Over the years, many more agents have appeared on the scene, but Dave was the first purpose-driven financial adviser and agent in motocross. His name is Yoshiharu Nakayama. Hands down, greatest of all time. His Pro career came to an end when he badly broke his arm at Saddleback Park. In 1978, Steve Simons (left with Brad Lackey) introduced a string of fork innovations that the sport is still using 30 years later. But the sport of motocross changed dramatically in 1975 with the introduction of huge advances in suspension technology. I love Ken Roczen, I love Ken Roczen he is my favorite rider in the world (: he inspires me every day to ride and just get some fresh air instead of playing video games all day! Invented the "Bubba Scrub" which is now a requirement if you're going to be a top pro. Dave’s professional attitude and savvy negotiating skills ushered in a new era of professional motocross. Whiting, Kelly Moran, Jimmy Holley, Bobby Moore, Kurtie Hendricksen, Michael Koemans and Lance Moorewood. Through his HRP connection to Bob Hannah, Scott met Answer Products’ Eddie Cole. He is an amazing fast rider, he won a 450 championship back in 2010 in his rookie season. It's almost impossible to imagine Joel Robert today with all the training aids that accompany our pro riders today. RJ was a good rider but then got on Honda’s in 1986 and became really, really good. Today, Eddie’s name is most closely associated with Matrix, but he is also closely linked with Atlas neck braces, 1.7 lubricants and Next Components. He won Anaheim and had a horrible crash there as well. The following are the top 6 motocross riders and racers that currently hold the most number of wins in the AMA Motocross and Supercross Championships: 1. Perhaps you’ve heard of Answer Products, ProTaper handlebars, Atlas neck braces or SixSixOne — all the brainchildren of Eddie. Ihow could he not be the best though, his number is one. Johnson's hard riding and come from behind feats were outstanding. Today, Fox Factory has re-entered the motocross business with its line of shocks and fork kits. Before JT, racers were happy to just get free gear. And with Jim Pomeroy before before them the top American rider was trying to not get laped, If I have to explain, you are not an mx'er. The 1971 AMA 500 National Champion’s career came to an end when he suffered an eye injury at the 1973 Luxembourg GP. Fierce competitor beyond compare. It was down to just four races, and it lost its biggest race—the annual Superbowl of Motocross—to the new stadium motocross tour. Ward was one of the best riders I have ever seen 20+ yrs racing in new england. Lars’ true forte was demonstrating the capabilities of the weirdly different Husqvarna two-strokes to a generation of American riders raised on big British singles. Many of the riders listed here, and some that are not, had fantastic amateur careers … He can ride outside his limits without crashing, he was the most physically fit rider of his day, hardest working, does not give up, has style and talent for miles, and seems to be genuinely kind and humble. (1) Nakayama designed the YZ400, which was turned into the CNC-machined works bikes that Doug Henry and Andrea Bartolini raced in 1997. Jeff Ward ruled the 80's like McGrath ruled the 90's and Charmichael does now. But, if winning doesn’t change a sport, what did Hannah do? It may sound like peanuts now, but it was the beginning of gear contracts that today reach the $1,000,000 mark. What is Eddie’s secret for making his companies into massive success stories? Jan 3, 2014 - Explore Wade Thomas's board "70's Dirtbikes", followed by 101 people on Pinterest. His victory in his first ever GNCC is still the talk of legend. Lars was a leading International-Six-Day-Trials (ISDT) rider during the 1960s and 1970s. The former Grand Prix racer and ISDT Gold Medalist packed his bags and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the victim of bad business deals. He was the perfect mix of promoter, enthusiast and carnival barker. And the air shock is making a comeback on all fronts. At one point in ATK’s production life, the American-made motorcycle company was the sixth largest offroad motorcycle manufacturer in America. This bike became the ATK 406 two-stroke. He is best remembered for becoming the first rider to lap the Isle of Man TT course at more than 60,70 and 80mph although it took him 12 years to win his one and only TT race, the 1934 Lightweight 250cc. A great shame he turned to road racing. On weekends! It appears Ryan Dungee has been doing more than just eating his Wheaties! Love to watch him race. Beat Stewart