Most Naturally Talented Rider?

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I know non current but what about JLaw?

Also, I'd say:
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Cr22
JS7.

Also, what about Jeremy ?
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on the USA side the answer is a Frenchman: Pourcel

and

on the GP side the answer is a Frenchman: Febvre

otherwise when I think of GOOD racers, I think of how hard they work instead of how naturally talented they are, ie. Dungey, Martin, Cooper, etc.

pure talent, those I mentioned..... and by the way, most of that pure talent comes from the mind, these guys are thinkers
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It WAS js7 but not currently. Pretty much hasent been since 2010. But up to 2009 hell yes. Currently roczen is really impressing me.
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Possibly George Jobe or Joel Smets, if i remember these guys started racing late into their teens?

Unlike these groomed robots from 4 years old.

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Double d all the way!
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CP 377!

JS7!

and of course Jlaw (dude got out of Jail and almost wins Daytona)
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Dick Mann, JMB, McGrath, Dick Burleson, Stewart, David Knight, Juha Salminen, Windham, Wardy, Kiedrowski, Geoff Aaron, ect...

Long list for me. Not all mx guys, but all really talented on a dirtbike.
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chuckie108 wrote:
Lets see- coke benders and no training Monday-Friday, and then beat legends on Saturday. I'm going Ron Lechien!
^^^^THIS^^^^ He goes 1-1 in a foreign country at the MXDN after partying all night!? I'd like to ask Roger this question.
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Natural speed: James Stewart
Natural talent: Travis Pastrana
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kzizok wrote:
Steve Wise will go down in history as one of the most multi-talented riders in the history of motorcycle racing. Wise earned the distinction of becoming...
Steve Wise will go down in history as one of the most multi-talented riders in the history of motorcycle racing. Wise earned the distinction of becoming the only rider in history to win AMA motocross, AMA Supercross and AMA Superbike nationals. The Texan further proved his all-around talent by earning a podium result in the AMA Grand National Championship when he took third, in his very first Grand National Dirt Track appearance, at the Houston Astrodome TT National in 1982.
I was wondering if someone was going to bring Steve Wise into the the discussion. Dude was a badass at whatever discipline he tried.

For current riders, I'd say Pourcel hands down. The guy is like the second coming of JMB.
For the most talented of all time, I'd have to say Stefan Everts. I've never seen another rider dominate the world's best, and look like he was on a trail ride while he did it.
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inthebadboycorner wrote:
Possibly George Jobe or Joel Smets, if i remember these guys started racing late into their teens?

Unlike these groomed robots from 4 years old.
Didn't Lechein ruin those guys after a night of binging....and probably a month of no practice? I'm guessing at least Jobe was there that day. But I could be wrong.
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JMB, Lechien, Bailey, Carmichael. Little stocky short fucker flowed as well as anyone. I watched him when he was 14. He was a bad ass then.
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Motoxdoc wrote:
^^^^THIS^^^^ He goes 1-1 in a foreign country at the MXDN after partying all night!? I'd like to ask Roger this question.
Right!? I want to see a modern dude rail through the SX tunnel like this:


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Hill brothers
Pourcel
Grant
Millsaps
Christain Craig

No more no less
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RCB33 wrote:
Alright, so I've be debating in my head who is most naturally talented rider around right now. All the top guys obviously are really talented but...
Alright, so I've be debating in my head who is most naturally talented rider around right now. All the top guys obviously are really talented but they also work very hard to be talented. Is there anyone who stands out as having an incredible amount of natural talent even in comparison to other top riders? Some names I have tossed around as being maybe the most naturally talented may surprise some of you. I'm thinking possibly Seely, Barcia, or Bogle but I may be totally off base...thoughts?
2014 Seattle doesn't ring a bell???

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RCB33 wrote:
Alright, so I've be debating in my head who is most naturally talented rider around right now. All the top guys obviously are really talented but...
Alright, so I've be debating in my head who is most naturally talented rider around right now. All the top guys obviously are really talented but they also work very hard to be talented. Is there anyone who stands out as having an incredible amount of natural talent even in comparison to other top riders? Some names I have tossed around as being maybe the most naturally talented may surprise some of you. I'm thinking possibly Seely, Barcia, or Bogle but I may be totally off base...thoughts?
IceMan446 wrote:
2014 Seattle doesn't ring a bell???

