Marty Tripes

[@LumberjackT100]

You've just gotta love Marty Tripes. One of my all-time heroes to this day.

[@motokev2727]

All I can say, thanks for inviting these pro riders from the 70s for a interview.

[@macy9123]

Yahooo.... The one and only Marty Tripes, speed and style for miles !! One of my all time fav's !!

[@drrjim]

Could listen to this all day. What great storys. What a great rider and good guy. One thing he mentions about his first Inter-Am at 14 is Dave Bickers coming up to him after. I think he means John "the Baron" Banks, not Bickers. Big and rode BSA's

[@ozzielinkin]

I watch and listen to your shows while working in the crawlspace. Today I watched Marty Smith and Marty Tripes. Great stories. Great job and great shows. Also love the hell out of Volbeat.

[@teds.1081]

Great interview guys, Whiskey Throttle and Marty Tripes ROCKS!

[@bikernu]

One of the most exciting supercross races that I have ever seen was at the 1978 Pittsburgh supercross. Marty was leading and Hannah caught and passed Marty and then Hannah went off of the track and Marty repassed Hannah for the lead but Hannah caught and passed Marty for the win! I believe Marty had a mechanical problem with his bike. What a race!

[@bobwhite5274]

Marty’s right about the Can-Am‘s I had a 78 the first year the orange 250 rotary and it was fast I mean fast, These shows best bring back old memories talking to the old riders, great show good job .

[@MX76er]

Bob White awesome! I own an 82 250 Canned Ham. Engine is fast!

[@stuartnyren152]

My absolute favorite rider of the day. Loved this interview. Thank you!

[@OriginalBroadcasting]

Thanks for doing these podcasts! As a younger fan it's awesome to learn about the history and the legends of the sport.

[@raymondsiewert2720]

Greatest interview ever ! Love that guy !

[@27aerobatic]

David and Grant. Great job on doing these !! The history and backstories are amazing!

[@kechumgreen8893]

MX history was the ice cream and the last story was the cherry on top!

[@kfunkenstein864]

One of my favorite WTSs so far. Grew up watching Keyhoe, Johnny O and Donnie Hansen at Indian Dunes in the 70s along with Hannah and Tripes at the Superbowls. What an awesome time in the sport. Great interview. Now I have to find out if Marty's tacos are as good as he says they are. What a cool dude.

[@jerrysullivan9659]

I remember camping at Painted Gorge in the mid 70 watching Marty and Chip Howell spin laps around a make shift track. Marty rode the whole weekend with one foot peg and still kicked everybody’s ass.

[@raymondsiewert2720]

He loves food and he is an awesome cook ! He cooked for hundreds at Kenny Zahrt's memorial at LACR . Probably the most naturally talented rider ever.

[@garydeforest5210]

Marty Tripes best interview and I agree with the 2-stroke chat. New 4 strokes are so expensive and complicated that dirt bikes nowadays are not possible for many without a big pocket book and a part time mechanic/shop just for basics. The 2 strokes are so easy and simple and have a better life span much of the time.

[@robertrishel3685]

Tripes is a legend. This show is a parade of my childhood hero’s. This introductory two-stroke discussion is absolute music to my ears. You guys have nailed it on the head! I grew up racing MX in the 70’s and 80’s, it’s shocking to consider the costs of the sport now days.... fourstrokes have added weight, expense and complexity to a sport that thrived on its inexpensive simplicity and ease of participation. It’s a real shame they won’t go back to developing two strokes, a damn shame. At least there is still KTM. I have three boys and not one of them ride...I couldn’t have afforded to take them racing the way my father did with me. My youngest son is showing some genuine interest and I would love to share the greatest sport on earth with him, but the costs and the injuries give me pause.

