Metzger getting ready for A1 2010

Special thanks to Jayray Films for making this video of us getting ready for the first round of supercross in 2010. See you there

X Press wtih metz. Live talk show broadcast

We just recently launched an online talk show called "Xpress with Metz". Mike Metzger goes inside of the mind of action sports icons, industry business leaders, bands, and others to find out what is happening in their life. The show broadcasts live every Wednesday from 10am-11am PST. You can tune in and chat with the guests at Xpresswithmetz.com. Mike also covers the latest news in the action sports industry and beyond.

"This is something that I've wanted to do for a long time" Says Metzger "I'm excited to build a show that is entertaining and individuals can feel free to express themselves without hiding anything."  

Follow Xpress with Metz on the following social networks.

·         Youtube.com/Xpresswithmetz

·         Facebook.com/Xpresswithmetz

·         Twitter.com/Xpresswithmetz

·         Vimeo.com/Xpresswithmetz

Also follow Mike's personal profiles.

·       Facebook.com/fmxgodfather
·       Twitter.com/fmxgodfather
·       Myspace.com/fmxgodfather

This week on the show he will have Colin Morison and Beau Manley from the Metal Mulisha.

Ocotillo Wells the HITS out

There will be more photos and a story to come. Special thanks to everyone that made this possible. Steven Haughelstine took it all.

Metzger's ties to the MOB

The founding father of Freestyle Moto-X Mike Metzger aka "the Godfather" has created a secret society of riders that are ready to ignite the sport of Freestyle Moto-X. Under the name "MOB Syndicate" the elite group riders will travel the Globe starring in an extensive series of shows to promote the sport, the riders and the Metzger brand of clothing, accessories and merchandise. Metzger himself will lead the riders and will enforce a set code of conduct to promote creativity, safety and loyalty in the team.


The Mob Syndicate is the driving force for the promotion of the Metzger Brand line of products, in addition to sponsorship opportunities and television productions."It's time for change" says Metzger. "I'll be on the hunt for new talent in the sport of FMX and this is my way to give back to the sport which I helped to create more than a decade ago".


At this time the family of riders is not being disclosed. Stay tuned as we will be updating you with information.


For more limited information visit www.TheMOBsyndicate.com visit us through any of the following social networks.


Facebook.com/TheMOBsyndicate


Twitter.com/TheMOBSyndicate


Myspace.com/theMOBsyn


Youtube.com/MOBsyndicate


Sponsorship Inquires Contact: Brandon Roberts at underboss@themobsyndicate.com

The MOB Syndicate would like to thank the following partnering companies for their support: Jagermeister, Oakley, MetzgerUnlimited.com, Sano MX, AFMXA, & Kali Protectives. The MOB Syndicate is a strong supporter of the AFMXA

X Press wtih metz. Live talk show broadcast

Tune in for our first live broadcast today at 10 am. X Press with Metz hosted by Mike Metzger. You can chat with us as well. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/x-press-with-metz

Free TV : Ustream

THE HITS OUT- Ocotillo Wells DEC 18-20, 2009

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THE GODFATHER'S
THE HITS OUT - Ocotillo Wells Weekend
December 18th-20th
Presented by MOB Syndicate & Metzger
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Here is your chance to ride with Mike Metzger and the MOB Syndicate Riders.
 
Bring your family and friends to one of California's premier riding spots- Ocotillo Wells and spend a weekend with a MOB of freeridings best.

December 18th-20th
 
Any rider that finds a HIT that has never been jumped and is worthy of props from the Godfather will get a $500.00 Metzgerunlimited.com shopping spree, Oakley Holeshot watch, gift package from Jagermiester including a skateboard and custom JVC amp, and a custom painted "the HITS out" Kali helmet. RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

There will also be a "Follow the Leader" trail ride. Props to anyone that can finish. Not suggested for the weak at heart (beginning riders may want to wait this one out). Torcher is the name of the Godfather's game.

Also DayZero, PickAxe, Interim Divine, and LongBeach Vagrant will be rockin everyone out on the night of the 19th! These bands are a must see. The concert is at the Blu-Inn RV Resort.

