James Stewart Interview
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | 1:05 PM
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PrintOur colleague Steve Matthes was hosting his PulpMX.com show last night when James Stewart cold called in himself to discuss his new Suzuki deal. Matthes had been lining up a Racer X Podcast with JS7, but pretty much anything you'd want to ask him was asked right here on the Pulp show.
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Excited to have him back outside, but it a cautious optimism. He chose the zook, out of all the other bikes...period. This is it, no more excuses. Like reed said..."its time to go" That said, there is a tremendous amount of pressure. If he goes out and doesn't contend, he's done. He can't live with being a second tier rider. Curious to see how he handles the pressure.
Seems very humbel, great intervieu. Ridding with no contract!! It does not start till 2013.
really good interview! racing outdoors for no money! just gets a bike and a ride to the race. No pressure for him from what he says. I just got one thing to say.
Thanks for coming back outdoors, I can't freak-in wait!
Great personality in the interview. I sincerely hope he doesn't decide to stop racing outdoors because hes not ready midway through the season.
Since he is riding outdoors, basiclly for free and to get the bike ready for 2013, i promise not to BASH talk or TYPE a single bad word about JS.
Very good interview.I dont see where people think James is an a-hole.....His comments about Reed were spot on......Now in Reeds defense, when Reed said " Sack up and start your own team"....I think Reed was kissing his own ass than bagging on Stew..Those were the options Reed had and James is in the same situation...things were not working..., however, the difference is, none of the factory teams wanted to deal with Reed....and Reed has stated that many times....that is what caused him (Reed) to look in the mirror and change his attitude and start his own team and it has worked out for him....Stew was working with Factory Yoshimara/Suzuki before he signed with JGR....so he had options....Reed HAD to start his own team or go home.....If James wanted too, he could start his own team.....but he doesnt need too....
Hard to knock him after this. Truth or not, he answered a lot of questions so far. Now on to the racing part.
Don't kid yourself Stewart is riding for free. Red Bull, Nike, Answer, Bell, and on and on pay him plenty to be out there. Stewart is probably if not top 3 in not the highest paid guy out there. Either way it's nice to see this deal done and having him compete MX.
That didn't come out right but you know what I mean.
That was a really good interview!! It wont change a thing for some people who don't like the guy, but you get answers to just about everything you could wonder about the new deal AND the old one!! He just admits what i thought all along, he just can't win consistently with the current (yamaha) situation, and he addresses the fast practice and heat race wins and it makes sense, he says he was feeling like the guy who now had to rely on someone else crashing for him to do well. The J-bone deal is explained and it appears Coy was right in what he did there. He says riding the new bike reminds him of how it use to feel and it's like learning all over again, says the bike "tracks like no other he's ridden....but he CLEARY says that he might find out in 2 weeks that it was just him, and is not predicting he will go out and start winning right away, partially because he gives RD a ton of credit as competition!! MXDN??? He said if he earns it he would love to be picked for it!! Sorry for re-posting so much of what was said, but this was a very good, humble and honest interview....yes, this from a fan...i'm sure his doubters will have a different opinion!! Still worth listening too for anybody though!!
Great interview ...Now we will see if it was the bike or not ( i know it was ) and we all can agree that having him for the outdoors will make things more interesting.
I will admit that I thought he was done. I was in agreement with those that had the opinion he was a bit arrogant with some of his comments and the way he throws money around.(yes, he earned it and can do as he pleases with it) but this is good. Real good. Could-should gain a ton of respect back. That can't hurt anything. This is good for him and our sport. Outdoors will be interesting. Keep your focus JS7 and prove you still have it. Hope you stay healthy have no issues and make a comeback. Time is running out!
very good interview
His get out card, was we are just going to race no pressure!!!Outdoors 2012 will be R&D work for 2013 Supercross.
That being said there will be a lot of Hype which is always good for any sport.
I hope he will stay in 1 piece all season and make it a race to the end.Enough of these series being over with 3 or 4 races left.
He got big money to ride anyway you look at it. Nobody rides for free excepts you and I !!!!!!!!!!!
Good Luck Outdoors 2012
I love a divorce !!!!!!!!!!! the tribal dance around the most intimate questions. NOTHING WAS EVER SAID HERE ABOUT JGR!!!!! We are just to starved for something here.The guy for almost 50 minutes said basically nothing,except we now know that he will be on the gate for round 1. That's a good thing...... It niece to see he can ride on a smooth rolled track of his own choice.You and I would own that too if that was our house!! Lets just see what unfolds under the rigors of the competition. Good Luck James
Everybody has only so many mulligan's !!!
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
@Deadmau5,, So now your bashing him because if his video taken on his own track ??? So sorry that wasnt good enough for you... I'm sure you could go that fast if it was your home track,, hahahaha...
I will say right up front, at the risk of some negative press from the pro-negative lot. One can gain a hell of a lot more information from a candid interview in 30min then one could gain from reading the message boards from those who think they know more about James Stewart (or anybody for that matter) than James Stewart.
I get the feeling after 30 minutes of eaves dropping in on the Matthes conversation/interview that somebody really wants to set the record straight with not only his fanbase but, more importantly himself. The cat even admitted he is riding on his own dime (minus a bike, parts, autograph pens etc) until one click after midnight December 31, 2012. Not that he will be looking for spare change between motos or anything quite that drastic. But, I have to honestly say, " I have an entirely new perspective to go on having spent 30 plus, with James and his (trick) phone.
All joking aside, I look forward to his, "Big Yellow Taxi" on the starting gate at Hangtown come May 19th.
Give credit where credit due, and do not rely on smoke and mirrors from some who have a dull axe to grind on the message boards of life. I refuse to fall prey to negativity and those who thrive on it's inherent ignorance.
Very informative interview Steve...
Man I could barely hear the interview with all that static going on- kinda like a radio station thats not tuned in so properly. Sounds like shit- anyone else have that problem?
He is probably making 2 or 2 1/2 million (huge guess, others have mentioned this figure) already before throwing a leg over a bike. He would have received that money even if he sat out the outdoors. Doing it for the love of the sport. Sweet.
Yes it only took Watson,Mathes THE WHOLE interview to figure that out!!! Go figure.
The audio version of the story has and will always hold more weightwater
I guess @ Deadmau5 his ears must have failed him!!! Miserably
Lets just see if the little Joker can throw down one more time
Worst audio ever! Was JS stacking his money while doing this interview on his bluetooth headset?
