Did Justin Barcia ruin a generation of riders?

Justin Barcia has been on of my favourite riders since he was on an 85cc 2-stroke ripping MTF and taking out every older rider in his path. He was one of the most hyped amateurs to ever turn pro, and he didn't disappoint. JB went on to earn himself two Lites Supercross titles while also earning his now infamous nickname Bam Bam.
In recent years though, Barcia has let us see a side of him that has always been kept in the dark and it has only added to his legacy as one of the most entertaining riders the sport has ever seen. In this podcast though, you will see a different side of Barcia. Mellow and contemplative as he looks back at the crazy journey he has been on.
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[@SosopChabot]

Barcia has one of the best motocross channels, his videographer/editor is so on point. Such good vibes, just wish he uploaded more.

[@bunnyman6321]

Cap

[@tylerbryant8012]

"I'm on a factory team. And clutches are free. Thank God." Is what I heard 😂

[@yamac488]

Rods and valves*

[@sasin2556]

I got to witness this madness at Blue Diqmond Delaware. Him and Tyler killed the track that week.

[@sasin2556]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g33YhauMqr-pg6M

[@knogface]

He's so dam likeable. Love the switch when that helmet goes on he becomes a killer, helmets off and he's a smiley hero!

[@Tow_Sr.]

This is cool to see a Normal , Personal Side of Bam Bam, he's seems like A decent cool Dude. 🤘, I now have a differant view on him , !! Wd Gypsy !!!

[@gt4215]

Barcia sounds very relaxed in comparison to his riding style haha, love it. I have some video of him on 65’s (I think) from LL qualifying at southwick back in the day I need to find.

[@carlstanton2550]

That would be great to see

[@gt4215]

@Carl Stanton I’ll try to dig through my old media soon, hopefully I can find it and figure out how to upload it. It’s probably from around 2003-04~ .

[@johnfeminella9839]

Awesome to see how far you've come Justin I have a little history with you back in the day when you were in New York at Walden Playboy on you're 80 i was expert you cone hammering down the track it was a cool time. you're a cool dude you stayed grounded. congratulations to you and your wife on the kid. God bless you and family. I love podcast man keep it up the good work !

[@waferzworld]

Those old Barcia videos were some of the best. The Stewart ones were always great too! I actually stayed at MTF for a bit and got to see WFO Barcia out there, dude can ride

[@gregorykardos4579]

When I read the title, I thought it was going to be about teaching kids to use their bikes as battering rams. Instead of passing cleanly.

[@Tow_Sr.]

Lmao. Rigjt I thought he was teaching Kids on how to Pass Clean, Bam Bam Style 😂😂😂

[@corvette_jake7225]

A pass is a pass

[@ONKINGDAVID]

@@corvette_jake7225 facts it’s racing it’s intense idk why people crying

[@ricksmith7659]

At least Bam doesn't target one rider like Reed did.

[@jamesadams2334]

@@ricksmith7659 It's just racing.

[@caliweasel]

Oh dam barcia and deegan hanging out in florida??CANT WAIT FOR THAT VIDEO

[@devonandrews5872]

Dude you are so right about the people he brings. I have never thought about going to a super cross event and am now going to Houston tomorrow! Crazy

[@bsmith4u2]

When Tomac switched to Yamaha, and they were out testing they said they had never seen anyone who held the throttle wide open more than he does. "BETWEEN THE MOTOS JOHN TOMAC March 17, 2022 2:00pm There’s a human element involved in all of this. "Well, the other thing too, Eli has a very unique style. Nobody is going to be harder on the throttle than him. Nobody is going to be harder on the brakes than Eli. So, from a perspective of a tuner, when Eli comes on board, they’ve never seen what he does from any other rider. We had the Japanese engineer out here one time and they had a throttle sensor on there. He’s like, “Okay, let’s go do some moto laps.” The guy comes back to the shop, downloads the data, and he’s like, “Oh, my god.” I’m like, “What’s up?” He’s like, “90 percent wide open the whole lap! Never seen this before!”"

