Riders you wanted to ride like

I wanted to ride like Roger D. but my TS 90 was not up to snuff.

Johnny O'

Marty Smith! First is was Brad Lackey after seeing him in a Winter-AMA, then it was Roger D after watching him at a Trans AMA in Orlando. In '74, I watched Marty Smith duel with Kent Howerton in the Support class in Orlando at the Trans-AMA race. I just really liked Marty's style.

I rode yamahas from 1974- to 1982 then nothing from 82- 02 then yamahas from 02 -now so pretty much

Hannah

Hannah, RJ and Bradshaw.

Lechien and RJ.

I wanted to be like Pomeroy because he was the first to beat the euros.

i never wanted to copy anybodys style but brad lackey and dick mann were my heros at the beginning dan although jum lesnewski had the perfect style to me. charlie halcomb also had a great style and always looked cool riding

[quote="SE7ENMX":cd106]I grew up with Jim and Paul Turner, Redwood City, CA. I wanted to be as good as Jim. He rode Trans-AM's, Nationals, Two time Canadian champ for Suzuki in the 70's. I loved the way he would just throw around his CZ's. Paul became a Team Honda mechanic, and founded RockShox company, with Keith Bontrager, and Steve Simons. Bontrager used to build my 125 engines, in the late 70's. Learned his craft from Erv Kanamoto. It was good to grow up with fast riders.[/quote:cd106]

Wow. Paul became a Team Honda mechanic? That guy was fun to hang with. Have you ever let him drive you anywhere? It's an amazing experience. I don't remember how, but once I ended up riding in his van coming over the hill from Santa Cruz on Highway 17. If there is a record time from Santa Cruz to Los Gatos, I'm sure Paul has it in an old POS Ford van.

You're right. We know some of the same people. I worked with Paul at Protopipe. Keith had a little hole in the back where he did some motor work. If I remember, Keith worked a deal out with Erv to market engine work under the name Kanamoto Racing.

didn't paul make a zilliion dollars making pipes for quads and shit?

Mark Barnett.

Bob Hannah's style was probably the one I admired the most. I have seen him come from last to first soo many times. I have never seen anybody like that before or since.

The first time I saw DeCoster ride was at the only Inter-am he ever raced in, Mid-Ohio 1974. He was so smooth and fast, it was almost surreal to watch.

i remember dennis brand...mofo was badass

Tom Rapp

Hannah. He lived down the street from me when I was a kid and was really the first guy I ever saw that could ride fast. I never studied his style till later but did watch him ride kick-ass high speed wheelies down the street and studied fresh berms he built without the aid of a shovel.

I admired all the styles, don't think I copied anyone in particular, like the cornering of Mike Bell, the jumping of O'Show, Hannah & Bailey, the smoothness of Howerton, the badness of Barnett etc, etc..

Here's me in 82'
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Joel Robert.

My first real bike was a 73 tm 400. Also first bike to break bones on.

[quote="Beezer":2202f]Joel Robert.

My first real bike was a 73 tm 400. Also first bike to break bones on.[/quote:2202f]

Those things were evil...

[quote="Beezer":0cf2c]Joel Robert.

My first real bike was a 73 tm 400. Also first bike to break bones on.[/quote:0cf2c]

Good God! Was somebody trying to kill you?

Joel and Roger

Monte McCoy. If you saw him ride ,you know what I mean, especially on the Florida tracks.

[quote="project racer":810e8]Monte McCoy. If you saw him ride ,you know what I mean, especially on the Florida tracks.[/quote:810e8]

Do you remember the big crash the Monte took a St. Pete and knocked out nearly half of his teeth?

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Do you remember the big crash the Monte took a St. Pete and knocked out nearly half of his teeth?[/quote:d2870]

Yaeh must have been 75 or so was'nt it? He picked it up and went on to win the moto, I beleive. It was on the jump they named after him, McCoy's mountain.
remember the announcer said it looked like he was wearing lipstick. MOFU ruled.

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Yaeh must have been 75 or so was'nt it? He picked it up and went on to win the moto, I beleive. It was on the jump they named after him, McCoy's mountain.
remember the announcer said it looked like he was wearing lipstick. MOFU ruled.[/quote:ec7fd]

I believe it was 75, and if I remember right... Bill West paid to have his teeth fixed.

Then Monte move to Ca. in 76 not long after the Daytona SX that year when he won the 500cc support class.

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Good God! Was somebody trying to kill you?[/quote:13da6]

Hey I was young (did I mention nuts) in high School and people I rode with where racing the open class so I thought this is the bike and bought it with money i had send aside for my first car. Parents not thrilled.

Next bike was a 125 honda elsinore. What a great bike and I was so much faster and Healthier " title="Laughing">

Are we talking about the rather hefty Monte McCoy that used to putt around in the SX qualifiers from the early 80s' ?

[quote="KTM93":456e6]Are we talking about the rather hefty Monte McCoy that used to put around in the SX qualifiers from the early 80s' ?[/quote:456e6]

That could be him... After he left Florida, you would see a pic of him pop up every now and then in MXA.

Saw Monte run Hannah so hard he got he digit from the hurricane. Big, back of the pack , whatever. He was one of Florida's early national campaigners .