"The Man"

Great!

Thanks for posting.

Excellent. Thanks

My dad and I were just talking about him last night, his list of accomplishments is insane 

Thanks for posting that. Anybody who loves the sport owes The Man a debt of gratitude.

Not only one of the all-time greatest, but also a complete class act. 

An idol of mine as well.  He told me when I was 5 that I put too much sugar on my oatmeal.........

Thanks for posting.  I've been fortunate to have had dinner with him a few times, when he supported a charity event I was involved in.  He's a very thoughtful, calm, highly intelligent person; the antithesis of what some (non-moto folk) may consider the characteristics of a motocross racer.

Awesome!!!!!! His career is incredible!!!!!! Much respect!!!!

Met him at Tampa SX in the pits after the night show. Me and a friend spent ten minutes or so talking with him and he acted like he had all the time in the world for us. I’m not one to wait in line for photos or anything like that, but I had to get one with him and send it to my dad. Guy still radiates that bad ass energy that he used to, much like Stanton back in the day. 

His episode on the Whiskey Throttle show is one of my all time favorites. Crazy to put yourself in the shoes of some of the stores. 

People who bag on him are not fans of this sport.

Thanks for sharing Mumbles!

Thanks for posting.  This was great.  

Hate it or love him, he's lived an amazing and inspirationnal life. After listening to his whiskey throttle show a couple years ago, I just kept thinking how someone needs to write his biography. It would be one of the most interesting motocross book for sure.

Becky Lynch?

There really are no words. The younger folks who didn’t grow up with him can’t appreciate what he did and how he did it. The man’s led an amazing life. I  know that because I was “there”.

I sat with him at Loretta’s one year and found him very easy to talk to. In what was probably a 45 minute conversation with just us two, we probably only talked maybe five minutes about bikes. I was telling him about the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola Florida I visited and he wanted to hear all about it and then he told me about a military museum in Belgium that he visited. It didn’t take long to realize just how very intelligent he is. That was my favorite memory of him and to this day he is the only rider I ever asked for an autograph several years before that conversation. He is truly a gift to this sport of motocross that we all love. 

He gave me a head nod walking through the Millville pits one year, so I have that going for me, which is nice

Great post. Thanks! I have a long, drawn out story of meeting Roger when I was a starry-eyed punk kid, but I won't waste time telling it again. Lets just say he is still my hero to this day, no matter how much hate he gets around here by some. To be his age...to have officially been there & done that, and still designing parts for team bikes, and all...he's an icon at the very least! He is indeed "The Man"! 

That was really good, thank you for sharing. 

I was flying through Denver one time, walking through one of the United terminals. There sitting on a bench all by himself was Roger. I stopped and with the most sincerity I could muster I thanked him for what he had done for motocross. He replied with a simple Thank You. We spoke for not more than two or three minutes - for sure I did not want to over stay my welcome... It was mid-week and he was on his way to Reed's house in Florida for some Suzuki testing. 

I was lucky and did seem him race a few times. The first time I saw him was the 1973 Livermore (Carnegie) Trans AM. He came out in practice and it was such a thrill to see him ride: his style, the smoothness, and the speed. For sure he (and the other Euros) at that time were head and shoulders above our American riders. A solid memory for me. 

Moto legend for sure. Certainly wouldn’t take financial/investment advice from The Man but I’d let him tighten my chain if he wanted 

Truly, The Man!

Sears Point 11/20/1977 - Trans AMA - Sonoma California. Kodak Instamatic Camera.

Roger IS Motocross

I was awed by the raw humble emotion that he showed when they discussed his significant contributions to America's De Nations successes.

Thank you for posting that.

He really was the best of his era.