Is This The End For JS7?

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2/28/2016 8:08pm Edited Date/Time 2/28/2016 8:09pm
A couple months ago ... Some people were saying the same things about Chad Reed. BTW .... Reed was 3rd yesterday

JS7 will win again.
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Not every racer gets injured, misses a few weeks of racing and comes out 100% healthy ready to run the same pace he was running without missing a beat. Stewart and even Tomac are not running their normal paces. Nothing wrong with that. If Stewart and Tomac finish out the remaining SX series healthy they did good. The "End of Stewart" posts and the "End of Reed" posts are amusing.
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The end? No freakin way. You guys see his heat race? Guy can still haul ass on a bike. One he gets his fitness and nerves...
The end? No freakin way. You guys see his heat race? Guy can still haul ass on a bike.

One he gets his fitness and nerves back up and running on all cylinders....he still has plenty of good racing left in him!
This post illustrates how out of touch with reality many people are on this forum. Stewart is at the end of his career. We know this. He knows this. Many refuse to accept this. It is sad to watch, but it is the natural progression of things.

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2/28/2016 9:57pm
jeffro503 wrote:
The end? No freakin way. You guys see his heat race? Guy can still haul ass on a bike. One he gets his fitness and nerves...
The end? No freakin way. You guys see his heat race? Guy can still haul ass on a bike.

One he gets his fitness and nerves back up and running on all cylinders....he still has plenty of good racing left in him!
Celine wrote:
This post illustrates how out of touch with reality many people are on this forum. Stewart is at the end of his career. We know this...
This post illustrates how out of touch with reality many people are on this forum. Stewart is at the end of his career. We know this. He knows this. Many refuse to accept this. It is sad to watch, but it is the natural progression of things.
I'll keep this reply in mind come May. Possibly sooner than that. After he gets up on the box or wins one , i want you to still tell me he should retire.

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2/28/2016 10:03pm
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Injuries aside, Father Time gets us all eventually.
burnside wrote:
Funny with Reed it seems like it revitalised him and lit a fire under his ass.
Just had to make a thread on vital about him.

that did the trick.
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2/28/2016 10:10pm
Zycki11 wrote:
You answered your own question. James will ease into things and do the right thing. Just be happy he is there and no doubt, bubbles will...
You answered your own question. James will ease into things and do the right thing. Just be happy he is there and no doubt, bubbles will improve.
Ease into things? He had over a year to prepare and come out swinging at round 1. Canard was out with a broken arm and came back to A1 and put the fastest lap in the very first timed practice of the year.

James has not finished inside of the top 3 in any series since he won the SX title in 2009 and only finished inside of the top 5 in either SX or motocross 3 times since 2009.

James is arguably the most talented (and on any given day the fastest) guy to ever ride a dirt scooter but the numbers don't lie. I love to watch James race, the fans love him and the sport needs him but at some point I think it's safe to say he's not a threat for winning a title. In fact, it's starting to look like he may not even be a threat for a 20 lap main? Just my 2 cents.
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I been watching James ride his whole life in SX and MX and I said in 2010 that JS was not the same rider as he was before...

He finished in

2010 SX 20th place MX 35th

2011 SX 4th place MX 0

2012 SX 7th place MX 12th

2013 SX 10th place MX 5th

2014 SX 4th place MX 9th

2015 SX 0 place MX 0

2016 SX ??? MX ???

I'm not a James Hater,,But I'm also not a James Lover...But the day James Stewart hangs up the Boots is the Day i'll Cry...James was a Bad Boy on the Kawasaki's but ever since he told Kawasaki to take a hike I never cared for JS again...And I said back then as i'll say it now,,JS would NEVER win a # 1 plate again...It will Be a Sad Day in SX MX history when he says " I'm Done "
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He can do things on a bike that NO ONE else can do.

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I been watching James ride his whole life in SX and MX and I said in 2010 that JS was not the same rider as he...
I been watching James ride his whole life in SX and MX and I said in 2010 that JS was not the same rider as he was before...

He finished in

2010 SX 20th place MX 35th

2011 SX 4th place MX 0

2012 SX 7th place MX 12th

2013 SX 10th place MX 5th

2014 SX 4th place MX 9th

2015 SX 0 place MX 0

2016 SX ??? MX ???

I'm not a James Hater,,But I'm also not a James Lover...But the day James Stewart hangs up the Boots is the Day i'll Cry...James was a Bad Boy on the Kawasaki's but ever since he told Kawasaki to take a hike I never cared for JS again...And I said back then as i'll say it now,,JS would NEVER win a # 1 plate again...It will Be a Sad Day in SX MX history when he says " I'm Done "
I agree with you for the most part, I think his time at Kawasaki was definitely the best days of his career. Nothing in the sport of motocross was as spectacular as seeing Bubba come from behind on the KX 125 after a bad start. Mind-blowing scrubs, passes and cornering happening at speeds that would make you think that you set your beer on the fast forward button of the remote.
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2/28/2016 10:52pm
Zycki11 wrote:
You answered your own question. James will ease into things and do the right thing. Just be happy he is there and no doubt, bubbles will...
You answered your own question. James will ease into things and do the right thing. Just be happy he is there and no doubt, bubbles will improve.
Ease into things? He had over a year to prepare and come out swinging at round 1. Canard was out with a broken arm and came...
Ease into things? He had over a year to prepare and come out swinging at round 1. Canard was out with a broken arm and came back to A1 and put the fastest lap in the very first timed practice of the year.

