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Age: 26
Began riding: 1993
Favorite Rider: RV, Reed, Webb, McGrath, Bradshaw
Profession: HVAC parts and equipment sales
Current Ride: 2014 YZ450, 98 YZ250, 05 KX250, 05 KX250F and soon an 82 YZ125
Riding accomplishment: Any time I get to go home safe and in one piece from riding/racing and the few times I've got 1-1 on race day.
Misc: Married for 4 1/2 years and have 2 kids, 4 year old daughter and 10 month old son. I love everything moto. I'm 3rd generation rider/racer. My grandfather finished 3rd in the first ever Barstow to Vegas and finished with a dislocated shoulder. He would have won it had he not crashed, haha. My dad still hauls ass at 52 years old! I'm faster for about 2 laps then I hit a wall hard! Lol. I could talk moto for hours and not get tired of it. I also like to get out and go shooting whenever I get the chance. I've met a few people from Vital so far, and they have all been awesome! So anyone who's anywhere near me, let's get together and put in some motos!
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Started riding in 1970
Discovered Ocotillo Wells in 1983, got hooked on that place and have been making multiple trips every year since.
Started racing in 1993 at age 34. (Late bloomer) Started out racing with REM when it was at Carlsbad and got hooked. Joined the over the hill gang and started racing with them, then joined the oldtimers when I turned 40 (18 yeas ago faawk...)
Favorite rider ? K-Dub
Current bike 05' YZ 250.
Been a self employed poolman since 1980.
Accomplishments ? Got my wife hooked on dirtbikes, and raised both kids riding, racing and camping with other family's and kids in the desert. My kids are 25 and 28 now and we still all ride together. I've done some other shit but nothing as cool as that
ps. even after all these little introductions we're still gonna tell each other to FO and go EAD, you know that right ?
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Name Steve Jones
Age 38
Started riding 1985
Favourite riders My Dad, my brother, my wife and my son.
Current rides EML Kawasaki 500 (sidecar) and a 1991 KX500.
Profession Trade sales in the construction industry
Accomplishment 41st ranked sidecarcross team in last years British Championship, 18th in class at last years Weston Beach Race, have raced Motocross, Enduro, Supercross, Beach Races and Sidecarcross and loved every second of it.
Age: 26
Began riding: my dad took me to his friends house who had 3 daughters and a pw 80 which I got to ride, I fell in love with all 4 of them lol.
Favorite Riders: Reed, Kdub, Bubba, Short, Cinciarulo
Profession: General Manager of a paver importer and manufacturer
Current Ride: Mercedes A200d AMG Line (sadly no bike I'm at the moment, in the process of buying 1st house.) my friend often lets me go ride and share his 2016 tm 125
Riding / racing accomplishments: No real riding accomplishments, I just love the sport and enjoy riding, met some lifelong friends through the sport.
Misc: AMA mx and sx is the only sport that has kept my attention year in year out for over 10 years. I've been to 8 of the last 11 years MXON would've made all 11 but had work commitments. Luckily for me it's it's in my homeland this year which makes it easy!
Age: 40
Began riding: 1982
Favorite Rider: James Stewart and Jeffery Herlings (uh ohh ... .)
Profession: Infrastructure Achitect
Current Ride: 2017 KTM 250sxf
Riding accomplishment: Riding almost non-stop for the last 35 years and love every chance I get to race. Raced alot in my younger days but the last 5-10 years just 5-10 races per year. I did however win a snowboard big jump competion when I was 19 ..
Misc: Been in love with the sport since day 1, follows our national series, AMA and MXGPs closely and are involved as a trainer/leader at my local track for the younger kids. Married since -11, 3 kids, all boys (6 months, 5 years and 8 years). Love to workout, running, cycling, XC skiing and the Concept 2 rower. Blew my knee out in july -16 (ACL + tibia plataue fractures), doing lots of rehab and aiming to get back on the bike in march, not quite done yet ..
I am from skegness originally, my mum and dad don't live far from the beach, and they were telling me they have a race there now!
Name: Mitch
Age: 34
Began riding: 1989
Favorite Rider: Chad Reed
Profession: Project Manager - Coal Mining
Current Ride: 2017 KTM450SXF
Riding accomplishment: State Enduro Title Round Winner, Supercross Competitor, Beach Race Class Winner.
Misc: Quit motorbikes in favour of partying at 21, took it back up at 30, started racing again at 32.
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Started riding in the 80's
My favorite rider in this sport is EVERYBODY who is racing pro!
I went to school for business and now own a bike shop
Worked at Yoshimura R&D for 10 years
My great grand father is (Michio Suzuki) yes the man who founded the company Suzuki back when they were not a motor company
My father Toshiaki Suzuki was son of Shunzo Suzuki. I believe my dad has a couple brothers and sisters, kinda complicated in Japanese families. My dad isn't too high on telling me all the family drama...
