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1/8/2025 3:45pm
philG wrote:

Mikkel Haarup just took his shirt off.  How long to get ready for East Coast. 

This would be a pretty sweet add to the series, especially outdoors.  Wonder how much flexibility he has in that test riding gig?  

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1/8/2025 3:49pm
Kyzer138 wrote:
So Forkner to East….where the F is RJ going? Darkside said he’s on the press conference list for Friday, Husky said that he’s ready for 1st...

So Forkner to East….where the F is RJ going? Darkside said he’s on the press conference list for Friday, Husky said that he’s ready for 1st gate drop (technically A1), yet as far as I know we have no official word other than probably East…

RJ is still in the 250 class?

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Kyzer138 wrote:
So Forkner to East….where the F is RJ going? Darkside said he’s on the press conference list for Friday, Husky said that he’s ready for 1st...

So Forkner to East….where the F is RJ going? Darkside said he’s on the press conference list for Friday, Husky said that he’s ready for 1st gate drop (technically A1), yet as far as I know we have no official word other than probably East…

jambalaya wrote:

RJ is still in the 250 class?

Yes

1/8/2025 3:50pm
pops wrote:

It wasn’t his decision!!

lostboy819 wrote:

I am sure it wasn't, its a much smarter decision to have him run the east coast where he has a better chance. 

pops wrote:

Then why did you say Austin wanted no part of them?

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

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1/8/2025 4:20pm
lostboy819 wrote:

I am sure it wasn't, its a much smarter decision to have him run the east coast where he has a better chance. 

pops wrote:

Then why did you say Austin wanted no part of them?

lostboy819 wrote:

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

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1/8/2025 4:25pm Edited Date/Time 1/8/2025 7:51pm
philG wrote:

Mikkel Haarup just took his shirt off.  How long to get ready for East Coast. 

NorCal1975 wrote:

This would be a pretty sweet add to the series, especially outdoors.  Wonder how much flexibility he has in that test riding gig?  

I’d love to see it…. Haarup would be an immediate threat outdoors.  Kid is very fast and very versatile.  

Bummer for Swoll.

 

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1/8/2025 4:27pm
lostboy819 wrote:

I am sure it wasn't, its a much smarter decision to have him run the east coast where he has a better chance. 

pops wrote:

Then why did you say Austin wanted no part of them?

lostboy819 wrote:

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

Short-term memories a b**** he was beating Deegan before he lost his contact🤷‍♂️

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1/8/2025 4:29pm
philG wrote:

Mikkel Haarup just took his shirt off.  How long to get ready for East Coast. 

Harrup is a hell of a motocross rider. I'm not sure he's ever ridden supercross. 

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1/8/2025 4:43pm
lostboy819 wrote:

I am sure it wasn't, its a much smarter decision to have him run the east coast where he has a better chance. 

pops wrote:

Then why did you say Austin wanted no part of them?

lostboy819 wrote:

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

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1/8/2025 5:33pm Edited Date/Time 8/31/2026 9:15pm

Swoll will be in TJ getting stem cells asap. Does everyone think that Tomac really was bionic man with how quick he recovered?  

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1/8/2025 6:37pm
Anonymous wrote:

Swoll will be in TJ getting stem cells asap. Does everyone think that Tomac really was bionic man with how quick he recovered?  

I completely tore both achilles 6 months ago. Im 56 and would have no problem riding now. 6 months is standard healing time. I did not have surgery.  Here in Canada standard protocol is no surgery. Mine tore about 2.5 " above where they connect to the ankle. I believe if they tore right at the bone surgery would have been required. The usual tear however is more like my situation.  

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1/8/2025 6:49pm Edited Date/Time 1/8/2025 8:20pm
soggy wrote:

Report are coming in that Swoll tore his Achilles (according to Matthes on X)

Bummer for him, hopefully no more before A1. 

Stewyeww wrote:

Wonder how bad, that could be SX and maby MX done.

soggy wrote:

Achilles is always bad. He’s out for the whole year if it is indeed a torn Achilles. 

Keep "dropping those heels" boys and this will keep happening.  Watch Tomac's technique since he's been back from injury and you won't see him dropping his heels anything like he used to.  

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1/8/2025 6:52pm
Stewyeww wrote:

Wonder how bad, that could be SX and maby MX done.

soggy wrote:

Achilles is always bad. He’s out for the whole year if it is indeed a torn Achilles. 

TbonesPop wrote:
Keep "dropping those heels" boys and this will keep happening.  Watch Tomac's technique since he's been back from injury and you won't see him dropping his...

Keep "dropping those heels" boys and this will keep happening.  Watch Tomac's technique since he's been back from injury and you won't see him dropping his heels anything like he used to.  

I got these cool foot pegs…

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1/8/2025 6:52pm
Anonymous wrote:

Swoll will be in TJ getting stem cells asap. Does everyone think that Tomac really was bionic man with how quick he recovered?  

