RC bike graveyard?

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Edited Date/Time 11/15/2022 5:40am
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with nothing.
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logan_140 6/3/2018 10:44am
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adamwedge wrote:
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with...
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with nothing.
My buddy wrenches for a rider out there, he said the barn has tons of factory suspension,factory pipes,factory motors,whole factory bikes etc
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Andy_Greenney 6/3/2018 10:46am
6/3/2018 10:46am
There is a vid on youtube I have seen somewhere, Ricky gives a quick tour of an old barn with stuff laying around, some old factory stuff.
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GregDVT 6/3/2018 10:47am
6/3/2018 10:47am Edited Date/Time 6/3/2018 10:50am
There was a photo set of the goat farm a few years ago by TWMX (i think) and there were a few pictures. There was a works engine from one of his rmzs just sitting on a shelf covered in dust plugged with paper towels. I'll see what I cant find


EDIT: Justin beat me to it it was MXA

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adamwedge 6/3/2018 10:52am
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That is some cool stuff there. Would love to see more like that! But particularly I heard something along the lines of a couple works KHI bikes being run over with a dozer and half buried?
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adamwedge 6/3/2018 10:53am
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adamwedge wrote:
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with...
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with nothing.
logan_140 wrote:
My buddy wrenches for a rider out there, he said the barn has tons of factory suspension,factory pipes,factory motors,whole factory bikes etc
Oh the things he must see
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rmoto003 6/3/2018 10:55am
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I hear its been quarantined by the same guys who built Area 51......
queen of spodes 6/3/2018 3:03pm
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One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying around in the weeds.
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willie838 6/3/2018 4:33pm
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What a collection of amazing stuff...

Man he could send his kids to college just auctioning off the "junk" he has laying around.
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queen of spodes wrote:
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying...
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying around in the weeds.
They used to run them over with a dozer then bury them. There are a couple of bike pits on the farm for sure.
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queen of spodes wrote:
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying...
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying around in the weeds.
avidchimp wrote:
They used to run them over with a dozer then bury them. There are a couple of bike pits on the farm for sure.
I'm shedding tears right now. Excuse me , as I have to go listen to the song " Taps " and dump a little whisky on the ground right about now.
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MR. X 6/3/2018 4:46pm
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I know the pics ,surprised no one has posted them yet.
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adamwedge 6/3/2018 6:01pm
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queen of spodes wrote:
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying...
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying around in the weeds.
These are the pictures I heard about. Was it a clause at termination of contract everything gets destroyed or what? Would be a heck of a story I’m sure.
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logan_140 6/3/2018 10:08pm
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adamwedge wrote:
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with...
Does anyone have pictures of the “graveyard” at Ricky’s place? Never heard about it until the other day and a quick google search came up with nothing.
logan_140 wrote:
My buddy wrenches for a rider out there, he said the barn has tons of factory suspension,factory pipes,factory motors,whole factory bikes etc
adamwedge wrote:
Oh the things he must see
Tried to get him to FaceTime me while he was out there, but the goat farm doesn’t have good service Sad
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logan_140 6/3/2018 10:12pm
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logan_140 wrote:
My buddy wrenches for a rider out there, he said the barn has tons of factory suspension,factory pipes,factory motors,whole factory bikes etc
adamwedge wrote:
Oh the things he must see
logan_140 wrote:
Tried to get him to FaceTime me while he was out there, but the goat farm doesn’t have good service Sad
He’s found so much stuff in the shops and they allow him to keep what he wants. He’s running a full PC system that was specially built for Savatgy on his 16 Kawi lol. Crazy
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queen of spodes wrote:
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying...
One of the mags had some pics of his graveyard when he was still on Kaw 2 strokes. Dozens of crusty motors and thrashed frames laying around in the weeds.
avidchimp wrote:
They used to run them over with a dozer then bury them. There are a couple of bike pits on the farm for sure.
jeffro503 wrote:
I'm shedding tears right now. Excuse me , as I have to go listen to the song " Taps " and dump a little whisky on...
I'm shedding tears right now. Excuse me , as I have to go listen to the song " Taps " and dump a little whisky on the ground right about now.
Don't feel so bad sir. I don't think anything Ricky practiced on/with was any good after he was done with it.
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Sunhouse 6/3/2018 11:59pm
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The original photos and article were in TWMX summer of 2000 or early 2001. I will see if I can find it. I was injured at the time, so I kept looking at the pictures of chopped up frames with works engines and pipes thrown in the grass to rust
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Sunhouse wrote:
The original photos and article were in TWMX summer of 2000 or early 2001. I will see if I can find it. I was injured at...
The original photos and article were in TWMX summer of 2000 or early 2001. I will see if I can find it. I was injured at the time, so I kept looking at the pictures of chopped up frames with works engines and pipes thrown in the grass to rust
There was a big front end loader with a frame or 2 and misc parts in it also. Would have been MXracer wouldn't it?
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adamwedge 6/4/2018 2:00am
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logan_140 wrote:
He’s found so much stuff in the shops and they allow him to keep what he wants. He’s running a full PC system that was specially...
He’s found so much stuff in the shops and they allow him to keep what he wants. He’s running a full PC system that was specially built for Savatgy on his 16 Kawi lol. Crazy
Ha no way. Perks of the job I guess
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Coolest thing on Vital this week
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Excuse me while I go throw up
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For someone with a pickers heart this is awesome. Guy in the area had an old dirt bike boneyard and I loved just wondering around when I was a teenager
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Gus 6/4/2018 5:20am
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Was RC that hard on stuff??? Were they so busy it was like, quick just dump it over there another bike is coming ?
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adamwedge 6/4/2018 5:28am
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Gus wrote:
For someone with a pickers heart this is awesome. Guy in the area had an old dirt bike boneyard and I loved just wondering around when...
For someone with a pickers heart this is awesome. Guy in the area had an old dirt bike boneyard and I loved just wondering around when I was a teenager
Absolutely!
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Beeby 6/4/2018 5:51am
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He got limitless stuff for free and this is what that does to a person. You do not want (or need) to respect it.

Shame really
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