Not a great look

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His behaviour was egregious and brought the sport into disrepute yet people are justifying it, even calling it heroic. He's a patriotic American. Surely the right...

His behaviour was egregious and brought the sport into disrepute yet people are justifying it, even calling it heroic.

He's a patriotic American. Surely the right thing to do was whip out a handgun and shoot the bike. 

The first line of this is Trolling at the highest level, bravo sir.  Tip of the cap.

The second line, well that's just stupid and takes away any street cred earned by the first line.  It's not even Bush League trolling, it's just dumb.  

Put a little more thought into it next time.

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8/16/2023 4:35pm
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I don’t have a problem with it. I could only imagine the emotions he was feeling in the moment. Busted his ass to catch Hunter. So...

I don’t have a problem with it. I could only imagine the emotions he was feeling in the moment. Busted his ass to catch Hunter. So close in the championship. I’m sure every person on his team wanted to beat the shit out of that bike in the moment. 
 

He handled it fine after he cooled off a little. I like seeing the raw emotion. I’ve kicked the shit out of my own bike for a lot less.

I was thinking the same thing LOL. I've beat the shit out of my bikes... as an adult. Last time I crashed and fucked the handle bars and dented the pipe, I didn't even strap the pig down. Just left it on its side in the truck I was so mad.

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8/16/2023 5:32pm Edited Date/Time 8/16/2023 5:33pm

"Oh my God, Haiden Deegan kicked an inanimate object because he was mad! What a spoiled, entitled little punk!"

 
 
 

 

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8/16/2023 5:42pm

I had a good long think about it.  Decided it ain't none of my business how he does his job.

The only thing I got control of is how I feel about it.  I'm out.Wink

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8/16/2023 6:09pm

Skip to 8:20. Can't set the the video to start at a particular time anymore for some reason? 

 

 

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8/16/2023 6:17pm

All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is its not a good look and not professional. 

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8/16/2023 6:27pm

I think a worse look than the 17 year old rookie who had a legitimate shot at a title getting emotional are the grown men calling him a baby. Clearly you guys have never known what being passionate feels like,

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8/16/2023 6:30pm
motoxxx599 wrote:
 

 

I feel him. 

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Farmer J wrote:
All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is...

All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is its not a good look and not professional. 

You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching reactions to a kid showing emotions in a motocross race.

For everyone who downvoted my original post (of which I assume you were one) but didn't bother to answer my question, I'll ask again; why does it bother you so much that a kid – who's not yours – got pissed off when his bike broke and potentially cost him a $50k win bonus at best, and a $500k ch-ship bonus at worst?

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8/16/2023 6:33pm Edited Date/Time 8/16/2023 6:37pm
Farmer J wrote:
All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is...

All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is its not a good look and not professional. 

Sully wrote:
You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching...

You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching reactions to a kid showing emotions in a motocross race.

For everyone who downvoted my original post (of which I assume you were one) but didn't bother to answer my question, I'll ask again; why does it bother you so much that a kid – who's not yours – got pissed off when his bike broke and potentially cost him a $50k win bonus at best, and a $500k ch-ship bonus at worst?

I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you don't agree or praise you're automatically a hater. Hunters incident the year before wasn't a good look either and not professional. 

So now its a guaranteed win that day and championship? 

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8/16/2023 6:45pm
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Karma is a mother fucker!  Reap what you sow… however,  kid has a serious desire to win and with that has surpassed what I expected of...

Karma is a mother fucker!  Reap what you sow…

however,  kid has a serious desire to win and with that has surpassed what I expected of his rookie season

UpTiTe wrote:

What has he sowed? What has he done to make “karma” blow up his bike? 

He made fun of Hunter in the drive by. Don’t be so UpTiTe it’s bad for your health. 
 

and would I have been pissed? Yes, but I was taught to never disrespect anything that was given to me and much more don’t disrespect someone else’s property. My dad would have kicked my ass to hell and back for kicking the motorcycle. 

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8/16/2023 6:47pm

I'm a Deegan fan. Dude entertains and rides hard. 

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8/16/2023 6:57pm

Unadilla sure had its Highs and lows.

High - 450 championship won!!!!

lowest of lows - Close championship challenge totally sidelined by a mechanical DNF.

 

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Phil109
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8/16/2023 7:12pm
dbaker521 wrote:

Racing for Star Yamaha is his job, right? He’s an employee just like you are for your employer.

 

LungButter wrote:
Firstly, if his contract is structured like most of them he's actually a Contractor and not an Employee. Now that we got that out of the...

