Maddest Rider You Rode With!

[Flatcap]

I'm sure many of us remember the exploits of Mr Erice Steele but who was the maddest rider you rode with bitd.

Mine was me old mate Dave Slade, mad a fook he was, Eric got more coverage but Dave was just as mad, if not madder. His attempted pop out on to the balcony at Holeshot was legendary! I've seen him attempt things most people wouldn't even dream of trying and what makes it madder is he would come out completely un-scathed!

Daz. 

[TwoBobRob]

Marco Lara.  No contest.   

[billstup]

Marco Lara.  No contest.   

I concur, but would add Crazy Pat too   

[lazychubs]

friend from rom who died a few years back
testing his mate motobike
for the life of me i have forgot his name
  but can  see his face clear as day

[TwoBobRob]

How long ago Rhys?

[superbikedan]

crazy pat   marco  close but pat all the way

[lazychubs]

How long ago Rhys?

dunno he died on the rd by bretons farm near the water works as he lived opp it
but rode with him all the time bitd

[Trev]

Zak Shaw probably.

[series.1.rs.turbo]

Would have to be an old mate of mine, Marc Reardon R.I.P, he would honestly try anything twice.

Found this of him on the tube a couple of weeks back. Cant see me in the vid but used to ride there  with him & the other lads  

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[RATTY]

Cav Strutt. probably the first rider in this country to table top, to 360 then aerial 360, along with a host of other rad stuff. If he had continued riding who knows how far he would have gone

[HEYWOOD BMX]

  A guy called TC and also Matt Bain,Harrow skatepark 1983-both mental!

[TwoBobRob]

I've had some crazy riding sessions with Denis Wingham, and generally things took a real turn through the 90s.  Lots of lads just flinging themselves at everything, far crazier then pretty much everything in the early 80s that I remember.

Would be hard to pick just one person from the Mid years...

[Trev]

I suppose seeing Carlo air 13ft on a Vincent 1/4 Pipe is quite mad...

[teamsano]

Would have to be an old mate of mine, Marc Reardon R.I.P, he would honestly try anything twice.

Found this of him on the tube a couple of weeks back. Cant see me in the vid but used to ride there  with him & the other lads  

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man, well rad vid.

was listening to the cure too before that.

[se bikes]

Todd Lyons was always a mad fun peep to be around bitd, had some cool times and he is a complete nutter, can't remember if it was a backflip or 360 dressed as a clown at the Euros in Sweden

Neil Wood was always completely mental riding or playing, 2 fav memories were his big mad stack at Tours intn'l, scarey shit and blood coming out of holes it really shouldnt on the funnier side finding him 20 mins b4 practise for Italy euros passed out on our campsite cuddled up to an inflatible crocodile he'd knicked and someone's pants (never did find out whose they were) 

Keith Duly/Ricky Bollington was always great to ride with, the legendary street sessions from bexhill to the backyard shop were wicked fun, good old fashioned car dodging rocks

Not so much a riding memory but a fun 1, the guys from 2B homecooked at the worlds in Holland, the track was swamped in water, the army came in and set up walkways that sank, Steve and Hal?? decided fcook the walkway lets mud slide in our boxers between moto's, fkin hilarious at the time, pics made Invert at the time i think, well funny peeps they were

Ratty wanted to add Martin Parker, rad fooker that he was and still is 1st person in the UK to tailwhip

[lodge]

Have to be Pepi RIP I think it would be 82 or 83 we were doing a demo at greystoke castle it was at the time that car jump records were the thing. Anyway Pepi jumped four cars, there was no specially built take offs or landings like chris young or andy preston had just a wa nk little trickramp back and front. He overshot the landing ramp which was only about three feet wide anyway and landed with a foot down and then went off sideways into the crowd. I'd say that was pretty mad.
There was another rider that tried as well (John Hethrington) but he landed on the roof of the fourth which was his parents car he completely stoved the roof in.
I know this sounds far fetched but i sheet yee not.

[QUADROPHENIA]

matt baines
marco
casey

 in 1983/84 they were all friggin mentals

[series.1.rs.turbo]

Would have to be an old mate of mine, Marc Reardon R.I.P, he would honestly try anything twice.

Found this of him on the tube a couple of weeks back. Cant see me in the vid but used to ride there  with him & the other lads  

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yeah, made my day seeing that. the building was leveled a couple of years back & is now student accomadtion 


Found another vid on there with me in it on the news, we were riding BMX's in a new age version of the wizard of Oz & it was covered by the local news. The clip was very short on the tube, so will have to get on to the TV station see if I can get a copy 

man, well rad vid.

was listening to the cure too before that.

[profile]

Guy called Simpson (I think) at Livi circa 84/85.  Absolute loon both on and off the bike.  One of these people who shouts the whole time whilst doing airs.  Saw him going about 7 feet out the half pipe, one hand no foot, whilst chatting to folk on the deck.  Proper mental he was.  Always seemed to be on the verge of stacking but rode out.

Sometimes wander if those airs have got higher in memory as the years have gone by - big fish syndrome.  But that's me memory and I'm sticking to it..

[welsh denny]

Would have to be an old mate of mine, Marc Reardon R.I.P, he would honestly try anything twice.

Found this of him on the tube a couple of weeks back. Cant see me in the vid but used to ride there  with him & the other lads  

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marc was indeed a total nutter on his bike. some of the stuff i saw him do was unbelievable. yep, he was a bit of  a rogue but a very likeable one. marc and phil bevan taunting the police by doing 80mph on north rd in life's a beach vest and shorts (of course they rocked their bell moto 4's then) , the time cathays bmx club was infiltrated by a gang and marc calmly stood next to one of em and swung said helmet into his face (cue nose and mass brawls incl his brother andy and their dad scrapping with em) 9 ft turndowns to head slams with no lid, etc, etc. some of the stories i can tell...............................

ps. rs turbo- i prob know you if you reveal yourself.  by checking your profile i predict adam bowler?? you used to ride gt's & live in Llanedyn, cardiff?? if so get in touch.
 i also put the video up on youtube. got more from 1986 with greg guillote riding there with the regulars the day before the cardiff national.

[Trev]

denny, do you know Gareth Swan from Merthyr? Use to ride with the Reardons. I think he still sees Matt quite regularly.

[welsh denny]

yep, bumped into swany ...... over 10 years ago now . have been in touch with him via this site and matt reardon i see quite often around cardiff.

[series.1.rs.turbo]

Would have to be an old mate of mine, Marc Reardon R.I.P, he would honestly try anything twice.

Found this of him on the tube a couple of weeks back. Cant see me in the vid but used to ride there  with him & the other lads  

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marc was indeed a total nutter on his bike. some of the stuff i saw him do was unbelievable. yep, he was a bit of  a rogue but a very likeable one. marc and phil bevan taunting the police by doing 80mph on north rd in life's a beach vest and shorts (of course they rocked their bell moto 4's then) , the time cathays bmx club was infiltrated by a gang and marc calmly stood next to one of em and swung said helmet into his face (cue nose and mass brawls incl his brother andy and their dad scrapping with em) 9 ft turndowns to head slams with no lid, etc, etc. some of the stories i can tell...............................

ps. rs turbo- i prob know you if you reveal yourself.  by checking your profile i predict adam bowler?? you used to ride gt's & live in Llanedyn, cardiff?? if so get in touch.
 i also put the video up on youtube. got more from 1986 with greg guillote riding there with the regulars the day before the cardiff national.

you got me dude, hows things 

[DJ]

wingham. 

[pickle]

Dwain Dibbly..........