[@maverick2242]

You mean the Japanese not developing 2t, the Euros ares till developing them, KTm has brought fuel injection to 2t, TM has now got a working 2t fuel injected bike, in fact Vertigo developed by 12 times trials world champion Dougie Lampkin have had fuel injection on they’re 2t trials bikes since 2016 a were ahead of Yamaha with a wifi app on a 2t not a 4t. Beta while not fuel injected most of they’re sales are 2ts and have a complete new generation for 2020. Only the Japanese are trying to force 4t. Also you do know that 4t was originally the engine in MX, 2t came along and technology development came with the 2t not the 4t. sit is marketing and control that brought back the 4t, plus people are inherently lazy today and want the bike to be dumbed down. I have never been anti 4t just anti bs which unfortunately the industry is full of now.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Why not go Trail riding .. You don't have to risk getting Paralyzed doing that? I did some Motocross but concentrated on Mogul skiing .. Less chance of serious injury .. and I worked in a seasonal business that has more free time in the Winter..

[@raymondsiewert2720]

Over 4 hours, but worth every minute ! Ping and GL are great for putting up with all the stories from a period that they weren't even born yet ! They don't even know, but they do know after that interview !

[@garydeforest5210]

agreed ! I did desk/paper work and watched, listened, loved it! Great work by interview guys. Genuine interest in moto history!

[@paulwilliams8588]

Here in the UK... Motocross Action mag was available in the 70's..that 78 GP at unidilla Marty stood out..good times then.. better than today Good interviews guys👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@riders.oregon4474]

This was cool. He is talking about my old heroes. Actually he is one of my old heroes.

[@davidjay433racing]

Another one I’m just catching up to. What another amazing history lesson in the SoCal Moto world. 🤙

[@michaelanderson2742]

What a great time this has been just cannot believe the history y'all bring back keep up the good work

[@piercelaw5459]

Great interview. Sears Point. June 79. 250 Class. I qualified but didn't have a great day. Tripes absolutely tore it up. Kicked Hannah's ass. Track surface was like busted up pavement topped by slippery straw. Ridiculous.

[@evanstreets8830]

Great job fellas , loved this 👍

[@bossmama579]

David, I am so excited to see you kicking ass in every aspect of your life! I love your show and think you are a amazing speaker with great personality!! Give Amber and the girl's hugs from Brooklynn and I. #proudcousin 💯

[@deanfloyd8931]

ALL THAT and Humble To Boot! God love him😎

[@utahdesertrider1806]

Been watching this video now for days and it keeps going. 😂

[@davidcooper4385]

When Marty said Dewayne jones R.I.P saw Gary and Dewayne jones back at claude osteen cycle park years ago MANY MANY ,i was star struck..

[@macy9123]

78 Nats. Tripes ain't B.S., he was putting it Hannah !!

[@ravanderveur]

Cant say enough good things about what you guys are doing.

[@mxgeoff]

This is brilliant. Well done Grant and David.

[@9codyboy]

I think Marty's memory is a little off 1978 he was not even in the top 10 in the 250 National point standings. He must be thinking about the 1979 250 season. He finished 3rd overall in 1979 behind Hannah and Howerton, it really was not close though he was almost 100 points back on second place Howerton and 140 points back on Hannah. He did get 2 overall wins in 79 at Red-Bud MI and Sears Point CA. This was his best year in the big leagues. This aside I always rooted for him and wanted him to beat Hannah and Howerton. Saw him race that win at Red-Bud and during the Trans-USA series.

[@BobL1]

This was a fantastic podcast. Keep up the great work.

[@chamisi]

I watched him in practice at Lake Whitney muddy as heck, he came into a 180 degree corner flat track style standing on the pegs. It was unbelievable

[@john-xc3iy]

I have never seen GL this quiet during one of these, must be a Tripes fan? Great show guys!

[@mikeskidmore6754]

I have seen recent photos of the Red Bud Parking Lot from the Mid '70's all American made cars with a few VW Beatles thrown in .. Just a Van and an open 3 place bike trailer and a tent.. Now Days it's a Rich Man's Sport with 18 wheeler style Toy Haulers..

