During the late 1960s Roger DeCoster’s racing career took off in high gear. He won the Belgium 500cc National title in 1966 and started competing in the world championships the next year. Success did not come overnight. Dedication and hard work and studious approach to motocross began to pay off. DeCoster won his first GP in Italy in 1968. In 1969, DeCoster helped give Belgium its first Motocross des Nations victory in 18 years. He would go on to help his country win the prestigious competition five more times. In 1971, DeCoster made the difficult decision to leave CZ to ride with Suzuki. It was with Suzuki that DeCoster came to fame. Riding a newly designed bike –the RN370– DeCoster promptly went out and won his first 500cc Motocross World Championship. He would go on to win four more 500cc world titles in the next five years. By the mid-1970s, DeCoster had established himself as the greatest motocross racer of his time and arguably the best ever. Besides winning world championship, DeCoster also helped spread the gospel of motocross to America. He came to the United States to race in the Trans-AMA Series, which pitted the best American riders against the top Europeans. DeCoster won the Trans-AMA Championship four years in a row (1974-1977).
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