kye forte united bmx blog

Slash & carve bro!

2008-11-20T22:02:00.004Z

Well i have been home for a week now, lots has happened since i got home. The biggest thing was the opening of the bowl at Decoy. Finally after 5 years fund raising it is open & ready for a session. The opening went great, good weather & a big turnout!

Also the Barn is undergoing a massive re-vamp, it looks amazing and should be ready soon, although we wont be over run with SKATERS when we ride that for the first time!

Also the I have got the cover shot for the new Ride UK mag, stoked on that although I only have half a head!

It seems newton abbot really is the south west's BMX town now, there are also plans of another concrete park on the sea front at Teign mouth! Did I mention that Green machine bike shop also has new owner, Matt & Brian have been about for years & are keen as mustard, so everyone is stoked on that.

Ferret getting ready to table the long hip gap.

Stinky peat getting ready to nose wheelie his way up to Reading, a career is beckoning you hippy, you must leave now!

Lets have a spend up $$$$$$$

2008-11-12T21:18:00.003Z

21 days later, we are in Houston at the airport. The last few days of the trip were really fun, although we didn't really ride much as most of us were hurt. I decided to join the injured list by throwing myself 12 ft to flat in a ditch! Kidneys defo took a pounding.

Thanks to everyone who helped us out during our trip, its been really fun & we got a load of footage. Plans are in the works for our next trip already ??????

Did you feed the ducks in austin?

2008-11-08T04:07:00.005Z

We are finally in Austin Texas, its been a long drive over the past 2 weeks, but we are now here until the end of our trip.
We arrived late yesterday night, but in plenty enough time for the boys to go out in town & teach themselves a lesson. I was ill, so avoided the $1 dollar whiskey night. Some of crew even fed the ducks, although they were not so keen to tell there stories this morning.

The first spot we rode was this ditch/ jersey barrier.

Then we went to the 5 hip ditch.

Leo & Ross think they are in a band or stand by me?

Robin was clip hungry today, get on bud!

Russ feeling the burn, this hangover made his top 10??

Coxy on tour, he spent most of the night lost. Finally getting his hands on a random computer & installing skype, he made his way back to the crew.

$15 on black please

2008-10-30T05:11:00.003Z

Part 2 of the Us trip blog.

We have driven to Arizona from California, we stopped first in Pheonix. Got up early & did a hit & run street mission. Then headed out a bit to meet Kc Badger at the chandler bike park. The park was amazing but it was so hot there we found it hard to ride. After that we went to Prescott. Adam Baker took us to an amazing park then, to hs trails, fun was had there to say the least.
We had a gnarly long drive from there to vegas, on the way we drove over the hoover dam, rode a cool ditch at the side if the road, then went out in vegas. We fared not to bad on the tables really good times for sure!

USA California leg

2008-10-26T03:57:00.004Z

We flew into La on weds, the crew being Leo, Ross Head, James cox, Russ ward & myself. We are on a 3 week filming trip for a future United DVD. Jet lag has been rife, but instead of fighting it we have just been getting up early doors & riding. Its crazy how much we have fitted into our first 3 days over here.
We have have a rough plan of Cali, Phoenix, Vegas, Denver, New mexico, Oklahoma, Dallas finishing 3 weeks later in Austin. We are picking Robin up in Vegas so that should be fun.
Anyway we have got some sweet as footage & had hell of a laugh so far, here are some of the pics.

The sun is crazy hot, even in the evening

Our first spot was ladera, amazing until we got booted out. Filmers need to wear helmets?

Builders shorts are a shocking reality in cali

After a trek up to the pool, I got the first flat of the trip, fuckout

Yesterday, we rode heaths jumps, an amazing session went down, then we met up with steven & had a bbq at his place, it was really cool to catch up.

Leo oppo with hippie power

Today we stopped by woodward for an evening session, we were supprised when we saw a pic of me bigger than a house???

Enterpise is fun, but tiring as hell in the heat

Coxy put down the Camera today & sent flips, woodward for ya!

