Motorcycle Blog

In a bid to grab the attention of many more young scooter and motorcycle riders, North West road safety initiative Ridesafe BackSafe, has taken on a young star of the future in an ambassadorial role.

Chris Doney is a founder member of one of the UK’s leading freestyle trials teams – Zero Gravity Freestyle Trials – and performs some unbelievable stunts and tricks on trials motorcycles and mountain bikes at shows across the country. 20-year-old Chris from Hampshire, has already appeared at the RideSafe Rendezvous at Lytham St Annes this year and organisers noticed how much the younger audience warmed to the up-and-coming stunt rider. RideSafe BackSafe team member, Linda Sanderson, explains;-

“Chris is extremely talented and proved very popular amongst the thousands of young bikers that attended the free one day show in April. RideSafe BackSafe is a road safety initiative dedicated to working with bikers as vulnerable road users, so it might seem a little contradictory to bring in a stunt rider to promote our activities. However, Chris trains hard to develop his bike control skills and conducts himself in a mature, responsible and professional manner; these are attributes that we want all young bike riders to aspire to”.

Chris Doney will support a number of events organised or attended by the RideSafe BackSafe team, including a series of Young Rider Days. These events will provide education and information to college and university students on motorcycling and scooter riding.

More information about RideSafe BackSafe and Chris Doney’s appearances can be viewed on the website www.ridesafebacksafe.co.uk