I completely tore both achilles 6 months ago. Im 56 and would have no problem riding now. 6 months is standard healing time. I did not...

I completely tore both achilles 6 months ago. Im 56 and would have no problem riding now. 6 months is standard healing time. I did not have surgery.  Here in Canada standard protocol is no surgery. Mine tore about 2.5 " above where they connect to the ankle. I believe if they tore right at the bone surgery would have been required. The usual tear however is more like my situation.  

I tore mine at the top of Yosemite falls. A four mile trip back down. Took 2: 10 to get up took 4 hours to hop down. It was November two years ago. I was told surgery was an option. I could still hobble and could not afford to miss work. So, I chose not to. 

It's been 26 months and my shit still hurts. If I try to jump up it lets me know quick like , "don't do that shit". I can do a small push off jump but a hard vertical jump hurts like hell. But then again I was 51 then. Probably a lot easier on a mid 20's athlete with the best Dr's.

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1/8/2025 6:54pm
lostboy819 wrote:

I am sure it wasn't, its a much smarter decision to have him run the east coast where he has a better chance. 

pops wrote:

Then why did you say Austin wanted no part of them?

lostboy819 wrote:

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

On top of being wrong why would you talk to Austin’s father like that. Kinda makes you look like a dick. 

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1/8/2025 6:57pm
pops wrote:

Then why did you say Austin wanted no part of them?

lostboy819 wrote:

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

On top of being wrong why would you talk to Austin’s father like that. Kinda makes you look like a dick. 

Austin's problems have never been lack of speed or talent.  Farmboy has plenty of that.  Just needs to keep the rubber side down and complete a series without injury.

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1/8/2025 7:37pm
Brad460 wrote:

From riding on the balls of feet on the pegs. Versus us slackers who ride on our arches or heals- Never gonna tear an achilles...😆

I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.

Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he still rides on the balls of his feet in a few days.

And if he'll continue to disable the part of the boot that prevents over rotation of the ankle.

For those who don't remember, it's something Jett, Hunter and Eli did so the Tech 10s break in lightning fast.

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1/8/2025 8:24pm
Brad460 wrote:

From riding on the balls of feet on the pegs. Versus us slackers who ride on our arches or heals- Never gonna tear an achilles...😆

Radical wrote:
I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he...

I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.

Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he still rides on the balls of his feet in a few days.

And if he'll continue to disable the part of the boot that prevents over rotation of the ankle.

For those who don't remember, it's something Jett, Hunter and Eli did so the Tech 10s break in lightning fast.

He's changed his technique after the injury from what I've seen to where he doesn't have as much ankle flex dropping the heels and putting the same stress on the achilles.  He still very much rides on his toes, he just isn't trying to have his heels dragging the ground.  Have one bad injury like that and I guarantee it changes one's approach, also messes with ya mentally.

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1/8/2025 10:20pm

have a good feeling about forkner this year.... new team and someone like mike brown i think will benefit the dude a lot. hope he gets it done. 

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1/9/2025 5:21am
Brad460 wrote:

From riding on the balls of feet on the pegs. Versus us slackers who ride on our arches or heals- Never gonna tear an achilles...😆

Radical wrote:
I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he...

I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.

Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he still rides on the balls of his feet in a few days.

And if he'll continue to disable the part of the boot that prevents over rotation of the ankle.

For those who don't remember, it's something Jett, Hunter and Eli did so the Tech 10s break in lightning fast.

TbonesPop wrote:
He's changed his technique after the injury from what I've seen to where he doesn't have as much ankle flex dropping the heels and putting the...

He's changed his technique after the injury from what I've seen to where he doesn't have as much ankle flex dropping the heels and putting the same stress on the achilles.  He still very much rides on his toes, he just isn't trying to have his heels dragging the ground.  Have one bad injury like that and I guarantee it changes one's approach, also messes with ya mentally.

Nope still riding on the balls of his feet dipping his ankles as its much safer than riding on your arches and getting bounced off the pegs into oblivion. 

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1/9/2025 6:04am Edited Date/Time 1/9/2025 6:05am
wnorton729 wrote:
Crazy to me that people still count him out.The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…Every year...

Crazy to me that people still count him out.

The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…

Every year he comes back from major injury and shuts most people up, year after year. Championship idk,  but if he’s in it till the end, he’ll be in the hunt. 

He will absolutely put the Triumph on the top step at least once this year. Stamp it. 

It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. 

I'd rather him get 8 top 5 finishes than put it on top of the box.

 

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wnorton729 wrote:
Crazy to me that people still count him out.The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…Every year...

Crazy to me that people still count him out.

The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…

Every year he comes back from major injury and shuts most people up, year after year. Championship idk,  but if he’s in it till the end, he’ll be in the hunt. 

He will absolutely put the Triumph on the top step at least once this year. Stamp it. 

kage173 wrote:
It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. I'd rather him...

It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. 

I'd rather him get 8 top 5 finishes than put it on top of the box.

