We play 20 questions with Todd Colbert/Team X-Treem stunter, Suzan Hamilton.
Nickname: Gixxie
Lives in: Cleveland, Ohio
Rides with: Todd Colbert/Team X-Treem and my own team, 2-Xtreem, with my partners Ryan Coldwell, Gina Coldwell and Sean Perkins, who are all from Pennsylvania.
Years riding: Stunting six years, riding my own bike for three years.
First bike: A Harley-Davidson Fat Boy! Don't tell anyone. I was the spokesmodel for Russell Performance Products, and that was the bike I modeled on. In reality a 2000 Honda CBR600F4 was my first bike.
Current bike: 2001 Suzuki GSX-E750. What's with the "E?" It's not a Gixxer, it's a Gixxie!
Fave Stunt: My stunt partner, Ryan, and I do a two-person tank wheelie. We both sit on the tank, with my legs over the windscreen and his dangling over the tank, then we pull up a wheelie and both our legs go up and out. It is such a crowd pleaser!
Stunt you'd most like to learn/master: I can wheelie now, but I want to learn 12 O'clocks, by the end of next year possibly.
Fave stunter: Brandon from Pure Bred Riders--he is off the hook, and always bringing something new to the stunt world.
Fave off-bike activity: I am a spokesmodel for Micron Exhaust and HyperPro Steering Dampers. I love it because it keeps me in the motorcycle scene year round and I get to work closely with big names in the industry.
Fave place: I love Florida because of all the riders that live there and, unlike Ohio, it's nice any time of year.
Fave piece of motorcycle gear/equipment: I absolutely love my Suomy helmet. It is really cool looking, and it fits perfectly. And of course my Micron exhaust, which is custom pink-anodized to match my bike.
Heroes: Todd Colbert, one of the guys who started all this. Go to the Guinness Book of World Records if you want proof.
Tunes that play in your head while stunting: I love All American Rejects and Simple Plan.
Where can we catch you in action: Try August 24 In Terre Haute, Indiana, for a huge import and truck show. Info at www.terrehaters.com.
Life after stunting: I'm currently a sales rep for Trader Publishing (yep, www.cycletrader.com). I'm also a degreed paralegal.
Words to live by: Girl Riderz Rule!
Web site: www.gixxie.com