I think JS7 will finally get a championship under his belt this year.
Those who say "its not the bike... its not the bike..." is actually wrong.
Ofcourse JGR can fix the suspension and engine, but I dont think they can change the chassie off the bike. I personally came from a YZF250 to a RMZ250 and its very diffrent to ride. The suzuki rides much lower and composed.
Which you can see when you look at JS7s videos aswell.
Wow, way to go Stewart fans. "Show up in a truck and F'n take dungey out"! Weege, at least pre-screen these idiots!
@caseypons ....no disrespect but i can imagine you typing in a top hat and tuxedo...as for the interview , that was some painfully terrible audio...but his 'explanations' answered most fans and haters concerns....now please just go ride the bike ..and (in my best caseypons) "try to avoid excessive dirt napage while throttling upward as seen sufficent sir"......
@tonewall; Funny, but I never wondered what you (ever) wear. Likewise on the (no) disrespect.
uneasy_rider...a true anti-JS guy, listens to a good 50 minute interview and can only comment on one dude who called in!! Likewise with "what_the"......only commenting on the audio!! It must have been pretty good if thats all you've got!! Haha
James said it best- it was NOT the bike, its a good bike, it was me. I didn't jive with the bike. He didn't like the honda, Chad didn't like the Kawi, RV didn't like the 2011 Kawi. Different riders have different riding styles that fit the different bikes.
I hope he stays up and healthy
This podcast makes SX/MX seem small time.
Was like high schoolers talking and cussing about nothing.
These industry guys will kiss JS anytime, anyplace, anywhere.
But will Stewy sack up? That is the question ....
if it was the bike then I can't imagine anyone buying a yamaha anymore, they better redesign the bike real fast !!!!!, OR they will have a massive inventory of unsold bikes !!! And they will wonder why the bikes haven't sold......
James will do very well in my opinion....BUT i am concerned for the other riders he will likely injure.....
This is the exact problem with message boards. Everyone makes up their own facts about a riders situation, based on their own personal hate or love for a rider, and make their own opinion of what is going on behind the scenes without any real clue what is going on. This interview clarifies, even to a small part, what the deal was and what he was facing, not only this year, but from previous years riding the Nationals, etc.. For some people this was a great interview, answered a lot of questions that we sort of had an idea of, but for the true haters it will not. And I say whatever, its their ignorance.
AGMAN, it was an interview, not an interogation. So what questions did they not ask him that needed to be asked?
James will do just fine, he has all the talent, we have seen it! He was crazy fast outdoors last time we saw him ride it full time, however, its been awhile ..Glad he is out there because he wants to be.... like him or not the summer just got a little more interesting....Sadly,The Firecracker is hurt and has to watch as The Gambler will try and run with The Locomotive....AAAhhhhhh The Great Outdoors
What about the Y'S { I dont mean yamaha either}.
Decoster left Why ?? Money or didn't like the Yoshimura Suzuki formula or Japan Plan Man,Restructuring wouldn't give him the couple of years he wanted{ No loyalty on brands end }.
Dungy left Why just because No Roger ??? Maybe? Bike maybe ? Money
Gosselar left Why?? follow Dungy, Hierarchy at Yoshimura Suzuki game plan on the bike because, Mike Webb or because all gooses buds left
I thought Suzuki had no money they were restructuring
They kept Metcalf for peanuts and maybe he would get top 10 finishes!!!!
Lee McCollum has been there for over 20 yrs Pastrana, Ezra,L.Ward,Stroup, disappointing, Izzi, others not mentioned
How soon we all forget why,Thats Corporate America for you, downsizing....
We may have to look hard backwards to see forwards !!!! Maybe, just saying!!!!
@Motohead279 - nice to hear a voice of reason and common sense pop up now and then. Very true comment. Well said.
I agree with you motohead, just didn't like the way they (professional journalist) conducted themselves. There is a right way of doing interviews.
I would never "Sack up" with people Swinging on my nutsack.
Somebody could get hurt.
@Motohead279; Nice to know somebody else could hear over the (trick) phone beside me...
Well put!
@ Everyone
James stewart sounds like he is in the bathtub or something, listen to the water splash at 29:45. Lol
Its the bike CP377 didn't like the bike.I'm glad James will race.I'm not a fan but I'm glad he's there.I think it might take him a few races to get the outdoor rust off.I feel he will win races.
Hangtown we will see if its man or machine that's his words I thought that was awesome him saying that
fast ridders ride fast..... if you cant make a fine tune to your ridding style to a factory bike that is sculpted to you is a bit hard to belive.
This interview was set up by JS7s camp to sway the fans to think that everything that James has done is great for the fans and the sport. How in the world could this have been good for JGR!! He has made the bike and the team look like garbage. Mattis is doing nothing but doing everything he can to help James so he can get more interviews period! Every team James has raced for wish they never met him, how could anyone believe he is not about the money after he just quit a team he signed a 3 year contract with on a bike that he just said 4or 5 times that it is a bike he can not jell on. If James would do a interview with a reporter that has integrity and does't agree to only ask approved questions this interview could easily tell the truth. My god how could anyone believe JS7 is doing this for the love of the sport! This guy has been paid more to do so little for the last 3 years and now its for the fans and the sport. I just lost respect for Mathis but it is Kenny that I would think wouldn't be the guy to support this prefabricated garbage. The Stewart fans are so in love with this dude that they let him crap on them again and again and as soon as he makes a change and leaves all his carnage behind him they are right back on board. These teams are a business and Stewart has gone through them like Bernie Madoff!! Shame on you Mathis for selling out and supporting this fraud! If JS7 didn't want to except a check he didn't deserve than he wouldn't have been paid since SX 2009.
The Red Bull contract is probably worth more than RV's base salary with Kawasaki. I'd say he makes about $1.5 million from sponsors before there is any talk of a contract with a team. FOX was paying RJ $100,000 to wear their gear 25 years ago.
Between Red Bull (about a mil a year) Nike, Answer, Bell, OAKLEY...... Riding for free.........? No freaking way. So no win bonuses and no title bonus if he wins MX 2012? Yeah ok, anyone want to buy a bridge I got for sale?
@TWK1
So I take it you dont like!! was it Slime or Yellow??
TWK1 - I didn't read your whole post, but I'm pretty sure what Motohead279 said applies to you.
