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Alternate thread title: "Discussions we never had when 125s roamed the Earth."

I don’t know how people overlook how much he actually won. He lost a couple of titles because of vapor lock and a rock in his chain.

Teammates Bailey and O'Mara wouldn't even train with Bob. He won Champships based on his will to win not his talent. True example of what you can accomplish if you focus on the prize and not the peanut gallery. He loved fellow champions John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and Roger DeCoster. He's proven to be successful at anything he touches. So glad i saw him race Unadilla many times. I often eat a Chick-fil-A sandwich to his greatness!

73 year old vet, started racing about 1968 Got my Pro License in 1970 to ride the Trans AMA Support Class, then the US Army decided to send me a draft notice.

nothing cool or amazing in buying counterfeit stuff.

I've never had a case of me becoming a huge fan of a rider, post retirement, like I have with RV. I always respected him when he was active but I was a Dungey guy. Retired RV is just cool af. Show me any current vid of him where he's not smiling ear to ear, loving life. I got a pic with him at Red Bud MXdN '22 and he couldn't have been more accommodating

Standard Australian, lumping all Americans the same, even though it's a country of 350 million people spread over 4 time zones with thousands of sub-cultures. It must be the stress of having the Koala bear as your only marketable tourist attraction, a fence going through the middle of the country to protect you from rabbits, and knowing that it is inevitable that Beijing will be your capital.

Hi, thanks for the kind words and sorry for the late reply, I've not been well for a good few days. Well my first bike was a RM100, 1980 I think it was, got it off my friend and neighbour for £175 after his dad got him a new one. I spent as much time cleaning it and touching up the paintwork than I did riding it. I'd use it more like an enduro or trial bike, go off exploring on it or go over obstacles I'd set up on the land at the side of the house, like on...

Danny's massive holeshot at the 1982 MX des Nations. Danny won both motos that day as well as both at the Trophee des Nations (250cc)--the only rider ever to win all four motos against the world's best riders. That accomplishment alone puts him on the MX Mt Rushmore. Photo by the great Sir Jack Burnicle.

1982 Team USA riders (from left) Jim Gibson, Danny Chandler, Johnny O’Mara and David Bailey.Racer X Archives The 250cc race in Germany came first, then the 500cc race. The vast majority of the fans at those two tracks (Gairldorf and Wohlen, respectively) had probably never even heard of anyone on Team USA other than O’Mara, and only because of what he had done the year before. By the time the races were over, Danny “Magoo” Chandler was a motocross god. In the first moto in Germany, he overcame early leader O’Mara and ended up winning the 40-minutes-plus-2-laps race by some...

To me, Roczen and Grant's wins at A1 are more impressive than Jett's considering Jett had 36 gate drops on a 450 in the 6 months prior. That's much different than coming to A1 only having raced a 450 once previously. With that said, Jett's undefeated MX season is more impressive than either Roczen's or Grant's rookie MX season. I know Jett is the real deal and I expect him to continue to dominate for years, but the A1 hype over the other riders who have done the same with with only a race or two under their belts is...

Rookie in SX, unless you count the four years he raced 250s of course. If he moved up after three years in 250s like James, or one year like Bradshaw or Reed, how likely would he have won his 450 debut? Few of the Greats spent more than three years in 250s. Such a manufactured stat, so Deegan or Beumier spends six-eight years in 250s and win their first 450 race, they win their debut too. Jett will have plenty of achievements, he may become one of the greats, he doesn't need patronization.

Add Kenny in and it gets even better, prior to him winning the 2014 A1 on a 450, he had never once raced a 450. He raced like 3-4 “450 class” races in 2013 but did so on a 350. So he’s our one and only true legend that had never raced a 450cc motorcycle! They’re all bad ass and it makes for good bench racing.

This simplifies it as easy as can be. Well said.

Semantics... Jett Lawrence won A1 in his rookie 450SX debut after 36 previous 450 class gate drops. Josh Grant won A1 in his rookie 450SX debut after 1 previous 450 class gate drop. Which one sounds more impressive?

When I was in school we had a guy named Isaiah Whiting. He would steal bicycles at the elementary school on a daily basis. Police never did much. When he was in high school he cracked a kid in the head with a baseball bat and went to prison for murder. A little deterrent might have saved a life, but doing nothing ended one.