Coolest motorcyclist ever!

[Ralf]

Please add your own choice if applicable

[Orson]

When I wuz a kid, I would say it was Brad Lackey.

He rode with long hair and a peace dove clipped on to his handlebars  

He also traveled behind the iron curtain to learn and train at the CZ factory, which was almost unheard of from anyone let alone a young motocrosser in the 1970s.

and then to have the perseverance to campaign on the GP circuit for 10 years before finally winning the 500cc world championship.

he kept plugging away and finally did it  

[jfusaro]

Evel hands down. My childhood vision's of him jumping over Caesar's Palace, car's and buses with a Harley Davidson with little travel in the suspension by todays standards. He was the quintessential American daredevil motorcyclist and lived one hell of a life.

[Prubert]

I voted for Orson.

[black hills]

I voted for evel. not that he was that great, but he had the biggest impact on me as a child.

[bomber]

I never got the whole Evel thing -- not so much with the motorcycling, more with the showmanship, I thought . . . . .

McQueen, for simply chill factor, or Jay Springsteen, for stubborness in the face of adversity.

[black hills]

I never got the whole Evel thing -- not so much with the motorcycling, more with the showmanship, I thought . . . . .

McQueen, for simply chill factor, or Jay Springsteen, for stubborness in the face of adversity.

 I think Evel will be the choice of a specific age group. If you were 10 when he was at his prime he made a huge impression! he also led me to a lot of crashes on my bicycle  I did make it over 6 nieghbor kids, the 7th didn't take it very well.....

[miles]

King Kenny.

[Kneescrubber]

Dave Aldana - loved the suit.  

[photomd]

I would have to say Valentino Rossi.  Not only does he hold numerous world tittles, but was directly involved in development for both Honda as well as Yamaha.  I think that he is the top development rider currently. The fact that he carries enough clout (along with Mr Burgess)  to get development headed in a positive direction as well as his ability to ride at the top level make him the "coolest". I can't wait to see what direction he and Jeremy Burgess take Ducati.

[Doug Just Doug]

This guy: http://bit.ly/uZ0HO5

[Papa Lazarou]

Geoff Duke

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Duke

[Stripes]

Burt Munro.

[sammyseaman]

Burt Munro.

Mr. Black gets my vote

[mugwump58]

Geoff Duke

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Duke

Good choice. I'm going thru a phase, I hope, right now; Did they race the IOM, the Ulster, the Northwestern ect.....

[The Shepherd]

[Mr.Black]

Mr. Black gets my vote

It's because of the banana, innit?

[scott19]

I voted Rossi, but wanna give a shout out to John Surtees, the only man to win both the two wheel and four wheel world championships.


I revoked my membership in the McQueen Cult a few months back.

[black hills]

What about Malcolm Smith???

[JReazor]

Joey Dunlop