[@tylerralston8430]

So true. I remember a few years ago sleeping on a lay down chair next to a fire for extra heat while surrounded by motorhomes with trailers all decked out. But I wouldn't change it for the world. Such a fun weekend. And I bet the old days were even more fun.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

@@tylerralston8430 I raced my Yamaha 1978 YZ100-E on the REd Bud Pro Track back about 1979 .. I loved that Tracck .. Today the Track is almost the same layout but they added a few suicide Jumps.. I don't want to end up in a wheel chair like so many have so I will pass on those Stadium Supercorss style jumpsl There sure were a lot more amature racers and Amatur tracks around the Country there there is now days..

[@tylerralston8430]

I don't race mx anymore just stay in the woods but I try to do the grass race every year since there's normally no jumps or it's just the ski jump.

[@vintagemxer9165]

Was at Unadilla for his GP win. Amazing stories.

[@scottmorgan6099]

Typhoon Tripes!....was able to beat Hannah when he wanted to.....👍

[@deanfloyd8931]

The "Tetter totter" was always the secret. Simple physics

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

2:08:30 I was there in 1978 when he won the first 250 USGP at Unadilla. He beat Jimmy Ellis by .8 or .08 seconds ( I can't remember)The Russian World Champion was there and it was during the height of the Cold War. Any time an American took the lead you could hear the crowd roar from anywhere on the track. Carlquest clinched his first world championship during that race. I believe it was the finest race in the history of the sport. BTW Hannah won the Unadilla 250 USGP in 1986 when Johnny Omara ran out of gas on the last lap of the 2nd moto.

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

Alabi: Carla won his first World Championship at the 1979 USGP.

[@kurtvonfricken6829]

2:22:00 I know exactly the spot he is talking about. There is a tight narrow right around a tree, the track goes up then there is a tight left then the track goes down. Only one bike could fit through at a time. If you find the 1982 Unadilla USGP on YT there is a Honda rider that you can see go through it at 4:50.

[@rickjimerson1212]

Great job

[@jamespatterson2002]

marty freegin tripes!!!!!!!!

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Bombardier makes awesome direct injected Two stroke snowmobiles and out board motors.. They got the technology by buying out Evinrude ..

[@mikeandrews1899]

Marty seems like a really cool dude 👍

[@lfoxracer]

The collage at 2:06:30 contains 3 of my photographs! Nice, I guess....

[@mikekraz6193]

2 smokers baby!!!!!

[@Radnally]

Remember thinking ," this guy is so smooth, he looks slow." but he won

[@maverick2242]

Another great show guys, Marty was before my time, but what a great guy, it’s funny with this era of legends it’s been a 4hr show but I could listen to these guys for days, I can barley listen to today’s stars for 5min, I was nearly sick after watching Red Bull future of MX the other day and frankly did nothing for me in adding respect for many of the current riders, though some are doing their part like the 3 going to MXDN those are stand up guys and there are others, but many of SX orientated or money focused as shown in that series just disgust me, I know everything is about money these days, people will sell out there grandmas for money if they could, the current organisers are only money focused not on the future and some of the sport. the actual purse money at the races clearly shows that, as does how the privateers are treated. But guys like Marty and especially his era, their insight, knowledge stories are just amazing, they all seem to have come out of a certain mould of determination, attitude, belief, respect, regardless of challenges that’s missing today, even hearing what Steve Wise said on the phone at the end. Thanks for bringing us these legends, it should be mandatory watching for any current pro to amateur today maybe there’d appreciate what they do have a bit more instead of whining how hard it is with their multi million dollar contracts, how much money they can make out of SX and how MX isn’t worth it anymore to them or it upsets the schedule to go to MXDN because the Euro made it too tough on us to go, guys like Marty Tripes and his era don’t seem to hang on excuses, they raced for the right reasons, results took care of that, listen to how he negotiated his 78 contract with Honda, ironically Hannah did a similar thing in 83 raced only for wins no salary and made more money that year than he had in any other year, no one would do that today, they faced the challenges ahead, blazed their own paths made mistakes while also finding there own way, Maybe why they lead the changing of the guard and lead into that golden era for US racing of the 80s. The new 2t series Marty has going. sounds awesome too and that if anything shows MX isn’t dead with the support he is getting, when the right people with the right motives are involved, we need more people like him involved at grass roots MX, so all respect to Marty and everything he has achieved many things I did not know I learnt about him in this show and it’s been one of the best yet. He is so on point about the industry, costs etc, first ai have heard someone actually come out and really tell it honestly, anyways wish him all the success on and off the bike again. cheers.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

In road racing they race the KTM single Cylinder 4 stroke road bike .. It used to be the Yamaha RZ-350 Two Stroke but emissions killed it in the USA in about 1985.... Bikes you can race on a Budget ..

