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#1. They weren't just a bunch of old dirt bikes.
#2. If Gary wasn't the legal owner, why would Good talk or consider his feelings anyway?
#3. Legality is not a distraction. It is usually the main issue.
#4. Totally subjective on who was the asshole. Good for being around, or Gary for not being around.
Take your pick.
#5. Apparently Good was well known and connected with a lot of industry then, and now.
#6. Maybe the old guy wanted to hold on to his stuff while he was still around..Stories abound on barns full of stuff
that don't get sold till the old guy kicks.
#7. Dons true wishes. I thought I read there is a contract, made before the old guy's death. If so, that's proof.
#8. Is/was the Mom, the legal owner, legally sane? Her son apparently thought so, or would have taken steps to help her, one would think, if he thought otherwise. If he was around, anyway.
Just sayin......
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Regarding #2, it kind shows what kind of person you might be knowing that at the very least, the family still owned these bikes.
#3.. you are way off base here, because Gary's memo does not challenge the legality of what happened, he only says it is saddened that this was done behind his back after T.Good knew he didn't want them sold
#4.. yeah, ok.. whatever you say.
#5.. yeah, so what.. this is totally irrelevant.
#7 it was never mentioned by either Gary or T.Good that there was a legal contract before the father's death. T.Good only said he had been discussing it with the father, but this gives no indication of what the father's wishes really were. One could even suggest that if Don's father really wanted T.Good to have the bikes, they would have had a contract made before his passing. If T.Good should this legal contract dated before the father's death, you might be able to suggest what your saying, but we haven't seen that evidence. If T.Good showed us this evidence it sure would quiet everyone down, but he only says they "had talked many times about having....".
#8.. it was mentioned that the 93 year old mother was the legal owner of the estate now that the father passed away.
We can speculate all we want, but we don't have all the facts about legality or the father's agreement with T.Good, and I will state again that I believe this is not the issue because Gary did not raise it. They only thing we can do is offer our personal opinions on whether it was an a$$hole-ish thing to do to go behind Gary's back to acquire Gary's bikes.
But then again, T.Good says he doesn't have Gary's race bikes.. just some of Don's personal bikes for his museum.. which doesn't make any sense at all.... and obviously casts a lot of doubt on that side of the story.
#2. Every thing I see out there is she was the rightful owner. Not, "the family". How would you feel if one of your kids told you you had to okay it with them when you decided to sell your house, the house they grew up in?
#3. See item 2.
#4. Glad you agree.
#5. No, it's not irrelevant. Apparently Good got along with a lot of industry. If he had conversations with the old guy,
and the old guy wasn't receptive to what a Good was offering, one would think Good would have been told to stay the heck away.
#7. The contract thing is mentioned in this thread. If you would have read the whole thread you would have seen this.
6/2020 10:32am
Terry Good has these bikes.
According to Terry they were sold to him by Don Jones estate in a contract negotiated many years ago.
Don and his wife fully sponsored Gary and DeWayne and owned the said machines and equipment.
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One would think a guy like Good isn't going to run around making those kind of statements if he could not back them up. Add the fact Gary isn't disputing the legality of the sale, adds weight to this assumption.
"8. See item 2.
As for the dig on what kind of person I might be, go pound sand on that one.
I would expect that if I or other people came to visit this museum, that there should be no marketing, reference, signage, or tours mentioning Gary Jones.
Gary was certainly not compensated for those items that you bought (including the trophies that only he earned) to be part of your museum. Using his name to promote your little business at this point would make you a scumbag, IMO.
So riddle me this:
If they are not GJ bikes, but they were property of Don Jones why would he want the GJ memorabilia? Shouldn't the display be called the DJ bike display with no mention of his GJ name, images, memorabilia or likeness?
And why did he take other GJ memorabilia for the museum if it wasn't part of DJ bike collection? And if his parents did sponsor him for all those years, why was he considered a factory rider for Honda, Yamaha and Can Am? Heck they even put out PR ads with him winning. Wouldn't that make him a factory rider contracted to them and not sponsored by his parents? Reality nobody will ever know. I would put my eggs in GJ side since he lived it. I like what the museum stands for, but how it's being done raises some eyebrows.
But what doesn't add up was he said he had the bikes / memorabilia, then denied that he didn't have the bikes / memorabilia, and now he has them. And why did he change the Jones-Motocross FB page to Motocross and achieved it so no more posts can added?