[@kubamares19]

It was in Kawi times

[@SouthernUtahMx]

Kurt Caselli was the same way. Mark at OC KTM got to test with Kurt and they had to use a different material for the jets in his carb because he was literally melting them and sucking them into the motor. Absolutely unreal. Kurt preferred a carbed motor and KTM in Austria was building him a factory carbed motor that was in his WORCS, NHH, and Baja bike with a wide ratio 6 speed. Literally no better sounding bike on the planet than Kurt Caselli’s factory KTM.

[@bowmaster66]

Melting the jets ?? That’s a new one 🙄

[@SouthernUtahMx]

@@bowmaster66 that’s what mark at OC KTM said. They where using a cheaper material and had to switch to a different material. It was years ago so I don’t remember which material they where using.

[@bowmaster66]

@@SouthernUtahMx I think old Mark was either pulling your leg or being sarcastic

[@mehoffjack1874]

Eli revs his bike hard in the air. And he’s probably currently the fastest rider on the planet

[@VinnyCannoli593]

Definitely liked his viewpoint on Dangerboy and the fact that he will be able to see him race tomorrow night now.

[@jakeforeman484]

Another shout out to Blue Diamond. New Castle, DE

[@TheSbryantt]

Barcia is an amazing rider and he's great for the sport. His aggressive style is so fun to watch. In SX Rd 2 this year Kenny was legit terrified to pass him or even attempt to pass him. I couldn't disagree more with guys like Jason Thomas who constantly rag on Barcia's riding.

[@rockman4699]

I remember when I was twelve too.

[@TheSbryantt]

@@rockman4699 Nice cat clown

[@damonforrest1570]

Barcia didn’t ruin anything he had a way of doing things, and the whole world knew everything about him. no these years go by and sometimes doing the same old tricks, he’s not ruining peoples careers he’s not injuring people he’s just trying to do what everybody else is and that’s trying to get up as high as he can get in the pack. Everybody knows you gotta have balls to even ride a dirtbike and you gotta have balls of steel to race them, I’ve done both, so I got both pairs L O L. Keep it real Barsia and if you change who you are, you might regret it or you might not.

[@cmlovejr]

Like his riding style or not you can’t deny Barcia is a great interview. Any time he’s on the mic it’s must see!!

[@ShiftGearsMoto]

Anyone have a link to the clip of him revving the bike?

[@KgiMedia601]

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[@KgiMedia601]

My bad its actually this one I think he was talking about kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqfTd2lvgpymnNU

[@jakeforeman484]

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[@ShiftGearsMoto]

@@KgiMedia601 all are good - thanks!

[@oemclutchbasketoemclutchbasket]

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[@ShiftGearsMoto]

Here's the Vurbmoto Platinum video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX68e6apYtGspKc

[@jcsquared1111]

Love Barcia really pulling for him to work his way back into the championship picture!!

[@dylansowder6617]

Barcia is so fried 😂😂😂😂😂😂 platinum barcia will always be a favorite

[@EkonRekon]

Dude makes for entertaining racing! He's like Trump doing laps with a crowd of Nancy Peloci's

[@MrSuperflydude]

Low key though, I think the extra inertia from revving like that keeps the bike more stable in the air. Maybe he does it subliminally but that may be it

[@swapnifty8486]

Yo that's crazy I used to ride at blue diamond back when it was open! Place was sweet, had all kinds of stuff!

[@Mikehoncho191]

I love hearing the panic revs even if it’s not actually a panic

[@rodneybennett3555]

Hell no, Justin taught lightweights how to handle pressure and competition. He's real and in your face, especially if you're in front of him. Even JS7 said if you're in front of me then we have to do battle.

[@robshittymusic]

I love how he was picking up the accent in this interview

[@scottyboy7462]

Thanks Jace for interviewing my fav racer of all time!! I'm a huge JB51 fanboy. 🏁🏆💰🤘❤️🇺🇸🔥💪🏼

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Embrace the Barcia. Only the Barcia understands the mystery that is Supercross.