hands down at the 06 Des nations and didn't really have to try in my opinion the only guys who could run with Everts. That's just my opinion. Donnie’s reputation as a wild man has often been overstated, but not by Donnie. Don Jones will be seen by motocross historians as the Smokey Yunick of motocross: a genius with a wrench. These events particularly the trial events could be over a number of days, to test the ability of the rider. Ricky Carmichael #1, Jeremy McGrath #2 James Stewart #3 Ryan Villopoto #4 And Chad Reed is Awesome. SEVEN / 7! Ryan pick up the bike late in his years and rode like he’s been riding Since he was 7. Donnie Emler, best known as “Uncle Donnie” to the faithful, can rightfully be considered the founding father of the motocross hop-up business. He road on the fastest bike every made! Doug was both the hardest working and nicest guy in motocross. And, as silly as it may seem, they have compatriots in the world of motocross. As a major player in Torsten Hallman Original Racewear (a company that is now known as THOR), Larsson built the first successful motocross apparel company in the USA. The traditional telescopic fork, with its simplistic drilled damper rod and 32mm fork legs, was ill-equipped to handle the rapid increase. They are tremendous athletes and highly-skilled. He has over come many things and a lot of people underrate him and talk crap about him but he doesn't let that pull him back he still tries his hardest every time and does an amazing job! He has one. People said he was boring to watch because he wasn't throwing the bike sideways all the time. Born on November 27, 1979 in Florida, Ricky Carmichael holds the top spot with 150 total wins. Before Ted Moorewood had the vision of a National Minicycle Championship, minicycles were just a minor part of the American motocross scene. Husqvarna like many motorcycle manufacturers began producing bicycles in the late 19th century, but the company was originally founded in 1689 on the Swedish King’s command for a weapons factory, near the town of Huskvarnain Sweden manufacturing muskets. Bob decided that he could build a better shock and, in 1974, introduced the first single-pressure Fox Airshox. Hard to tell how many titles he would have won if he hadn't got taken out with the wrist injury. Today, 34 years after his last Grand Prix, which he won, DeCoster is still the sport’s greatest ambassador and leads the KTM team in his 70s. Geoff took the idea and went to Bob Baptiste, who created the original fox head logo for $300. I've seen the guy dislocate his shoulder on a bail, relocate it HIMSELF and get bike on and keep riding. Although Bob would eventually split apart from his brother Geoff’s company and form his own respective company (Fox Factory), Bob’s tinkering did put the name Fox on the map. Sorry RC, never got that one and that is just fine! Steve’s company, Simons Incorporated, developed the suspension parts that Brad Lackey used to win the 1982 500 World Championship. He didn’t invent a widget that changed the sport. That happened by accident. Mitch’s Team Peak was the first team to have full support from an outside sponsor (Peak Antifreeze), the first privateer team to color-coordinate its equipment to enhance the sponsorship package. In 1969 Geoff Fox moved his family from Wisconsin to Northern California to teach physics at Santa Clara University. He was the sport’s face, winning five Motocross World Championships and peaking a record of 36 500cc Grand Prix wins. “I have no engineering degrees, so I consider myself to be a designer — actually more of a product development manager.”. If you read the history books, you would find that ten different people can lay claim to being the first to split the atom. When he doesn’t like the way something is done, he jumps in and does it better — like his willingness to run his own KTM-backed race team. Every top current motocrosser has multiple amatuer championships; not Dungey. It pained Tom to see the company he built fail, but he had already moved on. Jul 25, 2017 - Collection of 1970s Motocross Photos. Dave laughs off the criticism. Plus winning a cool million dollars at the monster cup in Vegas! One of the most consistent riders of all time. He should be idolized as the father of Supercross, but he isn’t. Sadly, Eyvind passed away one week before he was to be inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame. It was a totally new motorcycle segment — that benefited the industry and the consumer. He got me interested in motorcross 450. “When you think that you can do a better job at something than someone else, then you just do it.”