KTMRider4Life, on 06 April 2012 - 07:40 AM, said:

I disagree, again, Roger has an effect on riders that no one else has. It would be very interesting to see what would happen. I think that Roger would just look at James the way he does and James would get the idea that anything but absolute committment would not be tolerated. If Roger told you he thinks you can do it, who could disagree? If he doesn't know, who does? I remember seeing Mickey Diamond at Hollister and he was going to give up but after Roger talked to him, he went out, spanked it and went on to win a title. Roger can work miracles with riders and there is no doubt that he is "THE MAN"! I just wonder how well Mike Alessi could have done if his idiot dad wasn't around.....

berko125, on 09 April 2012 - 12:31 AM, said:

He's gone 24 and 0. He takes chances and he pushes the limit. If anyone can do it it's him. Being on top is harder than ever now . But why be a hater ? Look at how many have been on top and crashed out into the injury zone this year and in years past... including villopoto. James has done it and knows better than others of what's possible. It's great that we don't know who's going to win these days. Even while villopotto had such a great couple of seasons he had a couple of bad ones earlier. Look at millsap he's coming around and look how bad it's been for him earlier. Look at Windham he's been around forever and had a bunch of bad setbacks and still manages to be on the podium. Why the special hate for JS? He's doing great but he's been crashing a bit..what else is new? A whole bunch of others crash too or just don't go fast enough....

vidarapido, on 09 April 2012 - 09:36 AM, said:

Time will tell, I am 98% sure stewart and decoster will not work together. Roger won't waste what precious little time he has left on a guy like stewart.

KTMRider4Life, on 09 April 2012 - 12:23 PM, said:

Why ? ..a guy like Stewart? with a record of winning championships and even going undefeated in a season?  Anyone would be stoked to get a rider this good with credentials like his. Stewart is a great guy to sponsor... look there's a whole thread here on him .   No one here knows anything about stewart or decoster really.  98%?  hmm
Stewart has won without  Decoster so it isn't like he needs decoster or Decoster needs him but really none of us has any clue here...just guessing.  But look the guy won a couple of races this year and has been in the running or crashed coming from the back... exciting stuff usually. What did he win? Daytona and Oakland...for sure and I'm not sure if anything else.  What particularly makes so many here hate JS anyway? To me it's weird. He seems respectful on the podium etc..

hawaiidirtrider, on 09 April 2012 - 01:37 PM, said:

As pointed out I don't think Decoster prefers to work with people who are cocky. The proof is in the pudding and Decoster has never went after stewart after all these years right? What makes you think he would now?

KTMRider4Life, on 09 April 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

Doesn't like cocky?  He went after Ricky Johnson who is arguably the cockiest of them all. And I bet Roger would have loved the chance to have the "Bubba" version of James

But the 2010+ James???? I think he wouldn't even consider it

KTMRider4Life, on 09 April 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

Cocky?  I guess that's a matter of opinion but I never saw him act cocky in any interview or any print. Maybe you saw something I didn't. Confident? Yea but I've seen Jeremy McGrath be at least as" cocky " in interviews and I don't consider him cocky. Confident for sure. McGrath openly now talks about how he feels at all times like he can beat anybody without question. He acts like he owns the win before he has it. That's not cocky to me. In Jame's stewart's case he's proved he can do it and do it by winning every moto in the past. Only RC has done that. Where is it that you would think that JS isn't teachable ?  Anyone that has been a champion will do whatever it takes to win and learn whatever he can...especially in the super competitive 450 class.

How's this guy? Cocky? I think he's awesome...but I don't find bubba more cocky.

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Edited by hawaiidirtrider, 09 April 2012 - 06:44 PM.

hawaiidirtrider, on 08 April 2012 - 04:26 PM, said:

Wow, that was neat post! Some of those moves are unbelievable. At 2:15 he does a scrub without even leaving the ground. Those were the good old days when you were just waiting to see what incredible thing Bubba was going to do next. Bubba was hungry back then, full of piss and vinegar. I would love to have those days back, but sadly I think Bubba's mind is elsewhere now.

Edited by Agr8day4mx, 09 April 2012 - 07:53 PM.

hawaiidirtrider, on 09 April 2012 - 06:12 PM, said:

The only thing I heard was "Bring back the 2 strokes".........oh wait, that's for a different thread!

Edited by Agr8day4mx, 09 April 2012 - 07:59 PM.

Agr8day4mx, on 09 April 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

I miss those days too.  Bubba was incredible on that Kawi.  Some of the sketchiest passes and whoop runs ever pulled off on a dirt bike,  but he would go for it.  Crashed quite a bit back then as well.  The difference was back then he would crash loose 5-10 positions get up,  and pass them again for a win.

hawaiidirtrider, on 09 April 2012 - 06:12 PM, said:

You have some valid points regarding the cockiness of past champions that have worked with Decoster, I'll give you that. In regards to James being unteachable there are many examples of him and teams not getting along and temper tantrums getting in the way, granted not every rider/team combination works out but I think most people would agree that just like James Stewart lands on more rider's he also doesn't get along with as many teams. No doubt James is/was as talented of a rider as one could find, unfortunately even with all that natural talent in the end there is a big piece missing that will stop him from reaching the records of several other riders. Blame it on fame, money, tv, whatever but he won't have the longevity we all expected.

haha yall guys have no idea there bikes are nothing like the yami yall owned

theirs are crazy nascar engines shrunk to vit in their "sponsors"frame all they really do is advertise ther color nothings stock

themotokid, on 12 April 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

Lol yeah the fact that the Factory race bikes are waaaay more advanced than anything you can buy off of the showroom floor has been mentioned many-many-many times on this forum before but some will never see that fact and will continue to post silly things about bikes they could only dream about owning no matter what brand.

BBA, on 12 April 2012 - 04:05 PM, said:

brand doesnt even matter unless you really hate blue which then you can just buy white or black plastics

Agr8day4mx, on 09 April 2012 - 07:49 PM, said:

I agree, looks like a completely different rider now.  Does not seem to have the fire left.  Could be all the injuries or just the fact he reached most of his goal, or has money now and fame.  I do wish he still rode like he once did!

You know, I could be a James Stewart fan as long as he never races again.  I am a fan of Pastrana just because of his presence, and I could be a fan of Stewart is the exact same way.  If he keep racing he is going to get seriously hurt and he is going to hurt someone else maybe just as bad.

MNkayaker, on 12 April 2012 - 07:11 PM, said:

I was an ernesto fonseca fan. That was one of the crashes that helped seal my decision not to go back to riding mx after a many year layoff. I figure the slower going through the trails as fast as I can is safer than the air time and other more radical mx scenarios. It still is very sad to me when you look at how dangerous this level of racing is. Bailey , Henry, and a bunch more... It's a radical sport and any one of them can go down and be seriously injured or die. A 16 yr old kid just died at our mx track at Kahuku the other day crashing after a big jump. .. That's straight up sad and horrible...

hawaiidirtrider, on 13 April 2012 - 01:13 AM, said:

No wonder you cry like a girl in TS about everything.  Why dont you stop driving too, or swimming, or just not leave the house>?

KTMRider4Life, on 09 April 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

You need to spend some time around Roger. He has air of accomplishment and commitment that commands respect. You feel like a better rider just being around him and like doing the best you can to not disappoint him. On top of that, he encourages you in a professional positive way. It is truly a rare quality that has proven itself over and over.

vidarapido, on 14 April 2012 - 05:16 PM, said:

And you know this.....How?