Raha is known for his big air, blending his unique BMX background into his FMX tricks, and has gained popularity on social media for performing street stunts with a dirt bike.

In the 2020 Real Moto X Games he became the world's first athlete to grind a rail on a full-Sized motorcycle.

[2] Raha grew up in Palmdale, Los Angeles with a background in amateur motocross racing.

As a minicycle rider he made the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship four times, but gave up riding at the age of 14.

During this time he dedicated himself to BMX and landed his first support sponsor from Standard Byke Co. At the age of 16, Colby Raha got into a serious car accident running into a telephone pole which almost cost him his life.