[@moodyshooty]

Some say you can still hear his rev limiter anywhere you go

[@carlstanton2550]

I can hear the fucking thing from Oxford, England 😂🙈

[@jraddthomp270]

I grew up at blue diamond . So many pros came and got shredded by locals 😭😂

[@JonWilliams-vq1zx]

Justin is to 4 stroke valve trains, as O'Mara was to 125 2 stroke clutches.

[@davessparetime83]

Even in the 250 and 450 top level there are always guys in the back that probably shouldn't be there. Haiden Deegan won't be those guys who are always finishing at the back. That's why he needs to go now and get racing experience.

[@jro341]

I was one of those guys back in the late 90’s. It was all that I wanted but with working 60+ hours a week and going through an apprenticeship I didn’t have what it took. It was still cool to have a pro license and ride with guy’s like Ricky Carmichael and Travis Pastrana. It is a ton easier in the seats watching. Just saying.

[@ThePilotwes]

Killing it jase. Keep ‘‘em rolling

[@saltybmxer6977]

When does this podcast come out?

[@kollinrose]

It's out on Spotify!🤘🔥

[@saltybmxer6977]

@@kollinrose yeah it dropped on KZbin a few minutes after I asked.

[@anthony9600]

Dean Wilson in PreMix had that KTM 150 tapped wide open

[@Bodie2020]

Barcia gets a bad rap. If he so much as says hey To a rider it’s a dirty move. But in same sentence they will say sexton needs to teach people a lesson. Barcia Jason and eli are my top guys.

[@didickcheeseburger]

you make a good point. everyone says roczen needs to be more aggressive but as soon as barcia touches another rider they say he needs to pass more cleanly. i like barcias aggressive riding style but with that mentality youre bound to go overboard sometimes and he really does.

[@jamesadams2334]

@@didickcheeseburger He's just racing dude!

[@Rusty4u]

Deegan will race Houston this weekend

[@Steezy_Mx]

He revs because it makes other riders nervous. Not every rider but a lot of them will get nervous. It also sounds bad ass.

[@enacku]

Anderson ain't scared of him

[@friedrice6011]

Title is a little crazy don’t you think?

[@boostdmarkii8659]

Us real world riders could only dream about hpw freely these guys get tp really ride those bikes.. There being paid more the harder they ride and we are all paying for the harder we ride haha

[@bisco042]

Watch Jimmy D the Rippa!!! Speaking of Dacotis ...we NEED him on the show!! Along with J-Law! Fuck it...knock out two birds with one stone and bring in two New Englander's and have them sit in the booth together. Get some WILD stories!!! But who knows, if you told me that didn't get along I wouldn't be shocked, lol.

[@chuk2rs]

Daytona Supercross brought to you by RIAID SHADOW LEGENDS!

[@Clemsontiger21487]

Revving? Haven’t watched but I’m guessing

[@woodysrockspyro6436]

On a 250 you need every ounce of power you can get. Especially if you weigh more than 135lbs. People have no idea the difference in riding from 3rd place to 15th place

[@dawg_vr]

God is king accept him into your life before it's to late God is coming soon amen

[@Steezy_Mx]

Deegan revs the shit out of his bike as well. It’s just the thing to do.

[@MotocrossEditor]

Damn I’m looking forward to Bam’s retirement now. 😬👍🏼

[@diychad7268]

Why exactly??

[@MotocrossEditor]

@@diychad7268 he’s gonna make all his jumps bigger at his track

[@markc9409]

Rider coach BAM BAM just go for it lol.

[@bradcleck1]

Justin definitely did not talk with an Aussie accent when I met him 😂

[@lawrencefranck9417]

Everyone wants to be Eli. WFO the whole track even in the air. Quote from the Yamaha factory techs looking at the telemetry from Eli test ride he’s “90% plus the whole track and is asking for more power”

[@stevehartwell1861]

Rumor has it they gave him a throttle that spun 10% more....

[@henricusrealms8411]

I wonder if Justin Barcia has ever tried a 350f?

[@gildo101rossi]

Disappointed he didn’t go “ohhh yyyyeeeeah!”

[@darkmean65]

On the plus side he has the old 2smoke excuse he’d redline the hell out of them

[@bisco042]

Who doesn't like some good ol fashion rev bombs....other than Christian Craig. Lol!!!

