<P> In 1991 , Jose Yanez became the first person to backflip a motocross bike . He practiced for it by flipping his motorcycle into the Salt River , just as he had done with his BMX bike . He would kill the engine on his 80cc motorcycle just before he hit the water to prevent damage to the bike . Yanez performed the world 's first ramp - to - ramp motocross backflip on an 80cc motorcycle in October , 1991 on an 8 ' tall box jump he built himself in Pagosa Springs , Colorado . Jose 's next motocross backflip attempt , this time for The National Enquirer resulted in a crash that kept Jose off motorcycles and bicycles for two years due to an injured knee . </P>
<P> In 1991 , Jose Yanez became the first person to backflip a motocross bike . He practiced for it by flipping his motorcycle into the Salt River , just as he had done with his BMX bike . He would kill the engine on his 80cc motorcycle just before he hit the water to prevent damage to the bike . Yanez performed the world 's first ramp - to - ramp motocross backflip on an 80cc motorcycle in October , 1991 on an 8 ' tall box jump he built himself in Pagosa Springs , Colorado . Jose 's next motocross backflip attempt , this time for The National Enquirer resulted in a crash that kept Jose off motorcycles and bicycles for two years due to an injured knee . </P>
who landed the first backflip on a motorcycle
who landed the first backflip on a motorcycle
Jose Yanez
Jose Yanez