Does all of 2016 ring a bell?
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chuckie108 wrote:
Right!? I want to see a modern dude rail through the SX tunnel like this: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/06/03/137731/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Right!? I want to see a modern dude rail through the SX tunnel like this:


He crashed through that turn when that pic was taken. Bounced off the wall and did a 360 and landed on his arse.
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JWACK wrote:
Talented. Pastrana.
ditto on #199

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RCB33 wrote:
Alright, so I've be debating in my head who is most naturally talented rider around right now. All the top guys obviously are really talented but...
Alright, so I've be debating in my head who is most naturally talented rider around right now. All the top guys obviously are really talented but they also work very hard to be talented. Is there anyone who stands out as having an incredible amount of natural talent even in comparison to other top riders? Some names I have tossed around as being maybe the most naturally talented may surprise some of you. I'm thinking possibly Seely, Barcia, or Bogle but I may be totally off base...thoughts?
IceMan446 wrote:
2014 Seattle doesn't ring a bell???

Zracer wrote:
Does all of 2016 ring a bell?
The talent is still there, the speed is not.

This is a thread about the most talented, not the fastest or most races completed.



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Christophe Pourcel 100%
I know his career did not play out this way.
but still I've never seen anything like him.
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R. Reynard by a long shot. 2nd on the list would have to be Stew
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Stewart,makes a bike do things others cant even fathom. Pourcel,he can find smooth lines like no other. Febrve,for the heart he showed in Italy last season.J-law, I know not currently racing,just loved the way he road a dirt bike.
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I'd have to say, right now, Ken Roczen.

Blake Bagget

Cooper Webb,.yeah he has come on strong from a real young age. More aggressive than naturally talented.

Ryan Dungey,.works hard but he has real fluidity all around the track
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Has anyone mentioned Magoo?...or Wardy?...The "Flying Freckle" is a natural racing ANYTHING on wheels! Then we have John "The Junk Yard Dog" Dowd and Doug Henry!....I believe they both started racing relatively late in life and they parlayed awesome careers outta what seemed to be 2 fluke wins on the same day in Hangtown. Fluke my ass! Natural talent just gettin started was more like it!
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Walloper wrote:
He crashed through that turn when that pic was taken. Bounced off the wall and did a 360 and landed on his arse.
Ah come on! Don't spoil it!! Hahaha it was basically polished concrete for crying out loud!

Here, how's this one :


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Josh Hansen, Ronnie Renner
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tal·ent
ˈtalənt/Submit
noun
1.
natural aptitude or skill.


JS7 without a doubt. He's got some issues now but he's just a bad mo fo given his age. When he was on 2 strokes he was just a beast. Even his video on the YZ250 was damn impressive. Without a doubt the best 125 rider IMO.
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Has anyone mentioned Magoo?...or Wardy?...The "Flying Freckle" is a natural racing ANYTHING on wheels! Then we have John "The Junk Yard Dog" Dowd and Doug Henry!....I...
Has anyone mentioned Magoo?...or Wardy?...The "Flying Freckle" is a natural racing ANYTHING on wheels! Then we have John "The Junk Yard Dog" Dowd and Doug Henry!....I believe they both started racing relatively late in life and they parlayed awesome careers outta what seemed to be 2 fluke wins on the same day in Hangtown. Fluke my ass! Natural talent just gettin started was more like it!
Gotta agree with the JYD. He didn't start racing until he was 21 and quickly rose up to the pro ranks and had a career long enough to qualify him as a fossil.

Marty Tripes is another old timer that comes to mind.
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Cp 377
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Ah come on! Don't spoil it!! Hahaha it was basically polished concrete for crying out loud! Here, how's this one : [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/06/03/137742/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Ah come on! Don't spoil it!! Hahaha it was basically polished concrete for crying out loud!

Here, how's this one :


I used to love 'The Machine.' 1988 Supercross series on the quacker was awesome. True fluid style.

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