Tyler Bowers, you are a bad a** dude.

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KX500 10/8/2019 2:19pm
10/8/2019 2:19pm
Mine was an '89 - so last generation.

If ever there was a MX bike better at going fast in a straight line, I don't know what it would be. Don't know how many times I got seriously cross-rutted on mine, prepared to crash, and just kept going straight. Not talent, just a super stable bike.

Now turning one of these......well you never heard them praised for being a sharp turner.

But I guess you can't have both.

There is a pretty good chance that Pastrana's bike was better in every way, except maybe going fast in a straight line.
To The Chopper 10/8/2019 3:57pm
10/8/2019 3:57pm
Legend.

So cool to see those two.
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Gooose 10/8/2019 5:30pm
10/8/2019 5:30pm
Maverick313 wrote:
I loved the 500 race, but I doubt he had any chance of breaking it in half. It's a MX bike, it can take some big...
I loved the 500 race, but I doubt he had any chance of breaking it in half. It's a MX bike, it can take some big hits. Emig wasn't worried about breaking his 500.
Sweetd31 wrote:
Can one of the old-timers round here give me some insight on this photo. I have seen it a 1,000 times and it still baffles me...
Can one of the old-timers round here give me some insight on this photo. I have seen it a 1,000 times and it still baffles me. I struggle to have any perspective. Where was this, where is his landing, takeoff, etc, is it an illusion?
https://racerxonline.com/2011/09/08/proof-jeff-emig-talks-mxon

This is a cool/interesting read that touches on it a bit.
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davistld01 10/8/2019 5:43pm
10/8/2019 5:43pm Edited Date/Time 10/8/2019 5:45pm
I’ve NEVER been a Tyler Bowers fan...but anybody that can twist the throttle on a KX500 like that on a track like that has my undying respect & admiration. He is a bad dude.

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lcgordon711 10/8/2019 6:29pm
10/8/2019 6:29pm
Maverick313 wrote:
I loved the 500 race, but I doubt he had any chance of breaking it in half. It's a MX bike, it can take some big...
I loved the 500 race, but I doubt he had any chance of breaking it in half. It's a MX bike, it can take some big hits. Emig wasn't worried about breaking his 500.
Sweetd31 wrote:
Can one of the old-timers round here give me some insight on this photo. I have seen it a 1,000 times and it still baffles me...
Can one of the old-timers round here give me some insight on this photo. I have seen it a 1,000 times and it still baffles me. I struggle to have any perspective. Where was this, where is his landing, takeoff, etc, is it an illusion?
Watch terrafirma 3 on YouTube the motocross des nations portion. You should see a video of him jumping it. Prob lammy jumping it also on a 125.
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GODZILLA 10/9/2019 1:11pm
10/9/2019 1:11pm Edited Date/Time 10/9/2019 1:17pm
Quite a few euros did it too.
(Although I think this is Australia's Kim Ashkenazi.)
Wink


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Tenacious P 10/11/2019 3:24pm
10/11/2019 3:24pm
GODZILLA wrote:
Quite a few euros did it too. (Although I think this is Australia's Kim Ashkenazi.) ;) [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/10/09/378654/s1200_imageproxy.jpg[/img]
Quite a few euros did it too.
(Although I think this is Australia's Kim Ashkenazi.)
Wink


Jesus Christ Shocked
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wildbill 10/12/2019 8:35am
10/12/2019 8:35am
GODZILLA wrote:
Quite a few euros did it too. (Although I think this is Australia's Kim Ashkenazi.) ;) [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/10/09/378654/s1200_imageproxy.jpg[/img]
Quite a few euros did it too.
(Although I think this is Australia's Kim Ashkenazi.)
Wink


That looks safer than some of the 20 footers I did in an arena.
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Efritts75 10/13/2019 2:01pm
10/13/2019 2:01pm
All the work Bowers is doing to help others shows his true character. He’s an awesome guy and that’s starting to shine through.
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