Rider Introduction – Matthew Farrell

I have quite a long introduction on how I became a dirt bike rider – I say “rider” because I have never really been a racer, but enter races for the challenges and the fun of being a part of it! I will probably throw in a few kilometers of pure brilliance in those races but generally I aim for a happy finish!

I cannot really say when I started riding motorbikes, I can still feel the disappointment of waking up in the morning after a night of dirt bike dreams and knowing that when I open my eyes my dream-bike would not be there! So does dream biking count? I still do my best wheelies in my sleep!

My next sort-of off-road motorbike was actually a bicycle with plastics that made it look a bit like a Honda XL, that was when I was 7! Read more