Each brand.. who is the first rider that comes to mind

12/4/2019 2:54am Edited Date/Time 12/6/2019 1:34pm
For me:
Kawasaki: RV
Honda: MC
Suzuki: RC
Yamaha: CR
KTM: Dunge
Husky: Anderson
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ATKpilot99
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Kawasaki : Ward
Honda : RJ
Suzuki : RC
Yamaha : Hannah
KTM : Herlings
Husky : Osborne
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12/4/2019 3:12am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2019 3:14am
If you think about it too long it ruins the game!
For sure for me,
HONDA = Jeff Stanton.
Suzuki= Greg Albertyn
Yamaha= Bradshaw
Kawasaki = Jeff Matisavich
KTM= Im not sure
Husqvarna = Gautier Paulin

Some weird thoughts and a broad range of eras.
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reded
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Honda - Bailey
Suzuki - Barnett
Yamaha- Glover
Kawasaki - Ward
KTM - Alessi
Husqvarna - Jefferson
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jock
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Kawasaki - Ward
Honda - Smith
Yamaha - Hannah
Suzuki - DeCoster
KTM - Cairoli
Husqvarna - Granqvist
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Kawasaki - Emig
Yamaha - Everts
KTM - Cairoli
Suzuki - Carmichael
Honda - Windham
Husky - Anderson
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kb228
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12/4/2019 3:56am
Kawi: rv
Honda: rc
Suzuki: stew
Yamaha: mcgrath(grew up watching steel roots 2)
Ktm: dungey
Husky: osborne
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motomike137
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12/4/2019 4:02am
This is a hard list to make! I've got to at least name two or three per brand.

Yamaha Hurricane Glover Bradshaw Henry Bam Bam

Honda Marty Smith Bailey RJ MC

Kawasaki Lackey Wardy Fro RC Bubba ET

Suzuki The Man Travis RC

Husky Hartwig Howerton Mikkola

KTM FMOTP AC

Bultaco Pomeroy
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hellion
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12/4/2019 4:04am
Kawasaki Wardy
Yamaha Hannah
Suzuki Barnett
Honda RJ
Husqvarna Howerton
KTM Van Der Ven
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kage173
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12/4/2019 4:22am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2019 4:23am
Kawasaki - Jeff Ward
Suzuki - Ricky Carmichael
Honda - Jeremy McGrath
KTM - Ryan Dungey
Yamaha - Reed
Gas Gas - Damon Bradshaw
Cobra - Adam Ciancarulo


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Kawasaki - Stew
Yamaha - MC
Suzuki - TP199
Honda - RC
Husqvarna - Anderson
KTM - Langston
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crusty_xx
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12/4/2019 4:35am
Kawasaki: Stew
Yamaha: Everts
Suzuki: Pastrana
Honda: RC
Husqvarna: Anderson
KTM: Dungey
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olds cool
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12/4/2019 5:02am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2019 8:57pm
Honda: Smith
Suzuki: Roger D
Yamaha: Buckwheat
Kawasaki: Weinert
KTM: Van der Ven
Husky: Lackey
CZ: Falta
Bultaco: Bimbo
Maico: Weil
Can Am: Capt. Cobalt
Ossa: Kenny “The Dart” Zhart
Rokon: Don “Killer” Kudalski
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Kawasaki- Stewart
Honda- RC
Yamaha- Reed
Suzuki- pastrana
Ktm- Langston
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Honda: Smith
Suzuki: DeCoster
Yamaha: Hannah
Kawasaki: Stewart
KTM: Langston
ga_pike
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12/4/2019 5:38am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2019 5:38am
Kaw - Jeff Ward
Hon - Ricky Johnson
Suz - Tony D
Yam - Damon Bradshaw
KTM - Steve Crowe
Silas444
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KTM: Cairoli
Suzuki: DeCoster
Yamaha: Hannah
Honda: Roczen
Husqvarna: Hallman
Kawasaki: Bubba
DoctorJD
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12/4/2019 5:48am
Honda - Marty Smith
Yamaha - Bob Hannah
Suzuki - Mark Barnett
Kawasaki - Jeff Ward
KTM - Probably Langston or Hughes
kkawboy14
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12/4/2019 6:11am Edited Date/Time 12/4/2019 6:12am
Kawasaki- Emig
Kawasaki- Ward
Kawasaki- Larocco
Kawasaki- Stewart
Kawasaki- RC
Kawasaki- RV
Kawasaki- Tomac
Kawasaki- MC