. He rides with confidence. Rick Johnson, Broc Glover, Marty Tripes, Brian Myerscough, Heikki Mikkola, Kent Howerton, Georges Jobe, David Bailey, Donny Hansen, Ron Lechien, Johnny O’Mara, Jim Gibson, Chuck Sun, Scott Burnsworth, Jeff Ward and Danny Laporte. No more needs to be said. The 70s were off the back of the bike and loose but Bailey refined that and bought in techniques that are still used throughout the world today. Once Ted and partner Ron Hendricksen started the National Minicycle Association (now called the National Motosport Association), minicycle racing became a major portion of the motocross lexicon. You have to remember back in the 1970 era, There were a lot of awesome Motocross racers that didn't have the equipment they have today. By far the nicest and in my opinion what he did after his back injury, is the best motocross rider there is again that is my opinion... Had a chance to watch him and John Dowd at Dowd's practice track in West Springfield Massachusetts simply awesome. The sport exploded. Mitch Payton’s career as the number one desert racer ended in a ravine 38 years ago — but not his racing career! Valentino Rossi Motocross Riders Moto Cross Off Road Racing Vintage Motocross The Golden Years Dirtbikes Vintage Bikes Street Bikes. Eli is a Supercross Superstar! The flying freckle was one of my all time favorite's. This piece of history features one of the most famous Motocross fans/riders in the history of the sport. “A little part of me feels proud that I was at least a small part of American motocross,” says Lars. In 1974, Geoff’s newly established mail order business, now named Moto-X Fox, was born in a 1500-square-foot machine shop. He fought for every cent. He struggles with consistency, but when he is on his game no one can touch him. Steve not only agreed to appear in “On Any Sunday,” but to finance it. He has also won too many races to list, with multiple championships and a X-games Gold medal. My idol got a lot of respect for this guy he's the one I look up to when I'm told I'm a girl I can't ride and he gets me across the line first he's the reason I go to nationals and wolds I got a lot of respect for him. They win races, earn championships and then disappear, leaving in their wake a few lines in the record books, but no lasting contributions. In fact, his only connection to racing was that he was Danny LaPorte’s tax advisor. I raced a yz 250 in 1980 and lived and dreamed of riding like himHe rode when you had to be a real man to ride those bikes, not like kids today with the latest suspension that floats over everything. All told, the Flying Freckle finished top ten in the supercross series eight times in the decade only missing out in 1980 and ’81. Who really gets the credit? In number of wins, consecutive wins, etc., he was the man until he retired. The end…until the next genius comes along. “I stopped racing professionally in 1981,” says Troy. Greatest Motocross Riders of All Time 10. In 1966, Dye flew World Champion Torsten Hallman over to race a handful of select American races. Being smart, aggressive and entrepreneurial is. If you were there you would understand. During this period, Eyvind discovered that he had as much fun working on his bike as riding it (and he rode very well). Yes, there are many and we all have our favorites because motocross history goes back quite a few years. His racing accomplishments are remarkable. He is the best motocross role model. The success of his frame kits led Horst to design and build his own motorcycle brand — ATK. See more ideas about motocross, vintage motocross, vintage bikes. Eventually Geoff’s belief in expanding Grand Prix Cycles’ mail order business conflicted with his partners’ ideas of opening more dealerships. Joel Robert. He would travel across America with a troop of fellow riders, putting on stunt shows to thousands of people at a time. Among the earliest records, the history of motocross racing is quite varied. In the annals of American motocross, only one man can lay claim to have single-handedly developed a series of important offroad motorcycles for not only the consumer but several major corporations. Those of us lucky enough to share the track with the Hurricane know that the riders that dominated during the late 70's and early 80's were in a class by themselves. Sadly americans know very little about motocross outside of US, that's why he is not up there. Don bought a failed motorcycle brand, changed the name to Ammex, and started building his own bikes. Starting with the lowly Yamaha DT-1, Don cut the frames in half, molded new gas tanks, tore the engines apart, and when he was done, Yamaha had a viable race bike — the first YZ. The idea for the plastic motorcycle fender came to Preston after the aluminum front fender on his Maico broke off. Mitch Payton has done things that no one else in motocross history has ever done. Hard to compare back then and the more modern time. Mike Goodwin is the father of Supercross. 