint display of two concept models at this week's 2011 Tokyo Motor Show to highlight their new collaboration in the development of communications-linked next-generation vehicles.

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Chuck Norris Approved: Motorcyclist Hops Back on Seat, Saves his Life

Of all the "Chuck Norris Approved" videos that we've shown you over time, this one definitely takes the cake. The accident, which involves a small hatchback crashing into a motorcycle, took place on a busy highway in Bangalore, India on November 21.

Upon a first look at the security camera footage, it seems that the rider was simply incredibly lucky for making it out alive when the driver of a white hatchback steered to the right of the road hitting his motorcycle.

However, once you slow down the clip (or hit pause and play constantly), you will see that the alert motorcyclist moves towards the back of the bike just before the crash escaping the worse. The careless driver of the car did not stop to see the outcome of the accident he caused. Watch the entire clip after the break.

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What will they Come up with Next? Chinese Motorcycle Rain…Tent [Video]

Unlike other motor vehicle operators, motorcyclists are exposed to the elements of nature, be that wind, rain, snow or temperature extremes.

Of course, when the weather gets rough and tough, the smart thing to do is just find another mode of transportation, but sometimes that's not an option for all people.

Fortunately, at least when it comes to light rain and snow, there's an abundance of waterproof apparel available in the market. And then there's this: one Chinese company has come up with a very bizarre solution that looks a lot more like a tent than motorcycle gear.

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Game Over: Real Life Scooter Accident with a Super Mario Twist

What may be a painful incident for one person can be something to laugh about all day for another. Case in point, footage of a non-fatal accident between a careless motorcyclist riding a scooter and a barrier of flexible plastic poles, which has been edited to look like a Super Mario video game. Enjoy a quick laugh in the video that follows after the break.

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Video: How to Close a Pickup Truck's Tailgate the Hard Way

We're pretty certain that most of you could find many unconventional ways to close the tailgate of a pickup truck other than using your hands, but few if any suggestions would include the use of a motorcycle performing a rear wheelie. Hop over the jump and you'll see what we mean.

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Far Too Close for Comfort: Speeding Biker and Pedestrian Editions

Yesterday, we showed you a video of a racecar driver that lost control of a Porsche 911 during a rally and just narrowly missed crashing into the spectators on the side of the road.

Now, we've got two more close calls captured on film, one involving a speeding motorcyclist and a car that was entering the freeway (see how close they got to each other in the opening picture above), and the other a pedestrian crossing the road and a very careless driver. In each case, blink and you'll miss it...

Hop over the jump to watch both video clips.

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Video: BMW Motorcycle Breaks Free when Rider Attempts Wheelie

Some kids will never learn that motorcycle wheelies can go bad. This –fortunately humorous- video footage comes to us via South Korea with the protagonist on the BMW motorcycle attempting to pull a wheelie as soon as the light turned green.

It seems though that the Bavarian motorcycle had a different opinion as it threw down the rider and continued by itself for several feet before it came to a falling halt. Video follows after the break.

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Video: One Very Talented Pinstriper at Work

Pinstriping is an art form that combines precision skill with design, and one that is very commonly found in the world of automobiles and motorcycles.

Like many other arts, it's a talent you either have or you don't. This particular pinstriper, who was filmed while working on a series production Royal Enfield motorcycle gas tank at the company's factory in India, certainly has the talent.

Watch the video and you will understand why some people claim that professional pinstripers have steadier hands than brain surgeons do.

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IAA 2011: Ford's Pure Electric E-Bike Concept

Lost somewhere between the world premieres of the production 2012 Focus ST and the conceptual Fiesta ST and EVOS at Ford's Frankfurt Motor Show gig, is the E-Bike Concept that was created to demonstrate how the company's design language can translate into a bicycle.

The pure electric bicycle was developed by a Ford Design team headed by Executive Design Director Martin Smith, in partnership with cyber-Wear, the German brand behind the automaker's lifestyle collection products.

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