Firstly, if his contract is structured like most of them he's actually a Contractor and not an Employee.

Now that we got that out of the way, lets keep comparing it to your 9 to 5.....

Do you risk your life every time you go to work?

Have you been training and working toward your job since you were 5 years old?

Does your job have MASSIVE financial bonuses based on your performance and doing it better than others who are the best in the world at the same job?  

Does your job require you to be committed and disciplined to it 24/7 to be successful?

Has your family committed their entire lives to help you succeed at your job?

Do you have thousands of spectators and internet warriors analyzing every move you make at your job?

 

It's laughable that anyone would compare their 9 to 5 to what these guys do and it's a clear sign that you've never even sniffed being involved in racing at that level.

 

Amen 😂

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8/16/2023 7:24pm
Farmer J wrote:
All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is...

All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is its not a good look and not professional. 

Sully wrote:
You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching...

You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching reactions to a kid showing emotions in a motocross race.

For everyone who downvoted my original post (of which I assume you were one) but didn't bother to answer my question, I'll ask again; why does it bother you so much that a kid – who's not yours – got pissed off when his bike broke and potentially cost him a $50k win bonus at best, and a $500k ch-ship bonus at worst?

Farmer J wrote:
I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you...

I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you don't agree or praise you're automatically a hater. Hunters incident the year before wasn't a good look either and not professional. 

So now its a guaranteed win that day and championship? 

Haters rarely self identify. It's like asking someone if they're too drunk to drive. Onlookers are a much better judge than the person in question. 

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8/16/2023 7:43pm
Farmer J wrote:
All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is...

All the videos comparison ect is exactly what I mean by free pass. People keep trying to justify his actions. It doesn't matter who it is its not a good look and not professional. 

Sully wrote:
You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching...

You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching reactions to a kid showing emotions in a motocross race.

For everyone who downvoted my original post (of which I assume you were one) but didn't bother to answer my question, I'll ask again; why does it bother you so much that a kid – who's not yours – got pissed off when his bike broke and potentially cost him a $50k win bonus at best, and a $500k ch-ship bonus at worst?

Farmer J wrote:
I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you...

I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you don't agree or praise you're automatically a hater. Hunters incident the year before wasn't a good look either and not professional. 

So now its a guaranteed win that day and championship? 

Two things I took from your post:

1) If you don't hate the kid, then you just have zero self control, because you reply to every single thread he's mentioned in with the same crap.

2) You're reading comprehension is non-existent. Enlighten me on how the word "potentially" means "guaranteed" in your world...

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8/16/2023 8:04pm
Sully wrote:
You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching...

You hate the kid, we get it, but even you have to see that the videos being posted have more to do with the pearl clutching reactions to a kid showing emotions in a motocross race.

For everyone who downvoted my original post (of which I assume you were one) but didn't bother to answer my question, I'll ask again; why does it bother you so much that a kid – who's not yours – got pissed off when his bike broke and potentially cost him a $50k win bonus at best, and a $500k ch-ship bonus at worst?

Farmer J wrote:
I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you...

I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you don't agree or praise you're automatically a hater. Hunters incident the year before wasn't a good look either and not professional. 

So now its a guaranteed win that day and championship? 

Sully wrote:
Two things I took from your post: 1) If you don't hate the kid, then you just have zero self control, because you reply to every...

Two things I took from your post:

1) If you don't hate the kid, then you just have zero self control, because you reply to every single thread he's mentioned in with the same crap.

2) You're reading comprehension is non-existent. Enlighten me on how the word "potentially" means "guaranteed" in your world...

I hold all riders to the same standard. Like I said if you don't praise him you're a hater. Multiple points have been proven in this thread.  Its the same fan club defending everything he does. 

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8/17/2023 5:02am
EZZA 95B wrote:
Skip to 8:20. Can't set the the video to start at a particular time anymore for some reason?     

Skip to 8:20. Can't set the the video to start at a particular time anymore for some reason? 

 

 

If you start watching at 8:10 Floyd mentions Brian Deegan.😁

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Jeremy A.K.
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8/17/2023 5:04am

Holy hell,that was hardly a kick. People acting like he lit the bike on fire and pushed it into a room full of puppies and locked the door WTF.

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8/17/2023 5:35am

I think the biggest problem Deegan has is where to sleep at night with all the rent free real-estate he seems to be occupying on Vital. 

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8/17/2023 5:38am
He's a kid that was on the cusp of accomplishing more than anyone thought he would this year and saw it go away.  You don't hindsight...

