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Edited Date/Time 12/5/2016 1:23pm

And here I thought I was the only one who loves his '05 RM250 so much he will never part with it...... Cool



At least I have one thing in common with the GOAT.


http://motocrossactionmag.com/home-page/ricky-carmichaels-2005-suzuki-r…
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JRT812 12/5/2016 1:38pm
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Good read and one of my favorite bikes
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ufsx459 12/5/2016 5:56pm
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Very cool post, enjoyed the read!

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kott0n 12/5/2016 6:01pm
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Thanks for sharing.
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Steadman 12/5/2016 6:18pm
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So cool! Imagine seeing that FACTORY #4 just sitting there? Crazy.
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newmann 12/5/2016 6:51pm
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JAFO92 wrote:
And here I thought I was the only one who loves his '05 RM250 so much he will never part with it...... B) [img]http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag48/Speak-Easy/Suzuki/2005-RM250/Rio-Bobby-Decoster_zps6ce3ecf7.jpg[/img] At least...

And here I thought I was the only one who loves his '05 RM250 so much he will never part with it...... Cool



At least I have one thing in common with the GOAT.


http://motocrossactionmag.com/home-page/ricky-carmichaels-2005-suzuki-r…
Cool pic there! Always amazed me how much DeCoster perked up around some of the old bikes I would display at the Houston SX prior to the Legends and Heroes rig being on the road. Even years later at Freestone I was rolling through with one of the Mugens as he was headed the same direction and he just jumped in and started talking about the bikes. Legend, and yet he's still a fan.
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mark_swart 12/5/2016 9:42pm
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I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen or something. The last 250 two stroke to win a supercross championship... that's a significant bike.
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motomike137 12/6/2016 3:56am
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I love the part of the story where the Japanese exec is telling Roger to "control his rider!". As if the GOAT could ever be tamed!
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JAFO92 12/6/2016 4:24am
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Braaaphole wrote:
Awesome, when was Decoster out at Rio Bravo?
Roger and Danny are friends, so for about 3-4 years Roger would come out to Rio on Sunday after the Houston SX race and spend all day at the track hanging out.
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avidchimp 12/6/2016 7:34am
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mark_swart wrote:
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen...
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen or something. The last 250 two stroke to win a supercross championship... that's a significant bike.
It actually looks like his last practice bike. I'm pretty sure the race bike is the one hanging in his house.
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RussB 12/6/2016 7:46am
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The bike in the article looks to be the one that he rode at the Red Bud 2 stroke race in 09

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI4Y1dbq-yg

I think the one in his house is a genuine championship bike but I expect the one in the article is pretty much the same in terms of parts etc
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Skidaddle 12/6/2016 8:13am
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You realize Suzuki has EFI they could have adapted to that bike in about 15 minutes?
Maybe 20 since they'd have to install a rewound stator.
Yep, they've had it for about 20 years.
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a22 12/6/2016 8:49am
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mark_swart wrote:
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen...
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen or something. The last 250 two stroke to win a supercross championship... that's a significant bike.
Doesn't look like he is going to be smashing or trashing this one up though, unlike some the the KX's/ press recent & past...

Maybe its nice in some respects that he owns them himself in his old barns or wherever he keeps them and does not molly coddle them rather than a museum or collector who wouldn't let a speck of dust on it!

I also think it is cool how he trashes/ dumps his stuff! Sort of funny and he doesn't seem to get too precious about it all!
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Steve125 12/6/2016 9:34am
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Great read. Thanks for sharing..
I'm going downstairs to hug my 06 RM250 now.

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mikec265 12/6/2016 3:03pm
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This thread helped force me to trade my 08 rmz250
For an 05 rm250 today. I suppose there's some good influences on this site
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WeiserGuy 12/7/2016 5:51am
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mark_swart wrote:
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen...
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen or something. The last 250 two stroke to win a supercross championship... that's a significant bike.
As of last October one of them was display at the AMA Hall of Fame museum.






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newmann 12/7/2016 7:15am
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Display bike at the new Fox headquarters for the detail freaks.












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newmann 12/7/2016 7:25am
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mark_swart wrote:
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen...
I know it's RC's bike and all, but that thing really needs to be in a museum or a collection before it gets trashed or stolen or something. The last 250 two stroke to win a supercross championship... that's a significant bike.
a22 wrote:
Doesn't look like he is going to be smashing or trashing this one up though, unlike some the the KX's/ press recent & past... Maybe its...
Doesn't look like he is going to be smashing or trashing this one up though, unlike some the the KX's/ press recent & past...

Maybe its nice in some respects that he owns them himself in his old barns or wherever he keeps them and does not molly coddle them rather than a museum or collector who wouldn't let a speck of dust on it!

I also think it is cool how he trashes/ dumps his stuff! Sort of funny and he doesn't seem to get too precious about it all!
Maybe its nice in some respects that he owns them himself in his old barns

Only problem with that is that the magnesium parts on those do not fair well in adverse conditions. Heck it doesn't fair well in a climate controlled environment either. Oh my, how I so wanted to go find some WD-40 and a tooth brush....Blush



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Camp332 12/7/2016 7:34am
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I love the part about Anaheim 1 2005, because I was there and will never forget it. Especially when RC was the first guy to whack that big triple on the first base line. My friend Bobby and I were sitting right where first base would be a few rows back watching RC round the home plate turn, in deep ass mud, wide effing open, and just killed that triple perfectly! It was epic!
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a22 12/7/2016 7:34am
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Quote : " Maybe its nice in some respects that he owns them himself in his old barns

->Only problem with that is that the magnesium parts on those do not fair well in adverse conditions. Heck it doesn't fair well in a climate controlled environment either. Oh my, how I so wanted to go find some WD-40 and a tooth brush....

^^ Yup can hear your pain, with the magnesium parts- that stuff always reminded me of chocolate mixed with metal filings and I never really considered it to be a 'proper alloy', its abit like some alloy composition mixed with some cardboard(and chocolate) that attracts the damp!!

Maybe weightsaving but one pays the price in other ways (well over time anyway!)
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a22 12/7/2016 8:00am
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On the subject of magnesium still- a collector friend down the road from me was lucky enough to own an ex. Joey Dunlop Honda 250cc race bike- think a bike he may have won the Junior TT on, cannot quite remember the history. The thing was pretty special, proper HRC would imagine and dripping with Mag parts, bike was virtually made out of it- was incredibly light.

Sadly the bike was stored at the owners farm and was involved in a fire that destroyed many of his machines, apparently the bike was a pool of powder when the fire was extinguised and virtually NO parts even were saved. Think that stuff (magnesium) ignites like a firework! Other machines that were involved in the fire were salvaged somewhat if possible (parts etc) but that Honda Racebike literally melted into a pile of dust with the sheer amount of magnesium parts on it, was virtually nothing at all left of it!
Owner lost about £500,000 odd from that fire and bikes lost- didn't get the insurance apparently.

One expensive pretty firework.... also a loss for moto somewhat, with J. Dunlop being so respected by so many and is good that his bikes hopefully survive- same as Ricky's I guess! Both legends in their own rights.
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holeshot100 12/7/2016 8:29am
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My son is getting close on his 06 Carmichael Edition and anxious to ride it.

Do you duplicate the Makita graphics?


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cappelmans 12/7/2016 9:12am
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This part is great:

He never wanted the bike to kick on braking. If the suspension bottomed he did not care. I remember him saying, “If it kicks me in the butt, then I’m backing off. Just make sure the rear of the bike doesn’t kick me in the butt.’”

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