3/4/2006 1:30 AM
I say it's a tie between Lechien & Tripes, Because when either of them really wanted it, No one was even in the same league.....Period!!!!!
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Craze
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Sully (MD)
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3/5/2006 3:08 PM My dad likes to tell the story of the time he rode with Marty Tripes in the desert back in the early 70s. Tripes was 16 at the time, and smoked everyone. And he did it with one foot peg, too. At some point on the first day, he broke off his left peg and spent the rest of the weekend riding with his foot on the case.
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T-BOND
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3/5/2006 4:52 PM I gotta go with Joel Robert all the way. He still has the rock star status in Europe, and he earned it.
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evomx244 (MD)
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11/22/2007 4:38 AM The Dogger "Ron Lechien"
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Oldskool (MD)
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11/22/2007 6:44 AM My answer is the GOAT!!! However, don't forget about [u:19lxqd14]Steve Wise[/u:19lxqd14] in this discussion. Certainly one of the most talented riders in several discliplines.
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Bill163
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11/22/2007 11:57 AM This is Tough!! no doubt Steve Wise would be in the top ten from winning MX nationals to beating Freddy Spencer in AMA superbikes.
BUT after hearing what Ron Lechien told me what he did the night before winning nationals he's in Joel Robert territory. |
Big Lenny
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11/23/2007 6:15 PM   Damn Larry, I think you got it.... Marty Tripes and JMB. The "Dogger" is another one.Lechien said James amazes him, and no way were they going that fast.... "James Stewart is the fastest man to ever ride a motocross bike".. ~Ricky Carmichael~
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RussS
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11/24/2007 8:21 PM My dad likes to tell the story of the time he rode with Marty Tripes in the desert back in the early 70s. Tripes was 16 at the time, and smoked everyone. And he did it with one foot peg, too. At some point on the first day, he broke off his left peg and spent the rest of the weekend riding with his foot on the case.LMAO - seen Tripes with broken footpegs on more than a few occasions s   Damn this is gonna hurt ... big-time
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UpTiTe
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11/25/2007 9:41 PM One name all of you are missing is Donnie Hansen, that guy was super smooth and technical. He was like Bailey, poetry in motion.
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evomx244 (MD)
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11/26/2007 8:37 AM Lechien said James amazes him, and no way were they going that fast.... |
UpTiTe
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11/26/2007 9:13 AM Lechien said James amazes him, and no way were they going that fast.... If you take away a mans ability to fail, you take away his will to succeed.
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Racer92
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11/26/2007 2:30 PM  "Evolution can be mean. There's no dumbass vaccine." -Jimmy Buffett |
JPT
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11/26/2007 3:26 PM He definitely has the most fun. Good pick. My wife calls you guys the Yahoos. |
ninety3
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11/26/2007 6:53 PM One name all of you are missing is Donnie Hansen, that guy was super smooth and technical. He was like Bailey, poetry in motion.Never even hit is prime, sucks, but yea he was a lot like Bailey. Seen Donnie quite a few times lately, cool guy to bench race with. Olds Cool |
Racer92
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11/27/2007 12:20 PM  m http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloff ... .asp?id=91 m m http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/...ews/2007/Malcolm.asp m "Evolution can be mean. There's no dumbass vaccine." -Jimmy Buffett |
YZsinthe70s
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12/7/2007 3:58 PM We're 4 pages into this without anyone mentioning Dick Burleson?
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Law 131
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12/7/2007 4:14 PM Has to be Marty Tripes.
I remember a National at Sears Point in 78 or 79. On a surface best described as broken chunks of slippery asphalt covered by a thick layer of straw, that guy made it look easy. When Tripes decided he wanted it, Hannah couldn’t touch him. Pierce Law 131 New York Suzuki RM 250/400 Pierce Law AMA Pro 131 1977-1979 Suzuki RM 250/400 New York |
BobbyM (MD)
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12/7/2007 7:01 PM well shit...carl cranke
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andymoto
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12/9/2007 11:31 PM Not me. That's for darn sure. Cranke, Burleson, Malcolm Smith, Mann; too many to list.
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NW#599
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5/22/2008 5:12 PM Edited Date/Time:
5/23/2008 9:26 AM Lowell Thompson was the most talented rider I ever got to see on a weekly basis live and in person. He was from Post Falls, Idaho and he was as smooth as they come. Never looked like he was trying and his bikes weren't screaming at the peak of power band every inch of the track. He would lead Larry Ward and Rick Simmett around the track and never look like he was trying. Ward and Simmett would have the power down at a deafening rate, while Mr. Smooth Lowell Thompson would be allowing his motor to breath and still kept his speed up. Always admired that. Feet on pegs in places nobody else did. He ran arenacross for a spell then disapeared. Anybody have any idea what he is up to?