James has not finished inside of the top 3 in any series since he won the SX title in 2009 and only finished inside of the top 5 in either SX or motocross 3 times since 2009.

James is arguably the most talented (and on any given day the fastest) guy to ever ride a dirt scooter but the numbers don't lie. I love to watch James race, the fans love him and the sport needs him but at some point I think it's safe to say he's not a threat for winning a title. In fact, it's starting to look like he may not even be a threat for a 20 lap main? Just my 2 cents.
wasn't he going for the lead at A1 when RD plowed into him? Let's see you take a hit that hard and get back up swinging as you put it. Yeah he does need to ease back into it.
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Vince Freise has led several opening main event laps this year, that doesn't mean he's a contender for a race win or a championship. I think you're missing the point?

As I said before, I am a huge James Stewart fan but I am also realistic and will acknowledge the fact that his days of winning more than a few scattered races are over.
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2/28/2016 11:34pm
Vince Freise has led several opening main event laps this year, that doesn't mean he's a contender for a race win or a championship. I think...
Vince Freise has led several opening main event laps this year, that doesn't mean he's a contender for a race win or a championship. I think you're missing the point?

As I said before, I am a huge James Stewart fan but I am also realistic and will acknowledge the fact that his days of winning more than a few scattered races are over.
Winning a few races here and there is something very few people can claim to be able to do. If a guy still has the potential to win or get on the box every once in a while....why would he retire?

Isn't that up to him? If he's having fun racing and a team is still willing to pay him for it...why would he quit.
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2/28/2016 11:42pm
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Winning a few races here and there is something very few people can claim to be able to do. If a guy still has the potential...
Winning a few races here and there is something very few people can claim to be able to do. If a guy still has the potential to win or get on the box every once in a while....why would he retire?

Isn't that up to him? If he's having fun racing and a team is still willing to pay him for it...why would he quit.
I totally agree with you, there are a lot of people in the crowd that would still love him and buy a supercross ticket to see him even if he rode around in 19th all night. He is one of the most polarizing riders in the history of the sport and is a huge asset to the sport of Supercross. I am just pointing out some of the cold hard facts to some of the fan-boys in regards to what they think is realistic in regards to his future.
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Here is a silly kind of thought. Why don't we just let James figure his own life out and stay out of it. He will quit when he is ready to quit if he is lucky. Some guys don't get to choose. Think of Ernie, Doug, David and guys like them that weren't given the choice. Let's hope James goes out like RC or RV. In his own time, in his own way. Let's just enjoy him being here until he isn't.
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2/29/2016 11:50am
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You don't watch JS much do you? Dude has rode the same from day 1. WFO or crash. In 2014 he had 6 or 7 wins...
You don't watch JS much do you? Dude has rode the same from day 1. WFO or crash. In 2014 he had 6 or 7 wins and dominated Dungey at Toronto & most of the other races. 5 years ago?
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He may have won races, but for someone like him it should be about winning titles. He hasn't won one since 2009, and let's be honest...
He may have won races, but for someone like him it should be about winning titles. He hasn't won one since 2009, and let's be honest, he hasn't even looked like winning one since then
neither has or will about 16 other guys out there 'ever look like winning one' so they should all just hang it up too..right?

I won't name names...but there are only about 3 guys on the line that have the 'stuff' to win titles in any given year...
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I been watching James ride his whole life in SX and MX and I said in 2010 that JS was not the same rider as he...
I been watching James ride his whole life in SX and MX and I said in 2010 that JS was not the same rider as he was before...

He finished in

2010 SX 20th place MX 35th

2011 SX 4th place MX 0

2012 SX 7th place MX 12th

2013 SX 10th place MX 5th

2014 SX 4th place MX 9th

2015 SX 0 place MX 0

2016 SX ??? MX ???

I'm not a James Hater,,But I'm also not a James Lover...But the day James Stewart hangs up the Boots is the Day i'll Cry...James was a Bad Boy on the Kawasaki's but ever since he told Kawasaki to take a hike I never cared for JS again...And I said back then as i'll say it now,,JS would NEVER win a # 1 plate again...It will Be a Sad Day in SX MX history when he says " I'm Done "
I agree with you for the most part, I think his time at Kawasaki was definitely the best days of his career. Nothing in the sport...
I agree with you for the most part, I think his time at Kawasaki was definitely the best days of his career. Nothing in the sport of motocross was as spectacular as seeing Bubba come from behind on the KX 125 after a bad start. Mind-blowing scrubs, passes and cornering happening at speeds that would make you think that you set your beer on the fast forward button of the remote.
he didn't tell Kawi to take a hike...he was in bed with Red Bull and Kawi was getting dirty with Monster...they both had a role to play in the dismantling of what could have been an incredible dynasty...
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On his day , he is the fastest rider on the planet , but now it appears that is usually a wednesday at the Stewart 'compound' ..
2/29/2016 11:58am


