Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto on early retirement, winning 4 championships in a row & more...

RV is one of the modern icons of Motocross. We are very similar in age and I followed his career from a relatively unknown amateur all the way through his incredible pro career. I have always wanted to have RV on the show, but I am glad it took us this long as we have actually got to hang a bit over the last 6 months. He's a legend of a bloke and a really fun guy to hang around... I hope that comes across in this show! We talk about Ryan joining BluCru, why redheads have the most championships, if he retired to early, how his speed would stack up today, and even though it is kinda old news now, we talk about the Ando / Jett situation and what it means for the sport, as well as our upcoming trip to New Zealand to ride with 2007 team mate and rival Ben Townley. To get early release and ad free audio versions of the podcast, as well as exclusive feature content, head to http://www.gypsy-tales.com PRESENTED by AG1: https://drinkag1.com/gypsytales 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:27 Weird fact about red heads 00:04:46 Having a Short but Successful career 00:09:00 Aldon Baker (Mentality) 00:18:05 Offer from Honda (Why I Satyed at Kawi) 00:26:22 Comparing today’s Amateurs to 20 years ago 00:42:26 Secret Rider at Star Yamaha? 00:44:10 Cooper Webb 00:50:31 Changed Bike Mid Season!? 00:57:29 Casey Stoner 01:03:00 Perspective on Today’s Pros (Personalities) 01:16:00 Reflecting on your Career 01:25:00 Racing James Stewart 01:29:09 Learning a Supercross Track 01:31:01 Ryan Dungey 01:34:22 Jett’s 22-0 Season (Outdoors EASIER than Supercross) 01:39:27 Jett Lawrence’s Future 01:59:08 What made you come back into the sport? (Retired Life) 02:23:25 RV Talks Money 02:36:26 Level is at an ALL TIME HIGH 02:46:27 I didn’t ride for 2 years after I retired 02:52:35 SHOCK Switch to Yamaha 03:05:45 Ricky Carmichael & Title 24 03:09:31 Outro