The MOBSTAZ headquarters and camp site- Blu-Inn RV Resort off highway 78 2189 Highway 78 Ocotillo Wells, CA 92004. Call for more information (760) 561-1370 or
visit bluinrvpark.com.

Sponsored by MetzgerUnlimited.com, Mob Syndicate, Jagermiester, Kali Protectives, Oakley, SANO MX, MTA, AFMXA, Freeridemx.com, MonsterTattoo.com, Blu-Inn RV Resort, Freestylemtx.com, MainLine Media.

RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK! This event is on public property and Metzger Unlimited, INC. is not liable in any way shape or form.

MEDIA IS WELCOME...If you would like to cover this event with editorial contact us to make arrangements.


MetzgerUnlimited.com
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MetzgerUnlimited.com is a web based mail order company that is considered "the world's premier freestyle outfitter". Founded by Mike Metzger the Godfather of FMX you can find all of your favorite brands. Some of the brands include Metal Mulisha, Deft, Shui, Monster Energy, Rockstar, No Fear, SRH, Sullen, Huntington Ink, Troy Lee Designs, 187, Hostility, FMF, Vanquish,  One Industries, Oakley, Shoei, Kali Protectives, Dragon, Utopia, OGIO, and many more.


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Metzger Unlimited or BLU-IN RV Park
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Phone: 800-615-3145
www.MetzgerUnlimited.com
info@metzgerunlimited.com
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Harley Flip by Chuck Chuck Corothers

UNCLE SPOOKY FB Contest winner

Recently we set out to work on a new project. We decided that a creative way to get some outside influence would be through an art contest on Facebook. We can't tell you what the project is at this time however we can tell you a bit about a little character by the name of Uncle Spooky. Brad McCartin aka UNCLE SPOOKY is a graphic designer from Australia that has a decorated past in design. The overall response was insane from the contest. However UNLCE SPOOKY took the gold. So without further a due we would like to introduce you to him through a little bio. 

- BRIEF HISTORY -

Uncle Spooky's is a North Queensland based Apparel Company owned and designed by local Designer/Illustrator Brad McCartin. Australian born of Irish/German decent, son to an auctioneer, nephew to a firearms dealer, I gained an interest for guns, horror films and metal at an early age. These interests have continued to grow in my life and have become quite a recognised influence throughout many of my designs.

"I was the type of kid that use to stand in the horror section of the local video shop just frothing over video jackets. The artwork and photo imagery is no doubt what first attracted me to both horror and metal, bands such as 'Iron Maiden' and 'Megadeth' basing their core image around sinister characters like 'Eddie' and 'Vic'. I use to draw that shit in my school books all the time growing up, loved it."

During my highschool years in the mid 90's I spent time living in New York where I ventured more into street fashion and gained a strong interest in the streetwear industry. On my return I attended Design College Australia where I went on to win the TYPOGRAPHY AWARD for my graduating class of 2000. This would see to it that my passion for typography, hand lettering and general design would not only become stronger, but also become my career.

"When I design, I rarely design with the majority of public in mind, I just design what I like. If that means not being as 'popular' as other labels due to my choice not to follow suit, then so be it. There is FAR to many 'Knuckle Dusters' and 'Iron Crosses' floating around on labels that have no real roots to which either of these icons stem from. They are just straight up cashing in, plain and simple."

 

- THE NAME, WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? -

Well, the name goes back as far as 1998 during my high school days. Originally I created Uncle Spooky as a character for a comic book that was never completed, or taken much further than a few random sketch sheets. I seemed to just start drawing him more like 80's skate labels would say 'The Bones Brigade', instead of an overall character. The comic idea was therfore dropped, and the character was used otherwise.

"I wanted it to be almost like Phantasm meets Scarface, a rich blend of both horror and the underworld. Don't ask me why, they were just two interests of mine that when combined formed something unique. Unique has always sat just fine with me, no matter how bizzare it may sometimes seem."