The downfall

2008-10-13T09:24:00.003Z

After a savage weeks work & a shit load of riding the trails. We decided to race moto on sunday. It started well, first race was fun but the second was a different story. Ross took a digger on the first straight this resulted in a dislocated shoulder, broken shoulder blade & socket. Fuck! We are all due to fly out to the US next wednesday looks as if its going to be a true holiday for Ross.

Before, Worton was working the spanners.

After,

The price of steel these days!

2008-10-05T18:47:00.003Z

Livid Ross is down, fencing at Decoy. Myself, Peter pan & Carl clever helped take down all the old chain link and wood fence thursday & Friday, for free, what fun!.
We scraped all the old steel & were planning a Mega trip on the funds until we got our total payment £35.00. Gutted!
The work has been real hard graft 172 meters of fencing in total. Most of it overgrown with shrubs & weeds. Only laughs got us through.
Anyway guess who bellow? & win nothing.

Its been updated, not another argument?

2008-09-30T13:28:00.004Z

So I am back on the Blog. The new site looks fresh & the blog is back up, now with bigger pics.
I guess most of you have read or seen empire, what a busy summer! Lately tho I have been chilling a little more, riding the trails loads & the new crap skate park/plaza that has been built near by.

Last weekend Myself, Leo, Snorting worton & Kiwi Karl went up to ride trails with Ross head. Gwert, Dye, Rushmore also came down to Eposm. We had an amazing session & some serious stunting happened. After that we went up to donnigton park to watch the MX of nations, courtesy of RedBul. VIP. Worton was quoted saying "there is nothing to be happy about" we all had a really good time tho!

Thanks to Dye for the pics.....................................

Wort probably told me he hated me before I did this!

Leo oppo 3 an al'that.

Ross head nice 360 rotation, whilst on an up!

Susan Kennedy would be proud Karl, karl fizzing?????

NEW SIZE TEST

2008-08-21T12:23:00.000Z

back by popular demand

2008-07-02T21:17:00.004Z

Well I have been busy as hell over the past 7 weeks, lack of blogs has been down to lack of time. Ross head has moved down, Scott gwert & Jay have also been staying with the inlaws over the past 5 weeks. Dig all day, ride all night.

We have definitely been making the most of the time down here, work all day on the course. Ride or as in this pick bbq in the evening.
We went camping also, the captin did us in!

Check out this oakley ad, been printed in fashion mags, i know this cause dean told me, ha.

Two sundays past i raced motox again, i actaully lead the first race from the start up to the last lap, waffer!

These 2 pikeys keep hanging around my road, jilted!

Immortal worton

2008-05-24T21:17:00.003Z

Empire is fully underway, the build has been runing now for 3 weeks. we started hand shaping this monday & already have a couple hits dialled. Sun, wind, rain more sun has been the theme of the week. Anyway keeping pics under wraps for the min, its suprise!
The schedule of the day has been up early, work allday plenty of cups of tea, curry then trails sessions most nights finished off with nuff G&T,S spot on.
Here is a pic of a practice session from the past weekends moto x, Ross went nuts & bought him self a YZ 125 to race whilst he's down in Devon. T bag also brought out the 1989 500cc honda for the day, mental.

Today we decided we loved diging that much we hired a mini digger in & finished the new line at Decoy dedication bay!

I cant remember, something to do with pivotal, cheese or meat

2008-05-13T21:48:00.003Z

Its all gone pivotal, I went to Trutnov in Czech rep this past weekend for A dc park comp with Leo & Lima. It was a little strange but ended up being funny.
A night in prague, we witnissed some savage stag do action! grim

Leo & a greebo no pivotal involved

Nuff bolts, maybe 1 would do the job?

Pivotal has been around for years???

My bike is now pivotal equiped.

Snails

2008-04-15T09:21:00.002Z

I started the month with a trip to paris. It was the launch of Redbull in france, lots of street riding and the best party ever.
Pic manu sans la defense

The best party ever, the worst flight home the next day

Roof top turn down, before genderarmie split

This past weekend, I had my first motox race in about 15 years. So much fun can't wait for the next one!

Getting nerves before the start of the first race.