My riding accomplishment was finishing the Adelanto gp, I wasn't much of a racer as it wasn't something I was good at. I'm more of a soul rider
My life today is all about my wife and 3 kids nothing else matters!! Although I love coming on here to read all the juicy gossip
27 years young
Favorite riders: Gajser, Herlings, Villopoto, Kenny, Ciancarulo, Dungey. I have mad respect for all of the riders.
Ride since: 2013
First and current ride: 2007 RMZ250
Occupation: Sales rep, aerospace dept.
Riding accomplishements: Not ghostriding that pos bike from the cliff.
Seriously though, I think that motocross pretty much saved my life. Before it was living for friday to spend time with friends while drinking and smoking. Right now, even though I know I will never be a pro I spend 5 days a week working out or running, just to be able to ride that pos bike for longer (if it starts).
Seriosly though, with me and my Zook it's a love-hate relationship. I feel great on that bike, but every time I go out to ride something breaks. I know she's old, I'll replace her with something fresher
Misc: I'm a huge animal lover and my swiss shepherd is the love of my life.
That's a great thread, pleasure to meet you guys!
Age: 46
Began riding: 1990 (on a XR600!)
Favorite Rider: Dean Wilson
Profession: Logistics Manager
Current Rides: 2007 YZ250 & 2008 Beta 450RR
Riding accomplishments: Club Pro Lites Champion, 35+ Pro class Champion (GNCC style Hare Scrambles)
Misc: Raced KTM600's when 250 2 strokes were the bike to have, then 250 two strokes when thumpers ruled.
Name: Ewan
Age: 39
Began riding: 1983
Favorite Riders: Current Gen. Cairoli, Roczen, Simpson and Seeley. Past Gen. Everts, Carmichael, Reynard, DV and Emig
Profession: Architect
Current Rides: 2014 KX450, 1991 KX125, 2017 Specialized Stumpy FSR, 2016 Ritchey P29er and 2015 S Works Allez
Riding accomplishment: Teaching my kids to ride
Misc: Love of anything with 2 wheels, modern design and BMW's. I'm an avid supporter of the MX of Nations, my wife and i tagged the trip to Matterly on the back of our Honeymoon back in '06 and have attended 6 more since. Looking forward to taking our kids to their first MXoN this year!
Age: 20
Began riding: 2009
Favorite Riders: I like and respect every rider. But if I had to choose: Craig, Herlings, Coldenhoff, Pourcel, James stewart, Thomas Kjer Olsen. They all make it look so damn easy
Profession: Logistics Student
Current Rides: 2017 KTM SX250F
Riding accomplishment: Regional 125cc champ 2014
Misc: Mx is my life. My whole day is 24/7 focused on motorcross/supercross. I notice everything. From gear, helmets, boots the pro's are wearing, riding styles, all that stuff. I don't hate any rider and I watch the races to see riders doing impressive things while making it look easy.
Cool thread!
Age 36
Profession: Graphic Designer
First race as a spectator: 1985 British GP at Farleigh Hungerford, aged 4. Obsessed ever since.
First Bike: PW80
Favourite Riders: All of them really, but especially Dave Thorpe, Greg Albertyn, Ricky Carmichael. I also carried around a school Art folder for two years with this poster covering it
Misc: Raced most classes at schoolboy level before taking a break to go to Uni and then travelled the world for a few years. Got back into riding in the mid-2000s and raced Hare and Hounds/Enduro type stuff but had to sell my bike to help fund the purchase of a house a couple of years ago. Became a dad to Jake 7 months ago and can't wait to introduce him to the greatest sport on earth!
Pit Row
Age: 38
Began riding: 1983 stopped 1990 Started Again 2002ish, still going
Favorite Rider: Too many to list! Any Aussie on the World Stage, if I had to pick one, Hard to go past Chad Reed!
Profession: Back working fulltime in a warehouse for the past 12 months. Was working for myself including updating and looking after the day to day online news on the Aussie moto site Fullnoise.com.au, freelancing for Aussie Mag Dirt Action and Freelance Moto, Off-Road and SX Photography here in Aus.
Still working on the side at Fullnoise.com.au and now putting 20 pages of news and features for Dirt Action magazine here in Aus each month.
Waiting for the day I get the call / Email from Vital to supply images from an Aussie event
Current Ride: None! My RM-Z450 is at a local dealer for sale, working on getting a new bike as we speak.
Riding accomplishment: No claims to fame! Will ride or race just about any event I can get my bike to. Mainly motocross, but enjoy Off-Road races, favorite race. The Hattah Desert race. A 8 lap race around a 40km track that has a lot of deep sand, a few wide open straights and some epic single trail. (More like five laps over four hours for myself
Misc: Huge moto, dirt bike fan, and pretty grateful to have had some of the opportunities I have had in the moto industry here in Aus. Now have a young son that is getting into riding, about to buy his third bike (as soon as my bike sells)
Also have just gotten into MTB riding in the past 12 months, first event coming up on a few weeks.
