I
F YOU MET BRODY Wilson
on the street you wouldn’t
imagine he’d be one of the
world’s top FMX riders. He’s
a polite, well-spoken, clean-cut
guy (when a sweater and jeans
hide his tatts) with an easy-going
personality tinged with quiet
confidence.
He’s level-headed and gives you
the impression that it would take
something absolutely drastic
to set him off. But beneath
this persona is an absolute
savage on a motorcycle. The
Massachusetts-born Wilson has
trick extension only rivaled by a
handful of riders and his hardworking ethos is starting to pay
off with regular shows with both
the Nuclear Cowboyz and the
Nitro Circus.
FreestyleXtreme caught up with
Brody at his beautiful home
compound outside of Boston,
MA, to find out a bit more about
what makes him tick.
Brody, you’ve hit a whole new
level with your tricks and form
this year. What’s brought about
this surge?
I guess I was pumped on getting
invited to join the Nitro Circus Live
tour last year and I wanted to ride
well and make a good impression.
I worked hard on making my
tricks look big and super clean.
Then during the Nuclear Cowboyz
tour I got promoted to the leader
role and that made me lift my
riding and make sure I had a lot of
big tricks dialed in.
The last few years I could take the
rest of the year off after Nuclear
Cowboyz, but this year and next
that won’t be happening as the
Nitro Circus tour is going to be
so busy!
So where exactly are you
based: Boston or in Southern
California?
Both actually, depending on
the weather. During the winter
months I live in Temecula with
my girlfriend, Lauren, then during
summer when it’s too hot to ride
in California we move back home
to Mass’ (Massachusetts).
It works out really well for me
with shows too: I have a bike
at each place and fly back and
forth, depending on where I’m
scheduled to ride.
“
I’ve got a
lot of good
tricks and my
upright tricks
are as good
as anyone’s.
If I had some
bangers to go
with them I
think I’d be
right there in
the X-Fighters
head-toheads
”
Going back a few years you
were one of the main riders in
the IFMXF championship (now
Night of the Jumps), and the
only US rider. What made you
jump over there and give that
a shot?
I’d been doing an IFMA ramp-toramp tour in the US and I wanted
to get to bigger events outside
of X Games and X-Fighters. The
Night of the Jumps (NOTJ) tour
used a lot of the same judges, so
I thought it’d be a good build-up
for the bigger competitions. I was
based in Boston at the time, so
it wasn’t that big a deal to fly to
Europe for a few comps. It was
a great experience too. I met a
bunch of people who have helped
open doors to the bigger shows
I’m doing now, and it’s always fun
travelling to different parts of the
world. u
£ Brody throws a
textbook Rock Solid over a
Massachusetts Sunset