He's a kid that was on the cusp of accomplishing more than anyone thought he would this year and saw it go away.  You don't hindsight something like that without taking into account everything, including that it happened in an instant.

Agreed. I'm not a fan but, his reaction there did nothing to make me less so. To the contrary, really. The young man has some 'want to' in him.

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8/17/2023 5:55am
ElliotB16 wrote:
Has any rider ever been as polarizing as Deegan?? People either love him or hate him. Guess it comes with the over exposure of Youtube and...

Has any rider ever been as polarizing as Deegan?? People either love him or hate him. Guess it comes with the over exposure of Youtube and media 

 

Dave v3.0 wrote:
Uh, Mike Alessi and James Stewart just took their shirts off over there.  Follow the laser pointer toward the flashing police lights.

Uh, Mike Alessi and James Stewart just took their shirts off over there.  Follow the laser pointer toward the flashing police lights.Cool

jnickell wrote:

And JLaw just took his pants off.

In JLaw's racing days, the pants off move would have landed him in jail again. Nowadays, probably not.

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8/17/2023 9:53am

I mean he's obviously mad in the heat of the moment. He seemed to calm down and treat the drive of the cart respectfully. 

Didn't go after anyone making fun of him from the crowd. 

 

Idk tempers flair, he's just on the grand stand. 

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8/17/2023 12:31pm
7:20 mark...Grant Langston, [b]not a great look[/b]...A true professional would have pushed his bike back to the pits, perhaps stopping at the finish line to congratulate...

7:20 mark...Grant Langston, not a great look...A true professional would have pushed his bike back to the pits, perhaps stopping at the finish line to congratulate Mike Brown on his championship. Instead you let your emotions get to you and you threw a pitty party. One can only hope this was a learning experience which brought better behavior in the future.

 

Actually...has anybody checked on the status of the fellow who was in charge of quality assurance at the nipple factory?

I'll assume any down votes to this post will be from Bobby Bonds and his friends an family, so I take no offense.

peelout wrote:

i support high quality nipples

We miss you Peelout here, come here more often !

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8/17/2023 6:00pm

After thinking about this for a couple of days, my thought is this.  

If you don't have enough passion to be pissed off if something like this happens, your heart isn't in it.  He didn't react to "fans" (more like haters).  He didn't have a melt down during his interview.  He didn't throw Star Racing Yamaha under the bus in an interview.  He simply let his raw emotions out in the heat of the moment.  And in doing so, actually showed some restraint.  Like I said in another post, I may still be kicking my bike if that happened to me in that situation.

If anything, I'm more of a fan now.

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8/17/2023 6:13pm

He's a kid, nonissue. If Yamaha don't like it, give him a bike that goes the distance. Problem solved.

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8/17/2023 6:27pm Edited Date/Time 8/17/2023 6:28pm

These retards throwing the professional moniker around...he is a dirt bike racer. Have a look at some of the other much higher paid stick and ball sport professionals doing the equivalent. Guess we need dolts at this level. Lots of these people must be real new to the sport and not have been around during the old days with blowhards like Hannah, Reed, etc. This whole event is nothing more than a heated racing incident. Not even a Deegan fan so to speak. So many perfect old dudes here, apparently they've never been 17 or in a championship run.

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Farmer J wrote:
I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you...

I dont hate him and it doesn't bother me. Isn't this a forum to discuss mx? Exactly back to another point in this thread. If you don't agree or praise you're automatically a hater. Hunters incident the year before wasn't a good look either and not professional. 

So now its a guaranteed win that day and championship? 

Sully wrote:
Two things I took from your post: 1) If you don't hate the kid, then you just have zero self control, because you reply to every...

Two things I took from your post:

1) If you don't hate the kid, then you just have zero self control, because you reply to every single thread he's mentioned in with the same crap.

2) You're reading comprehension is non-existent. Enlighten me on how the word "potentially" means "guaranteed" in your world...

Farmer J wrote:
I hold all riders to the same standard. Like I said if you don't praise him you're a hater. Multiple points have been proven in this...

I hold all riders to the same standard. Like I said if you don't praise him you're a hater. Multiple points have been proven in this thread.  Its the same fan club defending everything he does. 

You know your post history is visible to everyone on this site correct? I just browsed the first couple of pages, and the majority of your recent posts are either against Deegan, or someone close to him (his mechanic, his dad, etc.), so no, you don't hold all riders to the same standard, you just hate this kid...

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