From: Teddy Parker
First ever official frontflip by Charles Pages.Now, what makes these front flip attempts so much different from that of Jim DeChamp's at X Games 14, is that both Charles and Thomas are riding their normal Suzuki RM250's. These are the exact same bikes that they use to put an entire freestyle run together. As for Jim DeChamp, his front flip attempt was performed using a specially modified Suzuki RM125 ' " a bike setup strictly for the front flip.
Photos by Scott Hoffman.
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