Roger DeCoster

Ping and Grant talk to Roger about his long career, Industry news, answer questions and much more

[@kenrobbins1927]

I raced motocross for 50 years and Roger was my hero the entire time.......... Still is........

[@mxgeoff]

Guys like DeCoster could talk for weeks and most of us would listen. Still in my opinion the greatest motocross rider of all time.

[@utahdesertrider1806]

@@EarthSurferUSA I like your point about putting DeCister in charge. My reference to Roger as being so great was he did it back on those old bikes and he’s been innovating etc ever since. RC on the track is the GOAT like u said. He brought fitness to a new level. Stewert was imo the most gifted fastest etc. which we prob agree on.

[@caseybrown4021]

I truly believe Stewart had potential to truly be the greatest of all time when it comes to raw talent on the bike unfortunately he was his own worst enemy.

[@mikga45]

1 of the all time greats, true legend of the sport. The one name that everyone remembers and rightfully so. I think he is the best.

[@robertrishel3685]

Truly. The GREATEST ever! As a rider and with his overall influence on the sport, no single person has had as much of an impact. No one person is as synonymous with success in the sport. All those world championships he won himself…. Plus the many championships he was a part of. Motorcycle development, the gear and equipment, style…. He has had an influence on everything. When he was racing, he was a Euro Rock Star. Always the model of a professional. He defined what it was to be a professional. And on top of all that he is universally known as a really genuine, honest, good person.

[@stevenday6082]

Rodger Decoster, thank you so much for what you've done for our sport. As a consumer on the outside looking in you have done some amazing amazing things. What you have done with each manufacturer absolutely blows my mind.

[@pvbaelen]

I don't think anyone has impacted the sport more than Roger. He has been a major force in professional motocross for 50 years. Absolutely incredible.

[@Brooksidemech2]

I am 53: in Canada in the 70's we had a gp. I saw Roger .Brad Lackey. Heikki Micholas and the nicest guy Japanese Kinoshita. Back then you could walk the pits and get close. Lackey was on Honda and blew his forks every moto.I remember seeing maico with extended forks. Fox shocks. Great memories.

[@johnwiggill17]

Great Show!!! I started following Roger Baack in the 70's and became a big Fan! Good job!

[@timsr.6706]

Saw Roger back around 1975 in St. Peter's, very muddy, Marty Smith took the lead, but Roger caught him at the end and passed and won.

[@2-raw-coopcooper488]

Roger D the greatest of all time and the nicest guy you could ever meet. Thank for the vid

[@showtime951]

Sean Connery only played James Bond because Roger DeCoster was scheduled to race.

[@robertrishel3685]

Roger Moore man! DeCoster so reminds me of Roger Moore in his James Bond era! DeCoster so could’ve pulled it off 007!

[@robertrishel3685]

I have always thought that!!! Roger DeCoster so reminds me of Roger Moore! He 100% could’ve pulled of Bond👍 Probably still could!

[@gregwinters8932]

7uuu7u uh u uh uuu

[@motoxposse]

Great show Roger is a class act 👍🏼

[@paulkarp958]

Oh, I thought this episode was 3 days long 🤣🤣 Roger is what legends are made of 🏆

[@danmeifert2469]

Roger is one of the Gods of motocross. I got to see him at Trans-AM & Inter-AMA races in the early 70s. He was smooth, stylish & very fast.

[@tinytim307]

Never in a million years did I ever think I'd get to hear these srories about my idols growing up from the man himself👑😎👑🏁🏆🏁

[@motokev2727]

Roger Decoster the definition of motocross. I met RD back in the 90s in Seatlle at a local moto shop. I BS with him a little, very nice guy. I was very nervous talking to my moto hero.

[@charliebaer7395]

I was fortunate enough to see the Man at Unadilla in the mid/later 70s

[@anthonychambers4679]

Thanks for doing this interview with Roger, he's such a humble, wise, knowledgeable guy. Would've been nice to hear even more about his racing career, but the main points were covered. Looking forward to more of these shows now.

