Christian Pfeiffer

Performing in nine shows at the inaugural Brisbane Motorcycle Expo, Chris performed indoors in front of vast crowds.
Despite a slippery concrete floor very different to his favoured asphalt surface, Chris spent much of his time on one wheel, front or rear, displaying his trademark dexterity despite difficult surface conditions.

Riding the new BMW F 800 modified only slightly from the stock street specification F 800 S, Chris performed wheelies and stoppies, handsfree wheelies, a 270-degree stoppie turn, as well as a stoppie while descending a steep ramp.

The BMW F 800 motorcycle Chris rides has a larger rear sprocket for the belt drive and a smaller front sprocket. He also has an idle adjuster attached to the handlebars, which allows him to fine tune the bike for some stunts, including the handsfree wheelie.

His machine's handlebars are borrowed from the BMW F 800 ST rather than the clip-on style bars of the F 800 S, while the headlight and front fairing have been discarded.The engine, gearbox and suspension are all stock.

"The F 800 is ideal because it has plenty of low down grunt which I need to get the bike up on one wheel," Chris said. Chris was one of the first to sample the F 800 exactly a year ago and it was love at first ride. "It was the perfect bike for trick riding, right from the start. "Switching to the BMW F 800 was the best decision I have made. I won the Stunt Wars competition on it at the start of the year and the European Stunt riding Championships in June. "I'll be riding it again at the Stunt Wars in January and following up with the first indoor World Championship Street Bike Freestyle event in February in Zurich," Chris said.