More Motorcycling Sports
Enduro
A motorcycle sport with the main objective to traverse a series of checkpoints, arriving exactly at a predetermined time. The courses are usually run over thickly wooded terrain, sometimes with large obstacles.
Endurocross
Hybrid sport combines elements from Supercross, Enduro, and Trials (also called indoor enduro).
Supercross
An indoor dirt-bike racing sport that evolved from Motocross, using specifically built indoor dirt tracks.
Supermoto
Motorcycle riders compete on three different types of courses as part of a single race: a flat track course, a motocross course and a road course.
Motorcycle Trials
A test of skill on a motorcycle whereby the rider attempts to cover rocky terrain without placing a foot on the ground. The winner is the rider with the least penalty points. Known in the US as “Observed Trials”.
Hill Climbing
Riders use dirt bikes to climb an uphill course.
Motocross
A form of motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits which include embankments and jumps.
Freestyle Motocross
Competition is based upon points for acrobatic ability on an MX bike over jumps.
X Trails
Trials are based on agility and manoeuvring the bike into almost gymnastics-like situations, up or down steep terrains and balancing on precarious elements, both natural and constructed. This tests the skill of the rider based more on dexterity and balance rather than speed.
Motorcycle gymkhana
Motorcycle gymkhana is a motorcycle time trial sport in which riders compete to manoeuvre in the shortest time through a paved course restricted by traffic cones or other obstacles. Motorcycle gymkhana is especially popular in Japan.
Hare scrambling
Hare scramble is a form of off-road motorcycle racing that varies in distance and time, with the riders completing multiple laps around a marked course through wooded or other rugged natural terrain.
Dakar
The rally is an off-road endurance event. The terrain that the competitors traverse is much tougher than that used in conventional rallying, and the vehicles used are typically true off-road vehicles and motorcycles, rather than modified on-road vehicles.