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7/6/2017 3:41pm
7/6/2017 3:41pm
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This kid has been impressive this season, where the hell did he come from?..I dont recall any hype coming into the season and to go from 24th last season to getting his first podium?..the Gp before that he was running 3rd as well and held them off for a,while. He doesnt seem intimidated at all by the big dogs. My gosh, hes got to be about 7 feet tall...haha.
Even on the lowest step of the podium he's taller haha.
As for his story i don't know to much about him, but he sure is killing it this year!
The Shop
You've got the one body - you've had all your adult life to get used to it. Everyone's size has advantages, and disadvantages.
Little, Big, just bloody ride and drop the whining, you Big Gorilla!
PS - got another bike yet, after the theft?
I remember when he came to the German championship.
He rode there for Pfeil Kawasaki.
He was doing good and you could see that there was potential.
But still, I never understood why Everts picked him up. As far as I remember he had only one podium in the German series by that time, and he wasn't even on a Suzuki.
I heard or read somewhere that his Manager talked to Suzuki and Everts and when Townley got injured they remembered him.
Pretty cool. Kind of reminds me of Ken De Dycker. Not only because of their tallness, De Dycker also suddenly appeared and he also rode the German series
I respectfully disagree about size on a bike.
Two points:
Balance points. I grew to my height in a very short period of time, was relatively average height for most of highschool and grew a shit load in 1.5 years or so... went from the outside back of the class photo to the middle. At the same time, I started finding it much harder to jump my bikes as my balance lines were suddenly very different, much like AC talked about with his growth spurt... I saw god a few times in that year and a bit, over the front or out the back.
And bike sizing. I have a massive mtb, 650B plus wheels, super long wheelbase, fits me like a glove. I can shred it and feel very comfortable jumping etc, especially fore-aft balance and it tips in well because i'm over the front and not squatting out the back like I am on most MTB's and definitely my MX bike. I certainly didn't feel that way on the 27.5 large downhill bike I rented a little while ago at Thredbo, and I definitely wouldn't ride a small! This bike fits me better, simple as that. Greg Minnaar is saying the same thing right now on his massive 29 downhill bike, he's not much shorter than me.
I would bet money that if Jaksokonis or however you write his name had a fully custom bike, built for him, he'd only be faster. Of course you can adjust, but if don't have to, your body and mind aren't focusing on what's what.
That all in one year!! Need some talent and hardwork for that. He let almost everybody eat their words because nobody really believed in him.
Cool story and with only 19 years old, he is in one time a hot project in the MXGP
Jasikonis rode some GP's last year in the beginning of the season as a wildcard, with said German Kawasaki team, scoring some points (8 in 3 GP's). He rode the MX of Nations a couple of times too for Lithuania aswell (2016 - Suzuki, 2015 - Kawasaki, 2014 - KTM, 2013 - Honda) He was second in the B-Final in Ernée 2015 after Gajser. In 2016 Lithuania made it to the main event on Sunday for the first time, finishing 19th.
I think he rode for the British Route 77 Energy Drink Honda Team in 2013.
So he's not a nobody, but you had to be into the GP or European national-scene to know him or recognize his name.
Pit Row
I remember just a year ago there were a lot of MX sites and people taking cheap shots at him for the fact that he was signed by Suzuki. He turns out to be a great asset.
I started with motocross, when I was four years old, I got a bike for my birthday. The first ride was not good, I was on a motorcycle, but after a few weeks I was a fool and I just wanted to ride. In that time, I still had a helper, so I couldn't fall down, and the only thing I did was riding on my bike. My father's dream has always been to race Motocross, but we weren't a rich family and didn't work out for him. So after some time earned some money and bought me a small motorcycle. In 2001, I rode his first race, I was only five years old.
When I was 12, I moved to Estonia, where I lived and trained with Avo Leokem. I went there a year in school, I learned Russian, but I wanted to become a professional rider. So I joined the EMX 85. The first season was good for me, unfortunately, I think in the end broke his leg. However, I still finished third in the overall ranking. Then, after two more years of training in Estonia, we moved to Belgium.
I now live in Belgium for three years, professionally, I'm training and I'm trying to get to the top. I just want to get there. When I told my manager that I'm interested in Stefan Everts, I couldn't believe it, it was crazy! Finally, everything is fitted. I couldn't believe it until I passed the first time Suzuki RM-Z450. Only then will it become a reality, I became a factory rider Suzuki.
Bit by bit, training after training on the bike impressed me. It is so light and powerful at the same time, and the suspension really works. I can't believe it. It was such a big difference for me. My couple of weeks with the team so far has been good, they are all very nice and really professional. The first time I work with so many people around me, people on the silencer on the motor ... but I really don't need a lot of changes. I am so happy with the Suzuki RM-Z450, that I have something to complain about.
I agree with Crush, its more challenging being that tall, these bikes are made for shorter dudes, just to go from sitting to standing and vice versa, takes more effort and time and its a cramped compartment!
6ft 4
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