2008-03-23T17:59:00.002Z

Just got back form a week of snowboarding in Andorra. What an amazing week! Plenty of snow, Euro pizza's & apre ski, perfect.
The crew having a well desereved lunch time break

Getting my grind on.

Gemma getting airborn for the first time!

Leo hitting up piste to piste transfer.

Valintino rossi, grab on the kicker we built.

Some one should mop the barn!

2008-03-10T21:14:00.002Z

Rain may stop play at the jumps, but took the x-er out again this time in the wet. What a treat!
Thanks to Rob Grist for the pics.

Trying the old pancake!

2008-03-05T19:16:00.004Z

Since getting home from oz lots has happened. We had a really good trails session at decoy last weekend, Toby made his come back complete by jumping the big line, stoked or what? The barn also got a bit of a change, the wall-ride has gone & now we have a vert wall extension on the corner bowl. So fresh!

Perhaps my biggest extravagance in a long time? I decided to buy a cr 250, so stoked!

After blagging my old mans Transit van, I went out for the first time today. 00 Worton & Mark my neighbour came along also to show us how its done.

Mark of Diamond tool hire fame

00 wort put down his new ride, long enough to get out on his bike, sexual?

Worton failed to get a decent pic of me riding, wafer! maybe next time?

Give a man a fish!

2008-01-27T21:14:00.000Z

Its that time of year again! Get yeh wellies out & your favourite long stick, dig-in.

The trails actually got sessioned also. floppy- switch foot 360 in jan

The new up corksrew turn linking bigline to urban, no more pedals

Wort at the helm,

C bags mate fly's chinooks, he is going to lift in the new concrete park durring the next few weeks

weekend warrior

2008-01-22T21:37:00.000Z

Ben cam turn down fakie, after a barn session row bettween the lads.
+ an old school pic of me riding the backyard track, check out the colourful get up. Thanks matt for pic.

Hop 50,000,00

2008-01-17T12:01:00.000Z

After months of meeting's we were given 50,000 from our district council this week. We are now only 35,000 short from our total we need to start the build of the concrete park at decoy. sick..............

I had to jump over the cheque yesterday in the grim rain, funny as......nuff local rags & radio wanting the big scoop.

More mason art

2008-01-16T11:42:00.000Z

Mason has been at it again, check the links to ebay?????????

Leo knob canvas

Toby canvas

London

2008-01-14T22:19:00.000Z

Toby art on ebay have a bid, also check out some of masons other pieces

The middle brother & I missioned up to the big smoke on sunday. We met up with Ross head, B-keeper & Dye at the Camden park. It was cold as hell & windy but still a fun session none the less.

After we met up with Dano who had a bright green 40 frame looked sick as, we got coffee and stannard (B-keeper) worked the door.

Today me & Toby ventured into the city & paid Red Bull a visit, the office is wild & they even have a slide between floors.

Teignmouth the gem south devon!

2008-01-12T17:51:00.000Z

Today it stopped raining long enough to go for a ride, Wort & I went for a roll on the sea front. Its definatly not the most amazing place for a ride, but its fun & you can always find something to nibb!

Random Teignmouth town new's, the town council are considering changing the town slogan to: Teignmouth the home of Muse (the band).

Dont call it da come back!

2008-01-08T23:12:00.000Z

Its been a while, but now im back on it. The shoulder is finally starting to heal & been out on the bike a few times. This evening i went down to MT Hawk. The set up has recently changed & is actually not to bad really. Fun was had although i am still having to take it steady as the shoulder is still weak as hell.

Anyway here is a pic wort snapped & some more of gem & my new years eve party. Thanks Adi G.

Decoy works do: pub crawl on scapyard bikes.

That's Asda price.

2007-11-18T12:25:00.000Z

I helped to organise a jump box contest this past weekend. The location smack bang outside Asda's front doors. It was all part of the Newton abbot xmas light switch on, so wild!

Putting the sketchy set up together.

A choir sing's whilst dan gets ready to table for some mum's!

Punkus won 130.00 for his efforts.

Dolphin took the win, then got a parking fine and pissed the rest of his winning's up the wall, ha....... good lad!

2007-11-12T14:08:00.000Z