[@aidanclingan3819]

It was Winchester

[@HPRaceDevelopment]

he has altered all since him. If its bad - which can be argued - then yes. Its mostly in your pocket book - lol

[@russellsinclair3050]

Where you talking to theo von?

[@JDON0917]

there is a rev limiter for a reason =)

[@monkeydad22]

I absolutely love Barcia ✊🏻. He's the backbone of AMA RACING. Without his style, flow and aggression.....the current grid would be a beta male lineup with a bunch of a L-7 weenies complaining to FELD every moto about bar banging. 💪🏼 #HeMan51

[@kjacob836]

I grew up watching barcia wanting to be as fast as him but I don’t ride like that because Only people that can afford to rebuild their bikes every weekend ride like that.

[@ridin_solo]

what accent is he going for?

[@earl6969]

He ruined a generation of riders like Hannah didn't inspire a generation of riders... Besides....that's the best Delwest advertisement ever...

[@keech25h]

BRING BACK BLUE DIAMOND

[@snowknight139]

If he rode without the ego he would be dangerously fast.

[@glahut93]

Roczen is afraid of Barcia and Webb.

[@PinkuStyle]

Lmao I'm so proud of them

[@ricksmith7659]

He revs because he doesn't have a horn.

[@kimcrews1721]

Yesssss. I was going to say the same thing. Move bitch, get out the way

[@karsoncassady6925]

No fucking wayyyy

[@theboogieman401]

When we raced he was doing the same things . nobody wanted to ride with him . just an unsafe rider and thats why hes doing crappy now . smashes into evryone .

[@slayer6936]

Haiden is the worst at rapping the engine out!!

[@lorenpaulger3807]

Nope, never will care for his style…passing w/o having to park someone, is way more badass looking. I get it, but come on parking most every one in top 5 to get around them?

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Supercross has become just a boring, freestyle jumpathon! Its guys like Barcia that keep it somewhat interesting.

[@kdxkyle]

He's probably not a bad guy. But he puts his helmet on and his brain turns off haha.

[@deyton2123]

His accent bothers me for absolutely no reason

[@kdxkyle]

Probably because he never had that accent until super recently haha. I wonder if he exaggerates it some or if marrying a British girl really has that big of influence on the accent.

[@1176hambone]

YES. NO CLASS.

[@awesomeman9730]

Barcia gotta be the most hated rider in AMA. I know I love it when I see him in 5th 6th or 7th place! I'd love to see more riders giving him some well deserved payback!

[@ricksmith7659]

Not hated nearly as much as Chad Reed

[@jamesadams2334]

For what? Racing? Grow up!

[@trevorsant3141]

@@ricksmith7659 your crazy for thinking that Reed is still one of the biggest fan favorites

[@ricksmith7659]

@@trevorsant3141 what are you talking about. Reed has never been a fan favorite

[@Jim_jong_un]

Dumbest comment of the day. Friese?

[@reeviewondermtb]

FJB

[@diychad7268]

A bit bullshit how the host tells bam bam he "fucked up" and entire generation of kids just because they tend to rev the bike while in the air in anticipation of the rear wheel making contact with the ground again so that it can be pushing them forward as much time as possible......... These engines have rev limiters so it ain't like those RPMs are stretching out connecting rods and valves or something, those kids ain't ruined just because they get back on the throttle a lil sooner than what ppl used to!!!! Come on now dude

[@GYPSYTALES]

Righto serious sally

[@gmansk53]

Just bash instead of pass>sx

[@jameswarren2894]

Fuck yea!!! Let’s go bam bam!

[@thebordenasylum7726]

His accent has gotten ridiculous. It happened out of the blue

[@tyalore2826]

He's such a likeable dude but God damnit he pisses me off on the track lol

[@jamesadams2334]

Why?, because he knows how to race?

[@Rusty4u]

And why is he talking with an Aussie accent for 2 seconds here and there??? Weird

[@cblank928]

Other people I can listen to their podcast and respect them even if I didn’t originally like them. I will never respect Barcia taking people out constantly

[@jamesadams2334]

He doesn't, It's just racing! Get over yourself. Barcia races like a real motocross racer. These whining panty guys that complain constantly and think that they lost 15 positions because of Barcia when in reality they couldn't make the top 15 if their lives depended on it. Start studying and watching motocross from the 70s and learn how its done.

