Sad news- goodbye to our brother John Evans

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Sad news- goodbye to our brother John Evans

#1 Post by Evans Ward » Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:53 am

Good Morning everyone+ I have some sad news. Our good friend, John Evans, has peacefully passed away after a long battle with esophageal cancer. His username here was evansje1 and he had several Yamahas including a RWB 84 RZ350. Some of you know John and his son Ben from the Deals Gap Annual 2 Stroke meets. You may or may not be aware that John produced a number of episodes of previous Gap meets on YouTube called "Old folks on two strokes". He put a lot of work into those videos and there are a lot of good Deals Gap meet memories in them, so if you're not aware, you might want to check those out. I believe his YT channel was under his username here. He was a skilled rider and a great human being!

Just a few days ago, John sent a goodbye message to a good friend of mine asking me to post this picture of him having his last beer with his boys.

Cheers to you brother! :smt023 We'll miss you! :smt022
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#2 Post by Redline Junkie » Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:06 pm

So sad to hear! Hope you are riding hard now somewhere Brother!
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#3 Post by Smoker » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:08 pm

Oh, man- that pic put a tear in my eyes.

RIP brother.

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#4 Post by JonW » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:16 pm

RIP John.
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#5 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:34 pm

Rest in peace dear friend.
I love the smell of Blue Marble in the morning!
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#6 Post by tacky1 » Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:13 pm

RIP John.
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#7 Post by 75RD350rider » Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:20 pm

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One of my favorites of him. On the fugitive dam bridge at the Gap. I chased him many a time. Damn he could ride.
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#8 Post by kpke » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:47 am

So sad. RIP John.

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#9 Post by Evans Ward » Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:42 pm

Here’s a pic of John from 2014 on his RZ350 leading 3 Kawasaki Triples (me behind him on the ‘72 blue H2) through Tail of the Dragon going to breakfast one morning. Yes, he was a fast and smooth rider!! Godspeed my friend…..
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#10 Post by Evans Ward » Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:45 pm

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#11 Post by rztom » Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:09 pm

Sad news indeed. RIP John.... we're sure gonna miss you around here !!

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#12 Post by 75RD350rider » Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:01 pm

I love the smell of Blue Marble in the morning!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA

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#13 Post by kpke » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:38 am

Nice one Tim. :smt023 Lots of videos there on John's YT channel to watch and remember him by.

Ride on for eternity John Evans.

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