2026 Silly Season

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12/9/2025 3:46pm
ML512 wrote:

Lopes isn't racing US Supercross the last I heard. Masterpool is a mystery...

El_Rayo wrote:

Is he done with American racing altogether?

MXMattii wrote:
Brazilian racing is booming, bit like Australian back in the day when they signed Billy Mckenzie. You can earn 200k for 8 mx races and about...

Brazilian racing is booming, bit like Australian back in the day when they signed Billy Mckenzie. You can earn 200k for 8 mx races and about 200 to 300k to race Brazilian Arenacross. Both championships run through each other, so that is why you have real specialists but also guys as Aranda who races both he earned about 400k at KTM last year. Enzo Lopes could become the best Brazilian mx rider in their championship, that makes him probably worth 500 to 550k (without bonuses) if he races both mx & sx. Who will pay him that amount in the USA?

Smart move by Enzo.

Don't forget racing WSX. He's probably making some solid coin when it's all packaged together. 

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12/12/2025 11:24am

It seems Rubini and Rock River Yamaha will work together in 2026...

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RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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12/15/2025 4:19pm
ohh_454 wrote:
RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs...

RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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Is that at the ktm track in murrietta?

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12/15/2025 4:33pm
ohh_454 wrote:
RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs...

RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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Bennick just needs consistency. He's proven he has the speed, he just needs to put it together week after week.

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ohh_454 wrote:
RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs...

RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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Jdog2221 wrote:

Is that at the ktm track in murrietta?

Yaa, it was all 250 guys that I saw besides Hill today. 

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ohh_454 wrote:
RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs...

RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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Sully wrote:

Bennick just needs consistency. He's proven he has the speed, he just needs to put it together week after week.

The WP van was there and they looked to be doing things with Bennick while RyderD was motoing. I wanna see all the Husky 250 boys do well this season.  

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12/15/2025 5:30pm
ohh_454 wrote:
RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs...

RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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Ryder D is definitely a contender for 1st place of who’s flying at the test track this off-season. 

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ohh_454 wrote:
RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs...

RyderD was in it today, I think he’ll be getting podiums in sx and have a break out year if he stays healthy. Bennick #58, MLs boy Avery Long, and Mumford. RyderD was haulin. Justin Hill was out there too. 

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Ryder D is definitely a contender for 1st place of who’s flying at the test track this off-season. 

My eyes and ears are working then, good to know 😂😂 he definitely looks a lot more fluid and on the gas and rev limiter, his bikes sounds gooooooooddddd. Nice to see that wheel tap to the head from Deegz didn’t put him back. 

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12/16/2025 7:07am

Triumph moving up denno to west Sx? Per keefer on pulp 

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beyond stoked for SKDA. Will be some cool projects ahead 

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12/16/2025 5:36pm

When were those photos taken? Must've been before Shimoda's injury. How early are these photo shoots typically done before they're released?

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12/16/2025 6:05pm
tmx860 wrote:

When were those photos taken? Must've been before Shimoda's injury. How early are these photo shoots typically done before they're released?

Looks like the pic of him is photoshopped. & they have one of the test riders wear his gear for a photoshoot on the bike.

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12/16/2025 6:16pm
tmx860 wrote:

When were those photos taken? Must've been before Shimoda's injury. How early are these photo shoots typically done before they're released?

That Honda shoot was out at Wyvern last week if I'm not mistaken, so definitely not Joe on the bike.

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12/16/2025 6:18pm

Wow, those are the best looking HRC bikes in a while. 

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aeffertz wrote:

Wow, those are the best looking HRC bikes in a while. 

Ehhhh

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ML512 wrote:

Lopes isn't racing US Supercross the last I heard. Masterpool is a mystery...

El_Rayo wrote:

Is he done with American racing altogether?

MXMattii wrote:
Brazilian racing is booming, bit like Australian back in the day when they signed Billy Mckenzie. You can earn 200k for 8 mx races and about...

Brazilian racing is booming, bit like Australian back in the day when they signed Billy Mckenzie. You can earn 200k for 8 mx races and about 200 to 300k to race Brazilian Arenacross. Both championships run through each other, so that is why you have real specialists but also guys as Aranda who races both he earned about 400k at KTM last year. Enzo Lopes could become the best Brazilian mx rider in their championship, that makes him probably worth 500 to 550k (without bonuses) if he races both mx & sx. Who will pay him that amount in the USA?

If that's the case, why aren't more guys trying to get down there? Seems like there's a lot of guys at enzo's level that won't come close to making that here. I can think of worse places to live as a single guy in my 20's.

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12/16/2025 7:51pm
aeffertz wrote:

Wow, those are the best looking HRC bikes in a while. 

IMO, it looks better than this year. The Progressive logo doesn't look like it was an afterthought. Oops, forgot the Progressive logo. Just grab one of those peel and stick stickers and slap it on the shroud. 

2026:

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2025:

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2024 bikes looked good, though. 

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12/17/2025 2:46am
aeffertz wrote:

Wow, those are the best looking HRC bikes in a while. 

-MAVERICK- wrote:
IMO, it looks better than this year. The Progressive logo doesn't look like it was an afterthought. Oops, forgot the Progressive logo. Just grab one of...

IMO, it looks better than this year. The Progressive logo doesn't look like it was an afterthought. Oops, forgot the Progressive logo. Just grab one of those peel and stick stickers and slap it on the shroud. 

2026:

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2025:

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2024 bikes looked good, though. 

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I don’t think there’s ever been a bad looking HRC bike. The Muscle Milk days were a lower point, but even those looked decent. 

The only thing I personally haven’t loved is the newer CRF logo font and placement. I really liked the early ‘20s bikes. This is from ‘23 I believe. 
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12/18/2025 8:52am
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I appreciate triumph trying something different 

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12/18/2025 11:59am

Good luck to Forkner. Not a fan but hopefully he stays safe. 

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12/19/2025 3:31pm

There’s rumors going around on Twitter somebody got hurt at the dog pound today

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Jdog2221 wrote:

There’s rumors going around on Twitter somebody got hurt at the dog pound today

Oh man.. please don't be true

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12/19/2025 4:55pm
Jdog2221 wrote:

There’s rumors going around on Twitter somebody got hurt at the dog pound today

Ruh Roh

12/19/2025 4:56pm
Jdog2221 wrote:

There’s rumors going around on Twitter somebody got hurt at the dog pound today

Who all normally rides there?

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Jdog2221 wrote:

There’s rumors going around on Twitter somebody got hurt at the dog pound today

mattyhamz2 wrote:

Who all normally rides there?

Hunter brothers, Hymas and Hammaker I think

Shimoda aswell but obviously out currently..

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