Your Personal Top Five

David Bailey
McGrath
Ricky Johnson
Jeff Ward (doesn't get the recognition he deserves in the modern era)
Roger DeCoster

five isn't enough - there are too many great riders

Bob Hannah
Broc Glover
Magoo
Johnny O
RC
Chad Reed

Barnett
Bailey
Johnson
Lechien
Bradshaw

De Coster
Bayle
Thorpe
Everts
Mikkola

Magoo

Mark Barnett

Roger DeCoster

John Dowd

Bob Hannah/Jeff Stanton

Or the Icon.....?

David Bailey
Robbie Reynard
Jean Michel Bayle
Ricky Carmichael
Doug Henry
Trey Canard

RV
Reed
RC
RJ
David Thorpe

Reed
JSR
Blair Morgan
McGrath
RC

JMB
DB
STEWART
POURCEL
CARMICHAEL

left' hannah #1
magoo
decoster
m. smith
kenny zarht

right--
g. cooper
r c
windham
la rocco
lawrence ----------------oshow

Jim Pomeroy
Magoo
Hannah
David Bailey
Mikkola

Buzz Aldrin
Nelson Mandela
Pope Woytila
JFK
Julius Caesar
Wayne Gratzky
Myckey Mouse

right hand(most skilled)
the man
the king
the goat
the icon
the magoo

left hand(most fun)
hannah
wardy
tony d
henry
rj

My favorite:

Bengt Åberg
Håkan "Carla" Carlquist
Thorleif Hansen
Malcom Smith
Danny "Magoo" Chandler

And if the other hand is allowed:

Joel Roberts
Roger "The Man" DeCoster
Thorsten Hallman
Heikki Mikkola
Steve mcQueen

How could you pick Rudy Before Joe ???

Doug Henry
Travis Pastrana
Jeff Matiasevich
Kevin Windham
...not sure, have an open finger for now, RC I guess

Magoo
Bubba
Duck
Goat
Dogger
Hurricane
O'show
Showtime
Bomber
Squeaky



and no this isn't a list of my favorite nicknames... these are the riders I would pay to see race...

MC
NYK
KDub
JLAW
One Punch

if we are talking new school riders... CP deff did win me over with how "classy" he has acted after losing the championship. so if i had a 6th finger like that dude in the pic on page one, id have to say CP for sure..

Hannah
RJ
RC
Pastrana
Dowd

I really can't pick just 5. I have to add

KW
MA
RD
RD5
MC

and don't forget about

Damon Bradshaw
Jeff Ward
Jim Holley
Jimie Weinert
David Bailey

What about

Bayle
Everts
DV12
Sharkey
Mikola

and then there is.....I could do this all day

Reynard
Emig
Stewart
Windham
Stanton

Right Hand- Right Foot
Jeff Emig- Mike LaRocco
Ricky Carmichael- Stefan Everts
Bob Hannah- Joel Roberts
Roger DeCoster- Jeff Stanton
Rick Johnson- David Bailey

Left Hand- Left Foot
Doug Henry- Travis Pastrana
Kevin Windham- Antoino Caroli
Broc Glover- Ryan Vilopoto
Hekki Mikkola- Ryan Dungey
Jeff Ward- Damon Bradshaw

Kenny Bartrum
Robbie Reynard
Wispern Smith
Guy Cooper
Trey Canard

RC
Hurricane
KDub
Travis P
R Dungey

666

Old school Not in any particular order.

Joel Robert
Torsten Hallman
Oriol Bulto
Dave Bickers
Jeff Smith

Not so old school

Jim Pomeroy
Marty Smith
Roger Decoster
Heikki Mikkola
Brad Lackey

Newer school
Ricky Carmichael
Jeremy McGrath
John Dowd
Kevin Windham
Guy Cooper

New school
James Stewart
Justin Barcia
Christoph Porcell
Dean Wilson
Josh Grant

Everts
Carmichael
Caroli
Pourcel
Roczen/Herlings - I saw them both at 15 - unreal.

I feel like I should have put Stewart in there too..the way he explodes out of corners is something else.. I love watching Reed too such a great riding style...Dungey the same..RV..BT... but the races I have seen in person have all had really special performances by the other guys in my list. De Reuver has to get special mention too at BallyKelly and Desertmartin in 2004 and 2005 that was so unreal fast.. waving Alessi on was one of the those moments I will never forget.

Decoster
S. Everts
Magoo
RC
RV

For me what matters more then anything is desire, and love for their job. For me these 5 had more desire to be the best in the world than anyone else in the game. They also IMO love what they did or do for a living more than most. I may be wrong but I think allot of guys just race because they feel they have to and some do it for the love. A good example (not bashing him) of someone that races because they feel they have to is JLaw. He's an unbelievable talent but I feel if he really loved his job he'd be a great champ.

I know you all will think I'm crazy but if I had a 6th finger it would have Clement Desalle on it. That kid is 10 parts heart and desire and 1 part talent. As opposed to a Jlaw who is 1 part heart and 10 parts talent.

I just wonder what's in the water in Belgium because most racers from there are 90% heart. Well minus Ken D..lol

RC
Larocco
RV
Henry
Windham

Honorable note to JSR and Rollerball as I'm canadian!

Steve we forgive you for being Canadian. Don't you think it's about time you forgave your parents though?

Decoster
McGrath
Carmichael
Stanton
Nephew