Pumpkins buy another champ

[Moto7man]

Originally Posted by bkwdc

Just like the old days when Honda would buy a next years champ. Worked for them. Works for KTM. We would all do the very same thing. Dirt bike careers are short. Better get it where you can. One of the only exceptions that come to mind is Jeff Ward. I think he raced his entire career on a Kawasaki.

Just a guess, maybe Mark Barnett(Suzuki),Adolf Weil(Maico),Gerrit Wolsink(Suzuki), Mike Bell(Yamaha) or Broc Glover(Yamaha) too? Those are the names that came to mind.

[bkwdc]

Barnett finished up at Kawasaki.

[bkwdc]

Originally Posted by rubber Jonny

who is going to buy david knight then? His a bit old but has no ride.

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/isle...team-1-6735491

[kneehurts]

Originally Posted by Moto7man

Just a guess, maybe Mark Barnett(Suzuki),Adolf Weil(Maico),Gerrit Wolsink(Suzuki), Mike Bell(Yamaha) or Broc Glover(Yamaha) too? Those are the names that came to mind.

Glover finished on pumpkin when it was white. He developed the 91 250 mx.

[Moto7man]

Originally Posted by bkwdc

Barnett finished up at Kawasaki.

Really? I forgot about that.

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/hall...px?RacerID=123

"In 1985, he signed with Kawasaki, but re-injured his knee and never regained the speed he had before the injury. Barnett decided to retire after the ‘85 season." Ama Museum Webpage

[Mick]

Originally Posted by desertgasser300

Not only Ward, but Destry Abbott as well. Sometimes you do find loyalty. Understandable you gotta go where the money is to put food on the table and hopefully they tuck a good amount away for the future.

Destry rode a KTM in the 1997 ISDE.

[swazi_matt]

Originally Posted by Mick

Destry rode a KTM in the 1997 ISDE.

It is interesting that that was about the time i started riding and it was not long after that that upside down forks were the rave ... are they still called upside down forks? I think my son would ask why Destry was riding a bike with the forks upside down??