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brian deegan
You hear the unmistakable crack of a dirt-bike firing-up off in the distance, followed by a really loud, whining rumble that hurls an intimidating-looking figure outfitted in spikes and black clothes rapidly toward you. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Here he comes, there's no stopping him now—one of the burliest freestyle moto-x riders and rowdiest troublemakers on the face of the Earth: Brian Deegan. Brian is infamous in the world of “extreme” sports on many fronts—as one of the original freestyle moto-x pioneers, a snatcher of seven X-Games medals, leader of the Metal Mulisha gang of misfits and as an all-around stirrer of quite a violent pot.
Born May 9, 1975 in Omaha, Nebraska, this good ol' (twenty-seven year-old) boy now calls Temecula, California home. Originally a racer (he started around 1986), Brian switched to freestyle during its infancy several years ago to avoid all of factory racing's rules, politics and glamour. For example, there was the time he won the 1997 LA Coliseum 125 Supercross with a ghost ride across the finish line, of course, pissing off all of the officials in the process. Atop his Honda 250, Brian is a gifted rider who is just as adept on natural terrain as he is on any artificial contest / demo set-up. He is well-known for inventing many of his own tricks, like the Mandatory Suicide (a super can to sidesaddle lander), as well as altering many existing tricks with typical Deegan flair.
One of Brian's favorite aspects of moto-x is old school dirt jumping, like “before it turned into acrobatic bullshit.” We're talking two-hundred-foot jumps here, folks. These days, you can usually find Brian cutting up the air above the secret Metal Mulisha compounds and jump parks scattered around Southern California, where bare-knuckle fights, guns, chicks and wild parties pumped-up by death metal bands like Slayer and Deicide are all just part of the equation.
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"On landing the 360: "I did it about 20 times into my foam pit. I learned it just a couple of days before X and I'd never done it on dirt. But I knew I had to go for it and I just used the energy of the crowd to fire me up. I knew when I was in the air I was gonna stomp it.""
""Now that I'm married, either my results are gonna get really good or really bad. Sometimes marriage makes you lazy, or it could make me spend more time on my bike, which, I think that's what's gonna happen. I have a feeling the rest of my career, I'll probably be winning everything. That's my plan.""
"The Mulisha was formed because motocross has turned absolutely p**** because of all these glamrock, fag, factory geeks. We pretty much had to form the Metal Mulisha to bring back the old school attitude of dirtbikes, he says in an interview with Joey Casey (on the Metal Mulisha website). "
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Twitch!
jeremy stenberg Jeremy Stenberg is the king of step-up and one of the most naturally talented freestyle moto-x riders riding today. He makes the most technical moves look smooth and easy, despite the fact that he was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at age five--hence his nickname, Twitch. Twitch is quite the character and a funny little bastard--a total clown that will not hesitate to yell at people on purpose and blame it on his condition.
Originally from Santee, California (near San Diego), twenty-one year old (born September 27, 1981) Twitch currently resides in Murrieta, California. He started riding at the ripe old age of two when his dad got him a motorcycle for Christmas. Freestyle moto-x reared its ugly head in Twitch's life five years ago at age sixteen, courtesy of early freestyle influences like Mike Metzger in the Crusty Demons videos. These days, Twitch can often be found riding his 2001 Honda with friends and Metal Mulisha teammates Brian Deegan, Ronnie Faist, Beau Manly and Collin Morrison at the compound, as well at Mike Metzger's place. "We just have fun riding our bikes. It gives you a feeling like nothing else does. I don't know--I just love doing it," commented Twitch recently.
Besides riding moto-x, Twitch enjoys skateboarding, listening to music like Danzig and the Kottonmouth Kings and taking care of his two year-old girl, Katrina. His career highlights include winning the 1999 Vans Triple Crown in his hometown of San Diego, nabbing the 1999 LXD Freeride Championships in Las Vegas on a 125 ("I got tired of getting 5th and 6th. I wanted to win, so I just went out there and ripped.")--not to mention scoring a medal at the 2001 X-Games for step-up. His future goals are "to do a backflip and become a millionaire one day". Considering the large amount of natural talent Twitch possesses, I'm sure he’ll easily make his dreams come true.
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