Has nothing to do with what color bike he is on. in 2010, when he landed on partridge and broke his wrist, that was the "end" of "bubba". Navicular, the bone that ended RJ? that's the one he broke. he was able to stay racing, because he had an experimental procedure done where they actually graft an extra artery/vein in to the wrist to transfer extra blood to the navicular to heal. thats why that bone never heals, no blood flow.

and since then he's re-injured that wrist another few times. and if you ask me, he has done more post-navicular than RJ did, no offense to 2hip
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Has nothing to do with what color bike he is on. in 2010, when he landed on partridge and broke his wrist, that was the "end"...


Has nothing to do with what color bike he is on. in 2010, when he landed on partridge and broke his wrist, that was the "end" of "bubba". Navicular, the bone that ended RJ? that's the one he broke. he was able to stay racing, because he had an experimental procedure done where they actually graft an extra artery/vein in to the wrist to transfer extra blood to the navicular to heal. thats why that bone never heals, no blood flow.

and since then he's re-injured that wrist another few times. and if you ask me, he has done more post-navicular than RJ did, no offense to 2hip
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2/29/2016 1:16pm Edited Date/Time 2/29/2016 1:17pm
Tough deal. Part of me thinks maybe the head injury, getting cleared, and then finding out he wasnt right has gotten to him. A sign of bigger issues, and a fear of a crash. Worry finally set in? Hes made money, won championships and has nothing left to prove. Id love to watch him get back up there, hes the most talented ever imo. But id rather him retire than hit that head hard again.
2/29/2016 1:28pm
He dropped 4 places. Christ, Alessi drops to 16th after a holeshot yet he's still there racing. He had more hype coming into the pros than Stewart did.
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One kinda hopes he isn't trying to "work thru" a brain issue.
Even if he isn't, if he's just getting back into race shape, hey, the guy is 30.
Any way you look at it, he's on the back end of a motocross career.

I know I'm glad I saw him at budds, on the 125 the year he went undefeated.
Effin moto poetry it was.

I'd say to those who never saw him live, get a ticket while you can.

With all he's got working against him, there's yet another potential career killer right on the horizon.

His old lady drops that kid in a few months, it's Toys Are Us time for the new daddy.
And that alone has taken the wind out of many a racers sails.
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2/29/2016 1:59pm
Has James been the same racer since the Adderall issues?

Man, there are sure some brutal 'James crash compilation' videos on youtube. He's hit his head a LOT!
2/29/2016 2:02pm
That Daytona '11 crash was bad
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2/29/2016 2:24pm
James should pull out of Supercross immediately, train his ass off, tell everyone he is retiring after outdoors and have a farewell MX season.
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2/29/2016 2:41pm
If JS would be serious about he's sport he would be losing weight ..in this shape he could never be a contender for a podium .
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2/29/2016 2:47pm
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One kinda hopes he isn't trying to "work thru" a brain issue. Even if he isn't, if he's just getting back into race shape, hey, the...

One kinda hopes he isn't trying to "work thru" a brain issue.
Even if he isn't, if he's just getting back into race shape, hey, the guy is 30.
Any way you look at it, he's on the back end of a motocross career.

I know I'm glad I saw him at budds, on the 125 the year he went undefeated.
Effin moto poetry it was.

I'd say to those who never saw him live, get a ticket while you can.

With all he's got working against him, there's yet another potential career killer right on the horizon.

His old lady drops that kid in a few months, it's Toys Are Us time for the new daddy.
And that alone has taken the wind out of many a racers sails.
Brayton and Chad Reed are both nearly 34 I believe. The guy has nearly sat out 2 years of supercross racing.

Hopefully he will work himself back into being competitive but who knows.
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2/29/2016 3:03pm Edited Date/Time 2/29/2016 3:04pm
Hope so mb.

I think there's a guy or 2 that took it into their 40s.

And look a Craig. He's got a youngun and seems to be on it.

Eh, like Ringo says.......

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IUMFp0F6mp0
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2/29/2016 3:12pm Edited Date/Time 2/29/2016 3:14pm



Was just watching this video the other day and thinking man, dude has taken a lot of hits. Regardless if it's near the end or if he continues to race, the guy has given blood, sweat, tears, and limbs to this sport, was/is one of the most electrifying riders ever, and is a legend.

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