Overall Gnarliest guy on a dirt bike

scott_nz 11/22/2019 7:47pm
11/22/2019 7:47pm
Sipes is up there of current riders, winning all sorts of race over very different disciplines, pretty cool,

Stefan Everts won the MXGP and ISDE outright title in the same year,
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Langhammx 11/22/2019 7:58pm
11/22/2019 7:58pm
Colton Haaker
Graham Jarvis
Ryan Sipes
Kurt Caselli


“ALL AROUND” top 4 on my list !
MX / SX = whole different conversation. You can’t compare RC Stewart, MC and all the other “Greats” when you’re talking all around best riders.
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Boomslang 11/22/2019 8:00pm
11/22/2019 8:00pm
Rex Staten....he'd happy brawl on and off the track...


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Current, Ryan Sipes
Legacy, Malcolm Smith
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KiwiBermRailer 11/22/2019 8:14pm
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scott_nz wrote:
Sipes is up there of current riders, winning all sorts of race over very different disciplines, pretty cool, Stefan Everts won the MXGP and ISDE outright...
Sipes is up there of current riders, winning all sorts of race over very different disciplines, pretty cool,

Stefan Everts won the MXGP and ISDE outright title in the same year,
I agree with Everts. Winning the ISDE and MXGP is the same year is crazy.

Shane Watts was a beast. Toby Price, David Knight....the list goes on.
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Moto520 11/22/2019 8:33pm
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The Gypsy Tales podcast with Hill was really revealing. It kind of shaped my opinion to throw Hill’s name up at the top of the list. Obviously Hannah, Johnson, Villopoto, Mcgrath, Stanton, Dungey and the other champions are gnarly as hell. Jesus...just think about how insanely tough it would be to win a 450 championship both Euro and American. To leave off some of the great Euro guys is due to my ignorance and lack of following the series due to it being THERE. Hetlings, Everts, Decoster and the rest can’t NOT be considered gnarly.

Tough sport.....even at my level.
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Renner153 11/22/2019 8:45pm
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It’s hard not to throw kailub Russell into the mix. Or taddy blazusiak. But i guess it all just depends on what you define as gnarly.
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Chippy 11/22/2019 8:51pm
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Malcom Smith the legend
Mike 'Mouse' McCoy
Carlin Dunne
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JM485 11/22/2019 8:55pm
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Travis Pastrana, Josh Sheehan, Jackson Strong, in terms of gnarliness no racer is touching these dudes.
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Boomslang wrote:
Rex Staten....he'd happy brawl on and off the track... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/22/386506/s1200_images.jpeg_3.jpg[/img]
Rex Staten....he'd happy brawl on and off the track...


This guy is a good example of a bad ass. Got to meet him on a construction job back in 2015. Super cool and he was handing out Rocket Rex stickers.



Rex is an OG but Travis is still my pick for total badassery
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Langhammx 11/22/2019 9:07pm
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Renner153 wrote:
It’s hard not to throw kailub Russell into the mix. Or taddy blazusiak. But i guess it all just depends on what you define as gnarly.
Agreed 100%
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Ray_MXS 11/22/2019 9:08pm
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Easy.

Håkan Carlqvist
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Langhammx 11/22/2019 9:22pm
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Chippy wrote:
Malcom Smith the legend
Mike 'Mouse' McCoy
Carlin Dunne
Malcolm is up there, no doubt. #LEGEND

Mouse is talented, but he’s not even on these guys level. (I grew up with him, know him well) he could’ve been on the list, if he wanted to though. He had the talent.

Carlin is definitely a badass RIP I was fortunate to get to know and ride with him. I rode with him on his birthday last year, just before his crash. He was an incredible human and a super talented guy on a bike. He had a blast in the woods that day, I was stoked on the conditions when we got there. He had never ridden the Piutes before.
Tom Webb followed us up that day with a couple of our other buddies. Great day, but also the last day I saw/ talked with him. Kind of bitter sweet.....
If we were talking overall “motorcycle riders” (including street bikes) he’s top 3 IMO.




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soggy wrote:
it def was pastrana at one time. Sipes is a good call. hanny is pretty gnarly
Hanny? Really lol? In what way is Hanny gnarlier than any of the top riders in ama or mxgp?
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Ryan Sipes....American Badass of all things Moto!
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Ryan Sipes.....American Badass of all things Moto!
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No mention of this dude??
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I’ll throw Taylor Robert in the mix
He’s been on both winning USA ISDE teams, has won his class/been top 3 in the world the past 4 years at ISDE, and had a 3 year undefeated streak in worcs going until he lost this year to Zach Bell.
He used to battle Webb and Haaker in endurocross, and I’m sure given some practice would be a main event sx and top10-15 outdoor guy.
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Brandon man did you see his first race?
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Dropbear wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/11/22/386516/s1200_164CEF20_282A_4C94_9A8E_E25E80FA739B.jpg[/img]

Is that the mx version of Jason Vorhees?
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zippytech 11/23/2019 4:01am
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Jeff Ward, hell at 58 I bet he could still qualify.
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Kanista 11/23/2019 4:15am
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How can cyril depres not be mentioned here? Alien speed on a dirtscooter through unknown terrain and x-trem enduro podium threat in his offseason..
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Bearuno 11/23/2019 4:41am
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Kanista wrote:
How can cyril depres not be mentioned here? Alien speed on a dirtscooter through unknown terrain and x-trem enduro podium threat in his offseason..
And there's Stephane Peterhansel - Outright winner of the ISDT/ ISDE, a few Enduro WCs, early Supermoto victories, a few big Beach races, I think, too.

6 x winner on Bikes in the Dakar, 7 times winner in Cars at the Dakar.
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TeamGreen wrote:
Kurt Caselli
First person that came to mind. Qualified for nationals, worcs champ, h&h champ and was on his way to being Baja 1000 champ. Rad dude.
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