Sad news- goodbye to our brother John Evans

[Evans Ward]

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 to post this picture of him having his last beer with his boys.

Cheers to you brother!   :thumbs:We'll miss you! 

[m in sc]

I am truly sad to hear this, he was one of my favorite people to see every year at the gap. He will be sorely, sorely missed. 

[Striker1423]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Economy Cycle John]

RIP buddy.

[SoCal250]

So sorry this hear this. Condolences to his family and friends.

[Hawaii-Mike]

Rest in Peace.

[kpke]

OMG. This is very sad. RIP RZ brother John Evans.

Thanks for the notification Evans!

[Kawtriplefreak]

Rest in peace my dear friend.

[Milan]

Him & Jesus are already working on a new RZ model.

Peace to his family

M

[anotherusername]

So sad.

He will be missed by many. I will miss him, especially his sense of humor.

[dgorms]

Never met him but I'm sure we would have had a good time, RIP.

[m in sc]

Some pictures of John, he was very involved in the Gap Meet and other aspects of the hobby. Also has a great family, who i enjoyed seeing over the years at deals gap.

I don't get gushy or emotional about much, but fuck, he definitely went too early and was an example for may to follow. He was such a good, good, kind man that will be remembered for just that.. being a great human being. Truly a rare soul and was an honor to have spent some time with him over the years.  He was the real deal.

Rest in peace John.

(thanks guys for the pics)

[TPR5]

Ride in peace

[pidjones]

RIP. Sounds like he left plentiful good memories for those that knew and loved him.

[85RZwade]

My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. Seems like his was a life well lived; I would like to think people would remember me so fondly when my time comes! Godspeed, Mr. Evans.