Caleb Alan Wyatt (born January 1, 1976) is the first person ever to perform a successful backflip on a large motorcycle. On April 25, 2002 at the Rogue Valley Motocross track (RVMX), Caleb . A photo of Caleb was taken by the RVMX track owner to document the event.
Caleb Wyatt's first successful backflips were performed over a mulch pile of grass clipping, leaves and bark which was originally intended for the maintenance of the RVMX track. Wyatt constructed a quarter pipe ramp with the take-off completely vertical that launched to a step up.
Caleb has since performed this Freestyle Motocross (FMX) trick hundreds of times around the United States. On January 25, 2004, Caleb became the Moto X Best Trick Gold Metal winner during the 8th Winter X-Games, when he bested the competition with a 90-foot-gap (27 m) no-hander backflip. He won x-games a total of 3 times.
Caleb is now a recovering drug addict living in California doing much better than he was 2-3 years ago.