Even while struggling the last couple years, James has done a lot for the sport. There is a reason why media types still like James, besides having mad skills and being a true competitor, he is also a pretty decent human being.
The last time JS raced a full outdoor series was in 2008. That was the last year they groomed the track between moto's.
Good luck JS...I am now a fan of every rider on the track and can't wait to see them shut him down.
Mathes He will allways be a liberal weenie
Seriously Matthes, I can't recall ever hearing a bigger suck up! That's NOT bein a real journalist. I'm embarrassed for you.
No doubt JS will be a contender if he stays healthy. (hopefully those he races with remain healthy)
Would have been nice to not have all the questions pre greased for the out and a little less gushing over someone who has disrespected the sport on so many levels. Why not ask him why he doesn't show up at the races when you see guys like Canard and Reed hobbling around bein real ambassadors. Reed was even up is Seattle signing and takin pictures with fans, bein a real decent guy.
Yeah..... don't ask any questions that may make him uncomfortable.... sounded like a guy tryin to get a date!
Why do some of you spend time listening, reading, and posting comments about an athlete whom you are so biased against. It is one thing to present a different point of view, but most of you are just hating.
It is weird, a sure sign of weakness and low self-esteem. Utterly lame.
Hey Mathes remember when you were at my house and we kept seeing this plane circling Cleveland at a lower than normal altitude and then it went east of my house towards Pittsburg I'm the one the posed the real hard question,Remember I said I think that plane is in trouble something about that whole situation just didn't see or seem kosher,guess what we all know now what it was in Shanksville PAdate was 9- 11,2001 your only remarks were " Na I don't really see what you are getting all worked up over" I bet at that moment I could count 44 people who gave a rats ass. No make that 45 put me in there also. Knucklehead !!!! HOW SOON THEY FORGET
http://www.google.com/search?q=shanksville+crash&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS450US451&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8u-pT5ysJoOi8QS63LniDw&ved=0CGEQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=672
I understand that Steve works for Racer X and they own MX sports which means that having JS7 racing outdoors is worth a few hundred thousand to MX sports so I'm sure that he would lose his job if he reported the absolute truth. I am a huge MX fan and have raced mx my whole life. So when I listen to an interview that is designed to put a positive spin on a very negative situation I feel that it is important that the casual fan is not duped into believing the deceptive ways PR people go about tricking fans things that are not true. First off, how could anyone think that it was good for JGR to hire JS7 and waist a full season and destroy the credibility of the bike and program and spend millions to do that! Second, for James to say its not about the money and its about his fans is a joke. Since after sx 2009 JS7 has raced about 35 SX races and no outdoors. When you consider that one outdoor race is equal to about 3 sx races for time on the bike. So at the very most JS7 has been racing about 20% of the racing and getting paid at least 3x as much as anyone racing 100% of the racing. So when you consider the time on the track he is making around 15x the money that the champions are making for the same seat time! So how is that not only about the money? I can guarantee you that JGR was not going to be sending him a check for not racing this summer. I would like to hear that from JGR. If he cared about the fans at all, he would have been racing MX for the past three years and he has never been a guy that goes to the races while he is hurt to be there for his fans. Stewart is worth so much to the Industry that he takes advantage of everybody and he doesn't get called out on it. So believe what you want but Stewart is making huge money and doing very little to earn it and he don't give a rats a$$ about the fans and he only sucks up to them each time he goes to a new team after he has left his last team in carnage. So the next time he tells everyone that it is not about the money and it is about the fans you might want to think about what he has really done for the past 3.5 years!
@B-KR .... Ha,ha, good post... Even if suzuki is not paying any base salary... All the personal sponsors stewie has is just mind boggling why of why they pay him this much??
I seriously doubt he will not get any win bonus's... Am sure behind the scenes there must be something... But... You will have to give it to suzuki.. They seized the opportunity, because Metcalf, did not do much in SX... And betting everything on him this coming MX series... Was also a suicidal move...
@TWK1... Why get so upset on how much he's earning? It's still peanuts compared to other so called athletes earn... Look at F1... Hell, look at Golf... Or something similar.. Motogp... (Rossi's contract at Ducati is just shameless waste of money.. )What they earn, in a year is what a RV, RD & Stewie will earn in lifetime.... And do they do much? Hell no!
TWK1, you absolutely hate James, we understand. Its sad that you can hate someone so much and it really shows, its very sad. Did he not give you his goggles once? It is also so cool that you have the inside scoop on everything, and you know this is all staged. I bet you are into conspiracy theories too. I bet you think we never landed on the moon, and 9/11 was an inside job too. Did you even listen to the interview? Its clear to most of us on here that your points again stem from your hate for him, and your "facts" are based only on your own opinions. Why so much hate? You might want to seek some help. Like I asked someone else, what questions were not asked that you would have liked to be asked? Seriously?
You say he discredited the bike. How? By saying its not a bad bike but didn't suit his style? Have you ever watched inside the moto? Reed talked about his time on the Kawi, and said he hated it, and asked out of his contract more than a year early. He was in the same situation. Have you ever ridden more than one bike brand? Have you ever felt more comfortable on one brand over another? Do you even ride for that matter?
JS is in it for the money? Well DUH, we all work for the money, don't you? Oh thats right, you work for free, I forgot, my bad. You really think he NEEDS to work another day in his life for money? And why hate on him for capitalizing on what he makes why he is able to ride? Did you ever say to your boss "sorry, you are paying me too much, I want to work for less". Let me guess you voted for Obama and his "share the wealth" crap too. If sponsors offer him a certain amount of money, then he has every right to take it. Your comments really only show what a spiteful person you really are. He could save a bunch of orphans from a burning bus, and I bet you would be the first one to post that it was all staged by him to make himself look good. He doesn't care about his fans? What other rider do you know at every round buys dinner for everyone in the resturant that shows up for his meet and greet? What a bast*rd!. And then you go and compare him to Bernie Madoff... really? Now James is in a ponzi scheme? LOL
You said this was a trick to fool the casula fan. First off, this was a RacerX podcast, how many casual fans are really reading up on racerX, rather than true die hard fans, which you say you are. You say you are a "true fan" but I bet you will watch the Nationals this year praying that JS crashes or hurts himself at every race. Thats not a true fan in my book.
