"James had a GOOD Bike, I wasn't Allowed to Have It!" - The Truth behind being teammates with JS7...

[@edwardvanwormer6993]

Hearing him say "It cost too much money to build two." While referring to JGR blows my mind. Definitely a good decision to bail.

[@mosthatedandroidtunernolim9800]

He wasnt on the level James was why tf would they do the same for someone who can't do what James did stupid for them to waste the money in favy

[@edwardvanwormer6993]

@@mosthatedandroidtunernolim9800 because they hired him to race. They should provide him with the best equipment available to them. There's no reason 2 riders on the same team should be riding inferior equipment. Gibbs did not have a lack of funds. Once Davi got on the better stuff, he was a consistent podium guy.

[@MichaelRubino-d9z]

You was good on the hole shot. James changed the game.

[@billjohn2707]

Lol for real, this guy sounds like a bitch

[@Preso_]

Hearing that JGR said something is too expensive when they have that NASCAR program is wild.

[@Leland387]

He's always kinda had a little bad blood with James because when he came out of amateurs there was a lot of hype about him being the one to dethrone James. I remember they clearly.

[@Sundaysbest347]

Great interview! Thanks Gypsy!

[@mr.wood787]

Awesome to learn all this about Carlos!! 🇵🇷

[@HPAcustomriflesandcerakote]

When we were kids racing 80cc in Western PA at steel city, pleasure valley, field of dreams, challenger, high point. I took a lot if 3rd places to Davi & Brock Hepler at all those contingency races weekend after weekend

[@TexRobNC]

Skill + repetition +money + opportunity. I'm 46, and have come to learn there are TONS of us out there with the skills to be a great in many things, and many of us willing to put the hours in, but that only gets you half of the way there. It helped me reframe how I look at top level athletes. Now, Supercross more than any other you have to put your money where your mouth is, because you have to qualify every single weekend, so that helps a LOT keeping it honest.

[@Bigkillaward]

What year was that? I did too lol. Did you know Mike mcdade or brock streit? I rode with jesseman but was way younger and never made it lol

[@royb.1441]

Woah! His answers stunned me but in a way that instantly made sense. Like finding the tough puzzle piece you gotta have to complete the story

[@HairryTurttleneck]

It gets weird once money becomes the object

[@jonathandeemer257]

Big fan of Davi I remember seeing him ride at Monster Mountain in Alabama on a Suzuki 85 with a role type neck brace attached to his helmet! If you know you know. He was so fast on that 85!

[@blakebullington1225]

I raced the LLAQ in 2001 there on a 2000 RM125!

[@kickstartkrew9924]

Pro Circuit Linkage and 918 Bars make the 10-13 YZ450f one of my favorite bikes ever

[@Greenfrom3]

You have a rider capable of podiuming and you didn't spend the extra to make the same bike? Wouldn't they get their money back based off his performances? Odd choice.

[@kevinlundin9971]

When you have a James Stewart that’s all in He gets whatever he wants and if his salary took from There budget for the second team rider so be it.

[@HairryTurttleneck]

Politics.

[@Jbonethekid]

Or more feedback to help James unless he was already dialed in

[@HPAcustomriflesandcerakote]

​@kevinlundin9971 thats the thing though, james was beat by the upcoming riders by when he went to yamaha and they still acted like he was special and would be champion. Hell they even told Josh Hill he wasn't allowed to pass him

[@kevinlundin9971]

@@HPAcustomriflesandcerakoteteams have always had their A and B riders it’s that simple.

[@dennis-vl2nz]

I remember DM with his rmz 450...oh boy!!

[@TexRobNC]

It's super weird to me how it's almost not talked about that the bikes could be an advantage for one rider, and given them an edge. It happens in every single motorsport, but this one never talks about it?

