Wait, what!? Vince Friese just turned down a Factory Honda HRC

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thx god 

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You wanna see someone fold like a $2 lawn chair with a 600 pound gorilla on it? Put Friese on an HRC bike.

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Didn't Catanzaro say he'd win the championship if he had Jett's bike 😆

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DirtbikeLover, not exactly a reliable news source.

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I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

Have you talked to the head of Kawasaki's racing program about the upcoming two stroke? any details?

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Never happen,,,,,,ever.  HRC has class, Friese does not.

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

Have you talked to the head of Kawasaki's racing program about the upcoming two stroke? any details?

I asked around a lil, no real solid info. Consensus seems to be a 300 and something smaller (like updated 85 or something like that).

I did talk to Kawasaki's head of racing about tires for a while at Glendale.

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2/14/2025 9:14am

Fakebook strikes again

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣

I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems like a good choice with his skills.   ...and it'll bring a lot of press to the team.    Good/Bad press.....you know what they say.  😛

 

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2/14/2025 9:27am

Daniel Blair posted on X he (VF)  was offered the ride , then he posted he declined , the context of the tweet seemed like a troll to me

 

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

Magoofan wrote:
"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems...

"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣

I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems like a good choice with his skills.   ...and it'll bring a lot of press to the team.    Good/Bad press.....you know what they say.  😛

 

No to Vince even being asked.

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mx65 wrote:

Didn't Catanzaro say he'd win the championship if he had Jett's bike 😆

Yup

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

Magoofan wrote:
"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems...

"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣

I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems like a good choice with his skills.   ...and it'll bring a lot of press to the team.    Good/Bad press.....you know what they say.  😛

 

ML512 wrote:

No to Vince even being asked.

Bummer....

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Dirtbikelover.com…sounds like a site selling Chinese knockoff works connection products…

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Magoofan wrote:
"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems...

"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣

I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems like a good choice with his skills.   ...and it'll bring a lot of press to the team.    Good/Bad press.....you know what they say.  😛

 

ML512 wrote:

No to Vince even being asked.

Magoofan wrote:

Bummer....

I would love it if he took that if it was offered just to sit back and watch people go ballistic. 

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Madmax31 wrote:

I would love it if he took that if it was offered just to sit back and watch people go ballistic. 

Likewise. 😎

....but honestly, I think of who is "available", his skillset is suited to the task.   He's a master of the start too. 

 

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2/14/2025 10:51am

Why dont they just ask Dean Wilson? Hes been riding a Honda for them for a couple of years now, at least until Ferrandis (Forgot he was even riding Supercross or that he was hurt) returns in a few weeks.

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2/14/2025 11:03am

Yeah lets hire the most controversial rider who might cause a major issue.  That will fix our situation.  Said nobody ever.

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2/14/2025 11:04am Edited Date/Time 2/14/2025 11:17am

That group OP posted that screenshot from is filled with a lot of misinformation and idiot trolls.  

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

Magoofan wrote:
"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems...

"No" to Vince turning them down....or Vince being an option "No".  🤣

I'm still hoping it'll be Vince.  😎        Despite Vince's "villian"  status....he seems like a good choice with his skills.   ...and it'll bring a lot of press to the team.    Good/Bad press.....you know what they say.  😛

 

ML512 wrote:

No to Vince even being asked.

While you were taking to the Honda guy, did my name come up by chance?

I’ve been expecting a call from them since 1985. 

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Gworm wrote:

While you were taking to the Honda guy, did my name come up by chance?

I’ve been expecting a call from them since 1985. 

I'm still waiting on the same call from Suzuki.🙃

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2/14/2025 11:28am

How do you people even begin to think that this would be true?

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How do you people even begin to think that this would be true?

It wouldn't even be close to the most unbelievable thing going on in the world today.🤣

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FastEddy wrote:

That group OP posted that screenshot from is filled with a lot of misinformation and idiot trolls.  

So....  basically a lot like VitalMX.

🤣

 

(I'm kidding...................mostly) 🤓

 

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Daniel Blair posted on X he (VF)  was offered the ride , then he posted he declined , the context of the tweet seemed like a...

Daniel Blair posted on X he (VF)  was offered the ride , then he posted he declined , the context of the tweet seemed like a troll to me

 

Yep. DB was fucking around on his live show last night and tweeted it out as a joke and looks like dirtbikelover took the bait. 

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ML512 wrote:
I asked around a lil, no real solid info. Consensus seems to be a 300 and something smaller (like updated 85 or something like that).I did...

I asked around a lil, no real solid info. Consensus seems to be a 300 and something smaller (like updated 85 or something like that).

I did talk to Kawasaki's head of racing about tires for a while at Glendale.

Thanks ML for checking around. I gotta say, pretty disappointing to hear that the focus is a 300 and an 85. I’m sure there’s more, but there’s a huge desire for a KX125 and KX250. Thanks man 👍

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Some of you eat clickbait like Valentine's Day chocolates 🤣

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Some of you eat clickbait like Valentine's Day chocolates 🤣

A certain segment of the population really can’t help themselves 

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ML512 wrote:
I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.They have some options and will possibly field someone in...

I just asked the head of Honda's racing program, he said they haven't offered anything to anyone.

They have some options and will possibly field someone in a few weeks but no rush on their end.

I actually joked with him about a few options yesterday but reached out again to double check this Vince thing. He said no.

Thanks for this ML.  Can you find out whether they have to field someone as part of their contractual obligations to Progressive?  

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