Swinkster passed today.

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Crush 5/17/2018 4:56pm
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Sad day for Mx today. RIP.
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MXMattii 5/17/2018 5:11pm
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Can anyone tell me the story about his exit in our sport?
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downard254 5/17/2018 5:15pm
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Damn it. Watching him in his heyday gave me pure exuberance. RIP Brian.
BigDaddyG 5/17/2018 6:19pm
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Sad deal, he had a tough go at life after racing, hopefully he is now at peace and shredding in a good place!

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murph783 5/17/2018 6:22pm
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Anyone got any suggestions for good races of his to watch? Seeing all these pictures of him makes me realize what a bad ass style he had
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Flip109 5/17/2018 6:24pm
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Got into moto in early 90’s and he was instantly one of my favorite riders. Loved his style. RIP Sad
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dboivin 5/17/2018 6:25pm
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washougal him and emig battle. 1992, 125 1st moto.
EZZA 95B 5/17/2018 6:32pm
5/17/2018 6:32pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2018 10:22pm
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RIP. I have no clue how to make a tribute video but I could not do better anyway than these 4 minutes from Moto XXX, the...
RIP.

I have no clue how to make a tribute video but I could not do better anyway than these 4 minutes from Moto XXX, the best video at that time with Crusty and Terrafirma. Great talent, speed and style !

Ride In Peace Swink. Condolences to his family and friends. His segment is one of my all-time favourites.

Sorry, I set the video at the wrong spot... Fixed.
motoarmageddon 5/17/2018 6:40pm
5/17/2018 6:40pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2018 6:45pm
RIP Swinkster. he had an awesome riding style. remember when he shaved his head and had the goatee? Art Eckman was trippin on the "new look". Sick style on the RM with Answer gear in 1993
Squirrelings 5/17/2018 6:42pm
5/17/2018 6:42pm
Very sad news. Rest in peace Swinkster.
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ruskymx 5/17/2018 6:46pm
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RIP Swinkster Here he is hucking the leap throwing a can-can in 96 over a slower rider

rollin64caddy 5/17/2018 7:09pm
5/17/2018 7:09pm
when I first got into moto in 96, I remember watching the glen Helen national and I remember eckman and bailey saying swink was out there racing with a 102* fever. that's crazy! ride in peace moto brother.
lostboy819 5/17/2018 8:45pm
5/17/2018 8:45pm
dboivin wrote:
Just got call from good buddy that lives down by Brian. heard he passed away today. Brian had his demons that were pretty common knowledge but...
Just got call from good buddy that lives down by Brian. heard he passed away today. Brian had his demons that were pretty common knowledge but he was still heck of a dude. Had many a battle with him on mini's. RIP Brian.
lostboy819 wrote:
Sad news and I remember when McGrath and Swink were killing each coast on pro circuit splitfire team. :( Thanks for the heads up and don't...
Sad news and I remember when McGrath and Swink were killing each coast on pro circuit splitfire team. Sad
Thanks for the heads up and don't pay any attention to EID dave.
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Not for nothing but it was the Pro Circuit Peak team back then. They were tearing up on Hondas.


R.I.P. Swinkster Michigan Mafia OG.
You are right, they were on blue Peak Hondas for pro circuit, and they spanked everyone. Cool
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WhipMeister 5/17/2018 8:45pm
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EZZA 95B wrote:
Ride In Peace Swink. Condolences to his family and friends. His segment is one of my all-time favourites. Sorry, I set the video at the wrong...
Ride In Peace Swink. Condolences to his family and friends. His segment is one of my all-time favourites.

Sorry, I set the video at the wrong spot... Fixed.
Epic clip. Great rider. Godspeed.
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brocster 5/17/2018 8:45pm
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RIP Swinkster!

Often wonder why so many ex pros fall off after their career’s are over??? Sucks, whatever the case...
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gnarwhip 5/17/2018 8:59pm
5/17/2018 8:59pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2018 9:00pm
Growing up in the 90s he was one of my favorite riders. MC was king of the 125 west, Swink was king of the east. He had epic style on that Suz with that Answer gear. RIP
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Firefly47 5/17/2018 9:00pm
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dboivin wrote:
washougal him and emig battle. 1992, 125 1st moto.
That was 93.
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NorCal 50+ 5/17/2018 9:12pm
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That's awful news. It's crazy that I was just checking out his old Peak bike yesterday at PC, then got this bad news a day later. RIP Brian Swink- his style was so clean.


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Hank_Thrill 5/17/2018 9:17pm
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CTE??

Man, today is a bummer. I just found out a bmx legend Paul Buchanan passed away this week from a possible suicide.
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RIP
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jeffro503 5/17/2018 9:58pm
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NorCal 50+ wrote:
That's awful news. It's crazy that I was just checking out his old Peak bike yesterday at PC, then got this bad news a day later...
That's awful news. It's crazy that I was just checking out his old Peak bike yesterday at PC, then got this bad news a day later. RIP Brian Swink- his style was so clean.


Brian , on that bike , with that number.....sure does bring back a lot of memories. Gawd man , there were certain days when he was " On ".....nobody on planet earth was going to touch that guy. Just sheer raw speed, precise , calculated and aggressive as hell. Kept thinking about this today at work , and just felt bummed all day. Lost a couple legends this week.
Underground 5/17/2018 11:28pm
5/17/2018 11:28pm
As you get older and friends, family, hero's and people you just know through being involved in a sport fall by the wayside, you start to wonder when your turn is coming.

RIP #42
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H4L 5/17/2018 11:47pm
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RIP brother.. Sad to hear about his death at such a young age.
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689 5/18/2018 12:15am
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Have watched his Motoxxx scene so many times just screams style. RIP.
NorCalRedRyder 5/18/2018 1:34am
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ruskymx wrote:
RIP Swinkster Here he is hucking the leap throwing a can-can in 96 over a slower rider [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/05/17/262409/s1200_brianswink_01.jpg[/img]
RIP Swinkster Here he is hucking the leap throwing a can-can in 96 over a slower rider

Badass!
iudi2006 5/18/2018 2:33am
5/18/2018 2:33am
Sad week for moto, that’s for sure.

It must be tough for these guys who have reached such high levels of sucess with moto, to then transition to just being a regular guy out in the real world. It’s a big change. It’s a tough pill to swallow especially if you have “what could’ve been “ thoughts.

Definitely deserves an MRI to see if he had CTE.

RIP Swinkster, prayers for his kids who lost their dad at 45.
MXant15 5/18/2018 2:49am
5/18/2018 2:49am
Wow. Very sad news. Being a 90’s kid I was definitely a swink fan. He had such a cool style! RIP.
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motomike137 5/18/2018 3:48am
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I got a text this morning from a friend about this. Such terrible news. We are basically from the same little town and my friends and I were some of his biggest fans. RIP Brian.
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ddog558 5/18/2018 6:44am
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Funny story (though not so funny at the time). Met Swink at the hotel we were staying in in Las Vagas for the amateur national (around 1986/87). Met a few girls, went back to their room to get to know them better. Brian thought it would be funny to soak the table in the room with hairspray and set it on fire. Long story short...we run, they run, fire department came...we just say "spontaneous combusion". We were scare shitless......
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mccread 5/18/2018 6:51am
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Terrible news. Always good to watch on a 125!

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