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mxryder231
8/23/2011 6:20pm
8/23/2011 6:20pm
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1/19/2012 9:24pm
fairly simple question, and it might be dumb but does any one know what the riders do with their bikes after the season is done? not talking about race bikes i am talking about the practice bikes do the oems take them back and try and sell or put them on display and dealer shows or does the riders keep their bikes.
most teams, not factory teams of course. do however sale their "race" bikes at the end of the season
I saw a JGR bike on ebay not to long ago, as well as one of their very good engines. The Monster Energy Babbit's AX team frequently has used race bikes on Ebay with kit suspension and PC motors.
I've seen plenty of satellite team bikes on ebay and craigslist.
Back in the works bikes days some riders were given works bikes as practice bikes since there was such a dramatic difference between them and the stockers. Of course there were instructions as to how to deal with them when they were used up including throwing them in a hole and covering them with a bulldozer. There are a few buried treasures outside of San Antonio.
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You have to realize a reality, these guys can do things to and on a bike that most of us cant even remotely comprehend. They can bend and break things without crashing, just due to how hard they hit a corner or a landing... repeatedly.
Here is some perspective since RC was mentioned. Name the last time you had to change a throttle cable due to it wearing out from use. Not had to change it because it frayed, or it broke - use. How long did that take you? RC, per Goose's podcast, went thru throttle cables like you and me go thru grips. He stretched them out in a month past the point of adjustment. Now, you are saying to yourself, "how the hell do you wear out a throttle cable in a month? bullshit, you dont know crap!". And that illustrates my point, most cant comprehend what these guys can do. He stretched it out because he used WFO as a way to hold onto the bike! throttle locks wide open, grip goes solid, you are hanging off the back of the bike.... see what I am talking about? (which kinda throws the whole a 450 is too much for anyone arguement)
These guys go thru rims like candy, frames constantly, bend bars from use not crashing.
Now, do you really want one as a daily ride, that has been over a cliff two 30's a day, 4 days a week, for 3 months? Not me! lol
I think it was in 84 i was at Ricky Ryans house and counted 14 RM's in his garage, all in different states of disarray. Back then im pretty sure he had to give them all back, didnt matter what the condition...and some were BAD. His practice bikes were complete piles of shit and i have no idea how he even rode them.
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