[@kennyrichard2971]

Wow guys what awesome interview with Roger and I understand what Roger saying say if there’s something you enjoy doing you never have to work a day in your life .I think What Roger has done for the motocross industry it’s just awesome

[@evo5349]

The MAN a great champion and has made and given so much for the sport. Thankyou.

[@grizwoldful]

I've seen Roger effortlessly pass everyone on the track, I was amazed at how easy he could make it look...damn he was fast! Lake Sugartree Trans am in Virginia in 70 something...lol

[@BryanVaughanDirty30]

Decoster is tha man!!! 💪🏻 Y’all have came a long way since episode 1 ! From the saloon to how comfortable you guys

[@thebordenasylum7726]

How often does Roger get to tell his stories about his days growing up and turning pro? Great show

[@johankenens636]

A true ambassador for the sport. I was that little kid who got sick in Ettelbruck when the tension between Willy Bauer and Roger got too much. Roger eventually was World Champion that day and suddenly I felt much better. I was that little kid crying when I read about the Balen accident in the paper. So many memories...if only I could find the pictures of that kid together with Roger again. Unfortunately much more appreciated in the USA than Belgium...what a pitty.

[@northrockboy]

Great man and ambassador for the sport !!!

[@robertrishel3685]

My absolute life time hero.

[@mickguthrie6448]

Awesome interview, great to hear about his life and how he got started. RD is the kind of guy you could just sit and listen to for hours, so many great stories, so much knowledge and experience. His influence in the sport is 2nd to none. Good job guys!

[@59vaughn]

It's good to see him smile....

[@stellastarr69]

Awesome first show with "The Man". At the 1:53:16 Roger drops the F Bomb. Wow, never heard him swear. Priceless!

[@rayr746]

Very interesting show! Nice Job guy's

[@stevepadilla9729]

I saw Roger in St. Louis and asked for him to sign my Old Supercross Program magazine. Before he saw it, he said " I am not the Pro, I am the Team Manager. Ryan is the one you want." Until he saw it with his Picture from California Supercross where I would watch each year. I even road my bmx bike from Torrance California to the LA Coliseum. Yes It was even crazy back then going through gang Streets, But even some of them helped me get there telling me the safe streets to ride on. Roger looked as if he was taken back to his racing days. I didn't really want him to sign my book for what he was, But I did for who he was, is and going to be. THEY LEGEND of the sport that Loves it so much, he is still in it. I didn't have the money to race pro my self, But I am a big fan, Watching Roger and the gang, to Jeff3X and the track changers, to Mr. #2 McGrath, to the G.O.T. JS7 and you guys and RD5 with the future riders to watch with my Son and even watch him race some. My back ground was bmx and mtb, My Son is faster then me on bmx, but I still have the skills on my mtb through the trees. Roger is the man always has been, Great interview and questions I would have asked. Great job keep up the good work. P.S. Cool to see the other Names behind the Number 9 before you.

[@graffzon]

Love how he gives the old swedes the props they should get from everyone in the sport

[@lmtada]

fredde johansson LoL. Swedes bought Roger off with yearly supply of Pickled Herring, and smoked fish. Then couple dozen Lappinkulta..

[@Sportrider22]

Stop interrupting the guest and let them talk. Geeezzz especially someone like Roger DeCoster. It is called manners.

[@johnnysurfsix4976]

hahahah bob

[@robertrishel3685]

😂👍

[@peoplepower1272]

@@EarthSurferUSA If only that were the case...these two, despite their history and intentions, are super annoying as an interview show. They really don't know how much better this can be with fewer ridiculous comments and much more listening. Roger D is an amazing man...don't waste an opportunity to learn from him.

[@Maczust63]

I remember Roger and Ryan Dungey we're walking the track at southwick and I yelled can I get your autograph, well Ryan looked and said sure! I replied "I ment Roger!" Just to give him a hard time lol.

[@randyreynolds6508]

😂😂

[@Boots67]

Lol, I'd much rather have Roger's than Dungey's.

[@Maczust63]

@Brian Loeffler didn't have a marker that worked lol

[@mx-co2388]

@Brian Loeffler Did you sell it ??

