The Dogger

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 10:58pm
Remember Ron Lechien? Bad ass.... Smile

http://motocross.transworld.net/1000093189/videos/catching-up-with-ron-lechien/
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JB 19 3/31/2010 1:34am
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Sweet video....... you can almost hear Motley Crue in the background when you see the #4 Lechien jersey. Wink

......the KX 500 graphics from 89' were cool.
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TokioMX 3/31/2010 1:50am
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Cool video! He might be a little bigger but still smooth as he was. Nice track too. I don't remember Barona being that nicely prepped in late 80s.

I couldn't tell his graphics are the copy of 1989 KX! Grinning
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soren346 3/31/2010 1:53am
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Thanks, that was pretty cool. I would love to see him at LL. Imagine that, Lechien, Ward, Stanton, Dymond, Johnson, and if someone could drag O'mara on a bike all line up again at LL with Bailey anouncing it. It is such a treat to see these guys on bikes again, if i was at that track I would have been glued to the fence feeling like it was '87 again and I was 12yrs old. Thanks again Donn.
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Crush 3/31/2010 2:41am
3/31/2010 2:41am
Swap, what's up with the comment about Albertyn!?!?! Didn't that same rumour go around a couple of years back???

Anytime i've seen a vid of him he still rips tho!!!

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Rotax 3/31/2010 2:45am
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That was outstanding! Made my rough day better.

Thanks
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DEMON_CR 3/31/2010 3:24am
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I always loved watching him ride.I got his jersey from `92 Orlando SX when he rode for TUF right be fore he quit racing.
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umagumadog 3/31/2010 3:51am
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Four words Bitchen, Gnarley, Swatch, and Stoked Oh hell ya.
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WSR 3/31/2010 4:43am
3/31/2010 4:43am
Good video. Really liked him in the '80's.
If we had the internet and message boards when he was in his prime, JLaw wouldn't even get noticed. He was a machine.
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kardy 3/31/2010 4:55am
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That was bitchen Swap, thanks!
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jmar 3/31/2010 6:15am
3/31/2010 6:15am
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that.

How come no comments from all of you old school guys about him being on a thumper?
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Whitey 3/31/2010 6:20am
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jmar wrote:
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that. How come no comments from...
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that.

How come no comments from all of you old school guys about him being on a thumper?
Spot on with how well he looks and seems to be at peace where he is in life. Kudos to him on losing the pounds. Still looks smooth as on a bike,
over the hill 3/31/2010 6:57am
3/31/2010 6:57am
That was very interesting.
One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX 450.
neverwasfastenuf 3/31/2010 7:29am
3/31/2010 7:29am
Probably a good thing they didn't do a reality show on the Dogger in his prime. He will always be one of my favorite riders.
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jasonward73 3/31/2010 7:32am
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over the hill wrote:
That was very interesting. One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX...
That was very interesting.
One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX 450.
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OW38B 3/31/2010 7:49am
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jmar wrote:
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that. How come no comments from...
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that.

How come no comments from all of you old school guys about him being on a thumper?
Most 2 stroke guys are not anti four stroke.........just anti "double" the displacement.

Simple as that.
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OW38B 3/31/2010 7:51am
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And a great video of Ron, I met him at Mammoth a few years ago and he is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
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Big Lenny 3/31/2010 8:33am
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jmar wrote:
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that. How come no comments from...
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that.

How come no comments from all of you old school guys about him being on a thumper?
Yep...

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Neutra 3/31/2010 9:00am
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over the hill wrote:
That was very interesting. One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX...
That was very interesting.
One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX 450.
I believe that's Ryan Beat testing the YZ 2 stroke for Transworld.

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Neutra 3/31/2010 9:03am
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Awesome vid' Swap. The Dogger always will be one of my favorite caracter in the mx world.
I was at the MXDN in 88. Smoked everybody in both motos after a long night of party.
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Zildjian 3/31/2010 9:26am
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I love Lechien's style almost as much as I loved Bailey's style. Smooth and effortless. Looks like he still can ride a scooter very well.

I remember a picture back in the 80's in MXA or maybe it was "Motocross" of Ron taking a blue groove berm completely flat with his leg out by the front wheel so far I am not sure how he didn't break his knee with the handlebar. That pic was my favorite pic for years.
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swap 3/31/2010 9:31am
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over the hill wrote:
That was very interesting. One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX...
That was very interesting.
One question, who was riding the #31 two smoke 125cc Yamaha? That bike was going as fast as Dogger on the KX 450.
Neutra wrote:
I believe that's Ryan Beat testing the YZ 2 stroke for Transworld.

ding ding ding!

Yeah that's Ryan Beat on the YZ250. I think we're gonna build that thing up for him to race at Hangtown!

And I'm glad you liked the Dogger vid. I was starstruck all day long. Wink
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MX-Files 3/31/2010 9:40am
3/31/2010 9:40am
Looks great and good interview Donn!

One of my favorite guys!
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DanDunes818 3/31/2010 10:20am
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the 80's were so cool. Any top rider from the 80's is considered a rock star to this day. I don't think any riders from any other decade are or will ever be held in the regard of the 80's mx rock stars. I'm very happy I was raised in mx smack dab in the middle of all that and got to see all of them race up close and personal back then.
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bg22 3/31/2010 10:43am
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awesome video Swap!!
neverwasfastenuf 3/31/2010 10:44am
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jmar wrote:
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that. How come no comments from...
Glad to see he has shed some pounds. He looks healthy and happy and life doesn’t get any better than that.

How come no comments from all of you old school guys about him being on a thumper?
OW38B wrote:
Most 2 stroke guys are not anti four stroke.........just anti "double" the displacement.

Simple as that.
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rocrac 3/31/2010 10:55am
3/31/2010 10:55am
Sweet video. He still rips too.

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