Trouble in blue paradise?

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zehn 10/13/2023 7:26pm
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Dirty Points wrote:
So, I guess whatever the trouble is in blue paradise, it wasn't enough trouble to keep Vital from putting it on top of the 250 shootout...

So, I guess whatever the trouble is in blue paradise, it wasn't enough trouble to keep Vital from putting it on top of the 250 shootout.

 

 

Cayden Thompson wrote:

I think Swap put it in first. MXA ranked it 2nd to last. 

Does anyone actually take their shoutouts seriously at this point?

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chrisg19 10/13/2023 7:58pm
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MXA put it in fourth right behind the three Austrian bikes. They also said that Mitch Payton told them the bog they were feeling was probably because of the larger air box, not the heavier cam chain.

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Shred 10/13/2023 8:33pm
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Dirty Points wrote:
So, I guess whatever the trouble is in blue paradise, it wasn't enough trouble to keep Vital from putting it on top of the 250 shootout...

So, I guess whatever the trouble is in blue paradise, it wasn't enough trouble to keep Vital from putting it on top of the 250 shootout.

 

 

Cayden Thompson wrote:

I think Swap put it in first. MXA ranked it 2nd to last. 

I like Swap but a main sponsor is uhhh.  Yamaha…. I found MXA to actually have the least biased reviews and best info for more hours on the bikes.  Not a short time one day….and the main sponsor, or main advertisor ^^^vvv, ….always does well…just sayin…

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zehn 10/13/2023 11:56pm
10/13/2023 11:56pm

Many people love MXA. Many of those same people also love orange bikes

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Shred 10/14/2023 9:42am
10/14/2023 9:42am Edited Date/Time 10/14/2023 9:49am
zehn wrote:

Many people love MXA. Many of those same people also love orange bikes

I haven’t seen any more ads for orange than any other color with MXA…so maybe they are less biased and that is just their reviews?  Look at Swap and try to find an in studio podcast or YouTube video without Yamaha in the background….usually wearing a Yamaha hat and a Yamaha shirt.  Don’t get me wrong…I love Swap.  Especially the “How was your Weekend”?  He interviews riders instead of talking for most of the video himself.  …but if you don’t think his biggest sponsor gets some favoritism in shootouts and reviews??…then you my friends…are naive.  

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Dirty Points 10/14/2023 11:00am
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chrisg19 wrote:
MXA put it in fourth right behind the three Austrian bikes. They also said that Mitch Payton told them the bog they were feeling was probably...

MXA put it in fourth right behind the three Austrian bikes. They also said that Mitch Payton told them the bog they were feeling was probably because of the larger air box, not the heavier cam chain.

So it finished essentially where the '23 did for MXA, ahead of all Japanese bikes, but behind Austria, which is still not any sort of "trouble in blue paradise"

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Chris_Buehler 10/14/2023 12:24pm
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Tarz483 wrote:
I love the look of the 50th anniversary edition. but after watching all the Media videos I think I would keep the 23 250f if I...

I love the look of the 50th anniversary edition. but after watching all the Media videos I think I would keep the 23 250f if I already had one and Make my own 50th anniversary edition. 

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That's a great looking bike! I'm 46yrs old and remember the Factory Yamaha from '94 so I'm obviously biased

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Zycki11 10/14/2023 12:39pm
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zehn wrote:

Many people love MXA. Many of those same people also love orange bikes

Shred wrote:
I haven’t seen any more ads for orange than any other color with MXA…so maybe they are less biased and that is just their reviews?  Look...

I haven’t seen any more ads for orange than any other color with MXA…so maybe they are less biased and that is just their reviews?  Look at Swap and try to find an in studio podcast or YouTube video without Yamaha in the background….usually wearing a Yamaha hat and a Yamaha shirt.  Don’t get me wrong…I love Swap.  Especially the “How was your Weekend”?  He interviews riders instead of talking for most of the video himself.  …but if you don’t think his biggest sponsor gets some favoritism in shootouts and reviews??…then you my friends…are naive.  

Swap is the biggest bro down moto “journalist” in moto. Keefer, and ML are great for bike breakdowns. MXA is all about Austria for the vet crowd. 

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motomind132 10/14/2023 1:14pm
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I remember when mxa was accused of being yzxa. Oh they only let yamaha win because the advertise. Then thumperxa there not giving 2 strokes enough credit. Then the kx250f now Austria. 

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wrc777 10/14/2023 1:23pm
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zehn wrote:

Many people love MXA. Many of those same people also love orange bikes

The same mxa that put the yz450f first last year?

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Cayden Thompson 10/14/2023 10:35pm
10/14/2023 10:35pm
zehn wrote:

Many people love MXA. Many of those same people also love orange bikes

MXA is the most unbiased as they come. I remember they used to be called Honda Action and Yamaha Action because those bikes would win their shootouts for years. Just now the Austrian bikes are hard to beat...

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