[@cblank928]

@@jamesadams2334 He gets good hole shots and then cleans out anyone who is faster and passing him.

[@moodyshooty]

Dude is 20x faster than you or anyone you will ever know in the history of your life. Remember that. All you see is the incidents, not the 6 day a week training and racing for over 20 years without a break.

[@jamesadams2334]

@@cblank928 no he doesn't. that is just your twisted thinking.

[@cblank928]

@@moodyshooty I’m not saying he isn’t fast. He is literally one of the fastest racers in the world at racing supercross and if he didn’t take people out all the time then I wouldn’t talk bad about him. He recently got third because he took out sexton. If he hadn’t taken him out he would not have got third. He wants to win at any cost no matter who gets hurt. I can’t respect that mind set

[@Rusty4u]

It makes no sense

[@dougderby9454]

The 450 class can’t wait for him to retire.

[@92stone]

The AMA allowing him to ride that way ruined the sport.. it's not racing....

[@jamesadams2334]

Then you know nothing about motocross. Barcia races like a fast rider from the 70s. He hasn't ruined anything and he doesn't play into the hands of you whining people.

[@DaveEPie]

The origins of the sport where like this. I am talking 60’s 70’s AMA and World GP racing. Do some historical searches on some of those riders. They would do anything to pass or put someone out of the race. I am not saying that as an excuse for Barcia- some of his antics are not called for. But this sport has history and it’s not clean and proper. Even the European fans were dirty . Grabbing at riders and throwing rocks ,bottles to benefit their favorite riders.

[@derekbentley334]

Lol doubtful he's bout due for retirement. Mr. WILSON passed you.

[@moodyshooty]

Tell me you didn’t watch the race without telling me you didn’t watch the race 😂

[@colonialroofingofnorthcaro441]

I would like to like this guy I want to like this guy but he's also a kneecapper and I just don't see the reason and having to be the guy that everybody in the world that knows him talks about how he'll take you out why do we need somebody like that on a racetrack oh, it's already dangerous enough at the end I mean to distract for Gnarly, and then you got a guy who is just what you would call a kneecapper you know he's the whatever that woman's name is the kneecap The Other Woman in the ice skate Olympics, it's like the same thing he's just I don't no but some reason he's just got to wipe you out got to take you out I mean and I see him do some pretty dangerous things that if it would have went bad he could have really hurt somebody or possibly killed them cuz they were 90 feet in the freaking are on a 90 ft jump and whipping the wheel in somebody's face I mean if it could have done something oh, he could have hurt somebody terribly bad for the rest of their lives or possibly killed them if they hit wrong and broke their neck or their back or something I mean like I said I would like to like this cat but at the end of the day when it comes to racing he is a danger to every Rider on the track and the biggest part of me is is how the ama can't do nothing about it, or want

[@jamesadams2334]

OH, your worried about rider safety? Get rid of all the man made jumps and whoops. The AMA doesn't care about rider safety or they wouldn't allow these tracks. Barcia is doing nothing wrong. He races like a fast rider, no more, no less. Man, you wouldn't have survived 1 moto in the 70s.

[@colonialroofingofnorthcaro441]

@James Adams is obviously a fan, so seeing anything wrong, is impossible, he could cut a rider's throat and I bet you'd be, that was fair, he's doing what he's supposed to, you'd have to be biased not to see it, just like Kenny here lately, what's he's deal, it's a tough sport as it is, probably up at the top of the danger level, but 40 other riders get to the podium without kneecapping or even touching other riders, and of cou,rse I'm not talking that rubbing is racing, everybody gets that, intentionally wiping someone out, not cool, I don't care who it is

[@rob924egan2]

Jase has to be a Dope Lemon fan!

[@gregmccarter3243]

Maybe ask him why the fck cant he pass someone in a legit way instead of running them over and lifting his hand saying sorry.....