Great race tonight in San Diego...
motogrady wrote:
#1. Well, which is it? Why vacillate? You either think they are valuable or you don't.
Response--
Ah.. I think I was pretty clear.. let me quote myself; "agree with you there is that these weren't just a bunch of old dirt bikes".. how is that not clear enough for you? These are works bikes that won championships ridden by no one but Gary and it was probably the biggest accomplishment in Gary's life and means a lot to him. Those bikes mean more to Gary than anyone on this planet.
#2. Every thing I see out there is she was the rightful owner. Not, "the family". How would you feel if one of your kids told you you had to okay it with them when you decided to sell your house, the house they grew up in?
Response--
Not a good analogy.. the house would be purchased by the father for himself and to raise his family. The bikes were provided by the factory only for Gary to ride and Gary is the only one who rode them to the championships. The connection between the bikes and Gary is greater than with any other individual, regardless of the legality of ownership (we don't have all the facts so won't discuss legality). A better analogy is if a kid discovered how to make nuclear fusion a practical reality while studying physics at university. The kid became very famous and won all kinds of awards because of this great achievement. However, the parents paid for the kids' college tuition, all the books he used to study physics, and the note pads that the kid used to write his theories down. A museum comes along and wants to buy all the kid's books, awards, his diploma, and the note pads that he used in university while he discovered the answer to nuclear fusion. The museum approaches the kid and parents several times to purchase all the books, awards, notes but nothing changes hands at that time. The kid makes it clear that his books, awards, and notes are very dear to him and he wants to keep them and pass them on to his own children. Years later after one parent dies, the museum goes behind the kid's back and approaches the surviving parent who is now 93 and maybe a little senior. The museum's lawyers puts the pen in the old lady's hand and she scribbles her name on a couple of documents which legally makes the museum the owner of these awards, books and scientific notes.
Isn't that a much closer analogy to the situation we are discussing?
#3. See item 2.
Response--
Huh? As I said before, Gary's memo does not challenge the legality and I don't think your analogy of the family house is a fair one. I think my analogy is much closer and yes, I think the kid should have a say on the sale of his school books, awards, scientific notes.
#4. Glad you agree.
Response--
I didn't agree, but maybe you missed the sarcasm
#5. No, it's not irrelevant. Apparently Good got along with a lot of industry. If he had conversations with the old guy,
and the old guy wasn't receptive to what a Good was offering, one would think Good would have been told to stay the heck away.
Response--
The fact that you think it is relevant to your point is telling. How does the fact that he talked to many in industry relate to whether taking away somebody's cherished memories a scum bag move or not. This is all that Gary raises in his memo and he didn't even name any names. I am guessing that Gary knew his dad pretty good, too.. maybe even better than T.Good did
#7. The contract thing is mentioned in this thread. If you would have read the whole thread you would have seen this.
6/2020 10:32am
Terry Good has these bikes.
Response--
I read the whole thread. Nether T.Good nor Gary specified that a legal contract was signed before the father's death. The supposition a VitalMX poster made doesn't qualify it as a fact. You are projecting. Read T.Good's post again, please.
According to Terry they were sold to him by Don Jones estate in a contract negotiated many years ago.
Response--
Please read T.Good's memo again.. that is not what he said. This is what I mean by your "fluid facts". He only stated that he talked to the father about it several times. Here is the exact quote; "talked many times about having the entire Jones legacy.....". Even then, it is only T.Good's word which is certainly going to have some bias to justify his actions. We cannot know how the exact conversation went.
Don and his wife fully sponsored Gary and DeWayne and owned the said machines and equipment.
Response--
Re the analogy I made above, does that dismiss whether scum bag actions where taken regardless of what is legally possible? Only Gary raced those bikes. Only Gary won the championships. Only Gary can have the emotional attachment to the bikes that were GIVEN to them by the factory for Gary to ride. Now, if I use your logic, if I am running a little short of cash, I can rip the silver fillings out of my son's teeth and melt them down for cash. After all, I have every right since I paid all the dental bills.
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One would think a guy like Good isn't going to run around making those kind of statements if he could not back them up. Add the fact Gary isn't disputing the legality of the sale, adds weight to this assumption.
Response--
Oh really? There has been a lot of mention of T.Good's true character in this thread and this is something I witnessed directly myself and why I doubt what T.Good says. So I guess you are saying that T.Good must be reliable but dismiss all that Gary said in his memo. It seems you have reason to question Gary's character?
