racer x ping - dig at mxa

4thGearPinned wrote:

1 tooth in the front is equal to 3 in the rear.

disbanded wrote:

I finally rid myself of all magazine subscriptions and then my mother-in-law goes and buys me a brand new Racer X subscription for Christmas!

disbanded wrote:

I finally rid myself of all magazine subscriptions and then my mother-in-law goes and buys me a brand new Racer X subscription for Christmas!

Aceofspades wrote:

Hope you aren't looking for bike articles or shootouts lol.

dbrunski125 wrote:

Did anybody catch the "don't listen to the man in the orange helmet" comment by ping in the racer x 450sxf dialed in segment video. I...

Did anybody catch the "don't listen to the man in the orange helmet" comment by ping in the racer x 450sxf dialed in segment video.

I think it's pretty funny. Ping basically says in stock trim the 450 kxf is a really good bike. Don't have to change much. Even though mxa often wants to change hundred things on every bike and really likes to point out and exaggerate a bikes shortcomings.

I thought it was really funny. You guys might not though lol.

newmann wrote:

The typical internet aficionado doesn't have the attention span or reading comprehension to make it all the way through a MXA bike test or shootout. And...

The typical internet aficionado doesn't have the attention span or reading comprehension to make it all the way through a MXA bike test or shootout. And just how much does Jody have to do with the mag these days? Seems there is more input from others than ever before. Other than Jody's claim to fame factory Hodaka ride, MXA has had serious factory level talent testing bikes over the decades. But I get it, Transworlds one paragraph race test is where it's at these days. As long as the seat doesn't make some bikini clad chics ass look fat it's a winner.

Aceofspades wrote:

Factories absolutely listen to mxa. I remember back in the 80's and early 90's that certain bikes would get praise from the other mags, while mxa...

Factories absolutely listen to mxa. I remember back in the 80's and early 90's that certain bikes would get praise from the other mags, while mxa would point out certain flaws; the very next year the bikes would have the "flaws" either fixed or addressed. At one time mxa was the literal voice of the mx industry. I've had a year subscription to racer x, and I've never even seen one bike being tested. I do, however, know what Blake Wharton's band sounds like, and how the mx scene in Saudi Arabia is operating lol. I'd wager 90% of young kids who get into mx, do so because they like reading about dirt bikes; they aren't getting served by the stupid "lifestyle" mags that litter the newsstands. MXA is the only magazine for people who are interested in the technical aspects of bikes, and race coverage.

1stSSPZ wrote:

I can dig it. Jody W. is an arrogant asshole.

Reefer Sutherland wrote:

I tried to stay unbiased. Then I read an article he wrote about the BMW 450 that he was supposed to race. He apparently rode it...

I tried to stay unbiased. Then I read an article he wrote about the BMW 450 that he was supposed to race. He apparently rode it 50 feet in the parking lot, turned around, tossed it on the stand and refused to ride it anymore.

He then went on a lengthy diatribe about how he has been riding bikes forever, and is so keen at determining what constitutes a good bike from a bad bike, that he only needed 50 feet from the truck to the trail head to determine it was junk.

He also added that the bikes he favors in shootouts are the ones that "listen MXA's suggestions" in the previous shootouts for the following year's bike. The fucker thinks he is the defacto R&D department for all 6 major manufacturers...

That is not arrogant. Arrogant doesnt even cover that. That's delusional. Extremely delusional. The OEMs don't give a fuck about an opinionated, arrogant old man. and if you think you can completely toss a bike to the wolves after 50 feet across a parking lot, you're higher than a kite. someone has to know what article im talking about.

kiwifan wrote:

I thought they went to softer clutch springs because a offroader (i.e. not pure MX focussed bike) doesn't require harder clutch springs as you (theoretically) use...

I thought they went to softer clutch springs because a offroader (i.e. not pure MX focussed bike) doesn't require harder clutch springs as you (theoretically) use it less

If so, then strange that MXA should criticise Yamaha for that....unless they wanted to run a YZ250X on a motocross track....not Yamaha's fault they are doing that.

