Top 5 smoothest riders

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Unbidliama 4/3/2009 5:07am
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Little Dave wrote:
What is there a old school rule here? Everyone is mentioning guys like 40 years ago. Can we mention anyone from this era?
C Pourcel
S Ramon
C Reed

Dungey looks smooth too this year.
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Loose wrote:
Euro - Everts Aussie - Reed US - MC All 3 were super smooth and championship winners. KDub is smooth and great to watch but how...
Euro - Everts
Aussie - Reed
US - MC

All 3 were super smooth and championship winners.

KDub is smooth and great to watch but how smooth would he be at Reeds pace? Same with RR, awesome natural talent and I'm a big fan but when he was winning races he was an animal.

Gotta throw in Townley as an honorable mention cause when he was running with RV in 07 he looked like he still had more to give.
I think Kevin still was smooth when he was beating RC. And last year when he was on Reed's pace a few times.
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gharmon 4/3/2009 5:43am
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Titan wrote:
You poeple don't think Stewart is a smooth rider? Seriously, between crashes that dude is smooth as silk...in my opinion... (Maybe this is one of those...
You poeple don't think Stewart is a smooth rider?

Seriously, between crashes that dude is smooth as silk...in my opinion...


(Maybe this is one of those "eye of the beholder things")
FreshTopEnd wrote:
Nope. Effortless, but not smooth. There's nothing deceptive about Stewart's speed. Truely smooth riders don't look like they're going fast when in fact they are hauling.
Since I've only been around the sport for like 6 years (been riding my whole life though) at the pro level (spectator point of view) I wasn't really sure what the definition of smooth was. But what you mention is exactly what I thought it was.

The first time I went to Red Bud I was watching Windham ride and it looked as if he was practicing technique (kinda how the kids look at riding lessons school). I was like damn why is he going so slow. Thing his, he looked slow as shit but was passing everyone while looking like he was practicing something.. Looked like he was in slo-mo to me.
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Wardy
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Huck
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rockcrawlerdude 4/3/2009 9:31am
4/3/2009 9:31am
CR500Rider wrote:
I just looked up "smooth" in the dictionary. David Bailey's picture was next to it.
ocscottie wrote:
That reminded of ot this:






Cool
smooth!
rockcrawlerdude 4/3/2009 9:31am
4/3/2009 9:31am
CR500Rider wrote:
I just looked up "smooth" in the dictionary. David Bailey's picture was next to it.
ocscottie wrote:
That reminded of ot this:






Cool
smooth!
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mccread 4/3/2009 9:52am
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calimxer91 wrote:
Bailey
Lechein
Dymond
O'Mara
Windham
Notable mention,Byrne.How would you're list be?
yea 1998 one off ride where he stopped for an ice tea
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BobbyM 4/3/2009 10:07am
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Little Dave wrote:
What is there a old school rule here? Everyone is mentioning guys like 40 years ago. Can we mention anyone from this era?
new modern day bikes are easy to look smooth on....Wink
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husqvarnaUSA 4/3/2009 6:57pm
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if you're smooth, you're slow!

Just ask Carmicheal...

Bulldog Racing 4/3/2009 7:12pm
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Windham
McGrath
Reed
JMB
Roncada
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besides the obviouse picks (kdub,jmb,everts etc) New englander Keith Johnson who won a couple loretta tittles and a bunch of other vet championships is one of the smoothest riders I have seen.
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Marty Smith/Roger Decoster/ Broc Glover/ David Bailey/ Jean Michel Bayle
Robert_Gandy 8/2/2010 3:06pm
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Titan wrote:
You poeple don't think Stewart is a smooth rider? Seriously, between crashes that dude is smooth as silk...in my opinion... (Maybe this is one of those...
You poeple don't think Stewart is a smooth rider?

Seriously, between crashes that dude is smooth as silk...in my opinion...


(Maybe this is one of those "eye of the beholder things")
FreshTopEnd wrote:
Nope. Effortless, but not smooth. There's nothing deceptive about Stewart's speed. Truely smooth riders don't look like they're going fast when in fact they are hauling.
gharmon wrote:
Since I've only been around the sport for like 6 years (been riding my whole life though) at the pro level (spectator point of view) I...
Since I've only been around the sport for like 6 years (been riding my whole life though) at the pro level (spectator point of view) I wasn't really sure what the definition of smooth was. But what you mention is exactly what I thought it was.