8. See item 2.
Response--
A big "Huh?" again and will refrain from repeating the arguments I have already made.
As for the dig on what kind of person I might be, go pound sand on that one.
Response--
The reason I have spent so much time responding to you and made that comment is your statement; "why would Good talk or consider his feelings anyway?". This is also the way T.Good thought and I see you identify with the personality traits. As long as you can get what you want in the end, who cares about moral character and how you do things, right? In your mind.. who cares about the only guy who raced these bikes to championship wins... who cares that these are his link to the biggest thing he has probably accomplished in his life and means very much to him. It was a callous scumbag action and I wont go pound sand, but I will call it out again.
It will be interesting to see if Gary's race bikes do show up in Good's museum and if Good uses Gary's name to promote the exhibit. I am one person who will be watching.
Did Webb own the bike he won on for last years SX?
Did KTM gift it to him later?
Look. The bikes belonged to his mom.
End of story.
There are 3 bikes missing, all Gary's championship bikes.
Draw your own conclusions.
The fact he was the son gives him no right to strong arm his mom on what she should do with her eastate.
Paint it anyway you want, that's how it is.
I've seen this kind of thing come up 3, maybe 4 times in my life, up close and personal.
Would be nice to see a guy say, at least once, mom, thanks for what you did for me.
Do what you need to do with what you have left.
But alas, this, again, does not appear to be the case.
Does anyone here know the circumstances regarding Rex's OW?
No idea, but I doubt Good is offering Mecum's Auction hammer drop dollars on second tier bikes.
A few words about historical race machines...….
As someone who has spent a few decades working on championship level race machinery, my thoughts about them are a bit different than most. Few machines get disrespected and discarded more unceremoniously than race machines at the end of a season. In many cases, these badly used and abused machines are either cannibalized or put out to pasture as “practice” machines. They are little more than examples of the technologies that we had not yet mastered, and all the events we “coulda, shoulda, woulda” won. Very often, there is not much to smile about …. so they are pushed off to a forgotten corner, with no one shedding a tear about it. I have personally done this with many precious machines.
It is not until many years later that (over a couple of beers) racers and mechanics get a big case of “I wonder what ever happened to that thing …. I wish I still had it”. Old racing machinery has no real functional value at all. Like an old song or an old movie, their only real value is that they bring back precious memories, for many people, of another time and place that we can otherwise never return to. Offering these machines to be viewed by all, opens a lens for everyone to see and understand the sport, the competitors, and the technology of that day. Hiding them in a den or dark garage serves no one. In the end, we cannot take them with us ….. that is why museums exist.
Pit Row
Needs to be said!!
"Any decent human being would make sure Gary is cool with these racing heirlooms leaving the family. Considering they didn’t, is proof enough to me that all involved are some low class people."
Common courtesy and sense.
I hope the situation gets resolved.
https://www.facebook.com/jim.gianatsis/media_set?set=a.2800198078960&ty…
One commenter who I assume is familiar with the situation wrote; "Timothy Lancaster I think what probably happened, and what Gary has been told regarding the "legality" of the sale. Is as mentioned no papers and on mothers property. But I have to believe that at 93 years old, Mrs. Jones had a guardian or a trustee (family member?) who authorized the sale. So Gary might have been told that any legal action should be filed against that person. Which might be the old "squeezing blood out of a turnip." But clearly, there is no doubt that these bikes are gary's. I'm sure Yamaha has documentation that proves these bikes were Garys. His number is on them. I mean....there is no question that they were gary's bikes. So in that case, there could be an action against Good as well in that he knowingly made a purchase that was not in good faith. Which is a legal action."
If that is true.. no papers and coerced and elderly woman on her property.. that would be super scummy!
I suppose we better stop talking about this or T.Good is going to get his expensive lawyers after us all!
I am excited to see Terry Good putting together his museum and I have bought his DVDs and posters and will go as soon as it opens and the amount of riders contributing to him is amazing. Hannah, Decoster, Roberts etc. Greg Primm had a nice set up but got tired of dealing with so called "motocross riders" who spend all their time trying to tear everyone down and talking shit. Unfortunately the worst thing about trying to do something for the motocross community is the dick heads in the MX community.
There's nothing on the MXA site yet, and probably will not be, that's my guess.
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