Mr. Robinson wrote:

Offroad you need a lighter pull because you have to work the clutch a lot in the tight sections and you typically ride longer periods. It...

Offroad you need a lighter pull because you have to work the clutch a lot in the tight sections and you typically ride longer periods. It can get by with softer springs because the power is designed to hit much softer and smoother. The clutch can hold the smoother power easier than the hard hitting standard YZ power.

kiwifan wrote:

I thought they went to softer clutch springs because a offroader (i.e. not pure MX focussed bike) doesn't require harder clutch springs as you (theoretically) use...

I thought they went to softer clutch springs because a offroader (i.e. not pure MX focussed bike) doesn't require harder clutch springs as you (theoretically) use it less

If so, then strange that MXA should criticise Yamaha for that....unless they wanted to run a YZ250X on a motocross track....not Yamaha's fault they are doing that.

Mr. Robinson wrote:

Offroad you need a lighter pull because you have to work the clutch a lot in the tight sections and you typically ride longer periods. It...

Offroad you need a lighter pull because you have to work the clutch a lot in the tight sections and you typically ride longer periods. It can get by with softer springs because the power is designed to hit much softer and smoother. The clutch can hold the smoother power easier than the hard hitting standard YZ power.

kiwifan wrote:

Yep, so why did MXA criticise that when that was the intention!

abn166 wrote:

Jody claims to have been a factory Hodaka rider sometime in the 1970's. I raced CMC in the 70's and 80's many times in the pro...

Jody claims to have been a factory Hodaka rider sometime in the 1970's. I raced CMC in the 70's and 80's many times in the pro class. I saw Jody there many times and although I am not sure what class he raced in, it definitely was not the pro class. Jody was an intermediate at best.

lostboy819 wrote:

Early 70s Jody was a pro and not half bad. He could hold his own even if he was never gonna be a star.

abn166 wrote:

If that is true, then I am not sure what happened by the late 70's. He definitely was not in the pro class or going pro...

If that is true, then I am not sure what happened by the late 70's. He definitely was not in the pro class or going pro speed in southern California.

1stSSPZ wrote:

I can dig it. Jody W. is an arrogant asshole.

Reefer Sutherland wrote:

I tried to stay unbiased. Then I read an article he wrote about the BMW 450 that he was supposed to race. He apparently rode it...

I tried to stay unbiased. Then I read an article he wrote about the BMW 450 that he was supposed to race. He apparently rode it 50 feet in the parking lot, turned around, tossed it on the stand and refused to ride it anymore.

He then went on a lengthy diatribe about how he has been riding bikes forever, and is so keen at determining what constitutes a good bike from a bad bike, that he only needed 50 feet from the truck to the trail head to determine it was junk.

He also added that the bikes he favors in shootouts are the ones that "listen MXA's suggestions" in the previous shootouts for the following year's bike. The fucker thinks he is the defacto R&D department for all 6 major manufacturers...

That is not arrogant. Arrogant doesnt even cover that. That's delusional. Extremely delusional. The OEMs don't give a fuck about an opinionated, arrogant old man. and if you think you can completely toss a bike to the wolves after 50 feet across a parking lot, you're higher than a kite. someone has to know what article im talking about.

holeshot413 wrote:

Cannondale

RPM68 wrote:

Who has the hotter wife?

problem solved.

Cancerman wrote:

I've seen Jody's name in results from a long ways back, a lot more than I see of any of yours and mine, in print. It...

I've seen Jody's name in results from a long ways back, a lot more than I see of any of yours and mine, in print. It does not mean that he has not slowed down through the years, hell, we all have! I doubt anyone here, excluding a few, know how much work it takes to put out a mag the quality of MXA. Jody has contributed more to the sport than anybody short of Roger D. I think he's staffed the publication with enough talent that he's loosened the reins a bit. I think the YZ250X critic is by motos standard, not off road. Just read it and enjoy. Ping makes a little bite and everyone's out to break the internet. I just enjoy moto, I just don't have the time to hate anymore.