I started using him as an icon for a clothing project I was working on back in 1999, where he would be the mascot for the brand. A cannibalistic mob boss that smoked cigars and indulged in rich trimmings, yet was an utterly repulsive fiend. However, the use and focus on Uncle Spooky as a main icon for the brand was to be short lived. Instead just his name would continue, establishing the label as UNCLE SPOOKY'S APPAREL CO.

If you would like to see more about this super rad designer you can go check out his website at http://unclespookys.com.au. In the very near future we will be stocking his product on the Metzger site so stay tuned.

Metzger back in California

So after a 9 months stint in northern Idaho the Metzger family is living back in Southern California. Mike is preparing for the Jagermiester KTM Supercross freestyle tour and has been spending a great deal of time in the office working on something even bigger. Stay tuned for a press release that will explain the new venture.

Flippin' Gnarly Chuck Carothers

X Games gold medalist Chuck Carothers plans to flip a Harley Davidson this weekend at the Gladiator Games in Prague, Czech Rebublic.

By: Ryan Leyba

Last week I hit up Chuck Carothers on Instant Messenger to see what was poppin'. As usual, he informed me that he was working on something big and proceeded to ask me if I can keep a secret. What am I supposed to say to a question like that? "Of course I can keep a secret Chuck!" He then sent me a photo of a Harley Davidson. I just figured it was his new Sunday cruiser. Then he sent me a photo of him flipping it into a foam pit and to top it off, he then sent me a low-resolution cell phone video of it, which was absolutely mind-boggling.

"I'm going to be flipping a Harley Davidson XR1200 to dirt at the Gladiator Games!"

What would possess Chuck to do such a thing is beyond me, but it's going down this weekend at the Gladiator Games in Czech Republic and I'll be in attendance to witness it with my own eyes. Since Chuck is currently in Prague working out the final bugs, I caught up with him via IM to find out more about the — do I dare say — "insane stunt?"

ESPN/Shazam

Chuck's no stranger when it comes to successfully stomping a far-fetched trick fantasy.

OK, so tell me where the hell the idea of flipping a Harley Davidson came from.

Event promoter Marek Rejman just hit me up on Instant Messenger one day and asked if I wanted to flip a Harley. He then told me if I accepted, I would be jumping the Harley XR1200 for the finale of his 10th anniversary of the Gladiator Games.

Is there any specific reason why he asked you to flip a Harley?

Well, he always tries to have something new at his show, and this is what he thought of.

What was your reaction when you got the offer?

It sounded exciting! I was excited! After seeing the bike online I told him that I wanted to feel one out before I committed. I went to the local Harley shop and was standing on the same model bike in the middle of the showroom. I was going through all the motions of a what a flip with my body. I'm sure people were looking at me funny, but I got off it and felt I could do it.

fmxgladiatorgames.com

Chuck pulls the Harley Davidson around at Petr Pilat's foam pit in Prague. It's a small photo, but it's the only proof we could find.

So, obviously you think it's possible?

It is possible and I will do it. Getting the rotation is hard on a 580 pound bike, but landing it with the 4-inch suspension will be the hardest part.

I was going to ask you about that. So this is the same bike that someone could go buy at a Harley shop, right? It's not crazy modified?

Yeah, it's the same bike. They made a skid plate for it and stiffened up the suspension, but otherwise it's right off the showroom floor.

How has your preparation has been going in Prague?

I've had four days in the foam pit so far. The first straight jump was the scariest though, because I didn't know what to expect. After three straight jumps I went for the flip, but I pulled too early and my hand came off the handlebars. I just peeled away from the bike and did what you are NOT supposed to do. I landed in the pit without the bike and it seemed like forever before the bike finally hit, and lucky it landed next to me. I then had four more jumps with my hand coming off, but I would get it back on and rotate. The next day I finally got my timing right and started sticking it.

How far are you jumping?

I am going 34 to 35-feet off a super kicker ramp that is jacked up four inches.

And so this will be the final jump of the show right?

Yeah. The hardest part will be my timing since I won't have any warm up jumps before flipping for the show.

