the misconceptions of motocross?

sbarrington314
Edited Date/Time 3/4/2013 6:46pm
id say one of the biggest ones that i notice alot more now is that people assume that you only wreck badly on big jumps.
or, "it has a motor, just turn the throttle".

and others that you hear that make you shake your head?
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that it's an American redneck sport. Clearly it's an international redneck sportWink
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just sit on the muthafuckin seat and push the gas, bro
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Motocrossers and freestylers are the same

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sbarrington314 6/15/2011 9:14pm
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disbanded wrote:
Motocrossers and freestylers are the same
yup. cant tell you how many times ive been asked what kind of tricks i do. lol.
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disbanded wrote:
Motocrossers and freestylers are the same
sbarrington314 wrote:
yup. cant tell you how many times ive been asked what kind of tricks i do. lol.
you mean you don't do tricks?

what kind of shitty motorcrosser are you?
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"So you race motocross? You ever landed a superman?"
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That a 4-stroke is a superior design than a 2-stroke.
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That decreasing the sound limit in the pros won't have a trickle down effect and be better for us all in the long run.
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Cody24 wrote:
"So you race motocross? You ever landed a superman?"
LOL been asked the same question more than once....
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That if there's a fox head on the back window of a bro-150, they obviously race MX.
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so you guys do those flips and stuff, right?
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That pro motocross racers have a high school diploma.
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That the ams/pros with the best looking bikes are the fastest.
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That you're 30 feet in the air when you jump a 70 foot table.

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"That won't work over here, the US is different to Europe"
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They would never forge a birth certificate, cut the track, bore out their motor or race for money in one place and then race the beginner class in another?

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More power/displacement is better/faster
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A semi with a 65SX makes you fast?
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The bike does all the work.
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its "motorcross"
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you race motocross?? do you know Travis Pastrana??

atleast 56 times..
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disbanded wrote:
Motocrossers and freestylers are the same
sbarrington314 wrote:
yup. cant tell you how many times ive been asked what kind of tricks i do. lol.
You and everyone else. Hey--can you do a back flip?

It's so bad there are actually facebook pages dedicated to that annoying question.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/You-race-motocross-Yeah-Can-you-backflip/125042340839852


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hey-do-you-race-Motocross-Yah-Can-you-do-a-backflip-F-off/103029763070724

2nd worse one is the "sure they're finely tuned athletes. It takes a lot of stamina to twist a throttle."
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dehner47 wrote:
you race motocross?? do you know Travis Pastrana??

atleast 56 times..
Yes...
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dehner47 wrote:
you race motocross?? do you know Travis Pastrana??

atleast 56 times..
That and the backflip question at least 124 times. I mean at least Travis is getting dirtbiking into the mainstream's head.
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It seems that most Americans are under he misconception that team owners also own the riders ass. Especially if the rider's French. Wink

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