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For Jolene Van Vugt, performing an high-flying flip on a dirt bike in front of a sold-out arena of 16,000 people is the stuff dreams are made of.
The 33-year-old Canadian is a rising star in the testosterone-fueled extreme sport of motocross. She holds multiple world records, including two Guinness World Records, and was the first woman to do a backflip on a full-sized dirt bike. Her extreme stunts have even earned her a spot on the big screen — she appeared as Anne Hathaway’s stunt double when she played Catwoman in “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Now, Van Vugt stars in … More
I met Jim Carducci at a popular twisty-road rest stop a few months back. I was riding with a friend from Nevada and he said something like, “We’re going to meet up with this guy who’s making a dual sport out of a Sportster.” I groaned and replied with, “this ought to be interesting.” I was expecting some kind of hacked-together abomination, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The Carducci Dual Sport SC3 prototype is a work of art—from the angular, CAD-designed structures to the flowing, organic shapes of the aluminum fuel tank.
Fast forward to December, and … Pictures and more
SX: Ken Roczen takes advantage of crashes from Ryan Villopoto and James Stewart for his first Supercross Main Event Win.