Bowers bike for vegas

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Hopefully he does well. Maybe top 5 is my guess. But who knows.

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Whitey 5/2/2014 4:40pm
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Times must be tight, they cant afford a front break lever set up
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kong0036 5/2/2014 4:45pm
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Whitey wrote:
Times must be tight, they cant afford a front break lever set up
Bowers don't break for anyone
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jock 5/2/2014 4:51pm
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Brakes only slow you down Whitey.
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great to see team 22 back out there

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dirtnapper 5/2/2014 4:57pm
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Bowers is a lucky dude!

Best of luck to him tomorrow Cool
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Lefty Right 5/2/2014 4:57pm
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Bowers never has ran a front brake. I don't know how he does it?
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He usually runs the front brake where the back brake goes and for the back brake he uses his big ass feet.
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some people ask me, "Ronnie why dont you have a front brake lever? did you break it? can you not afford a new one?" i tell them no you dumbass i dont have a front brake lever because breaks only slow you down.
smoothies862 5/2/2014 7:49pm
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goose-ok bowers,you want trick hubs or a front brake?
bowers-those hubs are dope!!
ReturnofJorddo 5/2/2014 8:02pm
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Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
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Does this look like somebody who needs a front brake??

Hell No!!!

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cd0583 5/2/2014 8:27pm
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ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
he does
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sundios 5/2/2014 10:16pm
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ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
Are you serious?
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daemon616 5/2/2014 11:25pm
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I think Bowers is really going to surprise some people. Great move by Team Two Two.
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ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
You're not really making the die-hard-two-stroke-only guys look very good...

No wonder they think they're so much better.
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Thelen20 5/3/2014 5:38am
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Whitey wrote:
Times must be tight, they cant afford a front break lever set up
I don't think they will ever install a front break lever on that bike . . . A front brake lever i could see happening though
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kawasa84 5/3/2014 8:02am
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daemon616 wrote:
I think Bowers is really going to surprise some people. Great move by Team Two Two.
The best he can do is tie his results from last years Vegas round. He won it. Can't improve on that.

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ReturnofJorddo 5/3/2014 10:55am
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ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
sundios wrote:
Are you serious?
Very much so yes, when I see a bike lacking a front brake lever and cant seem to see a front brake caliper, one would start to think he doesnt run front brakes!
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bturner26x 5/3/2014 11:09am
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Why is his outer fork coating different than the ones on Chads? Is that Chad's "display" bike they have in the pits that sits next to the mountain bike, so it just doesn't have the works forks on it?

I hope Bowers does well tonight. I like Reed, so whoever is on his bike for the night, I'll be pulling for!
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vanillaice782 5/3/2014 11:39am
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bturner26x wrote:
Why is his outer fork coating different than the ones on Chads? Is that Chad's "display" bike they have in the pits that sits next to...
Why is his outer fork coating different than the ones on Chads? Is that Chad's "display" bike they have in the pits that sits next to the mountain bike, so it just doesn't have the works forks on it?

I hope Bowers does well tonight. I like Reed, so whoever is on his bike for the night, I'll be pulling for!
They only have so much unobtainium to go around. Same reason Reeds hub looks stock.
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Seamorbutts 5/3/2014 12:13pm
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He would do better if he wasn't coming off a injury. He hasn't been riding enough.
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ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
sundios wrote:
Are you serious?
ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Very much so yes, when I see a bike lacking a front brake lever and cant seem to see a front brake caliper, one would start...
Very much so yes, when I see a bike lacking a front brake lever and cant seem to see a front brake caliper, one would start to think he doesnt run front brakes!
Come on man! Its one picture. You really think he wouldn't run a front brake?? Google him, I'm sure you'll find plenty of pics with his front brake on. Not tryin to be a dick here just bustin your balls.
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Cashmore 5/3/2014 12:32pm
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He runs a thumb break.... first of it's kind.
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Outsider 5/3/2014 12:37pm
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ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Sorry but does Bowers actually not run a front brake...? I don't follow Arenacross or the guys in it whatsoever TBH
sundios wrote:
Are you serious?
ReturnofJorddo wrote:
Very much so yes, when I see a bike lacking a front brake lever and cant seem to see a front brake caliper, one would start...
Very much so yes, when I see a bike lacking a front brake lever and cant seem to see a front brake caliper, one would start to think he doesnt run front brakes!
So, in your riding experience, you think it's possible to race a supercross or arenacross track effectively without a front brake?
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HenryA 5/3/2014 12:44pm
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bturner26x wrote:
Why is his outer fork coating different than the ones on Chads? Is that Chad's "display" bike they have in the pits that sits next to...
Why is his outer fork coating different than the ones on Chads? Is that Chad's "display" bike they have in the pits that sits next to the mountain bike, so it just doesn't have the works forks on it?

I hope Bowers does well tonight. I like Reed, so whoever is on his bike for the night, I'll be pulling for!
No Ti parts or magnesium hubs, I think you pretty much nailed it with the display bike idea.
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48dirtbikekid 5/3/2014 1:02pm
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Bowers is going to kill it next year, and get all the good parts on the PC 250, don't know which coast yet but he'll be a threat that's for sure!
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Seamorbutts wrote:
He would do better if he wasn't coming off a injury. He hasn't been riding enough.
I know he was banged up towards end of ax series but I thought he was racing in central america once ax was done ??
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He obviously doesn't ride with a front brake, but he does keep the front brake rotor on just for looks.
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Bigjimmyd 5/3/2014 3:35pm
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He just sticks his boot in the front tire to stop, BMX style

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