Also post way to much on Moto Forums!
Prologue at Hattah in 2016 (Have to swap my #234 out for that event)
Profession: Car wash technician at a car wash I don't own, but sold.
Hobby: Flatbilling and ear-tucking while driving customers sweet rides which I then photograph and claim as my own.
Kidding! Here's the truth below.
Name: John (my friends, for some reason, call me Johnny D. Never asked for that, but there it is.)
Age: 55
Profession: Quality Assurance currently assigned to the Super Hornet PMI & MOD program, but I retire this year and can't wait.
Favorite Rider(s): I like them all. They entertain us by putting their health on the line for glory, money and the thrill of victory. What's not to like? I will admit to being partial to Slipdog, Jeffbro, Peely, Cambro and a bunch of you Vital bros.
Miscellaneous: Served 7 years active duty in Navy helicopters (SH-3s). Married for 33 years. Two fine sons. One rides pretty good. I got my first, first-place trophy last year in a "Vet Int" race. I started racing many years ago, and actually led a few races, but always had something strange happen. Once, a flat tire. Another time I had assembled my handlebar clamps with the dot towards me...didn't work. Had the lead another time and got T-boned.
My first bike was a 1974 YZ80. My current bike is a 2013 YZ250 that I've spent so much money on that my wife is losing her patience!
Final note: DV12, I remember some nuts on here saying you were a "never was." Reading your accomplishments - of which I was only partially aware - should end that stupid statement pretty quick.
Age: 33
Began riding: when I was 4
Favorite Rider: kw, McGrath, rc current favs are eli and cooper
Profession: parts department top ten ford racing dealer
Current Ride: 04 cr250r
Riding accomplishment: few wins here and there in the c class in the mega and ultra series in the late 90's early 00's
Misc: broke each arm twice, collar bone a few times, haven't rode in 12 years and recently just picked up a bike again to ride, have a 6 year old with a crf50 he has had since he was 4
Great idea for a topic, hopefully a lot of the regulars will chime in. A lot of good people on this forum, good people that I sometimes agree with and some times don't
Age: 37
Began riding: 1995
Favorite Rider: Eli, RV, AC, really too many to list
Profession: Sales Rep at Parts Unlimited
Current Ride: 2012 KTM 250xc
Riding accomplishment: I road raced for 10 years and won expert titles in heavyweight supersport and GTU.
Misc: I always loved motorcycles but my parents wouldn't let me get one until I was 15 so I raced mountain bikes before that. Raced a little moto in high school but mostly just rode. In college I sold my RM 125 and bought a GSXR and started getting into trackdays and then roadracing after I graduated with a business degree. I helped start a shop that was roadracing focused and did that for 4 years before I started with Parts Unlimited and have been with them for 9 years and love it. We quit roadracing in 2010 and I've been racing off road off and on at first from 2008 to 2014 when I started racing full seasons. Motorcycles has pretty much given me everything in life. I actually met my wife at the roadrace track as she was into racing before I met her. We have been married for 6 years and have a 3 year old and 4 month old.
Age: 53
Began riding: 1972
Favorite Rider: Chad Reed
Profession: Management/Sales
Current Ride: 2002 YZ250
Riding accomplishment: I'm still alive.
Misc: Began racing back in 1977, quit in the late 80's. B-Class bottom-feeder for the most part. I still ride, but not as much as I'd like. The sport isn't friendly to old guys. I have a 19 year-old son who rides (and is good). That's the only reason I still do it, I think. Ride bicycles more than anything these days (mtb, road).
Age:19
Profession: CNC Machinest
Started riding: 3 years old
Favorite rider: Christophe Pourcel or Blake Bagget
Bike: 2017 yz 250 two stroke
Racing: I do some of the pro ams but this year I'm going to try to do a lot more.
Misc: I've broken my leg twice, my arm twice, my collar bone, my ankle and my finger.
Age 51
Occupation ; Metrology R+D Research
Started racing ; Age 9 1974
Bikes; 2016 TM300SMX, 2012 TM300MX , 2003 Vertemati SR600 , 1998 Vertemati 495 mx
Favourite Rider : Christophe Pourcel / Marc-Reiner Schmidt
Greatest accomplishment. kids
Racing achievement. : MX , being good enough to make the equivalent of Pro in the UK, Supermoto after MX moving on to a new sport, being good enough to get good help, Racing AMA series in '03 and getting to race the likes of Ward & Mcgrath , plus Everts and numerous other top line guys. Winning 2010 British 450 National series.
Race wins in UK , Belgium , Germany and Czech Republic
Currently compete in German U40 Cup, finished 3rd last 2 seasons.
Biggest frustration . Getting older and still trying to win.
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