 

Agreed. Let’s just finish a series safely for once 

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wnorton729 wrote:
Crazy to me that people still count him out.The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…Every year...

Crazy to me that people still count him out.

The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…

Every year he comes back from major injury and shuts most people up, year after year. Championship idk,  but if he’s in it till the end, he’ll be in the hunt. 

He will absolutely put the Triumph on the top step at least once this year. Stamp it. 

kage173 wrote:
It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. I'd rather him...

It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. 

I'd rather him get 8 top 5 finishes than put it on top of the box.

 

His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never win a title. 

Now that they removed his brain who knows what will happen 🤪

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1/9/2025 9:39am
wnorton729 wrote:
Crazy to me that people still count him out.The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…Every year...

Crazy to me that people still count him out.

The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…

Every year he comes back from major injury and shuts most people up, year after year. Championship idk,  but if he’s in it till the end, he’ll be in the hunt. 

He will absolutely put the Triumph on the top step at least once this year. Stamp it. 

kage173 wrote:
It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. I'd rather him...

It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. 

I'd rather him get 8 top 5 finishes than put it on top of the box.

 

soggy wrote:
His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never...

His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never win a title. 

Now that they removed his brain who knows what will happen 🤪

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kage173 wrote:
It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. I'd rather him...

It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. 

I'd rather him get 8 top 5 finishes than put it on top of the box.

 

soggy wrote:
His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never...

His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never win a title. 

Now that they removed his brain who knows what will happen 🤪

pops wrote:

🤡🤡🤡🤡

We still on for that $100 title bet Mike?

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lostboy819 wrote:

Because he will get schooled by both Deegan amd Kitchen, west coast way tougher 

Hopefully they are all still healthy by the time E vs. W comes around so you can back that up..

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soggy wrote:
His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never...

His contact fell out and he decided not to back it down and settle for a podium is exactly why many people think he will never win a title. 

Now that they removed his brain who knows what will happen 🤪

pops wrote:

🤡🤡🤡🤡

soggy wrote:

We still on for that $100 title bet Mike?

Sure! I don’t remember what it was for? Remind me!!

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1/9/2025 4:24pm
wnorton729 wrote:
Crazy to me that people still count him out.The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…Every year...

Crazy to me that people still count him out.

The guy was beating the field when his contact fell out, which very likely caused his crash…

Every year he comes back from major injury and shuts most people up, year after year. Championship idk,  but if he’s in it till the end, he’ll be in the hunt. 

He will absolutely put the Triumph on the top step at least once this year. Stamp it. 

kage173 wrote:
It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. I'd rather him...

It's crazy to you? We're in the 9th year of this thing man. He has crashed out of SX 4 years in a row. 

I'd rather him get 8 top 5 finishes than put it on top of the box.

 

(1) definitely wasn’t on him, Jett riding reckless almost killed him. 
(1) off the start, that could have happened to anyone. 
(1) his fkn contact fell out. 
(1) he tossed it away. 
The past 4 anyway. 

I’m just going on a limb here, but I’m sure Triumph hired him to win. Austin, I’m sure is still in the game, guess what… To WIN. Like he’s done just about every year since he’s been riding…

Hey, I might be with you though. Getting a shit ton of top 5’s would be a win in my book as well. I just don’t think that’s the case for Austin.

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1/9/2025 7:17pm
Radical wrote:
I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he...

I agree. I've never thought it's a good idea to have your ankle act as suspension.

Eli talked about that after his injury.  We'll see if he still rides on the balls of his feet in a few days.

And if he'll continue to disable the part of the boot that prevents over rotation of the ankle.

For those who don't remember, it's something Jett, Hunter and Eli did so the Tech 10s break in lightning fast.

TbonesPop wrote:
He's changed his technique after the injury from what I've seen to where he doesn't have as much ankle flex dropping the heels and putting the...

He's changed his technique after the injury from what I've seen to where he doesn't have as much ankle flex dropping the heels and putting the same stress on the achilles.  He still very much rides on his toes, he just isn't trying to have his heels dragging the ground.  Have one bad injury like that and I guarantee it changes one's approach, also messes with ya mentally.

AMetts wrote:
Nope still riding on the balls of his feet dipping his ankles as its much safer than riding on your arches and getting bounced off the...

Nope still riding on the balls of his feet dipping his ankles as its much safer than riding on your arches and getting bounced off the pegs into oblivion. 

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Nothing like he used to drop his heels.  And you have to weight the rear edge of the pegs in whoops to help keep traction.  I agree that's proper technique.  But you go back and look at what he was doing years ago to now, and you'll see a difference.  Pull up photos of him now in the transition sections of rhythm sections and see if those heels are where they were when he tore is achilles.  Nothing like the old heel drop.  And note, at no point did I suggest riding on arches and getting bounced.  I still advocate riding on balls of the feet.  One can ride on the balls of their feet and not drop their heels.  I don't know how many guys are going to have these achilles injuries before technique changes again.  But, it will happen eventually.  Just takes time and injuries.

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