Georges Jobe has an upgrade for Eli Tomac!

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Edited Date/Time 5/31/2017 11:37am
Huh
Sorry, couldn't resist! Godspeed George's and hope Eli gets his front brake issues sorted.
Photo was from a 500cc GP when Jobe's Kawasaki snapped in half!
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Muscle-Milk-KTM 5/29/2017 8:32am
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robkinuk wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/05/29/198083/s1200_FB_IMG_1496056538609.jpg[/img]:huh: Sorry, couldn't resist! Godspeed George's and hope Eli gets his front brake issues sorted. Photo was from a 500cc GP when Jobe's Kawasaki snapped in...
Huh
Sorry, couldn't resist! Godspeed George's and hope Eli gets his front brake issues sorted.
Photo was from a 500cc GP when Jobe's Kawasaki snapped in half!
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What's the background story about this? Where, when & how even?
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I see the problem, he has no legs Wink
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Got to meet him at Glen Helen back in 2002. One of the greats!
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robkinuk wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/05/29/198083/s1200_FB_IMG_1496056538609.jpg[/img]:huh: Sorry, couldn't resist! Godspeed George's and hope Eli gets his front brake issues sorted. Photo was from a 500cc GP when Jobe's Kawasaki snapped in...
Huh
Sorry, couldn't resist! Godspeed George's and hope Eli gets his front brake issues sorted.
Photo was from a 500cc GP when Jobe's Kawasaki snapped in half!
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Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
What's the background story about this? Where, when & how even?
Markelo, 1986. Probably triple clamps. The SR factory triple clamps looked cool but were weak.

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Swann 5/29/2017 11:30am
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Triple clamps: making bike manufacturers look like sh*t since forever.

Georges was nearly paralyzed in a training accident in Dubai in early 2000s I believe. He was diagnosed with Leukemia shortly thereafter. Died in 2012.

Let's all take a moment to marvel at Georges massive nutsack:



Muscle-Milk-KTM 5/29/2017 12:13pm
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On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits... https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits...

https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
That crash from Geboers liked nasty.
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robkinuk 5/29/2017 3:36pm
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On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits... https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits...

https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
Thanks for sharing the video. The grand old days of 500cc Gp's!
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line-up wrote:
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits... https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits...

https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
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Thanks for sharing the video. The grand old days of 500cc Gp's!
Thanks for sharing the video. The grand old days of 500cc Gp's!
When men were men!
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My painting of Georges famous leap. Commissioned by Alan Bott who then decided to present the original to George's at his home in Belgium.

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"In 2007 Jobe was paralyzed while training young riders in Dubai. After four years of intense rehabilitation, he recovered his strength and became able to walk and ride his bicycle again. However, in 2011 he was diagnosed with leukemia. Jobe died from his illness in Brussels on 19 December 2012 at the age of 51." -Wiki
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At robkinuk you have serious talent man. Anywhere we can see some of the other stuff you painted? Website?
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robkinuk 5/30/2017 2:45am
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At robkinuk you have serious talent man. Anywhere we can see some of the other stuff you painted? Website?
Thanks for your kind words. Check our www.robkinsey.com or RobKinseyArt facebook page.
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BikeBefok 5/30/2017 3:09am
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line-up wrote:
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits... https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits...

https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
I didn't know they used people as tough blocks back then.
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5/31/2017 11:37am Edited Date/Time 5/31/2017 11:38am
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On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits... https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
On the 3:08 minute mark you have the video of the broken bike when they bring it back to the pits...

https://www.facebook.com/classic.motocrossnl/videos/1815213072097009/
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I didn't know they used people as tough blocks back then.
BITD Belgian, Dutch and French fans were renouned for marking the edge of the track with their own bodies.
An old trick was to lift theposts and ropes alongside a deep rutted mudhole. When their favourite rider approached they would simply move back a couple of feet offering up a clean line around obstacle, returning once he had passed!

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