The Essentials…
Name: James Wager
Born: 21st January 1996
Age: 14
Lives: Esk, Queensland
Club: Western Districts Trials Club
What’s in your CD player? I don’t have a CD player
McDonalds, KFC, of subway?
Subway.
First bike:
Yamaha TTR90.
First trials bike:
Beta 80.
Face book page?
Nope
Favourites…
Book:
Rangers apprentice.
Film:
Avatar.
Shoes:
Motor bike boots.
TV show:
Simpsons.
Radio station:
Triple M.
Vehicle:
Jeep.
Footy team:
Titans.
Tell me in your own words…
Full time student, worker, or rider?
I would work and try to fit trials around work but it depends how I am up for money
How your 2010 season is going?
Yea pretty good I have been finishing in the top half of most of the trials I go to.
Who is your biggest rival and why?
Probably my little brother because he is a good little rider.
How did you go in the 2010 Qld Titles?
2nd
How do you see the future of your trials career?
Get well ranked on the world championships.
What changes would you like to see to better trials in Australia?
Having a junior A and a junior B based on grade not age.
Who do you look up to in Australian trials?
Mitch Willcocks.
What your training program?
Ride as much as I can.
Who do you practice with?
My brother (that is why he is so good)!
What part of your riding you want to improve?
Tight corners on loose hills.
Do you ride every day or when do you ride?
When I get time after school.
What are your plans for the rest of the season?
Win.
Do you lay out sections or free ride?
A bit of both.
Who are your sponsors?
GasGas Motos Australia, Mum & Dad, Esk, Car Care.
What is your present bike?
GasGas 125 2010.
What have you do to it to improve?
Practice heaps with heaps of different people.
How do you keep your enthusiasm when riding badly?
I don’t ride badly.
What surfaces do you like riding on the best and why?
Rock because it is grippy.
What surfaces do you dislike to ride on, why and how do you cope for it?
Really mossy and wet logs.
Worst trials crash?
Riding my pushy I tried to do our seesaw and face planted into concrete.
Best competition result thus far?
1st place at the 2009 Australian Championships.
Where is your trial riding heaven?
Rockatoo Esk Queensland or Utah in the United States of America.
Do you use a trials push bike?
Yes I do.
What interested do you have away from trials?
Fishing and shooting.
What do you feel makes a good minder?
Somebody that cares for you and the person that had to pay for your bike.
What do you like about trials compared to other motorcycle disciplines?
Heaps more friendly and safe than most other motorcycle disciplines.
Any other disciplines you like to try?
I would really like to try enduro (any offers)
Have you ever or wish to do the SSDT?
I would like to.
If you be or do something for a day, what would it be?
Ride my motorbike.
Are you superstitious before an event?
Not really.
What is an average seven days in your life?
Go to school ride on the weekends.
When we run out of fossil fuel what do you think the future trials bike will run on? Compressed air.
If you could change one rule in trials, what would it be and to what and why?
You can roll back without putting your foot on the ground and not get a point.