[@psychosneighbor1509]

I was at Washougal a few years ago when Roger went walking through the crowd. I scrambled to get my autograph hat and sharpie out of my pack and went running after him yelling "ROGER!...SIR! WILL YOU SIGN THIS FOR ME PLEASE!" He took it and signed it without saying a word but gave me a look like "Aren't you a little old for this?" I was 45 lol.

[@garybenedict3673]

You guys didn’t kill anything !! You murdered it ! great job good luck I have no idea where to go from here you are already at the top in my book.

[@josephbullard7716]

Perfect for those long trips to the work site. Who wants to think about work anyhow lol. Thank you guys!

[@Carbonx007]

I'm listening at work..cause I don't want to think about work..lol

[@depweg1092]

Awesome show great coverage thanks.

[@egger2500]

THANK YOU for doing this GREAT SHOW !!! DO NOT STOP in 100 years!!!

[@nicholasklecan1738]

Wow what a great video fellas! Cool to see, awesome!!

[@motoduel4043]

Awesome boys, great job on putting this together!

[@CoachRobbBeams]

Great format - incredible questions - entire show felt like five minutes! Great job GL and Ping. Thank you Roger for all you do for the sport.

[@inigoerrandonea]

Hey guys, this was more than great, I enjoyed every single minute of it, RD has so much stories to tell, an amazing man and life; I really liked how you both handled the interview, letting Roger explain things with detail and giving him the needed time and space to talk. Most of the times interviewers do not understand that the star of the show is in front of them, you did it awesome. Found you through Spotify, can’t think in a better way of going for a long walk with the earphones and an interview like this. Can’t wait for the next one!! A big hug from Madrid, Spain.

[@ladyusa6647]

I discovered ur podcast by READING XRACER mag! Ping so glad ur there love ur mustache & having DeCoster for first guess couldn't get any better than this!

[@benowen5792]

Still my fav show

[@JPJ55MX]

Great show !!

[@wtcornet]

Great interview.

[@mcilwain67]

Awesome guys! Loved this one!

[@randystevens570]

Great get to have Roger there for your first show. But when you have somebody as great as him you guys need to let him talk and quit interrupting him. Everybody can learn a lot by listening to him

[@edwardmcewen]

Looking at the length of the video made me a little hesitant to get started on this, but what a great episode it turned out to be!

[@Andy-co6pn]

Just watched this finally, great as ever, watching an old episode shows just how much the show (GL & DP) has progressed in a short time. Much more slick now. Would have liked you to have asked Roger who he though had the most potential when on the Honda 125 team back in the day, MC or Swink

[@user93634]

Great job guy's!

[@robertrishel3685]

Pure gold!

[@christianpetit9347]

decoster number one 70/80 👍❗

[@amdg2023]

Grant Langston is the best, I hope he comes back to announce races, dam he's knowledgeable about mx, we need him back.

[@ronross6]

Happy Birthday... weekend, Roger D..@ 8\28

[@scottmorgan6099]

Great episode with Roger!...Loved the story about Adolf Weil using a lens as a tear off!...And the Ronnie Lechien story was so funny!...Good stuff!...👍

[@Maczust63]

Man thats cool my great grandfather road as a dispatch rider in the war also.

[@CWhite-fp3eo]

When you say "THE MAN" say it with the reverence and respect that "THE MAN" deserves.

[@whiskeythrottlemedia]

Yes sir.

[@Boots67]

I've got some cool pics of Roger coming off Godzilla at Sand Hill MX in CA, along with some at Unadilla and other tracks across the country. Unadilla looks way different now.

[@neilr4867]

Smooth operator right there

[@Themusicbiz]

I love this!!!

[@maverick2242]

What ever helmet GL wore During his career avoid Cant remmber his own video lol either that or there is real Whiskey in those cups Instead of coffee! And with a name like Whiskey throttle they should have, plus be quality Whiskey! Great show guys, never ever get enough of Roger D, true legend on and off the bike. Never be another like him, best era of racing GPs and MX , I still think esp modern Fans dont understand what he also did has done for American racing and riders. All the best RD!

