Austin Forkner OMG

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Edited Date/Time 3/18/2016 9:59am
have you guys seen his last Instagram Video. OMG what these kids are doing these days is blowing my mind. They keep pushing the bar higher and higher every year on what is possible on a MX bike. Cannot wait to see him at Hangtown.
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ATKpilot99 3/16/2016 6:29pm
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Can you post it for those of us who don't do IG ?
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aeffertz 3/16/2016 6:31pm
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Holy shit! That is redefining the scrub.

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Celine 3/16/2016 6:39pm
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What is Instagram?

Why not at least post a link to this video to go along with the commentary? That would make sense, wouldn't it?
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kzizok 3/16/2016 6:46pm
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Austin has always had bmx/ scooter talent. However, I wonder how much his employer knows about his extra curricular activities. They like to prtect their investment. Remember Herlings' ride on an 85 fairly recently?

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Reggsie 3/16/2016 7:00pm
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kzizok wrote:
Austin has always had bmx/ scooter talent. However, I wonder how much his employer knows about his extra curricular activities. They like to prtect their investment...
Austin has always had bmx/ scooter talent. However, I wonder how much his employer knows about his extra curricular activities. They like to prtect their investment. Remember Herlings' ride on an 85 fairly recently?

Doesn't Cole Seeley train on a bmx? I don't think Payton would have a problem with Forkner doing the same
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burn1986 3/16/2016 7:01pm
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Not bad on a bicycle either. Badness!
nascarnate326 3/16/2016 7:04pm
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kzizok wrote:
Austin has always had bmx/ scooter talent. However, I wonder how much his employer knows about his extra curricular activities. They like to prtect their investment...
Austin has always had bmx/ scooter talent. However, I wonder how much his employer knows about his extra curricular activities. They like to prtect their investment. Remember Herlings' ride on an 85 fairly recently?

Thats part of the reason I like those kind of riders.
Michael Scott 3/16/2016 7:07pm
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Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's graduated to BMX
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Every time I see a video of that dude riding he impresses me big time. He's going to have an incredible pro career if he stays healthy. Jmo
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Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
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Reggsie wrote:
Doesn't Cole Seeley train on a bmx? I don't think Payton would have a problem with Forkner doing the same
Training on a BMX and pulling backflips are not the same thing.
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hillbilly 3/16/2016 7:52pm
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Watched him smoke the 450a this afternoon at freestone ,,on a 250f.

Got the holeshot.

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ain't got nothin on ddavis.

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Michael Scott wrote:
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's...
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's graduated to BMX
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride bmx for the most part now, but every now and then I like to bust the scooter out and have some fun!
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cwtoyota 3/16/2016 8:46pm
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I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive.

But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that thinking that wasn't even close to as crazy as some things we've seen from Stewart, Herlings, Roczen, etc. ? I've seen those guys dragging their exhausts and side panels. Some of the well established professional racers make that scrub look like amateur hour. Oh, wait...

I'm not busting on Forkner here at all. That kid is impressive. Just seems like maybe some of you guys are shocked and awed too easily?
TheGetFresh 3/16/2016 10:00pm
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cwtoyota wrote:
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive. But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that...
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive.

But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that thinking that wasn't even close to as crazy as some things we've seen from Stewart, Herlings, Roczen, etc. ? I've seen those guys dragging their exhausts and side panels. Some of the well established professional racers make that scrub look like amateur hour. Oh, wait...

I'm not busting on Forkner here at all. That kid is impressive. Just seems like maybe some of you guys are shocked and awed too easily?
The thing that really blows my mind about that scrub is that he manages to lift the back tire kind of up and sideways off the dirt like he's intentionally throwing it to keep the peg off the ground. Pretty wild stuff
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cwtoyota 3/16/2016 10:25pm
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cwtoyota wrote:
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive. But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that...
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive.

But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that thinking that wasn't even close to as crazy as some things we've seen from Stewart, Herlings, Roczen, etc. ? I've seen those guys dragging their exhausts and side panels. Some of the well established professional racers make that scrub look like amateur hour. Oh, wait...

I'm not busting on Forkner here at all. That kid is impressive. Just seems like maybe some of you guys are shocked and awed too easily?
TheGetFresh wrote:
The thing that really blows my mind about that scrub is that he manages to lift the back tire kind of up and sideways off the...
The thing that really blows my mind about that scrub is that he manages to lift the back tire kind of up and sideways off the dirt like he's intentionally throwing it to keep the peg off the ground. Pretty wild stuff
I see that and I think that's the essence of a scrub.

He is balancing inertia and riding "through" the jump face. Still, he's pretty high above that jump relative to some of the crazy stuff that has been captured in video and still images in the past 5 to 10 years. You only need 2/3 or 3/4 of a jump face if you hit it with enough speed.

Again, not crapping on Forkner, he is amazing. I am just not as blown away by that video as I am by stuff like these:

Herlings:

Stewart




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hammertime 3/16/2016 10:50pm
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So awesome to watch the future right there. Man I hope he stays healthy so we can see what he can become!
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kiwifan 3/16/2016 11:10pm
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Celine wrote:
What is Instagram? Why not at least post a link to this video to go along with the commentary? That would make sense, wouldn't it?
What is Instagram?

Why not at least post a link to this video to go along with the commentary? That would make sense, wouldn't it?
Cant you just click on the link???
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kiwifan 3/16/2016 11:11pm
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visser62 wrote:
Training on a BMX and pulling backflips are not the same thing.
thats what MC used to do, worked for him....
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yzjs7 3/16/2016 11:14pm
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Impressive and on the edge of dangerous. He almost rips his leg off, kid is gnarly for sure.
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kongols 3/16/2016 11:23pm
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The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
To me it looks like he got lucky. We've seen so many crashes where guy's foot gets yanked and it throws them off balance. But it looks good.

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