So who is the most approchable factory rider you've met?

That KTM was broken!

 

Now I'm craving a McRib.

 

Had one last night and then one for breakfast. My guts did not approve.

 

All the AMA factory guys are really friendly and approachable, but Geoff May takes the cake. I had to make up an excuse to cut the conversation short after asking him for a photo for Rocco Horvath. Josh hayes is also exceptionally friendly, but he's usually so busy and intensely focused that I leave him alone. Of the vets, Scott Russell and Jason Pridmore are both class acts. :up:

 

I've found all the AMA guys I've run into to be great guys. Steve Rapp was very cool when I met him out at Chuckwalla recently. Actually.. let me clarify that. The guys who run up front seem to be pretty cool. Some of the mid-pack to back-marker guys can be dicks, like they feel the need to show you how superior they are to you. Not all of them, just some of them. I'll refrain from outing the guilty.

 

Michael Barns is pretty awesome!

 

Barney rocks!


"Let's see, I've crashed 250 GP bikes, superbikes, Harleys, the Britten... I haven't crashed this one. Yet.

 

everybody in that pic rocks !

datz ah guud un lance

 

I get along with just about everyone....but Luie Zendejas and Chris Broome really stand out as really approachable factory riders

 

Glad I didn't have a drink in my mouth when I read that.

 

D-wire, you shoulda came over to my pit at the GNF, I woulda given you an autograph'ed knee puck or something.

 

Barney rocks!
"Let's see, I've crashed 250 GP bikes, superbikes, Harleys, the Britten... I haven't crashed this one. Yet.
How true! (he crashed a 500 too) - he jokes about be one of the few to crash some of the rarest bikes. When he rode 250 AMA with us he stuffed a pack of smokes in his leathers, in case he crashed or broke he could have a smoke. I have many riders I could mention (I've had the pleasure working with many great riders) Guys who never rode for me that I would mention: Randy renfrow, david jefferies, John mcguiness
Thanks for posting the photo! - cool pic!

 

I would have but you have Stokes and Disalvo as security... I mean who has factory riders as security??? lol

 

They are pretty tough

 

Mongo has eaten meals bigger than Jason.

 

That was a much image better than the way I would have put it...

 

Ty Howard is a cool as dude (i count him as factory)

but by far the coolest dude is CE3

did a lot of riding with him around huntsville after running into him at a gas station.

Have run into him quite a few times after that. riders around here just refer to him as colin...just one of the dudes.


oh, and he drags hardparts on a goldwing.