@ Diedierlotsyeng Because he is telling everyone that it is not about the money and that is what it always has been about. Also when you think about that there is maybe a 100 racers in the world that make a good living racing motocross it would be nice to use that money to fund 10 riders who actually want to race more than a few times a year. Every time Stewart leaves a team he does these damage control PR interviews that spin it so he always looks like a victim. His fanatical fans always believe his spin and he will continue to keep doing it if nobody exposed what he is really doing. God knows these magazine guys can't and most people in the industry are afraid to talk about it because he is so valuable to the industry. A lot like Tiger, if Tiger shows up for a tournament the TV ad time is worth more than double and he has been performing worse than Stewart for the last 2 years. MC and RC could have both pulled this same crap but both of those guys had way too much integrity to take advantage of the fans and the industry like JS7 has. So when Stewart tells his fans he is racing for them and not the money he couldn't be farther from the real truth, yet his fans buy it every time. How do you think Yamaha feels about JS7 right now? They were paying a big part of his JGR salary and JS7 has single handedly ruined the reputation of the YZ450F and probably cut the sales in half! When Stewart was at Kawasaki he went 24-0 and they didn't even offer him a new contract, he had caused so many problems within the team that it wasn't worth have the FMOP riding for them. That was all after they invested a ton of cash on him through his amateur career. While he was at L/M he talked Mike into firing his partner by promising to buy the team for a big sum and he and he never came up with the cash and quit the team and left it in shambles. He went to JGR and signed a huge 3 year contract and produced poor results and quit midway through the six season and once again caused problems within the team and hurt the credibility of the team and the bike and set them back a year and cost them a lot of money. So when he does an interview and has the balls to say that it worked out good for JGR and it was never about the money I feel that the truth needs to be told because his fans will believe anything he says. Also, I'm no longer involved with the industry and that's the only way the real story can be told because if anyone within the industry was to tell it like it is they would have a good chance of losing their job. All the JS7 fans will rip this apart, but this is an accurate summary of what has happened since 2008 in my opinion.
@TWK1... Interesting post.. Get your point...
The guy (stewie) is defintely doing some damage control... Hey, like most athletes... They realise this is a $$ business after all... A damn shame, but a reality. They are not many riders out there who ride for the love of riding on a pro level... (Maybe a Trey Canard, but that is mainly because the guy is a uber christian, and if given the chance he would give up riding if ever Christ himself asked him to.. But set aside that, he's one of the humblest riders out there... But let's see if JGR will convince him to ride for them in 2013, and we all know what JGR can offer... )
But i do not think yamaha has hurt themselves because of a non performing rider in the form of stewie? The bike is a radical "new" bike, and like some manufacturers like to do.. They try to re-invent the wheel by coming up with some new design blabla just for the sake of (hoping) to sell more bikes... (Over at the MX GP scene, yamaha's are doing very well).. Look at BMW enduro bikes... They hired some high profile riders only for them to resign as their bikes sucked!.. (one of them was a certain David knight )
As for Stewie not being re-offered another contract by Kawi back in 08'.. I remember back then, Stewie was asking a ludicrous high salary... And also a certain M.Fisher who back then was already dickhead, somehow convinced Kawi to invest in newer and most probably way cheaper talent such as RV... (At hindsight, it was THE best decision Kawi ever made)..
But the same thing also happened to RC... The guy pulls off 2x perfect season with Honda.. yet after the 04' season, they decided NOT to renew his contract... And I recall reading as to why, was that the sales of the bikes were not being better because RC was winning all those races... And the only rider who truely contributed in helping sell more bikes, was MC back in the days (At Honda then, 93-96)... However, Honda being typical managed japanese company, they should have NEVER let RC go... Suzuki was smart enough to keep RC on board after his retirement (I believe he still is being paid handsomely by suzuki as a consultant to the brand).
Motohead279 GREAT job calling out TWK1
Teams never ever EVER, throw riders or former riders under the bus. James has claimed Kawasaki never even called him after his 24-0 season, yet he has publicly said he hated the Kawasaki many times. Kawasaki never once responded in any manner, nor should they. Kawasaki was busy shuttling Lechien in and out of rehab and not a word of it ever made it out of the secret inner circle of MX. Not until a few years ago was this known until Ronnie himself revealed it in interviews. Larry Brooks has still not said a word about the issue with James at L&M, which if anyone was ever going to say something bad it would be him and that situation. I think we saw what goes on when J-Bone spoke honestly in an interview and then Coy Gibbs retracted everything he said as if Albrecht was drunk that day. I don't believe the JGR deal was all that amicable, would love to hear what Coy and others talk about honestly with this situation, not what they say to interviewers. As I said before they are just dumb if they were going to pay him the same racing MX or not, and I don't think they are dumb at all. But I also don't expect they will ever contradict James and come out and say he is full of it here or full of it there. Always the high road with these teams. I'm beginning to see James as a pathological liar as he has no issues with saying stuff like Larry is taking family time, or his GPS sensors are clumps of dirt....with a straight face. Now he is claiming that there is no contract until 2013. What on earth would be the purpose behind that? How is that beneficial to Suzuki if he decides to go home after round 4? Why wouldn't they sign him to a 6 month contract and renew for 2013? If they just did sign a contract that begins on Jan 1, why would it not just start right now.....even if it is just for bonuses and no base salary? I guarantee he will be getting win bonuses and title bonus for MX and that he is under contract NOW. Maybe there is ZERO base salary and it is all incentive-laden, but he wouldn't ride without a contract. Imagine, he claims to have negotiated a deal that would pay him to not race with JGR but now he is willing to accept absolutely nothing to race (his claim anyway). The funny thing is all the hangers believe anything he says, and the journalists are too far up his butt to question his ridiculous claims. No one ever even followed up on Larry Brooks and "family time" because they know to question the FMOTP is journalistic suicide as far as access.
I see this a very transparent interview.....If I can't win, then I don't want to play. Sounds like a spoiled brat to me. I also see how he really appreciates his fans as well...I'm not winning right now and I'm "hurt", so I don't want to show up at the races and let those fans, that for some reason love me, talk to me and sign autographs. I race, not for money, but for the love of the sport....unless I can't win, then it's all over. If he can't win on the Suzuki, then it's all over!
@handlebardrager.... leave it up to you to throw out the racist jokes , But do you notice , you are a minority on here , you should be ashamed , of your comments , but its not in your character to be ! what a small little man you are
How can people hear the same exact thing from one source and feel so different about it?
I'm sick of JS myself, but I think this is the best thing for everyone, even though I bleed blue.
All excuses are off the table and he will either be right or wrong, what more could you want?
