A 480-page coffee table that celebrates the Golden Era of Motocross between 1970 and 1985. A detailed look at the bikes, the champions, and the stories that made this unique era so special.
Was in Las Vegas 2006 or 2007 , not sure with Chuck Sun and we ran into Brad Lackey at a bar. We sat and spoke with him a while. After we left, Chuck was like a little kid saying "That man is a legend".
RJ you are so right about just go ride. I’m 56 and after being off bike for 10 years went back to riding in the desert. It’s good for the soul finally peace. And you’re right about the sleeping good at night.
Huge RJ fan. Was gutted to learn of his accident at Gatorback (first time @ Speedweek- we were a little late the next morning). Really appreciated his thoughts on just riding being good for the body & soul. Couldn't agree more. My riding buddies and I always say to old racers " who cares how fast you are or aren't, just ride and have FUN"🎯
Why is the audio consistently so bad for the interviewer compared to the interviewee? If you end up reading this you really need to improve the audio for the interviewer sometimes we can barely hear it
Hard to believe some of the newer knuckleheads turned down free advice from RJ , l'd like to have went abit deeper into that but he said the bottom line . Last time l saw RJ race was the 1987 125/500 Nationals at Kenworthys Troy 0hio , Guy Cooper 1-1 , RJ 1-1 , still have the T shirt .
Last week Ryan Hughes was asked his opinion of today's announcers and said that, while James Stewart is good, for example, he would prefer someone with a more philosophical insight into the sport during live TV broadcasts. Johnson is that announcer.
The epitome of grit and determination. I appreciate how RJ intelligently articulates his experience, insights and observations. Thanks for taking the time to interview one of the true legends in MX.
HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!!! i've never been a big bob hannah fan, but i'm the BIGGEST fan now after seeing his TRUMP patch on his shirt at the start of the video! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!
There’s just something about an air cooled two stroke!😊 My bikes ( moto cross ) were 79 KX 250, 80 KX 250, 82 KX 250. They were beautiful and fun and affordable.
Great interview ,thanks !! I really enjoyed listening to Brad and learning more about his amazing career. Congratulations world champion 🇺🇸🙌🏻 and congratulations on your marriage of 50 plus years 🤘🏼
Totally agree with what Rick said in the end. You couldn't psyche out riders from his generation. When the 90's rolled around, things were different. With the exception of Emig, Larocco and Kiedrowski, the riders from that era were afraid of McGrath. Same thing with the RC era. I remember Hannah was dominating the '83 supercross season but then Barnett stole a double-header from him. Mike Bell who was in his last year won Dallas. Broc was Bob's target the whole year but he just got better as the year unfolded. Broc won the Pittsburg and L.A. rounds. Jeff Ward had yet to win a supercross in '83 but he was always right there.
I used to call him my ‘Rockstar’ He was handsome, cool (duh) , Fun, gentle , hardworking, modest!!! and his family was his lifeblood…. He loved Nancy so much and all his children and growing grandchildren . I never saw he or nancy argue or bicker ….. I miss them so much. Life will never be the same. I used to call him the BRAD PITT of Motocross before I met him
Damn right you could beat them today! That’s the problem I feel with these riders is they are the 8-10 sec deficit when they get to second place and they just stay there. You, RC, Stewart, Tomac, Degan, would see it as a challenge and run them down! Never give up attitude.
IMO, the biggest Hero of RJ was when he and Brock were on the production based YZ's. That production rule stemmed from the FIM to halt bike development in the USA only, (to disadvantage our dominant riders since 1981.), and RJ, on a "disadvantaged bike", still smoked the FIM through 1988 (further if he did not get hurt). Every USA racer who still won the MXofN for the next 8 years straight (after the 1986 USA only production rule), is a bigger hero than we or they realize. Eventually, the FIM had to directly take over our racing, in order to beat us.
I see today's "redundant" track designs for SX---the same as what we could do on a 2000 Motocross Madness video game track editor. Would love to interview one the the early track builders, who I believe started "Dirt Works", Mark Barnett, and hear what his opinion is.
A good track design is a track that #1, separates the talent, (10 guys on the same second is not a separation of individual talent), and #2, design the track so both inside and outside lines in the corners, yield competitive lap times.
The faster 4-stroke, (forced on the industry by a dictatorship called the EPA), did complicate those goals though. Because when you put a faster engine in a race machine, the tracks gets faster, and thus---smoother. To bad we think the EPA has the right to force what ever they want on an industry in the USA. Have you noticed, no EPA regulations are included for china as we gave communism our wealth making production that free people created in the first place? It is not about "saving the planet".
3:14 What a great nostalgic picture of kids in the 70's getting into the fast growing sport of riding dirt bikes. Kids, we could afford it back then. That is not just a picture of a couple kids in So.Cal. That is a picture of all of rural USA. Dirt bikes to kids back then, was almost as popular as cell phones today. Man, that was a lot of opportunity. It all started with our freedom to do so, and a economy that can only be spurred by free enterprise, and not force. That pic is a pic of rural USA in the 70's.
Right at the beginning, a bad habit we have, the promoter does not groom the track often because "This is how much money I am going to make.". I never saw a rich track owner/race promoter. How about we recognize the marxist "anti profit" (UNLESS COMMUNISM MAKES IT), propaganda that was thrust down our throats, and stop demonizing all the guys who take risk in business that gives us the opportunity to chase our dreams and make money also. I bet RJ is worth more than any track owner in the world. That is good for him and the sport. The only people we should demonize because of the profit they make, are businesses getting favors from a government. Off the track---we are not very sharp.
That leading comment is par for the course for the channel owner also, as i heard him say that all the companies in the USA making money, by making great aftermarket parts was "out of control". Well, it looks like the government EPA telling us what to make and buy (by force, not free will trade as in the 70's), greatly damaging the sport (grew in the 70's),--is "Out Of Control". Yea, I see why that RJ comment lead the vid. I will most likely be banned from the channel now, for figuring it out and sharing my knowledge.
