THE TRUE STORY OF RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2005 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE
RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
There’s gonna be a party, you just have to decide which one you want to go to — we suggest Andy Jefferson’s
Dave Arnold always knew that I wanted to be a factory mechanic and said, “Hey, we could use you. I have an opening for a mechanic. Would you really be interested?”
“Ricky Carmichael single-handedly made me hate motocross. I gave him a run for his money, but like everybody else I fell short.”
We chose to build a Chad Reed Replica to honor his accomplishments without any concern for how well he did in the 2018 AMA Supercross season
His ankle, his bike and his night, what he’ll be working on & why the tough part is over
Ricky’s rocky start on the RM-250
On Chad Reed, the AMA & looking for a seat at the table
A look into the future and squeezing stuff in
By John Basher PHOTO OF THE WEEK Last week I hopped on a jet plane bound for the Netherlands. It wasn’t one of those “Yes Man” type moments, but instead a purposeful trip to tour the Twin Air and Moto-Master facilities. I had a great time taking in the sights (windmills) and sounds (pressing […]
MARK VALCORE MECHANIC, ROCKSTAR MAKITA SUZUKI STARTING POINT: “When Suzuki needed a guy in-house to work practice bikes and test bikes, they called me up; I’ve been there ever since. I did the test bikes and practice bikes for Ricky Carmichael, and I would go to the races and help Mike Gosselaar and Tony Berluti out. Then, Ryan Dungey asked me to work for him in ’08 and ’09. I wrenched for Jake Moss in 2010 and now Brett Metcalfe.” THE JOB: “My job is to just keep the bike going. We tear it down every w…
By John Basher PHOTO OF THE WEEK Check out Cole Seely’s trajectory over the Unadilla Skyshot jump during the second practice session. Photo: John Basher MINI-VIEW: MIKE GOSSELAAR Mike and Ryan during less stressful times – before the start of the first moto at Unadilla. By now you’ve heard all about Ryan Dungey’s […]