Marty Moates

That was very well done. Back when I was a young lad 1979ish there was a race coming up at Anaheim Stadium and my dad figured there might be some pro's practicing at Saddleback the Friday before. He writes me a sick note for school and off we go. We get to Saddleback and Moates and Croft are there riding the main track. Great! let's go ride with those guys! OK I didn't ride "with" those guys as I was a 100cc beginner at the time but it sure was fun to be passed by them. It was frikin awesome. Again well done.

WELL DONE . . . Steve !

Now, go blow something up, in memory of Marty.

Steve,
That's the best thing that's been posted on VitalMX this year. It just cuts through all the petty controversy, GP vs AMA, Mr Info's vendetta against DC crap etc, etc and get's right to the point of why we love Motocross and more so the many friends we have and how we cherish's our fallen heroes!
it was a great honour to be part of Marty's film premiere at Spreckels Theatre, to create 2 paintings that were auctioned off and raised many thousands of dollars to help adaptive athletes in San Diego area.
I'll post up pics when I get time.

Now go have a great 4th July my americans friends, blow things up, party hard and raise a glass to Marty, Magoo, Rich, Jimmy, Bob Harris etc and all our moto mates who are sure to be raising hell up there in heaven!

Nice video, what a legend.

Love the shot of him riding the Harley(?) with the dog sitting on the tank.

Steve, that was a touching tribute, made for some sadness as well but you're a blessed man to have had a friend like that indeed. I too shall raise a toast and send a bottle rocket skyward for Marty and Bimbo tonight

Good job Steve! Can you imagine what shape heaven is in with Marty, Jim, Richard & Magoo playing practical jokes and tearing it with fresh knobbies?

Thanks for sharing Steve!

Honestly, that is one of the coolest "tribute" videos I have ever had the pleasure to view.

Never met Marty, only knew him by way of pictures and stories through the motorcycle media.

I got a sense, through viewing those awesome photographs in the video that I now have a more accurate picture of who Marty was as a regular dude, not just the "rock star" moto head that had been presented to me in the moto media.

Cool to see all the other moto celebrities hangin' with Marty too.

Sorry you can't spend the day blowing up shit with Marty this July 4th.

Thank you for posting the video.

Great , great job Steve! Your hired! (and a better friend!)

Again, made me feel proud and honored to get to work on Marty's story.

Have a nice 4th everyone!

Todd

Great job Steve.

Nice work Steve

That's a cool tribute to your friend, Bauer!

I got to meet Marty one time at Mike's Sky Ranch in Baja.

Nice job Steve. It's good to remember our friends who are no longer with us on days like today.

My kids and I were there for "Let Goat Bye". YROC 2002, great day, good times.

Great Job Steve.

I HATE these types of videos!!!!! Great Job, so sad....

Well done!
Thanks Steve.

That ONE DAY at Carlsbad.

He reminded us what "Privateer" meant.

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No Fear.

Great tribute, Steve. Thanks for introducing me to Marty at Primm that year. Very easy guy to enjoy talking moto with, and genuinely interested in others stories as much if not more than his own. It was one of the great privileges to listen to him share what the win meant to him and his dad.

when i was a teenagner watching the replay of carlsbad usgp, i remember getting a little choked with american pride.

if you google "legend", Marty Moates pic comes up.

Chuck Norris has "Marty Moates" tattooed on his arm

Well done, Thank you.

Thanks for the montage Steve, very well done. I'd be lying if I said that didn't bring some tears to my eyes. That pic with Bimbo and Moates was priceless.

Hey Steven, very well done buddy! man....so heavy....he meant so much to so many people....

Anyway, wanted to let you know that i posted the vid on the homepage, figured more people need to see that!

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Steve, that was very cool and an awesome tribute to a MX Legend! Thank you!!

Here is my 110 Instamatic photo that I took during the 1908 USGP, Moto 2 finish making MX history! That was my first trip to the USGP! I even got to talk to Marty in the pits after the race! Way cool for an 18 year old kid!

Thanks for using it in your tribute!








Here's a couple more from that day!









I need to scan all my old photos.....

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I met Marty at a Yamaha event, we talked for a long time and he was way cool I remember the USGP at Carlsbad (another great place gone) he won like it was yesterday and cheering him on the whole way.Steve, Iv'e never met you but Denning (known Mark forever) talks about you all the time so you must be good people and this video was a great tribute to an amazing rider.....Thanks

Awesome tribute! Always loved that pic of him on the Mid-Valley Ossa.

That's an awesome shot.

Greatest "upset" in the history of our sport!

Well done and thanks for sharing Steve~!

Bravo and thanks for sharing!