[@mikeskidmore6754]

I still have my 1978-YZ-100-E .. It seems the Suzuki TM-100 or RM-100 was a better bike than the 125 was

[@podcastparlor4128]

Yes!!!

[@maverick2242]

Gl you seat tube needs revalve or re sprung or both! Maybe some Showa A kit seating.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

That was my thoughts Joel was just pretending to be drunk .. One of the greatest talents of all time Gary Nixon would party until 4:00 AM then Win the Daytona 200 in two classes the next day ..

[@moneyontrees6]

Mike correct !!!

[@minibikemafia]

DDP yoga. Tell Marty to check it out. I bet Dallas Page himself would help him get in shape to ride again if he learned who Marty was

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Bob Hannah had the Yellow Helmet with black Lightening bolts on it .

[@mikeskidmore6754]

4 strokes were pushed by Gullable Warming .. Motorcycles don't pollute very much in the Big picture;..

[@teamflanneloutdoors5631]

Comebacks= BRADSHAW

[@jamespatterson2002]

yes he and windham both were gone a year and a half and both came back and won

[@mikeskidmore6754]

I think Cam-Am used Sachs motor Bombardier bought Sachs in Austria .. they still make great motorcycle and ultra light air plane motors ..

[@mikeskidmore6754]

I heard they are short on entries in Supercross do to so many injuries..

[@maverick2242]

Also found an interesting article on the CanAm that Marty talked about, nick name the Black Widow, talks about how Jeff Smith looped it out as per Marty’s story so I assume it was the same model they developed. www.canned-ham.com/index.php/the-bikes/mx-series/

[@motokev2727]

Wow, Marty Tripes The pro riders of the day said MT was the fastest rider.

[@garydeforest5210]

And you need to keep a close eye on Marty T at the poker table. He can be the real D. Never really know what he has in his hand. Might go " All IN " with a 3 8 nothing! Guard your $$$ and keep your cards close for his wandering eyes.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Sure Two Stroke racing is great .. but why not build tracks without the huge suicide Jumps .. I like the rougher tracks of the 1980's

[@michaelpanagiotis7109]

Marty ! ! ! I want some BBQ . . .

[@michaelpanagiotis7109]

The story about the pack of fire crackers that Marty tossed out the window that Landed right on top of the Texas County mounty's hat ! Funny ! ! !

[@2DclanSnipingTeam]

Love the show, hate the corny Voltbeat tunes.

[@robb8331]

Racing is to expensive & a plastic trophy ain't worth the cost.

[@piercelaw5459]

Some climb Everest....some qualify for Mr. Pibb Pro MX.

[@robb8331]

@@piercelaw5459 just a c-class lapper, had fun but it was expensive.

[@robertmccool1543]

When you say racing the 100 class and wondering how? Just say fighting tooth and nail for the win...

[@johnchafin3817]

Jeremy McGrath

[@jessearnold7045]

Four strokes killed amateur moto x

[@g.d.4436]

Marty, love ya, but get your shit together

[@DannyPopov]

Yeah sorry, but the riders of that era were not in as good of shape as the riders are now despite what Marty is trying to say. It's not a slight to them, it's just how things go--the science of fitness and nutrition has improved greatly over the years and athletes are better in pretty much every discipline. I mean look at pictures of Marty from back in the day--he was pretty tubby even then. How many tubby riders do you see now? 0. Also ROFL at 51 HP out of a 250 in those days. Not even modern 250s make that kind of HP. No freaking way.

[@servicemasterorangecountyc2332]

The problem with your theory was he was beating riders that weighed half as much as he did.