motorcycle jump
Ramp-launched bike leap
A motorcycle jump is a stunt in which a rider launches a motorcycle off a ramp or natural incline, becoming airborne before landing.
The term covers both the act and the obstacle itself: He cleared a seventy-foot motorcycle jump.
Motorcycle jumps are central to motocross, freestyle competitions, and daredevil spectacles—Evel Knievel's canyon and bus jumps made the form iconic.
- rampSloped connecting surface
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- stunt showPerformance featuring dangerous feats
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- death defyingRisking life itself
fire ring · airborne · landing · throttle · full throttle · helmet · safety gear · nitro · halfpipe · leap · hang time · motocross · dirt bike · monster truck · exhaust · revving · crash · broken bones
- featsfeat, stunt, exploit, daring feat, deed
- stunt showexplosion, crash, pyrotechnics, wheelie, burnout
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars