Go the Rat is back

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Edited Date/Time 12/8/2021 6:50am
Aussies will appreciate the return of this much loved old brand. It was the gear to have in the 80s.


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CPR 12/1/2021 2:40am
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fullfloater wrote:
No disrespect but that jersey reminds me of... [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Vintage_Marlboro_Cigarettes_Transistor_Radio%2C_Made_in_Hong_Kong_%288670025980%29.jpg/690px-Vintage_Marlboro_Cigarettes_Transistor_Radio%2C_Made_in_Hong_Kong_%288670025980%29.jpg[/img]
No disrespect but that jersey reminds me of...

There’s a reason for that, it’s a throwback


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chuckie108 12/1/2021 10:35am
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fullfloater wrote:
No disrespect but that jersey reminds me of... [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Vintage_Marlboro_Cigarettes_Transistor_Radio%2C_Made_in_Hong_Kong_%288670025980%29.jpg/690px-Vintage_Marlboro_Cigarettes_Transistor_Radio%2C_Made_in_Hong_Kong_%288670025980%29.jpg[/img]
No disrespect but that jersey reminds me of...

CPR wrote:
There’s a reason for that, it’s a throwback [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/12/01/520698/s1200_65203C9C_D599_4457_8E93_AD11D6D6EB73.jpg[/img]
There’s a reason for that, it’s a throwback


RIP Reggie!! You legend!
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BAD10 12/1/2021 2:42pm
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If nothing else,Dizzy its definitely in the running for dumbest gear brand name ever..........
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66TR66 12/1/2021 5:54pm
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I have a the exact same Peter Melton Jersey at home. Given to me personally by Pete. RIP Bazz.Sad
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SEEMEFIRST 12/1/2021 6:02pm
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Red Yamahas?
Even color goes different directions on the other hemisphere, I guess.





I know, I know. Just a bit of humor...(humour).
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SEEMEFIRST 12/1/2021 6:04pm
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I dig the Marlboro design. Reminds me of a better day with racing.
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Richard Tease II 12/1/2021 9:40pm
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SEEMEFIRST wrote:
Red Yamahas?
Even color goes different directions on the other hemisphere, I guess.





I know, I know. Just a bit of humor...(humour).
Acutally they were dayglo orange. Fluro colours don't show up on film as they are in person hence the red look.
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Factor E 12/2/2021 12:52am
12/2/2021 12:52am Edited Date/Time 12/2/2021 12:52am
Need to offer a Reggie replica
Make it happen Barrito!!! Bazz
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jemcee 12/2/2021 2:37am
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I've told this story a few times but my brother bought one of the team bikes back in the day.. Had a few trick goodies but I can't remember what they were haha

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Bearuno 12/2/2021 8:11am
12/2/2021 8:11am Edited Date/Time 12/2/2021 8:14am
With the Rat gear, I was never a fan of the brand name.

BUT, the best thing about it's coming to be here in OZ was that we had, at the time, HUGE tariffs on gear imported here. I'm not sure if it were on all OS made gear, or just US.

For me, that 'Best Thing' was that JT pants were made for a time under license here by Rat. So, it became affordable and, you could get your name on the butt, And Rat and Rat made JT gear was very high quality. I've still got a pair I used for a few years, and they are still in really good condition. But, they seem to have shrunk, considerably, as surely it can't be that along with my now white beard, that I have become as Rotund as the typical Santa.....

Oh, from what I recall, a pretty significant part of the Marlboro Yamaha Teams budget, was consumed by the need to use an absolute sh**load of very expensive Fluoro Paint on the bikes. You could, at times - well much of the time - see it flaking off the bikes all through a moto.

Am I right in that Vince Tesoriero (sp?) was part of Go the Rat? Or, was it Tycon? Or, Both? He was one hell of a force within OZ Motorcycling, for many years, being the man behind Mr Motocross , the Castrol Six Hour and many other events.
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Falcon 12/2/2021 8:26am
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BAD10 wrote:
If nothing else,Dizzy its definitely in the running for dumbest gear brand name ever..........
Agreed. I don't like "the" in a name unless it's at the front. It reminds me of some other names I hate:

Cage the Elephant
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Batman the ride.
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GrapeApe 12/2/2021 9:02am
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BAD10 wrote:
If nothing else,Dizzy its definitely in the running for dumbest gear brand name ever..........
Falcon wrote:
Agreed. I don't like "the" in a name unless it's at the front. It reminds me of some other names I hate: Cage the Elephant Toad...
Agreed. I don't like "the" in a name unless it's at the front. It reminds me of some other names I hate:

Cage the Elephant
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Batman the ride.
Vlad the Impaler is pretty badass
Attilla the Hun?
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SoftSand 12/3/2021 5:04am
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Bearuno wrote:
With the Rat gear, I was never a fan of the brand name. BUT, the best thing about it's coming to be here in OZ was...
With the Rat gear, I was never a fan of the brand name.

BUT, the best thing about it's coming to be here in OZ was that we had, at the time, HUGE tariffs on gear imported here. I'm not sure if it were on all OS made gear, or just US.

For me, that 'Best Thing' was that JT pants were made for a time under license here by Rat. So, it became affordable and, you could get your name on the butt, And Rat and Rat made JT gear was very high quality. I've still got a pair I used for a few years, and they are still in really good condition. But, they seem to have shrunk, considerably, as surely it can't be that along with my now white beard, that I have become as Rotund as the typical Santa.....

Oh, from what I recall, a pretty significant part of the Marlboro Yamaha Teams budget, was consumed by the need to use an absolute sh**load of very expensive Fluoro Paint on the bikes. You could, at times - well much of the time - see it flaking off the bikes all through a moto.

Am I right in that Vince Tesoriero (sp?) was part of Go the Rat? Or, was it Tycon? Or, Both? He was one hell of a force within OZ Motorcycling, for many years, being the man behind Mr Motocross , the Castrol Six Hour and many other events.
Back in the early 80’s, my GF and took the bus (too pricey to fly !) from West to East and as well as doing a few laps of Bathurst in a rentacar (too young to hire a brand name car so I had a lovely Sigma Wagon that kicked down to first to get up the mountain !), we travelled to Orange to the home of The Rat.

I was expecting something flash, but it was an industrial unit with no showroom like I was expecting. Anyway, Vince was there and he gave me some posters, I bought a few things and the factory visit was over. Well, at least it was made there ! So, yes, Vince was indeed in charge at that stage.

(Rat gloves and jersey in my profile pic plus Sinisalo pants that were super cheap I bought at the 83 500cc GP at Farleigh Castle in the UK.)
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Falcon 12/3/2021 8:44am
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BAD10 wrote:
If nothing else,Dizzy its definitely in the running for dumbest gear brand name ever..........
Falcon wrote:
Agreed. I don't like "the" in a name unless it's at the front. It reminds me of some other names I hate: Cage the Elephant Toad...
Agreed. I don't like "the" in a name unless it's at the front. It reminds me of some other names I hate:

Cage the Elephant
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Batman the ride.
GrapeApe wrote:
Vlad the Impaler is pretty badass
Attilla the Hun?
Ok, point conceded. I guess if it's a title, you're off the hook with me.
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TeamFlannel 12/6/2021 6:46am
12/6/2021 6:46am
Love me some Go The Rat hear! Such a freakin’ bitchin name. What was that national Hare Scramble champions name from the 80’s that rocked that gear? Geoff Ballard? @ #badmofofersure
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CPR 12/6/2021 1:07pm
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TeamFlannel wrote:
Love me some Go The Rat hear! Such a freakin’ bitchin name. What was that national Hare Scramble champions name from the 80’s that rocked that...
Love me some Go The Rat hear! Such a freakin’ bitchin name. What was that national Hare Scramble champions name from the 80’s that rocked that gear? Geoff Ballard? @ #badmofofersure
Yeah Ballard wore The Rat


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TeamFlannel 12/6/2021 7:52pm
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And hauled the mail on a Canned Ham-With fucking little RAT motifs on his lit kit= LEGENDARY
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MrMoto 12/8/2021 6:50am
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Dumbest name ever ... Can't believe I gotta read it again... in 2021... dumb shit... Even dumber then when ANSWER dumb'd down their name to ANSR....
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