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BikeGuy321
12/23/2018 3:00pm
12/23/2018 3:00pm
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White Brothers made a big splash back in the day with the Carbon Pro. Even HRC was rocking these bad boys instead of works pieces. For a couple years it seemed like Pro Circuit and FMF would have a new rival for the US market.
Another couple of years went by, and you hardly heard about them anymore.
Another couple of years went by, and you hardly heard about them anymore.
The Shop
Tom helped his daughter and son in-law start Dubya wheels.
Tom passed away last year. He was a really good guy, still raced MX and was very involved in the industry pretty close to the time he passed.
Not sure where Dan went after the business was sold.
Thank you.
https://motocrossactionmag.com/tom-white-21/
5. Then tragedy struck in 1997.
Brad was 18 at the time and had surpassed me on speed on the Motocross track. He was by best friend. Dan and I had just purchased a new building a few weeks before and I had moved the collection of 20 plus bike to the building. Brad drove his El Camino to the building on a late Sunday afternoon and was working on his favorite Honda XR75 mini bike. He took it for a test ride and didn't see the chain that a neighbor had put up to block what looked like an exit to the area. Saw it too late and it closed lined him, crushing his larynx.
6. Three years later you sold White Brothers. Was this to help with your son?
Absolutely. Also to take care of my wife Dani who was struggling. Personally, I was ready to move on with my life as the pressure of a nearly $40 million company was getting to me.
7. How is Brad doing today?
Though Brad is 100 percent disabled - blind, quadriplegia, can't eat or swallow - his mind is sound. We take care of him at home with the help of loving nurses 24/7 and 365 days a year for the last 19 years. He inspires us everyday and we believe he will outlive me and Dani.
8. You sold all of your bikes except three after Brad's accident. How many was that? Was it difficult to let them go?
I didn't sell all of them, just the valuable one's and my wife's '64 Mustang convertible. We got $13,000 for it and that paid for the Hyperbaric Chamber therapy. Didn't help him get better, but we had to try.
Pit Row
The pipes were really good but the cost of supporting a factory team with exhaust systems made out of carbon fiber and titanium is a high cost and another company came in with a better deal.
The bike also had RG3's diamond kit high end "B Kit" suspension and that shit was just as good as the engine
Still to this day I kind of wish I hadn't sold it but that was 10 years ago when I rediscovered my love for 2 strokes and never looked back..... Now some random dude has it that owns the Kapo Honda sushi place in Huntington beach off Brookhurst I should find him one day in see if he still has the bike...... Once I revive my computer I will see if I still had some pictures
I often wonder what happened with riders and companies from the 90's and was happy to find this thread. Hurt to read that story of Brad though. Hope he and Dani is in good hands.
I was very fortunate my 1st year at A1 when the Legends and Heroes crew invited me to go see a MC museum and when we arrived it was Tom’s. Great guy and so fortunate I could meet him.
Those lowboy systems were so f'in cool
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