2nd in all time supercross wins only behind Jeremy McGrath. We’re definitely selling to the Porsche-type guys, and it trickles down to every little piece that we make.”. Tom raced from 1969 until 1975 against some of the greatest dirt trackers of all-time, including Kenny Roberts, Mert Lawwill, Dave Aldana and Gene Romero. Without Simon’s design ideas the modern motorcycle would be severely limited by its suspension design. Bashers, haters, they're everywhere. Extremely accurate and smooth riding style, A thinking rider too. Danny was so impressed that he told Broc Glover about Stevenson’s financial wizardry; Broc told Rick Johnson, who told Ron Lechien, and the next thing you know the sport’s first “super agent” was born, although don’t call him that. Template:Expand list This is a partial list of notable current and former motocross riders, many of whom have competed in the World Championships, National Championships and supercross competitions. Villopoto is not one of my favorite racers, but in my eyes the best. Not Hannah. The next year, 1967, Dye brought over Torsten Hallman, Arne Kring, Joel Robert, Roger DeCoster, Dave Bickers, Lars Larsson and Ake Johnson. FMF’s Donnie Emler is one of those guys. By their titles, victories and podiums achieved and because of their meaning for Motocross. The success of Edison Dye’s traveling circus convinced him that America needed a professional motocross series, which led Dye to form the Inter-Am (International-American) motocross series. Anyone who gave them trouble was dropped, and salaries were capped at what the team managers wanted to pay. Jeremy was winning everything when the sport was still younger, I grew up watching him dominate everything, and that was when the field was stacked with mains full of talent like Jeff Emig, Mike Kiedrowski, Mike LaRocco, the list goes on. To enhance their interest in four-stroke racing, Tom decided to put his company’s weight behind both the World Four-Stroke and World Veteran Championships. John changed the way riders thought about the gear they wore. Boyer began working for Scott USA on the most revolutionary motocross boot of all time — the original Scott plastic motocross boot. I’d love to include Canadian Motocross and Arenacross, but those records are quite hard to come by. R.V. Scott Boyer was the chief architect of the Scott Boot, plastic chest protector, Roll-Offs system and oversized aluminum handlebar. • The rider must have qualified for an AMA Supercross or an AMA Motocross national. That and Hangtown OG were my favorite Nor Cal tracks at the time although I did more racing and riding at the OG Sets Point Motocross tracks including riding the track that was used at the USGP that year! This guy was on top and won every title. Scott was happy to work in the ski industry, but the constant traveling wore on him, so he took up motorcycling as a hobby. Cairoli is excellent and a true champ. More than half a century has passed since then, and Kawasaki has amassed countless victories in both road racing and off-road racing. The skills that got them to the top in racing aren’t needed in business. The unsung heroes of motocross are the engineers who design the bikes we ride (with nothing more than an idea and a number-2 pencil). No one else can make the same claim. On the sand, as americans like, he won fantasticly! He was tough and determined and as an older rider, beat Bob Hannah straight up multiple times. “Before that I was racing full-time and painting helmets in my garage in my spare time, but the painting got to be a full-time job.”, Push came to shove for Troy; it was either a career as a journeyman Pro racer or helmet painter. Bob had an uncanny ability to push himself beyond the bikes limit and not crash. Mentally he was focused to win like no other. Don Jones was the man responsible for fixing that. From 1976 until 1984, virtually every fast rider was under their tent. Even making it to the pros is amazing, let alone being at the top of his sport. The only rider to come to America, win and win often. My favourite rider because puts in effort and knows what he wants because he studies so he knows what he needs to be a master bike rider like he is now go CHAD REED! The then-28-year-old Lange employee