[ Ссылка ] [ Ссылка ] How different are things today for pro riders? Graham Jarvis chats with former Canadian enduro pro rider Larry Murray. The film makers behind the great Fifty Years of Kicks have been hard at work on a new project – Checkpoints. This feature-length motorcycle doco was filmed in Ontario, Canada, and it sets out to look at living a life devoted to off-road riding. Graham Jarvis and Colton Haaker really open up in Checkpoints so check out the interviews. What are the first steps in becoming a professional rider for guys like Colton Haaker and Graham Jarvis? What aspects of "normal life" do you have to give up in pursuing that goal? How does Jarvis remain on the podium when he is 40 years old? Can it always be fun? These are some of the questions posed in the film and addressed by a group of men who have focused their lives on dirtbikes. Traction eRag launched a Kickstarter campaign and 167 supporters this happen!Checkpoints has the by-line "Life has many paths - which line will you take?" Is it worth making sacrifices to become a world-class professional rider, or is it better to ride motorcycles for pure enjoyment?They check in with five riders including Graham Jarvis, Colton Haaker, Paul Rodden and Larry Murray to discuss living an off-road lifestyle. Colton Haaker is the reigning 2016 FIM SuperEnduro World Champion and 2016 AMA EnduroCross National Champion. Graham Jarvis, born 1975, is a professional extreme enduro rider and won is first trials competition at the age of 10 and worked his way up to become 5 x British Trials Champion, 4 x Scottish Six Day Trial winner and reached World No.4 in trials. Graham Jarvis has placed first in all the major extreme enduro events: Romaniacs, Erzberg, King of the Hill, Hells Gate, The Tough One, Sea to Sky, Extreme Lagares, Roof of Africa. Jarvis enters endurocross events too. Colton comes into the X Games debut of Snow BikeCross riding a lot of hype, but says he's downplaying his expectations: riding with a snow bike conversion kit on his bike hasn't come as naturally as he'd imagined. Still, Colton Haaker a fierce competitor with a background in endurocross, motocross, trials and freeriding. Haaker is extremely adaptable, and Colton is not the only snow bike newbie in the field.
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Checkpoints involves these riders:
Colton Haaker - Maxxis FIM SuperEnduro champion
Graham Jarvis - Red Bull Hard Enduro champion
Paul Rodden - 50 years of competition and trail riding
Larry Murray - former Can-Am and Husqvarna Enduro rider
He has been the winner of Red Bull Romaniacs six times, the Erzberg Rodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble six times, the Red Bull Sea to Sky four times, and the Winner Hells Gate five times. As of August 2018 Graham Jarvis is a Factory Team Rider for Husqvarna Motorcycles riding a 2017 300TE. Having recently renewed his contract with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing for 2019, the veteran says it’s time to focus on what’s important and take a different approach this 2019 season ahead – race the events he’s best at and, in his own words, “take it a bit easier.” And he spent a week with the Traction eRag crew making the enduro documentary Checkpoints with Colton Haaker. Learn how to ride dirt bikes using dirt bike techniques and enduro skills - just like the top dirt riders. An assortment of wheelies, stoppies, pivot turns and various riding tricks and motorbike stunts. Graham Jarvis has a strong trials background that leads to these cross training and enduro skills naturally. Graham Jarvis, born 1975, is a professional extreme enduro rider. More recently he has continued on to success within the Extreme Enduro segment placing prominently in several high profile events. It’s where we caught up with him to find out what’s ahead in 2019: “yeah, it was a good start and I’ll do the next British round (February 3) but I don’t think I’ll do every round this season. I’m down to do The Tough One in a couple of weeks. I’ve been spending a bit of time out in Spain where the weather’s a bit kinder in the winter. “I don’t plan to do the whole WESS championship this year either. He has been the British Trials Champion five times. Graham Jarvis demonstrates his trials background with incredible bike control in this ride demo in Australia, preparing for the Wildwood Rock Extreme Enduro down under.
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