Pit Bits from the MXGP of Valkenswaard

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Edited Date/Time 4/26/2017 1:03am
Here ya'll be! We snagged a small Pit Bits from the MXGP of Valkenswaard for your enjoyment.

http://www.vitalmx.com/photos/features/Vital-MX-Pit-Bits-2017-MXGP-of-V…

All of our MXGP coverage from Valkenswaard can be found at this link, including results, highlights, onboards, One Lap, Pit Bits, race gallery, interviews and more: http://www.vitalmx.com/tags/valkenswaard_place

Thanks a ton to David Bulmer (ayearinmx) and Jeffrey Beerdsen (jefro98) for their continued hard work on this stuff. Smile
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GD2 4/25/2017 10:33am
4/25/2017 10:33am
That factory TM is very sweet....

Sandwarrior752 4/25/2017 11:48am
4/25/2017 11:48am
Good stuff! Van Horebeek does run a funky looking seat / "bulge", never noticed that before!
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RG1 4/25/2017 12:10pm
4/25/2017 12:10pm Edited Date/Time 4/25/2017 12:11pm
Very very cool. Great work guys.

I noticed this bracket on Jasikonis' Suzuki at the weekend. It was only on his bike, and only on the right fork leg. Anyone have any ideas what it could be for?



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ML512 4/25/2017 12:15pm
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RG1 wrote:
Very very cool. Great work guys. I noticed this bracket on Jasikonis' Suzuki at the weekend. It was only on his bike, and only on the...
Very very cool. Great work guys.

I noticed this bracket on Jasikonis' Suzuki at the weekend. It was only on his bike, and only on the right fork leg. Anyone have any ideas what it could be for?



It's the mount for a carbon fiber brake disc guard and a lug guard on the non-brake side.

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RG1 4/25/2017 12:19pm
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ML512 wrote:
It's the mount for a carbon fiber brake disc guard and a lug guard on the non-brake side.
Got it, Thanks. Just looked weird with nothing bolted to it
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philG 4/25/2017 12:26pm
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looks like the bit with numbers on isnt part of the fork, but it must be i guess




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ML512 4/25/2017 12:32pm
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philG wrote:
looks like the bit with numbers on isnt part of the fork, but it must be i guess [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/04/25/190412/s1200_rmz.jpg[/img]
looks like the bit with numbers on isnt part of the fork, but it must be i guess




See above, it's a mount...not a sensor.
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RG1 4/25/2017 12:35pm
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philG wrote:
looks like the bit with numbers on isnt part of the fork, but it must be i guess [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/04/25/190412/s1200_rmz.jpg[/img]
looks like the bit with numbers on isnt part of the fork, but it must be i guess




Can you read?
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slipdog 4/25/2017 12:37pm
4/25/2017 12:37pm
Thanks for the Euro porn, guys!
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kiwifan 4/25/2017 12:40pm
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GD2 wrote:
That factory TM is very sweet....

yes, with twin pipes too !! Smile
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Idp57 4/25/2017 12:43pm
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Huge THANKS to those guys over in Europe. I really enjoy the photos from the gp's.Awesome stuff ,specially the TM :-)
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philG 4/25/2017 12:43pm
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RG1 wrote:
Can you read?
it wasnt there when i posted it..
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Jefro98 4/25/2017 12:46pm
4/25/2017 12:46pm
Thanks all.
It's been a fun weekend.
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philG 4/25/2017 12:51pm
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Jefro98 wrote:
Thanks all.
It's been a fun weekend.
no Drinking Team pics ??
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Jefro98 4/25/2017 12:51pm
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Here's a TM pic from the other side.
Looks a bit funny cause of the wide angle lens, only way I could capture in full.
Check the fuel cap, it's in the side panel.

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LungButter 4/25/2017 12:51pm
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Does BUD racing buy complete KTM 125s and "convert them" or given how few stock parts appear to be on there (especially major ones like suspension, clamps, exhaust, wheels etc.) do they just order the needed parts and build the bikes "from scratch"?
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Jefro98 4/25/2017 12:54pm
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Jefro98 wrote:
Thanks all.
It's been a fun weekend.
philG wrote:
no Drinking Team pics ??
No sorry, not this time.
The Dutch members are my friends actually. We all used to race together. Still hang out with them a lot at the beer tents.Smile
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philG 4/25/2017 1:01pm
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Jefro98 wrote:
No sorry, not this time. The Dutch members are my friends actually. We all used to race together. Still hang out with them a lot at...
No sorry, not this time.
The Dutch members are my friends actually. We all used to race together. Still hang out with them a lot at the beer tents.Smile
I race with the UK guys, been friends a long time. Crazy people..

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agn5009 4/25/2017 3:20pm
4/25/2017 3:20pm
Awesome job fellas, like always.
Richard Tease II 4/25/2017 3:41pm
4/25/2017 3:41pm
The Bud racing KX125 I think last year they used Yamaha engines I wasn't aware of the change to KTM.
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Old&New 4/25/2017 5:36pm
4/25/2017 5:36pm
Thanks for reposting Vital. Great stuff. The GP bikes/teams are much cooler than the USA based stuff we usually get to see.
F150Motocrosser 4/25/2017 5:42pm
4/25/2017 5:42pm
No production rule makes for some killer Pit Bits!
LumpDog841 4/25/2017 7:38pm
4/25/2017 7:38pm
Great photos. Does anyone know what type of pits mats/tiles the Suzuki or Husky teams were using?
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Idp57 4/25/2017 8:15pm
4/25/2017 8:15pm
TM is using the same stuff,but blue.Looks really clean in all these pits :-)))
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Motoxtombo 4/25/2017 9:01pm
4/25/2017 9:01pm
Good job,Thanks Dave and Jeff,I need to get across the pond again soon to see MXGP in person again.
Muscle-Milk-KTM 4/25/2017 10:50pm
4/25/2017 10:50pm
Richard Tease II wrote:
The Bud racing KX125 I think last year they used Yamaha engines I wasn't aware of the change to KTM.
Savaste was riding KTM's last year whilst Moreu (sp) was riding a KXF with a YZ engine. The cost to make that bike was high.
Finnish_Flash_62 4/26/2017 12:44am
4/26/2017 12:44am
Richard Tease II wrote:
The Bud racing KX125 I think last year they used Yamaha engines I wasn't aware of the change to KTM.
Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
Savaste was riding KTM's last year whilst Moreu (sp) was riding a KXF with a YZ engine. The cost to make that bike was high.
True, BUD racing fielded two guys last year that both rode different bikes. The year before that Ruben Fernandez rode a KTM with green plastics and Kawasaki stickers on it. While on the subject of special 125s, Emil Weckman rides a Suzuki that has an old 125 Suzuki engine put in a new Suzuki 250 frame.
Finnish_Flash_62 4/26/2017 12:48am
4/26/2017 12:48am


Had to find a picture of it. He was quite fast on it last weekend, pulled top 10 starts.
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Sidecar 4/26/2017 1:03am
4/26/2017 1:03am
Good to see Lars Van Berkel getting a shot on the factory bike and the Astars jacket to match the kit is cool but I still love the black body warmer over kit look that you see in morning warm up sessions etc, it's something that you don't really see at smaller meetings and that sight, the smell of race gas, only the hardcore fans trackside etc is what being at a GP is all about for me... I love it!!!

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