U.S.pro champion and brand loyalty

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Jeff Ward started on a contract w/ kawasaki and retired on kawasaki.im talking sx/motox *not supermoto
who else started with a legit factory contract and finished his career on the same manufacture without switching in between?
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bradmx421 12/27/2011 6:01pm
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....im pretty sure his first contract was actually with honda on the XR75
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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:03pm
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lets stick with the 125/250/500......lites/motocross/supercross/..250f/450f series only.
Charles Bronson 12/27/2011 6:04pm
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tichenor rode for suzuki his whole career.

chicken rode for kawi the whole time i think

david bailey on honda

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Motodrew295 12/27/2011 6:10pm
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I wonder if it is brand loyalty or if its dollar bill loyalty?
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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:11pm
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ok travis p. won a championship ck!
bailey was on a kawasaki ,not sure if it was a full blown factory contract deal?1981?
did chicken win a championship?
Charles Bronson 12/27/2011 6:13pm
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oh, they have to be a championship winner?

this is worse than obscure baseball stats.

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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:13pm
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Motodrew295 wrote:
I wonder if it is brand loyalty or if its dollar bill loyalty?
regardless , it s a tough achievement
none the less.
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machine 12/27/2011 6:17pm
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It's called who gives them free bikes for life, there is no loyalty.
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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:20pm
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mike bell?
bayle?....at least in the usa,did he ride honda during his gp days?
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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:22pm
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machine wrote:
It's called who gives them free bikes for life, there is no loyalty.
that didnt make any sense as a pro under contract during his racing career only.
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machine 12/27/2011 6:23pm
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machine wrote:
It's called who gives them free bikes for life, there is no loyalty.
zippy895 wrote:
that didnt make any sense as a pro under contract during his racing career only.
Oh sorry, I thought you were talking over a lifetime.
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kiwifan 12/27/2011 6:23pm
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machine wrote:
It's called who gives them free bikes for life, there is no loyalty.
true...a rider who stays with one brand gets labelled as they can only win on that brand so they get pressure to switch...hmmmm...now that I have said that I am struggling to think of a rider who has been in that position...lol...so I may be completely wrong! lol
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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:37pm
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donnie hansen ride honda from the start?
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Of course are talking about this Jeff Ward on the Suzuki his rookie year ,right?

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wpark89 12/27/2011 6:47pm
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Charles Bronson wrote:
tichenor rode for suzuki his whole career.

chicken rode for kawi the whole time i think

david bailey on honda
Chicken rode for Suzuki in '93 and then NCY Yamaha.

Kind of a pointless thread anyway...is it fair to compare someone's loyalty who was a factory rider for 10 years and rode 3 different colors to someone who only had a ride for 3 years and was done?

Ward did have a very long career on Kawasaki. Broc Glover is another I think of that had a very long career on Yamaha's (and then rode 1 year for KTM in '89 to develop their new 250).

In the modern era Windham's been riding Honda's for 10 years now. But he's rode everything from Japan.

Larry Ward changed his clothing sponsor like every weekend in 1990.
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zippy895 12/27/2011 6:58pm
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maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another brand in between.
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zippy895 12/27/2011 7:00pm
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so it comes down to travis pastrana and bayle?
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zippy895 wrote:
maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another...
maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another brand in between.
how many times you gonna change the rules...Grinning
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zippy895 12/27/2011 7:01pm
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zippy895 wrote:
maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another...
maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another brand in between.
and was a champion
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jasonv43 12/27/2011 7:01pm
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Charles Bronson wrote:
tichenor rode for suzuki his whole career.

chicken rode for kawi the whole time i think

david bailey on honda
He rode for Suzuki also remember?

Nevermind.
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zippy895 12/27/2011 7:02pm
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zippy895 wrote:
maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another...
maybe the word loyalty is too strong.staying power on one brand from 1st major pro contract to retirement on a major contract.with no straying to another brand in between.
machine wrote:
how many times you gonna change the rules...Grinning
until i understand it!lol
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Bellone 12/27/2011 7:19pm
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Motodrew295 wrote:
I wonder if it is brand loyalty or if its dollar bill loyalty?
"Right on the money"
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kzizok 12/28/2011 6:20am
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Sherwood wrote:
RV so far.
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as well as trey c.
Trey Canard started out with team green then switched to Hondas,if Trey C=Trey Canard.
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Phillips467 12/28/2011 6:22am
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RV's looking good to finish out his career on a Kawi, I honestly can't see him switching manufactuerer's in the near future. It's quite an accomplishment to start and finish your career on the same bike....not a lot of people have done it.
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danman 12/28/2011 6:48am
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What about Damon Bradshaw? I know he did a brief 'comeback', but I don't remember what he rode.
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mark_swart 12/28/2011 6:56am
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danman wrote:
What about Damon Bradshaw? I know he did a brief 'comeback', but I don't remember what he rode.
Nope, Bradshaw came back on a Honda.

Chicken rode either Suzuki or Yamaha later in his career I think?

RV rode Yamahas in minis but as far as pro it has been cool to see him stay all green.

I think TP was on Suzuki since minis but his pro career was definitely cut short so it's hard to say if he would have stayed with them had he remained in professional motocross.

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