[@bretmuldner]

I remember we where at Carlsbad on the practice track, and Rolf Tibblin, marty S. TommyCroft said watch this you want to see just how week the (factory hondas) were I said sure and he hoped on his 250 and took off up the hill to the 2 jumps and held it WO and hit the first jump and sailed and sure as shit he destroyed a frame on the first jump!! The guy was crazy!

[@utahdesertrider1806]

The Man

[@andrewhills6535]

Legend

[@tonyjenkins272]

Super nice guy got his autograph at washougal 💯

[@hitiblue]

The part about MC's year with Suzuki may be the most important one in supercross history.@1:44:00 The King should have won easily in 1997 and so it should have been 8 freakin straight SX titles !!

[@yabadabadoo72]

Love this one

[@yabadabadoo72]

@38:26 😮

[@lmtada]

Roger builds good bikes. Owned many Honda Cr, Suzuki RM (#104), Maybe KTM soon. However Only after “The man” has tweaked them. Whiskey Throttle, love it.

[@Maczust63]

Rogers on board the #bringback2strokes

[@CaioLucci]

Hey guys, great video!!!! Just a tip, when you're talking about stuff, if you could edit in images, like when Roger says he has some pics of Unadilla, it would be super cool to see it on the video right away

[@Boots67]

Ooo, I have some pictures of Unadilla from back when he was talking about. My uncle raced pro, lots of pics of him on the line with all those legends.

[@psychosneighbor1509]

My first three words were "Mama", "Dada" and "Roger DeCoster" :D

[@motokev2727]

Funny

[@superfly3990]

You know, and I don't want to make a whole big thing about it or anything, but I'm a retired Pro and current Industry Insider. I like to believe that I know everything that there is about Motocross and am somewhat of a Motocross Encyclopedia. Some people call it MX for short. Of course, Supercross, popular in America, is often called SX by the serious fan. Rogers DeCoster is from Europe somewhere and they sometimes call him "The Man." It's a little hard to figure if they called him that because he was very fast on the track or very fast with the Ladies. Rogers raced mostly in the European races which were called Grand Prix. Insiders like me call this GP racing. He mostly raced what was called the Open Class which was for the more powerful racing motorcycles. Insiders like myself typically call this type of MX Motorcycle a Dirt Bike. Just in case you are thinking, they don't really have a GP bike. It's still called a MX or Dirt Bike if raced in American MX or European GP's. I hope that this helps the Casual Fan, as well as the Seasoned Fan, Understand and Appreciate the sport. Motocross was very good to me. I don't like to compare myself to Rogers or anything, but I can say that I Frosted my fair share of Muffin during my day.

[@wd840mxhighlights]

McGrath almost won a Supercross title on a bike that only had 75% of its power. Wow!

[@ostracizedone]

You did give "The Man" the jersey with his name on it on the wall after the show right? Enjoyed the show!

[@robertrishel3685]

I think, in the interest of timeless posterity, you guys should edit out all the intro stuff about what’s happening in racing…. Just go straight into the respective interviews. My single criticism of the very best and most important podcast in motocross. What you guys are doing is so important! These guys won’t live forever. You need to get everyone you can before it’s too late!!!!

[@jicakejijicakeji7278]

What’s the intro song?

[@deansikorski6596]

Roger, would it be possible for you to bring Jeffery Herlings over for the Monster Energy Cup this year? That would be EPIC.

[@jamespatterson2002]

he would probably do well because its fast, in supercross he would get worked

[@damonforrest1570]

Think you guys are some rad ass dudes, past and present.🤙

[@richardsmith8590]

Still cool. Always will be!

[@louiswooley966]

That jersey!!

[@Steezy_Mx]

Unfortunately the generational gap doesn’t translate well with some of the conversations they’re having but nonetheless anytime we get to hear DeCoster it’s legendary.

[@mikga45]

A top pro legend rider can buy a bike from the local motorcycle store and smoke a pro factory rider. When the legends were in their prime. DeCoster, Steward, ward, McGrath, Hanna, Eli Tomac, Lackey, Carmichael. Many more greats in their prime could beat the competition on a 10 year old bike.

