Feel good MX story. Team USA kid without a bike in France.

This weekend there is an international race for kids in France, MX Masterkids. The USA has a youth team there and ready to represent American MX. Unfortunately the youngest member of the team(Beckham Smith) did not have a bike show up for the event as planned. He was able to secure an electric bike but would be competing against the gas bikes. The family was bummed but stuck in another country without connections they were going to race anyways. This is where you guys as a motorcycle community stepped up. A Facebook post, some calls to friends across the ocean and a few hours later…. A racer headed to the event from the UK has volunteered to let him is his fully prepped race bike for the event. This is a racer doesn’t know the American family. Facebook “friends” I’ve never met in person, but only share the motorcycle passion with shred the story. MX friends in the UK, Road Racing friends in Spain, past families I’ve worked with in France, all shared the story and got work getting this kid a bike.

Motorcycle family is a special bunch. Well done guys and girls.
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7/14/2022 7:09pm
Yeah these stories are great, see them a lot at a lesser level. When I was racing local 65s back in the day I got T-boned on the start race one and burst a hose, no spares. We must have had about 15 people offer up spares, from the guys that were faster with spare bikes etc. Just to get us going again for race two.

It was always just about getting out there and riding, for everyone.

Also, UK / US relationship runs deep. Not relevant here but still!
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7/14/2022 7:25pm Edited Date/Time 7/14/2022 7:26pm
So thankful that the moto community came together to get my baby a dirt bike to ride and represent his country- all the way across the world!! You guys are awesome. I am truly overwhelmed by the love and support everyone has shown!!
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7/14/2022 11:34pm
I did this 20 years ago, and got to race a season in the US as a result. Pay it forward.
Nice story
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7/15/2022 6:25am
The moto community is the best!
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7/15/2022 11:15am
That’s just awesome. Moto people are the best kind of people. Anyone know the name of the rider who volunteered his bike?
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