Davis was born in Kokomo, Indiana where he was raised and still resides today. His Father, Wayne, bought him a dirt bike when he was about ten years old. He used to ride around an old collapsed barn behind his house. His first bike was a GT 80 Yamaha with a metal gas tank and metal fenders with a mud flap on the front fender. He first started racing at a track called Knobby Hills, located in Hortonville, Indiana in June of 1978. The track had hills and a creek crossing. He competed in the Sr. Mini class on a 1977 Yamaha YZ 80. In his first race, he finished 13th out of 30 riders. He rode with work boots with duct tape around the top of the boots , blue jeans and a white open face helmet with a red visor. But he remembers having a cool Yamaha race jersey though.

Some of his achievements during his racing career included the Indiana State Points Champion in the 100 A class 1981-82 and the 125 A Class in 1982. One of his biggest disappointments early in his career was not qualifying for the Amateur Nationals and also having health issues when he was younger and not knowing it. Davis has been a Cancer Survivor for ten years. "I cannot think of anything more important." commented Davis. In his competing years, he like to compete at a track that was at Lakeville, Indiana. "I also really liked Winchester, Indiana as a young rider, but I did not do well there. The soil was incredible when they watered it like crazy."Davis added,  "The track was fast with whooped out sand. The Red Bud grass race track is my favorite now".

Some of Robert's past sponsors were Super Seer Goggles, Moto-X Fox, Oury Grip, Barnett Clutches, Max Pitts Yamaha, Plasticwerks, Yamaha Support Rider, and Mom and Dad. As he looks back in time, some of his favorite competitors were Mike Leffler, Greg Chapman, Joe Pennington, Roger Willett and the late Doug Jackson. As most motocross riders, Davis had his sure of injuries. His worse was when he shoved his femur through his pelvic at Wabash Cannonball in Indiana on Father's Day 2000. He had five plates, thirteen screws and a fifteen inch scar from that incident. But the most interesting event that happened to was in 1979 when he competing in Lakeville, Indiana. Davis was running 4th in the Sr. Mini class and hit a dairy cow after a blind jump. "I was bummed because we protested but it wasn't taken seriously. I still won the track championship that year. Cowboy hats were in back then.

Davis graduated from high school mid-term in 1983 and went to Florida to race the winter series. He was tutored in screen printing basics. His father, Wayne, mother, Carolyn and brother, Matt traveled to the motocross races together for many years as both boys competed in the sport. Robert married in 1990 to Denese and they were blessed with twin girls in 1997, Aly and Lexi. Lexi likes to ride, but according to Robert, "Aly could care less."

Robert is the owner and operator of Graphics Lab UV Printing and Throttle Jockey Graphics Lab was started in 1986 and manufactures stickers for markets that include racing, music, extreme sports, National Parks and ski resorts. Throttle Jockey was started in 1992 and manufactures graphic kits, seat covers, numbers and pre-printed backgrounds. TJ has been the sponsor of Factory Honda for ten years.

Robert currently has a Honda CRF 450R, CRF 250X and a TTR 125 and he competes in the 30+35/+40 classes or whichever class the track offers. He feels the benefits of the exercise and the competition keeps him motivated to keep on racing. Also, having success at an older age is very appealing. The many friends at the track and in the industry are racing motivation factors for Davis.