[@atv55803]

I DON`T REMEMBER IF I PACKED A SNACK ,ROGER, LOL

[@Runk3lsmcdougal]

Will you be putting these to a podcast? Great production over all guys thanks :)

[@randyreynolds6508]

its on spotify

[@Runk3lsmcdougal]

@@randyreynolds6508 Google podcasts is huge and comes on most android phones from the factory. its what i use, fully free.

[@Runk3lsmcdougal]

It's on Google podcasts

[@rickrossi4468]

I know this an old show, but me and my wife want to go to a live TROY LEE STUDIO show and be part of the environment . David, can you please tell us dates and exact location so we can attend for a night of bench racing and meeting YOU AND GL.Please comment back. Have watched many episodes than this one we really want to be there live.. Thankyou, please comment. Thankyou.

[@whiskeythrottlemedia]

Hi Rick, we put live shows on hold for a bit but we’re planning to have some in ‘23. Keep an eye on our social channels for more info and thanks for the support!

[@stevenday6082]

I haven't even listen 2 the hole podcast / video. But I read Jeremy McGrath book and heard so many stories about what really happened to Jeremy at Suzuki. Basically one man not the bike, but one man cost Jeremy and Suzuki a Supercross championship. Wow and I know and I know a lot of men have been flustered bye what a woman has. But goodness gracious.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

They advertised a graphics CO in the Middle of this Video .. I wonder why they don't post links for their Sponsors.. ????

[@mikeskidmore6754]

www.factorymotocrossgraphics.com/contact/

[@jasong5321]

Damn you Wyatt!

[@motokev2727]

What happened to Suzuki ? These days, not many pro's riding them.

[@jamespatterson2002]

wow, did not realize all the issues with wyatt seals...MC let wyatt off easy in his book

[@turbotorana4336]

whyatt seals was replaced by skip norfolk at round 7 of the outdoor championship 1997

[@rust-e5526]

Great listening to Roger speak, not so great listening to Langston loudly interrupting constantly!…..let “The Man” speak!

[@mopar1465]

Jerky boys prank call at the end

[@bretmuldner]

PUNKS!

[@NoBody-ft3cq]

Suprised Pingree aint wearing a BOLT hat

[@CaptainKarma8]

GL was fan boying hard

[@johanlarsson7917]

Stop interrupting, please...

[@TwinGoats]

So no I'll intent whatsoever in this question but how does a factory rider, racing in a sanctioned event, need road to recovery help in the first place?? His team wouldn't get him back?? If it's to the point a factory rider needs donations to recover from a crash while racing then we as riders and fans need to think about where we spend our money in this sport.. stinging people 45 for a hat to watch a guy break his face after spending 100 min on tics all for that guy to have to get well on his own is shameful... wtf is going on here and why are we allowing it?? We should have to riders back more than that. I know it's an expensive sport, I have twins in it, and I know it's expensive to put on but it's also getting pretty ridiculously expensive just to spectate for a rider to be on his own..... messed up

[@johnnywood9441]

Billy Goat ya u would think factory teams or ama would have some sort of special insurance for their riders but it’s not the case. It’s sad these guys risk there lives for our entertainment and there teams can’t even cover medical costs.

[@kevintalbot9459]

Ya know...🤔 Those guys sure talk over Rodger alot, hmmmm....

[@rust-e5526]

Langston definitely does!……he’s the one thing that spoiled the interview for me! 🤔

[@justincunha5221]

Was disappointed in this episode. Was nice to hear about Rodgers racing career, but you gouts spent over half the show on that. Wanted to hear more about the 80s Honda, Suzuki etc. Bummer

[@criticalthinkerr.i.p74]

This was frustrating to try to listen to a calm and quiet Roger telling awesome stories getting C9NSTANTLY interrupted by BOTH HOSTS! And loud obnoxious intersections that weren't even humorous and ruining the stories he was trying to tell.

[@chrishenry6367]

That's a gay song to open with.