While Roll on Columbus is going to be chocked full of thrilling motorcycle shows on May 22, everything from mini-GP racers to stunters on both bikes and atvs to death-defying globe riders, nothing can ever prepare you for witnessing what may be motorcycling’s best kept secret, the sport of observed trials. Picture yourself riding your motorcycle up to the side of a car, pausing for a moment and then from a dead stop, lofting the front wheel 90 degrees skyward and literally riding your bike straight up the side of the car to the roof. There, you stop, turn the bike around, and ride back down the way you just came up. And by the way, you do all of this in a fluid motion while never, ever putting your feet down to balance.

All of this is kid stuff to Chase Harker, who along with others will be part of a jaw-dropping show to entertain you at this year’s event in downtown Columbus. Harker is a 15 year old rider from Taylorsville, Kentucky. He has already won six consecutive AMA Youth National Observed Trials titles, and is the current AMA NATC National High School Trials Champion and a former Junior Champion.

In addition to outsmarting gravity, Harker is also a 4.0 GPA Honor Student, and a part-time instructor at the the Trials Training Center. Harker is sponsored by Sherco USA, Ryan Young Products, Zip Express, Dunlap Tires and Ogio.

Come join the crowd on May 22 at Roll on Columbus, and be prepared to see some of the most skillful riding of all, when Chase Harker and his group defies the laws of gravity. See you there?