[@tylerjohnston6182]

when it comes to supercross, the only rules to seem to be in place are the frame must be sold in stores (which in turn created "factory" style bikes which have the same frame as the pros) and sound level. they cant go over a certain decibel count. I might be missing a few things but that what i've known/heard for years. I also believe its more like F1 where to just dump millions of dollars into R&D to make the fastest and best vehicle possible, there also isnt a "Shape" type or style manufacturers have to follow. i believe somebody could come up with a completely rengineered motorcycle and could race just like how we saw when jimmy weinert ran a paddle tire during an old oakland race, redesigned against the consistent trend gained a huge advantage over everyone and they banned it immediately. they dont ban anything unless it shows a huge advantage and even then it has to be exploited before its even thought about

[@motofreak2772]

James put in an insane amount of work to customize that bike because of how much he didn't like it. It's only coincidence that DM liked it so much. I don't think this is a scenario where they were withholding better things but definitely they were not going to invest that same kind of work into DM. They had a superstar and were just trying to make him happy to win a championship.

[@AAAskeet]

He literally said different.

[@motofreak2772]

@@AAAskeet there was absolutely nothing standard James had on that Yamaha. Even the tank and shrouds were custom made. But it wasn’t this secret thing against DM. James literally hated the bike that’s all. Even to this day no one has done as much work to a bike than JGR and James did that year. They blew all the budget on James so I can imagine not much was left for DM development.

[@kevinlundin9971]

That summer at Hangtown I got a moment when Big James stopped for a moment to give be me and my 5 year old son a moment to take a photo and I whispered to him he needed to get James off that Yamaha all I got was a very Friendly and confident Smile!

[@motofreak2772]

@karldogg9481 that’s just an ignorant comment. He was dominant on the kawi 10+ wins in SX plus a perfect season in MX. Changed bikes and the results declined but still won a SX champ, then they flipped the motor and results got even worse. And it wasn’t a lack of trying as I said they tried everything! Yamaha did not see any success after James either, not until giving up the race program to star. Cooper Webb had similar experience too.

[@gawdszn302]

@karldogg9481how come that bike never won anything until tomac in the 450s if it wasn’t that Yamaha 😂

[@travispower2683]

I took my son to see the hauler before it rolled into Phoenix SX. Jeremy albrecht gave my boy Davi’s scuffed up number plate from A1. Big deal for a 10 year old to get that. He still has it.

[@natel7382]

When are people going to realize there was no money in sx/mx until very recently? And it is not trickling down at all.

[@richardferrell4362]

There were always a couple, top 5 guys, making millions. Now it's just more evident with social media.

[@Left-Foot-Brake]

Always been a bit of a head-scratcher this guy..... amazing talent - I pulled for him for many years but I think we all agree he didn't win as much stuff as we thought he could. What was with the snake blood...? Hmmm

[@kevinbodman1011]

When Davi was on, no one could touch him.

[@gawdszn302]

If that bike was so good how come it never won until ET almost 10 years later

[@daverupes7022]

Was it a big money deal to go to jgr? What do you mean? What ? 😅😂 damn is this for real? Dude does not understand what the question meant?

[@atrain882]

Great rider never as good as James but when you won if I remember correctly, a lot of people was injured but you’re still a Supercross champ

[@BilkoMX124]

He's not a 450 champion....you obviously don't know anything about Millsaps or the sport

[@turtle-Alchemist]

Money and politics destroy racing.

[@tommypruitt1835]

Same process for many it’s a politic program 😢

[@eltee7097]

Davi… your career is your responsibility. Only if you put the work in!

[@brap10151]

Davey is no where near James Stewart. Number 2 on the team less salary and not making the team even half the money Stewart was bringing in. Imagine having a cry about that 😂

[@keaten2216]

That’s not the point though is it? He even says that. The point is the team should want the best for their riders regardless. And davey was beating James like he said 🙈 god absolute brain dead comment

[@brap10151]

@@keaten2216 no he wasnt. Only races he fi isned ahead of James was daytona cause James crashed out and was out the reat of the year lmao. Before that davi was finishing 7th to 14th’s while james was top 5’s and multiple wins lmao. Tall about brain dead comment

[@Hackers50Maker]

That’s shitty, Basically used David to get all the ducks in a row

[@Hackers50Maker]

(No disrespect to Bubba)

[@Steve-vt1oo]

He has way to big of an ego and he would only put the work in when pressed to. The reason you don't get the same bike james did its because you don't have as many titles as him! Tell us why you got fired from kawasaki? This guy is full of himself!