@tomktm ...Maybe some people on here , hope you crash hard , and are out for a year , fake fans always wish harm to another rider , LOSER COMMENT !
I don't believe i have ever seen such a big group of low life people in one spot before.......TWK1, Dieder whatever yourname is....B-KR, tomktm, Pitbull..... all i have to remember is that you hate him so much but you have to watch him race this summer, i get great satisfaction out of that. All 5 of you in the stupid group can do nothing to stop that...your imbecilic words on here can do nothing to stop that...NOTHING!!!! You are pimples on a gnats a s s on here and you still represent a very small minority in the big picture, ya you make a little noise on this message board but that is so inconsequential!!! Hey tomktm.....you are an idiot, it's pretty clear the deal was that JGR said they could "fix" the Yamaha, that is what they said in the beginning, they have all the goodies to fix the bike and make it work for him....cold hard fact is they couldn't...it was a pretty mature mnove for BOTH sides to realize that neither was going to get what they wanted...JGR saves some money and can move on, JS looks at what would be best for him and moves on.....win fu-king win!! I honestly think you big babies are just secretly bothered by the fact that he just might be on a bike that allows him to get comfortable again and get some confidence back and it just might get him back to winning.....no guarantees, but ooooh wouldn't that just drive you guys to the brink?? I hope it does...damn i hope it does!! Keep spewing your hatred you little men......here's to hoping that unlike some on here who are wishing a rider harm, he actually finds his groove again and you have to listen to podium speeches on a regular basis, and endure all the press that would also go along with any potential JS "comeback"........watching you guys squirm is all i want for!!!!! GOOOOOOOOO BUBBBBAAAAAAAA!! Bring it back!! P.S. Handlebardragger, i would love to stand in front of you while your racist ass made your high schooler comments, you'd stop quick big shot!! Enjoy the summer "Stupid Group"!!! Enjoy the summer!!!!
Yes JS7 said him and the bike didn't jell bit it wasn't the bike !?!? HUH ? That kind of lost me. I know JS7 has that ragged edge style of racing and maybe he wasn't comfortable on the Pirellis . My question is was how long was he testing on the Suzuki ? The interview kinda left me feeling like we aren't really getting all the answers but that's just smart pr by James. JGR won't go out and trash James either bacause they want to still be able to get some up comers to their team. Shorty has said in the past it felt good to get back on the Honda. Aside from his one win he's been placing where he normally places and Dungey hasd 4 wins this year. Yes I know the KTM was improved over last year and if you ever get to ride the factory replica, you'll see why he got 4 wins. Good base bike to tweak to your style, balanced and corners well. No I haven't rode the Yamaha. I wonder if James will let MXA have an interview ? LOL
@not-done-yet... Have you read my posts?? Never wrote I hated the dude called stewie, bubba, or whatever he is called... Some antics of the guys is just bullcrap... And some people voice it through this forum... And whatever their reasons are.. Some have an interesting take... Now those who like calling out names... Isn't that the beauty of the USA... Land of the free to express whatever opinions they have...
I just hope bubba, stewie or whatever he is called hopefully will follow Charlie Sheen's path of being honest to himself and the rest... And screw a couple of hookers or pornstars... Now that should be interesting.. Ha,ha
@nonedoneyet .... ditto !
@HandlebarDragger,, and you tell others they have been "brainwashed." hahahah, what a joke...
rjstreets, rather than say the bike sucked, he said he couldn't ride it to his potential. He explained that it's a small industry and you try not to burn any bridges which is true. The simple fast is that riders are different size, have different riding styles, and ride at different speeds. It just wasn't working for him.
RV superfans, do you really think if he was on the Yamaha he would be having the sucess he is having?
Preston, HandlebarDragger with his racist inuendos is like the idiot pulling up to the stoplight blaring his music so lound that flies drop out of the air, windows down, looking around thinking that everyone is thinking how cool he is, all the while everyone is looking at him thinking what a douche.
I really wonder what the haters will say on the message boards when JS does win some races this year? Will it be, "he didn't win every race" or "he only won by xx amount of seconds"... I know, I know... "he only won becasue RV wasn't out there" ding ding ding. Thats what it will be... count on it.
@ Motohead279.........He will win motos, noone doubts that. The question is if he'll be consistent enough to make it through the series in good standing. Anyone who says he only won because the others aren't there should be ignored, the asterisk stuff is total BS. I'm not a fan of JS but if the 3 year circus stops and he starts posting some results he'll start getting respect again. You guys make it sound like JS is the only one who's ever been bagged on, while JS fans have bagged on Reed ruthlessly for years. Also, why is it JS fans make a point to tell everyone "well we'll see what the haters say when he's winning"? You guys have been saying he's the best rider out there and he's going to dominate all along and he's failed the past 2.5 years. So easy on the "you're gunna eat crow" talk, you guys have been eating crow since 2010.
......and on another note wishing harm on any other rider be it local or one of the top guys is just stupid, probably more offensive than anything else that gets said on here.
Look guys, this polarity around James Stewart will always be there to some extent!! It will not change, there will always be people who really like and support him and people who just never will like him....no biggie!! Over on Transworld in a video interview James himself said "i'm not expecting to go out and win right away, i want to win, but i don't think it is realistic"...he said maybe by midway they can be dialed and he may be in a position to start getting some wins and that he is really doing this to get the bike ready for 2013. That is exactly why some people say he has slipped, because he doesn't ride the outdoors. Well, now he is going to....good move, right? Right!! And nobody screwed anybody over in the JGR deal....IT JUST DIDN'T WORK!! He dsaid himself he walked away from some money and a potential future in car racing..why?? Because he said he still wants to win on motorcycles and the he feels like he was only winning or doing well when somebody else made mistakes, something needed to change. That's pretty honest guys, but some of you hate so much that you just can't find it in yourself to accept that he is choosing to race motorcycles...and wants to win.....the exact stuff some of you b it ch at him for apparently NOT wanting to do. You say if he would just commit to racing he might get some respect back, so he makes the decision to put SX/MX first and you still try and find fault....i don't get it......it's like somebody said, some of you will complain about him regardless!! I don't know, this back and forth just gets old after awhile...live and let live, and ENJOY THIS SPORT and those who choose to participate!! The more talent out there, the better the racing....let it be!!