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krazee1
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5/22/2008 5:16 PM The most talented guy i ever saw was Bruce Bunch....he would smoke everyone in the 80 expert class with lap times faster than the 250 pros...and he did it with feet on the pegs smooth...poetry in motion. too bad we never got to see him on a big bike.
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Mini Elsinore
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5/22/2008 6:37 PM Edited Date/Time:
5/22/2008 6:39 PM
The most talented guy i ever saw was Bruce Bunch....he would smoke everyone in the 80 expert class with lap times faster than the 250 pros...and he did it with feet on the pegs smooth...poetry in motion. too bad we never got to see him on a big bike. Bruce was a great kid off the track, as well.
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BobbyM
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5/22/2008 7:26 PM
The most talented guy i ever saw was Bruce Bunch....he would smoke everyone in the 80 expert class with lap times faster than the 250 pros...and he did it with feet on the pegs smooth...poetry in motion. too bad we never got to see him on a big bike. bruce bunch mentioned in the same breathe as dick mann or tripes or lechien? get real.
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krazee1
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5/22/2008 8:12 PM Edited Date/Time:
5/22/2008 8:13 PM
The most talented guy i ever saw was Bruce Bunch....he would smoke everyone in the 80 expert class with lap times faster than the 250 pros...and he did it with feet on the pegs smooth...poetry in motion. too bad we never got to see him on a big bike. 
bruce bunch mentioned in the same breathe as dick mann or tripes or lechien? get real. did you ever see bruce ride bobby? lechien was badass...bruce rode a lot like him...mark barnett said bruce was one of the fastest guys he had ever seen when suzuki had him try out the rm125...in 1981 on the long saddleback course he had fast lap time of the day on an RM80...micky dymond won the 250 pro race that day...i will never forget the dude...
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UpTiTe
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5/22/2008 8:19 PM
The most talented guy i ever saw was Bruce Bunch....he would smoke everyone in the 80 expert class with lap times faster than the 250 pros...and he did it with feet on the pegs smooth...poetry in motion. too bad we never got to see him on a big bike.
bruce bunch mentioned in the same breathe as dick mann or tripes or lechien? get real. If Bruce wouldnt have been killed I would bet he would have owned most record books. He was liquid smooth, he never made a mistake. He was just as smooth on a 125. He owned the 125 pro class at Saddleback the saturday before he left for Ponca. He was also a good guy. That day was bad for so many people.
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NW#599
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5/23/2008 9:29 AM Bruce Bunch, Kyle Flemming, and Rick Hemme. Truck hit by a train in Ponca.....I remember reading the article in Minicycle Magazine (I believe). Larry Brooks won that year in Ponca, right? Were these three killed before or after the race? Who knows the details to help refresh our memories (at least mine).
Also, where were you and what were you doing when you found out about it? 1980's Motocross was the best! It was Heaven and we never knew it! |
xnationalwrench
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5/23/2008 11:13 AM STEVE WISE
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BobbyM
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5/23/2008 1:32 PM
The most talented guy i ever saw was Bruce Bunch....he would smoke everyone in the 80 expert class with lap times faster than the 250 pros...and he did it with feet on the pegs smooth...poetry in motion. too bad we never got to see him on a big bike.
bruce bunch mentioned in the same breathe as dick mann or tripes or lechien? get real.
If Bruce wouldnt have been killed I would bet he would have owned most record books. He was liquid smooth, he never made a mistake. He was just as smooth on a 125. He owned the 125 pro class at Saddleback the saturday before he left for Ponca. He was also a good guy. That day was bad for so many people. cool...sorry to hear bout his untimely death. sounded like he was a badass for sure...most talented? maybe not but it sounds like he was on his way.
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Bauer
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UpTiTe
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5/23/2008 2:51 PM I guess if your talking about talented riders that never made it or got hurt the list is long. I have 3 that come to mind, Tim Aston Stevie VanDuzen Steve Shmitz all truely tallented riders that never made it becouse of injurys or selfindulgence.
If you take away a mans ability to fail, you take away his will to succeed.
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Craze wrote: I say it's a tie between Lechien & Tripes, Because when either of them really wanted it, No one was even in the same league.....Period!!!!!