It was 1977 in the heart of the Salt Lake valley that Don Gibbs, an accomplished motocross racer, opened the doors to Utah Sport Cycle. Specializing in KTM, Maico, and Husqvarna sales and service Utah Sport Cycle quickly became the place to go for serious and experienced riders to get their bikes race ready. At a time when dirt bike performance technology was enabling riders to traverse terrain never before possible there quickly arose a need for a heavy duty light weight skid plate to protect ones pricey investment. With limited options on the market at the time, Don began fabricating his own simple but very effective designs to offer to customers, and so the Ricochet skid plate was born.