Take on one side Kirian Mirabet Vidiella, a promising rider of the Honda team of the FIM Enduro World Championship and the Spanish Enduro Championship, and introduce him to professional rider Sebastian Westberg, Finnish FMX enthusiast and you get something extreme.
We've all seen a motorcycle stunt or two performed in a foam pit. But these are usually lightweight motocross machines that are thrown into the pit by riders like Sebastian Westberg when they practice for their shows. But with a relatively heavy motorcycle, this is a much rarer occurrence.
So when a driver decides to complete this challenge on an 1100 cc Africa Twin, which weighs 229 kg fully loaded, equipped with suitcases, it is an achievement.
Kirian Mirabet Vidiella has already proven that he loves doing crazy things with his Africa Twin when he's not riding his CRF250RX. On his YouTube channel, he leaves for a 33-hour trip to Sweden, where he mounts studded tires in order to drive on the ice, but while making magnificent crossroads.
So it's not really a surprise when the latest video on his YouTube channel is about a backflip. For this, he travels to La Clua, a motocross training park in the northeast region of Catalonia, to meet Sebastian Westberg and learn how to do a backflip. He gives him some advice that seems simple: “It's mainly about accelerating, leaning back with your neck... in the maximum position, trying to keep the weight back and going back up. gently ".
As Kirian prepares for the stunt, he admits that he is already "scared to death." Although everyone tells him it's easy, he knows how powerful the Africa Twin is and how easy it will be to get into trouble.
And then boom! He is on the ramp, in the air, and lands the Africa Twin in the foam tank on his first try.
