has anyone heard???

ricky is by far the best 250 rider there is,to him it should be like getting different colored plastic on his bike.

Originally posted by DesertDog
I have said it before, YAMAHA makes champions, Honda buys them !

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since i know desert dog personally and i know him to be the most biased person on the planet, i feel that i must reply.

let's look at recent yamaha major championships. mcgrath, supercross champion-who did he win championships for before he went to yamaha? answer: honda
doug henry, 250 nat'l champion-who did he win championships for before he went to yamaha?
answer: honda
i don't recall honda ever hiring a current champion until now.

mx547 - There was one current champ Honda hired away. Gary Jones won the 250 title in '73 on a Honda after winning it in '72 on a Yamaha. He switched to Can Am and won it again in '74.

Other champs who moved onto Honda a year or more after winning a major US title include Hannah, Rick Johnson, Mike LaRocco, Brad Lackey, Pierre Karsmakers and Jimmy Ellis. Of those, only RJ had is greatest success on red.