Yamaha- Bradshaw
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12/4/2019 6:25am
Kawasaki - Ward and LaRocco
Suzuki - Barnett and DeCoster
KTM - Cairoli
Honda - Bailey, Stanton
Yamaha - Hannah
12/4/2019 6:40am
Funny... I asked my son this question right after I posted the "What Brand RC" poll. He's 16 and says:

Suzuki- RC
Honda- Roczen
KTM- Dungey
Kawasaki- Villopoto
Yamaha- Reed or McGrath
Husky- Anderson

Me..... 58 coming up:

Suzuki- RC
Honda- Windham
KTM- Dungey (funny because I liked him on a Suzuki, too)
Kawasaki- Villopoto, Emig
Yamaha- McGrath
Husky- Anderson, although I Malcolm Smith wins on the real Husky

Surprises:

Suzuki- Roczen, Reed, and Stewart all rang a bell for both of us. The widest brand.

Honda- definitely the weakest for both of us. Sure... we can name riders and RC won like crazy on them, but it's weak. I see Barcia on a Yamaha and Tomac on a Kawi.

KTM- we go hard into enduros here... Taddy, David Knight, Jarvis, etc. Say "KTM" and I see a Red Bull emblem. For some reason I see a bunch of 250 riders who don't quite make the podium.

Kawasaki- I immediately see Mitch Payton in my head.

Yamaha- they're all blue. Sorry, Hannah.

Husky- I see silver paneled tanks. Son sees white bikes. I'd like to get graphics for my TC125 with silver panels...

Brand recognition is fun.
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Kawasaki - Ward
Honda - Marty Smith
Suzuki- Decoster
Yamaha - Hannah
KTM - Dungey
Husky - Jason Anderson
WCRider
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12/4/2019 7:16am
Suzuki : Geboers
Kawa : RC
Honda : MC
Yam : Everts
KTM : Kurt Nichols lol
HVA : Jason Anderson
12/4/2019 7:22am
KTM Langston
Suzuki Albee
Honda Stanton
Kawi Jeff Ward
Yamaha Everts
Husky Chiodi
TM Dupasquier
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12/4/2019 7:33am
If you listen to the announcers the list goes like this, haha.
Honda - Red
Kawasaki - Green
Suzuki - Yellow
KTM - Orange
Yamaha - Blue
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Yamaha- reed
Honda- larocco
Suzuki- RC
Kawasaki- Stewart
Ktm- dungey
Husky- anderson
Steve125
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12/4/2019 8:17am
Yamaha: Hannah
Honda: RJ
Kawasaki: Wardy
Suzuki: Decoster
Husky : Howerton
KTM: Moiseev
Bultaco: G. Bailey
Ossa: Burnworth
Can-Am: Ellis
CZ: Tripes
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Honda: Bailey/MC
Suzuki: Roger D
Yamaha: Hannah
Kawasaki: Lackey/RC
KTM: Kinigadner
Husky: Howerton
CZ: Falta
Bultaco: Pomeroy
Maico: Magoo
Ossa: Moates
Montesa: Kessler
Harley: Tripes
Ammex: Jones
Sachs: Stacy
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Kawasaki: RC or Stew
Honda: MC or Windham
Suzuki: Albertyn or RC
Yamaha: MC or DV
KTM: Dunge or Langston
Husky: Anderson
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12/4/2019 10:03am
Kawi; stewart
KTM; dungey
Husky; Jarvis
Honda; MC
Suzuki; RC
Yamaha; Reed
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Yamaha- Hannah
Honda- Bailey
Suzuki- Barnett
Kawasaki- Ward
KTM- Dungey
Husqvarna- Osbourne
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