My all time number one hero. I always thought Brad was tougher and cooler than even Hannah back in the 70’s and 80’s. I was 14 when Brad won the world championship and living in Japan at the time. It was such a big deal to me because I had followed his career since I first discovered Mx for myself at 9 years old. It was so hard to find information back then, until well after the actual races…. I first saw that he had won in a Japanese motorcycle magazine and had a friend translate it for me. What a great athlete and role model!
We're from Michigan and Brad was our One and Only Hero. Photo's all over of'em. I'm runnin 60+ nowadays and at times I am BAD BRAD ✊💪😆 Appreciate the memories Brad. Fantastic interviews ✌️😉🔥
Thanks for this! Remember being so disappointed that Brad didn’t come to the Trans-Am at Unadilla in ‘78. Got to see him the next two years on the Kawi. He won in ‘79 on the open bike. 18 years later he was sitting right behind us at the SX in LA. Great guy -bench raced with us and was so cool.
I remember before Brad went to Europe, a 500cc National race at Rio Bravo MX near Houson TX. Brad and Jammer riding the factory Kawasakis, they both put on quite a show, roosting the crowd with mud landing off the big jump on the front straight. Memories I will always remember.
Preston Petty did a motocross school at Tahoe City a few days before a race there in the early 70s. Brad on his CZ & Billy Payne on a Maico assisted him. After classroom lessons it was time to practice those concepts on the track. My CZ wouldn't start, new crappy kill button, so Brad came over to help get it started. It was a moment. For me the CZ days were the coolest & most fun.
Remember seeing Brad Lackey and John DeSoto testing their factory Kawasakis at the International track at Indian Dunes. Brad broke his down tube after just a few laps. He was unbelievably fast before his bike broke. With the peace dove on his handlebars and hailing from No Cal, he was thought of as a prototypical hippie type (as was I, but going to a Catholic high school, my hair was a bit shorter:). Congrats to him on his 50 years with his wife!
Love it! Would have liked more on Brad's relationship with the manufacturers. What was behind finally winning the world title, yet Suzuki let him go so he couldn't defend it?
Brad would come up to placerville speedway in early 1970s and kick all our asses,every Friday night on that husky 250 he was bad ass,and a great person.we live you Brad, skinner family
Hey Brad, do you still stay in touch with "Whimpy" Griffith from his Maico days and your Kawasaki days at Carnegie?...Do you know what happened and, today's where abouts of Ron Self?...Good for you and Lori to this day...
Brad refers to Karma when talking about his rivalry with Andre Malherbe, I hope that he isn’t inferring that somehow Andre got what was coming to him when he was paralysed in ‘88. If so, that is a bit mean and disingenuous.
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Great job of asking good questions in this interview and giving him the space to tell us about stuff that we don't always hear about.
Brad i remember you racing proud fan of your sir . I'm 65 now and no longer ride , but the memories are fantastic ! 🇺🇸 From Tulsa Oklahoma USA 🇺🇸 👍
Brad, Hakan, Andre m., Andre V. were my Hero's, and still are today.
What a line up right 👊🔥😉✌️
wonderful insight into racing in the 70's
Really enjoyed this interview. Brad is an inspiration to many of us. 71 and still kicking my friends butts on trails here in Colorado.
My all time number one hero. I always thought Brad was tougher and cooler than even Hannah back in the 70’s and 80’s. I was 14 when Brad won the world championship and living in Japan at the time. It was such a big deal to me because I had followed his career since I first discovered Mx for myself at 9 years old. It was so hard to find information back then, until well after the actual races…. I first saw that he had won in a Japanese motorcycle magazine and had a friend translate it for me. What a great athlete and role model!
We're from Michigan and Brad was our One and Only Hero. Photo's all over of'em. I'm runnin 60+ nowadays and at times I am BAD BRAD ✊💪😆 Appreciate the memories Brad. Fantastic interviews ✌️😉🔥
Brad is a bad dude! Love his straight no bs talk!
Loved Lackey when he came over. He took it to the Europeans one of the first Americans to make his mark
Thanks for this! Remember being so disappointed that Brad didn’t come to the Trans-Am at Unadilla in ‘78. Got to see him the next two years on the Kawi. He won in ‘79 on the open bike. 18 years later he was sitting right behind us at the SX in LA. Great guy -bench raced with us and was so cool.
I'm 68 and my first impression of Brad was his 7 with the slash threw it.
I remember before Brad went to Europe, a 500cc National race at Rio Bravo MX near Houson TX. Brad and Jammer riding the factory Kawasakis, they both put on quite a show, roosting the crowd with mud landing off the big jump on the front straight. Memories I will always remember.
Preston Petty did a motocross school at Tahoe City a few days before a race there in the early 70s. Brad on his CZ & Billy Payne on a Maico assisted him. After classroom lessons it was time to practice those concepts on the track. My CZ wouldn't start, new crappy kill button, so Brad came over to help get it started. It was a moment. For me the CZ days were the coolest & most fun.
Remember seeing Brad Lackey and John DeSoto testing their factory Kawasakis at the International track at Indian Dunes. Brad broke his down tube after just a few laps. He was unbelievably fast before his bike broke. With the peace dove on his handlebars and hailing from No Cal, he was thought of as a prototypical hippie type (as was I, but going to a Catholic high school, my hair was a bit shorter:). Congrats to him on his 50 years with his wife!
Love it! Would have liked more on Brad's relationship with the manufacturers. What was behind finally winning the world title, yet Suzuki let him go so he couldn't defend it?
The 501 maico was a production bike before Kawasaki even made an mx bike, love ya Brad.
Brad would come up to placerville speedway in early 1970s and kick all our asses,every Friday night on that husky 250 he was bad ass,and a great person.we live you Brad, skinner family
I saw him race there, still on a CZ wheelying from corner to corner flying in style.
Great interview! Thanks Brad!
Hey Brad, do you still stay in touch with "Whimpy" Griffith from his Maico days and your Kawasaki days at Carnegie?...Do you know what happened and, today's where abouts of Ron Self?...Good for you and Lori to this day...
Brad, did you ever race at saddleback raceway in Southern California?
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Brad refers to Karma when talking about his rivalry with Andre Malherbe, I hope that he isn’t inferring that somehow Andre got what was coming to him when he was paralysed in ‘88. If so, that is a bit mean and disingenuous.
79 kaw were great
80 kaw were total shit