@retardcross ... I have been involved in this sport my whole life , and never have i seen a rider get bagged on like JS ever , Reed not even close , Spent my entire amateur days Racing with my best friend , who is black , and the only black guy in the district , went through C , B and A class with him , before he turned pro , with only minor racial incidents , but now with all of the Media , access , Hillbilly Keyboard Warriors can spout off all they want , without ever having to face that person ! A Coward can easily type ! It takes a real man to go face to face , got that handlbardragger , BKR , and all of you other Cowards ....Hey he will be outside this year , why dont some of you wait in the long autograph line to tell him how you feel !
@ Preston........You've never seen someone get bagged on as hard as him, but he has brought it on to himself through his decisions and behaviour the past few years. There's reasons people turned on him and doubt him. To those that actually dislike him because of his race, well they have hated him since the beginning I'm sure and that's pathetic. Motocross has never had such a circus brought to it before by one of the top riders, that's what has blown up everything surrounding him. He turned into a hyped up sell-out who became all about show and less about go and the grass roots that made him who he is. Him buying dinner for his fans isn't a feel-good gesture, it's a PR stunt to help save face. It sounds like he's realized he's gotten away from himself and that he knows he has to turn things around. Contrary to popular belief on here he does not make this sport, he's a good addition to it but he isn't needed with the talent coming up and currently racing both classes. MX/SX was here before him and will be after. Hopefully he figures his crap out and can put something together so we have better racing to watch, because his current show as of late has gotten old.
@ RetardX I have to chime in and ask you sincerely what you mean by "circus"...and by his "current show as of late"?? Don't get rattled and pissed off, i'm just asking for more detail!! I think SX itself is an overblown "show", way removed from grass roots, but a show is what the people who put it on want it to be...they seem to think it will bring more broad appeal, and honestly in America where the majority still seem to fall for that, i get it...don't like it but i get it!! It's sad in a way that an athlete can do a fan dinner type deal and it is looked at as a negative, or a ride day is looked at as a negative. Realistically, you are probably half right, i'm sure that some of it IS done for PR reasons, so what it has been going on for ever like that...that's biz'!! On the flipside of that, i can gurantee you some young kids had one hell of an experience at a ride day like that, or maybe even at the fan dinner, so in that respect it is a good thing....can you honestly argue that?? We are becoming so jaded and cynical at times (me included) that we forget to look at the good in some things and think somebody is out to get us!! I don't know man, not bagging on you, but whatever the reasons he has done those things, some good came of it......and nobody else is doing it. I think it would be awesome to see the current top guys like RV do something like that....kids would LOVE it, and he would get some PR points too...fair enough in my book!!
...and i respect your awareness of the reality of why some people always will dislike him....and that you condemn it!! It's denied, but it is real in some cases!!
@whatever,, well said ......
I have nothing against a man who knows his limits, but do you really thing after it is all said and done the couch would give him a shot in 4 wheels? Don’t think so!!!!
Look at all the Nascar teams and drivers that show up year after year and think like that. Just riding for a check to think when they are at 200 mph nose to tail feeling I can’t dial this in to win. This mind-set surely doesn’t exist.. Especially after 5 time whips them into submission year are year. Come one folks you can make what ever excuse you want the bottom line is the man is near the end. I hope not for the sport we need good racing not 24 and 0 but a mix, every week. Motocross is attitude, luck, confidence, skill, conditioning, of course, but if you’re mental psyche is in the wrong place, time is against you to start 2012 outdoors with 2 weeks away. He needs to mix up that entourage he has, and get a real firm baseline moving forward, your fans can drive you to the gate but ultimately he has to do the work.
Good luck James !!!! I hope you find the success you are looking for!!!
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
see you in Hangtown !! MR & Mrs _Mx and Mau5
Deadmau 5
The thing that makes me think the dinner thing is a farce is it was never happening when he was still killing it, and he wasn't being pro-active for his fans before things crumbled. Ride days are great and all, and same with the JS Texas Am race or whatever it's called, but I'm pretty sure that was community service at work for his mishap with the cop lights. And my definition of circus is the entourage he surrounds himself with, ditching contracts, MTV show, firing the best trainer out there after his Unadilla 2010 experience, and the general smoke and mirrors that always surround anything to do with him. How the guy has everyone kneeling for him after the minimal amount of track time and drama over the past few years is beyond me. If he gets back to who he used to be then I'll give him all the credit in the world for it. You can tell he's a decent guy and I've never said otherwise, but how many chances does one person exhaust before people lose faith? If he puts his nose to the grind stone and puts it together it will be recognized, just like what Reed has done over the past couple years.
I guess one thing I left out was I like to see hard working guys race and fight for wins, and let the results talk. That's why I like RV and RD, they bust their balls off and that's no secret, they show up to every series ready to battle (when healthy) and they just do work, no excuses, no smoke and mirrors, plain and simple. I recall interviews where JS casually says "nahhh I don't even practice starts" and "I barely even ride during the week" from a few years ago and sh*t talk like that. Drama is for reality shows (pun intended), not the gnarliest sport on earth.
Stewart and Carmichael weren't the only reigning champions not to get their contracts renewed- remember Mickey Dymond? - Team Honda gave him the shaft on that one.
@pitbull ...So you think people should have a right to be Racist ... LOL , yeah thats a cause to fight for ... Your a joke !
Nice to see my comments taken down. I guess you can't voice your opinions on this board when it comes to Booba. Just goes to show who has the wool pulled over their eyes. Racer X are a bunch of FRAUDS along with Bubba. Perfect union....
It is so hysterical these Stewfans now labelling me and my fellow anti-Stewarts as horrible low life scum because we aren't just nut-hangers like them. I bet almost all of us at one time liked Stewart. But he's done enough (and continues to) to turn that around. It isn't just 5 or so guys on the RacerX forums though. It's half the moto world. I also think all of us are happy to see him out there, so wrong on that count too. There isn't much you hangers can do or say that will upset us, but it is fun getting you guys all wound up. I predict James finishes 4th in the standings. Dungey, Alessi, Millsaps, Brayton......oooops, make that 5th. James will finish 5th.
Oh wait, Rattray......James will finish 6th.
i had more fun reading the post than i did listening to the interview.
Retardcross - you nailed it! everything you said. the circus the smoke and mirrors, RV & RD all of it.
B-KR your giving him way too much credit. IF he makes it pass four rounds ill be impressed. he's not getting paid (yea i know sponsers , what if wins etc) to be out there so it will be interesting to see how long he sticks it out if he don't make the box! He has a lot more to work on than just bike set up IMO. hope i am wrong and he puts his head down and learns how to lose so he can work on winning. But now i think i am giving him to much credit.
