How Do You Do The FMX Surfer Trick?
If you can do the seat stand whip trick, doing the FMX surfer trick is a natural progression. The FMX surfer trick is more challenging and it’s even more crowd-pleasing. With time and patience, you can wow the crowds when it looks like you’re surfing on your bike during the jump. So grab your bike and hit the jump, with your proper safety gear, of course. Watch plenty of videos. You can see them on Fuel, YouTube and more. Watch these videos over and over to get a sense of the timing of the take off, the surfer trick and the landing. The FMX surfer trick is cool, but the timing is crucial. You’ll see that the FMXers begin the trick as the bike’s still ascending so they can get even more space between the seat and their feet in order for the FMX surfer trick to work. Practice your take-off and get as much air as you can. You want to have plenty of time to do the FMX surfer trick before gravity takes over. Bigger jumps are better, so work on those big, smooth jumps. Pull back on the handl