The first time I went to Red Bud I was watching Windham ride and it looked as if he was practicing technique (kinda how the kids look at riding lessons school). I was like damn why is he going so slow. Thing his, he looked slow as shit but was passing everyone while looking like he was practicing something.. Looked like he was in slo-mo to me.
ok. i agree besides the main 5, k-dub..ect...ect... lets see,.branden jesseman for one, mike alessi.....if he would get back on the 450... john down....ever seen him at southwick ? the beast from the east damon bradshaw and just for props.......ezra lusk.....ok that is my 5 smoothest riders " excluding the obvious " what is yours?????
Robert_Gandy 8/2/2010 3:12pm
8/2/2010 3:12pm
Titan wrote:
You poeple don't think Stewart is a smooth rider? Seriously, between crashes that dude is smooth as silk...in my opinion... (Maybe this is one of those...
You poeple don't think Stewart is a smooth rider?

Seriously, between crashes that dude is smooth as silk...in my opinion...


(Maybe this is one of those "eye of the beholder things")
FreshTopEnd wrote:
Nope. Effortless, but not smooth. There's nothing deceptive about Stewart's speed. Truely smooth riders don't look like they're going fast when in fact they are hauling.
gharmon wrote:
Since I've only been around the sport for like 6 years (been riding my whole life though) at the pro level (spectator point of view) I...
Since I've only been around the sport for like 6 years (been riding my whole life though) at the pro level (spectator point of view) I wasn't really sure what the definition of smooth was. But what you mention is exactly what I thought it was.

The first time I went to Red Bud I was watching Windham ride and it looked as if he was practicing technique (kinda how the kids look at riding lessons school). I was like damn why is he going so slow. Thing his, he looked slow as shit but was passing everyone while looking like he was practicing something.. Looked like he was in slo-mo to me.

: ok. i agree besides the main 5, k-dub..ect...ect... lets see,.branden jesseman for one, mike alessi.....if he would get back on the 450... john down....ever seen him at southwick ? the beast from the east damon bradshaw and just for props.......ezra lusk.....ok that is my 5 smoothest riders " excluding the obvious " what is yours?????
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Back where I use to race, there was a guy named, Scott "Slow Poke" Yoke. Unfortunately, he never made it into the Pro Ranks, so I'm positive a majority of you have never heard of him.

Scott was by far the smoothest rider I have ever seen in my life. Anyone who has ever witnessed his effortless flow and grace on a motocross track, would also agree. His style was so smooth that his suspension NEVER, and I mean, NEVER progressed past the half stroke mark - even off the biggest of jumps! Rumor has it that one time his mechanic put a zip tie on one of his fork legs to see how much front suspension travel he was using, after draining his fork oil down to the OEM minimum requirements. After one month of riding, that zip tie only rested in the place where his forks compressed due to strapping down his bike in the back of the pick up truck.

Now, ten years later, Scott has still yet to advance out of the Beginner class, or even get his bike airborne over any sort of obstacle (hence the smoothness... of never having a harsh landing). He also carves berms without any abrupt jerking too, and his rumored to have only slid out in a corner once in his life.

Scott Yoke, is by far the smoothest rider ever.
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Bailey.

MC.

Reed.

Everts.

KW.

JMB.
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Been following this sport since like 71, none smoother than aforementioned....J Robert, T Hallman, Roger D, and a one Marty Tripes. KDub and MC honorable mentions for newer era.

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1) Bob Hannah
2) Danny Chandler
3) Hakan Carlquist
4) Damon Bradshaw
5) jimmie



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husqvarnaUSA wrote:
if you're smooth, you're slow!

Just ask Carmicheal...

I know he's the man with the titles and all that, but kevin and robbie beat him a time or two while going smooth.

Smoothest i've ever seen in person is kevin or robbie, but thats just me.
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Wandell 8/2/2010 8:07pm
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Smooth like butter.




voteforelvis 8/3/2010 9:23pm
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everyone knows charlie bogard is the smoothest rider of all time!
voteforelvis 8/3/2010 9:23pm
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everyone knows charlie bogard is the smoothest rider of all time!
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Currently racing.... Reed, Windham, Dungey, Pourcel.
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Stefan Everts
Dillan Epstein
Myself (sorry, its MY opinion)
James Stewart
Christophe Pourcel
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oops double post

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