All the anti-tards always huddle together and stroke each other on their angry posts.....no surprise there.....B-KR, Pitbull, Mo-tarder....you guys have your opinions like everybody else, but you are so extreme it isnt even funny, you (B-KR) always blame the Stewart fans for being so over the top with their support yet you dudes are every bit as over the top with your opposing OPINIONS....you do realize that is all any of this is, right?? Opinions!!! .Oh and B-KR i'll take a hefty bet with you that your wishes of James finishing 6th in the standings are way off....you in??
arm01, boring!
His stats are impressive, its his lack of moto respect that brings me to form my opinions of him. I have always said he has talent.
All you JS lick-er's are the same! you can't seam to focus on a having a good debate without showing your true redneck name calling abilities and showing your true mental midget lack of a vocabulary hatred focused on the haters, rants.
if you disagree with me, then its your right, but all the stats in the world don't get you on the top step next race! and doesn't me i should lick his boots either.
me = mean
typo, my bad.
some of us have to work, and can only check back time to time so don't pat yourself on the back just yet. arm01
@ arm01.......Don't play the fact game if you're not going to recognize the facts of the past 3 years also. And on here, hater is a term applied to anyone that recognizes any of JS' downfalls, even if it's not hateful. I guess we could only look at the positives like most of his fans, and ignore the reality of the past 3 years or anything negative he has done, but what fun is that lol? You may want to do a title count between JS and RC before you start comparing them, JS doesn't hold a candle to RC's accomplishments at this point. Major AMA MX/SX titles....RC = 15 in 10 seasons of competition, JS = 7 in 10.5 seasons of competition to date. Overall wins is all you have to reference because there is no expiry on them, stop living in the past. Not to say that isn't a big accomplishment though, because it is. Championships are the goal of racers and teams though, noone talks about chasing records but JS. Hopefully he gets his act together for outdoors this summer so we can see a title fight. Is the fact game fun for you? I can go all day from the comfort of my office lol.
TURE THAT! @Retardcross
dam typos!
TRUE THAT!
By the way, RV has 7 major AMA titles now too....in 6.5 years.
@arm-1, my post regarding his 4 rounds and out comments are only based on his actions in yrs past, as he (JS) touches on in the interview, and his comments during the interview regarding reflecting on how he will know if he no longer has it and if so realized he will walkaway. Maybe you missed that part, or the last 3yrs of MX. Call me a hater, i can take it, but if its facts your looking for then look no further than pass results, actions, comments.....etc. Stats don't paint a true picture of the facts or the future, actions do.
Retardcross wrote: about 6 hours ago
@ Motohead279.........He will win motos, noone doubts that. The question is if he'll be consistent enough to make it through the series in good standing.
Retardcross, i don't deny that point, and have said it all along. I like JS as much as I like RD, RV, and CR. I'm not cheering for one guy, and I never implied that JS was going to come back and go 24-0, or even win the title.I personally think after a few rounds in we are going to see a diifferent JS than we did before on the Yamaha, why would he even switch teams if he didn't think it was the reason. The problem I have, and why I defend him, is why did the haters on here even watch the video? Honestly no matter what he could have said he would have been lieing to them. I am a fan of the sport, not a particular rider, and from what tidbits have been reported in the pastike, his team issues, not racing the Nationals, the interview made sense. I did the same for RD when all of this * BS came up before.Again, people are gonna hate becasue they just want someone to hate. Its sad but its a reality. James admitted last year was the only he could have honestly ridden the Nationals, but decided against it becasue he didn't feel he was competitive.
I just am really bewildered what people were expecting from this interview.
Motarder, all of these top riders will tell you when they feel they don't have it anymore, then its time to walk away. Guys that are used to winning or running at the front, will not be happy struggling to make top 5. That goes for RV, RD, CR... any of them.
As far as the last 3 years, in 09 was SX only, liek reed the team did not race MX. Yes he signed the contract to ride SX only, but if he wanted to ride the Nationals that year he would have been showing up to the races with his own bike, in a pickup. We don't even know if his contract then even allowed him to do that. In 2010 he was hurt with a broken wrist. Its a fact, just as RV was hurt.Her made an ill fated attempt to try to get on the MXDN team but was not prepared and admitted it. Last year he skipped out. So really if anyone can be mad about him "skipping" the Nationals, then it was last year.
I'm not sure if anyone here watches MotoGP or not. Different bikes suit different riders. Casey Stoner absolutely hauled ass on the Ducati and won a championship. No one else, not even 7 time champ Rossi, the most dominant modern era rider, can get the bike to work for him.
the truly amazing thing here, is that so many people speak up, on so much that they have absolutley no clue about.
it's crazy, it's funny, but in the end it's actually pretty scary.
I mean some of you speak with SO MUCH conviction that you're really putting yourselves in a position that if/when you're proven wrong; you're left looking like... I mean an idiot.
Are you guys really cool with that? Jumping to what you believe to be actual conclusions and you weren't even close to the source? Wow. That's like telling everyone in the city the details about a fire at someones house who lives like two blocks and 8 doors down from you. YOUR story can't be more accurate than those that lived through it, let only the people that live right next door to them.
How can it be? It's like a real life verison of the Telephone game. The story is all F-ed up by the time it gets to you.
I'm sorry, but it's funny how some of you guys process the truth. Wait scratch that cause I'm sure I'll get killed for saying the word 'truth'. How's this, it's crazy how some of you guys process information in general.
TWK1 - you're so off on so much that you've said that I turned of the music, put on my glasses, read your posts again and laughed out loud.
I mean I'll come out and say it. I'm a JS7 fan always have been. But you know what? I'm also a fan of Chad Reed, always have been. Ryan Villopoto, always have been. Ricky Carmichael, always have been. Jeremy McGrath, always have been. Ryan Dungey, always have been. Dean Wilson and that list goes on forever. I'm also a fan of Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Husaberg, Husqavarna, BMW, Moto Guzzi, Ducati and that goes on too.
I'm just saying I'm a fan of this sport. And you all know these guys put there's lives on the line everytime they mount up. And not one of them is doing that for nothing. There's a love and determination and a competive force in all these guys and in these teams. I mean Reed doesn't have to race anymore in life. Neither does James, neither do either of the Ryan's. THEY ALL WANT TO.
