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To do sports you need to use your body, your limbs, your muscles. Motocross is just sitting down on a moving vehicle. Most people do that every day to and from work.
So no, it is not a hard sport. In fact it is hardly a physical sport at all because barely any body functions are used. However it is a mental sport that requires extreme concentration and quick-fire mental problem solving skills.
Surprisingly, according to studies on sports, the hardest sport in the world is actually gymnastics. Gymnastics is both physically and mentally draining. it takes many years to train in gymnastics with terrible consequences to your body, such as a weakened growth, as people who start gymnastics early don't experience a "normal" puberty. There is also the constant risk of spinal injury, neck injury and the risk of even the slightest bad landing changing the outcome of the rest of your life.
I personally would have thought a more physical sport would be the hardest, but according to science, gymnastics turns out to be the hardest.
Motocross riding in and of itself is demanding on so many levels.The physical and mental drain on the body should first hit anyone who wants to participate in the sport. The sport is definitely for the physically and mentally fit hence this is the most physically demanding sport.
If you go at it hard - sure. The rider provide the power to keep the vehicle moving and the rider keeps it balanced.