was their go-to-guy. JT was in the right place at the right time to take advantage of the shift from leather pants to nylon pants, and while John Gregory doesn’t take credit for the transition, he does take credit for making it happen in the USA, by having his lawyers threaten to sue the AMA. He was one of the greatest of his times and regarded as one of the top 10 greatest motocross riders of all time. (4) Every other motorcycle company borrowed a page from Nakayama’s playbook and built race-ready four-strokes based on his overall engine designs. From 125's to the 500's the guy could just flat out ride. If you were in his shoes would you like it if someone said something like that to you? Although not a racer by any means, Dye decided that he would import these unusual two-stroke motocross bikes to America. That first minicycle would eventually lead them to popularize the hop-up business for XR50s, CRF150s, TT-R125s and KLX110s. Troy then expanded into the gear business, a bold move for someone so recognized in one specific faction of the industry. Always tells it like it is wether you like it or not. Know the history of your sport before you vote Emig and Henry above this guy (anyone else remember how elated Emig was to beat Mac in the last supercross of 1996; to which Mac had won every previous race? He was the only outside innovator to collect royalties from every major motorcycle manufacturer. None of the other Supercross riders have done that. Modern minicycle racing, at Ponca City, World Mini, Mini O’s and Loretta, owe their existence to the enterprising mind of Ted Moorewood. Bob and Jeff were both eggheads, physicists and mathematicians. Don and the clan then moved to Honda and did the same thing. He is one of the more fit riders out there he is one of my favorite he beats all the competition, there ever was. Jusstin has had some great races very good rider! First, he took over the management of the Husqvarna/Suzuki School of Motocross at Carlsbad Raceway. Thank you Jeremy, I bought a lot of tickets to watch you kick ass. Roger DeCoster was a dominant rider in motocross. MXA TECH SPEC: FORK-OIL HEIGHT IS THE MAGIC BULLET, BIKES YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE: 1973 PENTON MUDLARK 125 ENDURO, MXA HEAD-TO-HEAD SHOOTOUT VIDEO: 2021 HONDA CRF450 VS. HUSKY FC450, BEST OF JODY’S BOX: THE MOTHER LION APPROACH TO RACING, IT’S HERE! He never gave up and kept believeing in him self. DeCoster is generally recognized as the best-known racer in the first 50 years of the sport. Especially in the 2000s when dirty stewart would do everything to run him off the track including running into him and Chad just gave it right back. Coster’s expertise, achievements, and excellence in the sport led to him been dubbed “The man.” It was a marvel of ingenuity, with its backwards-facing brake pedal, countershaft rear brake, single-sided/no-link rear suspension, airbox in the gas tank and snorkel intake system. Before Preston Petty came on the scene, offroad motorcycles had metal fenders. Riders used to ride for free clothes, while the apparel companies were making more money and selling more product than today!”. He took a privateer team and won endless AMA National Championships. It’s clear now that Troy made the correct decision. Eddie sold Answer Products at the height of its motocross and mountain bike fame, but instead of fading into obscurity, he started SixSixOne and it grew in leaps and bounds in just a few short years. We I'll know if that means breaking bones. It’s true. Joel Robert - the REAL GOAT! He is the eldest of all the motorcycle racer in the list above. Preston Petty was a brilliant inventor (and an amazingly talented racer). # ...more. Did you know a physicist started one of the biggest motocross gear companies on the planet? Don, like Tony, was a domineering father who called the shots and wouldn’t take any guff. They looked like a team, dressed like a team and acted like a team — in startling contrast to the patchwork quilt of egos on the other teams. How did it come about? Worth every penny. But better yet is The GOATS most respected competitor. First person to double backflip, first person to tandem backflip, he landed a backflip with 3 people on his bike.. Not only is his company making motocross gear and racing helmets (mountain bike and motocross), but runs one of the strongest race teams in the USA — in both motocross and Supermoto. Legend! Ward is up there with Johnson - so perhaps it is a toss up. Not Bob Hannah. “I always try to offer a high-quality and race-proven product. 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