I know that this won't hit home with many of the 'haters' maybe even some of the fans will miss the point of all this, but unfortunately this is where we are in the world right now. But to put it simply, and plainly and in a way that I hope you guys should really be able to grasp,
If you can't look at, or haven't seen, or don't even want to see the whole picture... you really shouldn't be the one trying to tell the story.
Hey mo-tarder, how many times do you have to stroke retardcross before he gets off?? just curious!!
There has never been a rider that is talked about more than James Stewart. Good or bad.
“The tough thing is that I can’t catch a break. I am gonna show up at Hangtown, and if I don’t win by 40 seconds, people are gonna bash me. Realistically, I want to start off steady. I am aiming for a top five, top three, and then I will build from there. Look at Villopoto last year: he didn’t win right out of the gate.”
I don't understand why a keyboard thug that has no respect for a rider would even bother wasting their time to remember and restate his past. I am a fan of his and the people that despise him know a hell of a lot more about him than me. You guys even know the script to the whole season of Bubba's world. I could careless about his arrest, or his cars, or his money. The guy has talent.
Just enjoy the damn races and appreciate the fact that these guys are out there to entertain us this summer. Unless he has screwed your family, your income or taken away one of your well deserved rides, I dont understand why you let his actions affect you kids so much.
@TWK1; Just when I was believing the world was egg shaped too, (because of the Easter Bunny and all). After reading your comments and trying to place objective consideration to them, I have come to the conclusion there is no objectivity to your viewpoint. You, it appears are blinded by your own subjective, and yes negative bias...And that is your prerogative.
And really the only reason for an additional post by me, directed to you, was to address your comment about how all the James Stewart fans are so blinded by bias they continue to fall for his spin every time he leaves a contractual partner in dis-repair.
To that, I would personally like to say, I have been witness, as all of you to what has happened to, and by, Jame Stewart over the last few years, and his track record has not allowed me the privilege to be called a (fan).
But, you are right this is a business, as well a sport, and damage control is all a part of a business plan. James credibility in this interview (with me) stems from a gut level feeling that this is (just maybe) a final effort on his part to determine if in fact there is fault with the machinery, or is it in the man himself. As he posed that question to the listening audience.
I think (that) is an objective assumption of one's self worth, in questioning their own credibility, and a very humbling one at that. That is what I took away form the interview. And left all my bias at the doormat going into Matthes' living-room.
Time, and only time will tell how James and his, "Big Yellow Taxi" will do in the future. And until that time, I am going to give James the benefit of the doubt as a human being...and not as a blinded fan, as you say I am!
"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a SX Arena"
"Joni Mitchell" (mostly)
"Let the outdoor games begin..."
@caseypons
Your one of Mathes buds arent you???
Handlebarsnagger- then maybe you should learn how to read, so five lines doesn't use up your whole lunch break.
I got an idea. Someone needs to sign all the Stewart hangers to do a discussion round table and talk Stewart for an hour or two, maybe on the Matthes site. It would be epic entertainment. Within a few posts above, Stewart somehow went from needing a win to catch MC in total AMA wins to being ahead of him. Did James win the mid-season National that no one else knew about? The same guy made both posts! Too fricken funny! This is exactly what makes this all so entertaining.....just to see people changing history and the future as they bring up stats in defending their idol is great.
What kind of little beotch fakes an injury because he can't keep up??? You all can watch the video and see he was perfectly healthy but didn't think about his "Fans" who paid money for tickets. Bubba was home pouting instead of racing. He will never make it through the outdoor season without faking another injury.
@Deadmau5: Mr. Mouse-be-gone, you just made my day, pal. If you only knew how much Matthes hates my ass, you would be rolling up and down the isles as I am right now. I hope he (Matthes) reads this far down the thread for a good laugh but, I doubt it. He is much too busy to bother with such (squaller) as he refers to me...
Mr Mouse of Moto's Past, you just moved to the top of my Christmas card list with that one.
So, while we're at it, who's your pick for the top box when this series is all said and done. (barring any more catastrophes as we've seen in the SX series)
Give me your top three...in order
;~}
Is it the 19th yet...
@ caseypons
I'll wait till HighPoint to make the season call it is a crap shoot for now
My friends Mr-Mx Mrs_Mx are not fans of the Grand Pooba known as Mathes either. As at one time there was a glimmer of a kindled friendship looking back Mathes has stabbed all of us in the back at one time or another you can put blogandt in there to... on this thread previosly or the Deliverance thread on redux.. I take it your a James supporter great pic!!! It will be nice to see him win again.... I dont think it will be round 1 for the overall.I just hope he stays upright!!! Hey may put the zook in for 1 moto win but I think I will go with the.
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Mrs_Mx wrote:6:42pm May 7, 2012
Mrs_Mx Mr_Mx
Hangtown Overall: Hangtown Overall:
1. Stewart 1. Stewart
2. Dungy 2. Dungy
3. Short 3. Weimer
Deadmau5
Hangtown Overall
1. Dungey
2. Stewart ( if stays on 2 wheels ) if not A. Short
3. Weimer
@ caseypons where were yours at I didnt see there is alot of scrolling to do here, Good Luck !!!! My buddy Rickie Fowler is doing great at the players you know he was an Mx !!!
I 've been witness to over 40 yrs of Mx and other 2 wheel racing... do you think that every person that won a title did it with the Plushiest ride I think not there are many who have thrown the leg over. I seen Hannah kick his bike at the start of the moto trying to in his words put the fear of god into that piece of crap just to finish the moto,so I think there is more about the whole bigger picture that makes the champ,but I will agree the bike is a big part of that equation..
http://motocross.transworld.net/1000129448/videos/james-stewart-raw-2012/
@Deadmau5; Here's the deal. I have no problem with Matthes (he has issues with me and that's unfortunate), in fact I have no problem with anybody. I don't hate any riders, I want to see them all succeed. Seriously, I wish no harm to any of those dudes who lay it on the line, week in and week out. I too, have been experienced, and know how the horrors of what can and does happen out there. I do not wish that on anyone. I feel blessed by the Moto-God(s) every time I see some unfortunate individual who has been less than blessed by the (unforgiving) dirt. I can still walk, talk and chew gum, just not simultaneously. I first threw a leg over a dirt bike in 1962, so you know how technically advanced it was at the time, and I was in love then, and still am today, with this incredible sport.
So, now you know I am older than dirt, as it were...
Ride-On...