Boespflug?

hartebreak
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Anyone got word on why Boespflug is out at KTM and is now on BarX? It seems like Daniel Blair was pretty stoked on signing him last year. 

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11/1/2023 2:04pm

We've been discussing that a lot at my house. We are speculating that his less-than-stellar futures results are the root. There are quite a few young fast kids coming up so the competition for these few slots must be intense. If you don't/can't produce results pretty quickly I'd assume the teams look to the next great thing pretty quickly. All speculation but that's what Vital is for!

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robkinuk
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11/1/2023 2:24pm

Every time I read his name, Buttplug comes to mind!😜🤣🤣🤣

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11/1/2023 2:28pm

I'll be honest, he doesn't like right to me in SX. I know he's young, and he's probably a very calculated rider, but his technique and form in SX just look off to me. He looks extra stiff, like he rides scared. I hope he proves me wrong, he seems like a great kid. Can't help the eye test though.

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11/1/2023 2:40pm
robkinuk wrote:

Every time I read his name, Buttplug comes to mind!😜🤣🤣🤣

Hey, what you do in your spare time is your own business! Woohoo

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11/1/2023 2:42pm

I posted in another thread about him leaving KTM and how I thought it was weird. Definitely will be rooting for him on the Suzuki though. I used to see him at Glen Helen sometimes when he was with Kawi and he looked really really good.

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11/1/2023 4:29pm

I think he has just under performed. He is at farm 14 with Kdub as of a few weeks ago so he has been focusing on sx. 

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NicNak
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11/1/2023 5:47pm

I think he looked better on the Kawi than he ever did on the ktm…a possibility he just didn’t gel with the ktm. Happens to more people than you think. 

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Braaaphole
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11/1/2023 7:06pm

He didn't have his best year on the KTM. I agree with the above statement that he looked better on the Kawi. 

That said, KTM isn't giving these kids deals to take them pro. Juju and Max V are the only riders they have taken pro in the last several years. Everyone else is left hanging with no ride when they go pro. Maybe BarX gave him a deal that will carry him to their pro team, so he has a plan for the future. 

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11/1/2023 8:08pm

His old man has bought into the Bar X team so made sense for him to go there.

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hartebreak
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11/1/2023 8:54pm
wicksy85 wrote:

His old man has bought into the Bar X team so made sense for him to go there.

Don is a good dude and a fast as hell rider himself. Had no idea he bought into the team

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11/2/2023 7:37am
wicksy85 wrote:

His old man has bought into the Bar X team so made sense for him to go there.

Say what?..

Any more details on that?

Odd.

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11/2/2023 8:06am
Braaaphole wrote:
He didn't have his best year on the KTM. I agree with the above statement that he looked better on the Kawi.  That said, KTM isn't...

He didn't have his best year on the KTM. I agree with the above statement that he looked better on the Kawi. 

That said, KTM isn't giving these kids deals to take them pro. Juju and Max V are the only riders they have taken pro in the last several years. Everyone else is left hanging with no ride when they go pro. Maybe BarX gave him a deal that will carry him to their pro team, so he has a plan for the future. 

Better to make carefully calculated risks than throw money at 20 kids like star does. 

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NWmx756
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11/7/2023 6:00pm
wicksy85 wrote:

His old man has bought into the Bar X team so made sense for him to go there.

No he didn’t. 

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GoYamaha
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11/7/2023 8:25pm

As someone who recently left working for BarX, I can state that he actually likes he bike more then the KTM and feels more comfortable. 

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