2017 the last year for James?

jeffro503 wrote:

It's kind of surreal when you think about it. James is definitely a legend in this sport. I hate to see the guy go , but...

It's kind of surreal when you think about it. James is definitely a legend in this sport. I hate to see the guy go , but like most have already said....father time waits for no man.

Here is one of my cool little stories on something I saw James do one day at Washougal. Me and this kid Andy ( a kid I was helping and working with in mx ) got up to the track that morning and were walking around. I saw James go by a couple times in a section that was leading up to the jump called " Leech's lump ". I thought I saw him do something.....but that " No way did he just do that??!! "

I grabbed Andy and we walked over to Leech's lump and waited for James to come around again. James comes up the little strait away with a small quad leading up to it just completely pinned on that 125. Right at the very bottom of the jump , he was using this 1' tall braking bump.....to pre-jump the entire Leech's lump!! He wasn't more than about 1' off the ground , but cleared that thing completely without ever touching it! It was freaking incredible to see....and me and Andy just stood there with two big shit eating grins on our faces saying..." No Effing way!!! Haha!! "

Going to be a sad day to see James go for sure.

Ted722 wrote:

I wish him luck. It's possible Dungey will retire at the end of 2017 too. Would be cool if they both retired near the top of...

I wish him luck. It's possible Dungey will retire at the end of 2017 too. Would be cool if they both retired near the top of their game.

DavidR wrote:

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since...

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since 2009. If they were both to retire next year, one of them won't be retiring anywhere near the top of their game.

jeffro503 wrote:

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it...

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it and if I remember right , had the most wins that season as well. He rode phenomenal that year in SX.

DavidR wrote:

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since...

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since 2009. If they were both to retire next year, one of them won't be retiring anywhere near the top of their game.

jeffro503 wrote:

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it...

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it and if I remember right , had the most wins that season as well. He rode phenomenal that year in SX.

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jeffro503 wrote:

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it...

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it and if I remember right , had the most wins that season as well. He rode phenomenal that year in SX.

Ted722 wrote:

I wish him luck. It's possible Dungey will retire at the end of 2017 too. Would be cool if they both retired near the top of...

I wish him luck. It's possible Dungey will retire at the end of 2017 too. Would be cool if they both retired near the top of their game.

DavidR wrote:

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since...

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since 2009. If they were both to retire next year, one of them won't be retiring anywhere near the top of their game.

jeffro503 wrote:

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it...

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it and if I remember right , had the most wins that season as well. He rode phenomenal that year in SX.

JW381 wrote:

I want him to retire solely due to that fact that he is slowly killing off the legend be built. The things he used to do...

I want him to retire solely due to that fact that he is slowly killing off the legend be built. The things he used to do on a motorcycle were absolutely jaw dropping, still some of the most amazing shit I've ever seen. So seeing him mosey around in 6th or 7th place really puts a damper on what was once the greatest show on dirt. I'd rather see him hang it up than slowly suffocate his own legacy. Just a fan's opinion.

seth505 wrote:

Doesn't matter how long he rides, it doesn't change how amazing many of his rides in the past have been.

JW381 wrote:

I want him to retire solely due to that fact that he is slowly killing off the legend be built. The things he used to do...

I want him to retire solely due to that fact that he is slowly killing off the legend be built. The things he used to do on a motorcycle were absolutely jaw dropping, still some of the most amazing shit I've ever seen. So seeing him mosey around in 6th or 7th place really puts a damper on what was once the greatest show on dirt. I'd rather see him hang it up than slowly suffocate his own legacy. Just a fan's opinion.

seth505 wrote:

Doesn't matter how long he rides, it doesn't change how amazing many of his rides in the past have been.

jj welks wrote:

This thread makes me wanna puke can't believe people think they know the guys career plan from a few social media posts.

#worryaboutyourself

DavidR wrote:

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since...

One of those guys has won the last 2 SX championships along with last year's MX championship while the other one hasn't won a championship since 2009. If they were both to retire next year, one of them won't be retiring anywhere near the top of their game.

jeffro503 wrote:

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it...

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it and if I remember right , had the most wins that season as well. He rode phenomenal that year in SX.

DavidR wrote:

During the last 7 years, James has been capable of showing singular glimpses of his pre-2010 self when he was absolutely at the top of his...

During the last 7 years, James has been capable of showing singular glimpses of his pre-2010 self when he was absolutely at the top of his game. Toronto 2014 comes to mind, amazing ride that night. Unfortunately, he hasn't been capable of consistently doing that the last 7 years and I'm not sure he's actually completed an entire series since 2009, maybe he has but nothing immediately comes to mind and if so it's not many. You can't argue the career that James has had and the amazing things he's done for the sport but I don't think it's realistic to think he's going to catch lightning in a bottle next year. Who knows, I could be wrong.

jeffro503 wrote:

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it...

I see what you're saying David , but some people seem to forget , just two short years ago......the 2014 SX season. James was on it and if I remember right , had the most wins that season as well. He rode phenomenal that year in SX.

DavidR wrote:

During the last 7 years, James has been capable of showing singular glimpses of his pre-2010 self when he was absolutely at the top of his...

During the last 7 years, James has been capable of showing singular glimpses of his pre-2010 self when he was absolutely at the top of his game. Toronto 2014 comes to mind, amazing ride that night. Unfortunately, he hasn't been capable of consistently doing that the last 7 years and I'm not sure he's actually completed an entire series since 2009, maybe he has but nothing immediately comes to mind and if so it's not many. You can't argue the career that James has had and the amazing things he's done for the sport but I don't think it's realistic to think he's going to catch lightning in a bottle next year. Who knows, I could be wrong.

TDeath21 wrote:

Looking back at it though, we should have all expected that's how it would be from the very beginning. Just the way his style is, it...

Looking back at it though, we should have all expected that's how it would be from the very beginning. Just the way his style is, it makes sense that that's how his career went.