Chuck Carothers

This is the exact bike that Chuck will be flipping this weekend at the Gladiator Games in Prague. Sooooooo gnarly!

Holy crap man. So you're going straight from the foam pit to the dirt in front of a sold out arena?

That's where all the fun is!

Are you begining to question your sanity?

No way. I finally get to do something that will give me that adrenaline I'm always looking for.

Well, good luck man, I can't wait to see it. I hope you're getting paid well! That's going to be one hell of an after party after you nail it!

Pastrana gears up for his New Year's Eve jump

Pastrana gears up for his New Year's Eve jump -- onto a floating barge

By: Alyssa Roenigk

Garth Milan/Red Bull

Normally a drive through the desert conjures up images of Hunter S. Thompson. Not anymore. From now on, when we see sand and cars, we'll think Pastrana.

For three days this week, in a secret location in the SoCal desert, a guy is jumping a car farther than anyone else has jumped a car. And that's after three testing sessions. Imagine what he'll do on New Year's Eve.
Even without context, that paragraph is dang intriguing. It becomes must-see TV when you replace "guy" with "motocross/rally car/MTV star Travis Pastrana" and, for context, add that Pastrana's jump is the latest in a line of stunts staged by Red Bull and ESPN to celebrate the New Year and that the current record of 171 feet is held by Pastrana's friend, rally competitor and sponsor Ken Block, the owner of DC Shoes.
The context also explains why I was pretty excited to be on the sideline Wednesday for the first day of ramp-to-dirt testing.
The session got started a little later than scheduled — perhaps Tuesday night's premiere of the new Nitro Circus movie at RB HQ had something to do with that — and began with three dirt-to-dirt jumps in the car, which is essentially the Impreza WRX STI Pastrana races in the Rally America series, with modifications to the transmission ratios to optimize rpms at takeoff. "The car I was jumping today was actually Dave Mirra's car from the X Games," Pastrana says. Ahh, sharing.
It is also the second car he has used for the testing so far. The first car was one broken part shy of being scrapped after TP landed short on an attempt at the second testing session a few weeks ago, bounced and rolled to the bottom of the landing. "I had the speed, but I started slowing down in the air," Pastrana says. "There was a lot of wind resistance, and the car just dropped. But I learned a lot from that attempt. I realized we needed a counterbalance and that you have to accelerate through the takeoff or the front end will drop. I love figuring out something there is no precedent for. I never wanted to be the guy who takes someone else's trick and does it better. I want to figure it out first." So, before you start to think this jump is too easy for Pastrana, erase that thought from your mind.

Garth Milan/Red Bull

So what if things didn't go exactly to plan in this first practice sesh? That's what practice is for ...

After each jump, a team of folks, including TP and a couple dozen engineers, mathematicians, builders, mechanics and safety crew members met to review takeoff speed, the distance jumped, where and how the car performed on the takeoff, in the air and on the landing and then set up for the next attempt. "More preparation and thought has gone into this jump than has gone into anything I've ever done," Pastrana says. "But it's the least amount of thought by me." Which means he's putting a lot of trust into the people around him.
After the first three jumps, the crew spent several hours moving the custom ramp, which is about five times the size of a motocross ramp, into place for the first ramp-to-dirt jump. (In December, Pastrana will spend three days working ramp-to-ramp jumps in preparation for the final jump, which will take place in Long Beach. The takeoff ramp will be placed on the L.B. pier, and the landing ramp will be placed 100-plus feet away on a barge in the ocean.) The first ramp-to-dirt jump happened in the dark, under a few artificial lights, so it looked cool as hell. But it wasn't perfect — the ramp was perhaps a bit too close to the landing, and Pastrana landed the car pretty close to flat — and well over 200 feet from the takeoff. With three slipped disks from his crash at X Games still causing him a ton of pain, those flat landings can't feel good. As the Subaru mechanics propped Impreza Numero Dos up on jacks and went to work on its front suspension, the crew called it a night.

MINI MOTO Press November 2009 - Metzger

Check out the latest press in Mini Moto Magazine. This is a European magazine that has a large distribution level among the Mini Bike market.