Interesting / strange sponsors

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MX Guy wrote:
Nothing is weirder than Quantum Upgrade to me. To think about how much work Swanny and the team puts in, and for Minear to portray that...

Nothing is weirder than Quantum Upgrade to me. To think about how much work Swanny and the team puts in, and for Minear to portray that his success comes from some bullshit “frequencies” is quite disappointing to me. I hope the company vanishes once they realize we don’t buy into it. 

3strokemx wrote:

I don't know anything about the company, but why do you think energy frequencies don't exist?

I just took a look at their website.  It sounds batshit crazy to me.   quantumupgrade.io

Maybe I am misunderstanding how it works, but it looks like you pay a $35/month subscription.

How does the Quantum Upgrade for You find me?

The service uses quantum entanglement and the information given at registration to connect with you on an energetic level, uplifting and boosting your consciousness.

As far as I can tell there is no physical product.  You just sign up, and they send energy your way!  (Be sure to drink lots of water!)

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The dog food company that was sponsoring teams for a while was pretty weird. 

Canidae and Blue Wilderness are both pet food companies that sponsored teams.

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5/5/2026 11:29am

 

 These are some of the renderings I did for them to use . They had hard cover books made with detailed proposals for each brand as a part of the proposal package. The Team owner owned other business and was doing the MX stuff for fun and a tax write-off.  They ran Mosquito Shield as a primary sponsor one year. That was his company that was new at the time and is now a franchised business. 

 

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5/5/2026 11:36am Edited Date/Time 5/5/2026 11:39am
RichieW13 wrote:
I just took a look at their website.  It sounds batshit crazy to me.   quantumupgrade.ioMaybe I am misunderstanding how it works, but it looks like...

I just took a look at their website.  It sounds batshit crazy to me.   quantumupgrade.io

Maybe I am misunderstanding how it works, but it looks like you pay a $35/month subscription.

How does the Quantum Upgrade for You find me?

The service uses quantum entanglement and the information given at registration to connect with you on an energetic level, uplifting and boosting your consciousness.

As far as I can tell there is no physical product.  You just sign up, and they send energy your way!  (Be sure to drink lots of water!)

Is that like prayer?

Maybe it works the same way a placebo works?  Which is, get this, not explained by mainstream science but universally acknowledged as the benchmark that pharmaceuticals must meet in order to go to market.

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RichieW13
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RichieW13 wrote:
I just took a look at their website.  It sounds batshit crazy to me.   quantumupgrade.ioMaybe I am misunderstanding how it works, but it looks like...

I just took a look at their website.  It sounds batshit crazy to me.   quantumupgrade.io

Maybe I am misunderstanding how it works, but it looks like you pay a $35/month subscription.

How does the Quantum Upgrade for You find me?

The service uses quantum entanglement and the information given at registration to connect with you on an energetic level, uplifting and boosting your consciousness.

As far as I can tell there is no physical product.  You just sign up, and they send energy your way!  (Be sure to drink lots of water!)

3strokemx wrote:
Is that like prayer?Maybe it works the same way a placebo works?  Which is, get this, not explained by mainstream science but universally acknowledged as the...

Is that like prayer?

Maybe it works the same way a placebo works?  Which is, get this, not explained by mainstream science but universally acknowledged as the benchmark that pharmaceuticals must meet in order to go to market.

It's probably better than prayer, since you'll at least be hydrated.

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5/5/2026 11:45am
Factory Yamaha brought on "Knich" as a sponsor, never really knew what they did but the company disappeared not long after. I think Davi had some...

Factory Yamaha brought on "Knich" as a sponsor, never really knew what they did but the company disappeared not long after. I think Davi had some stake in it, can't really remember though.

That company made a little of everything. But something like 90 years ago they made ammunition.  Yamaha dropped them because they made ammunition PREVIOUSLY  in their history...

That company made a little of everything. But something like 90 years ago they made ammunition. 

 

Yamaha dropped them because they made ammunition PREVIOUSLY  in their history (not currently), then wasn't public about the reasoning for fear it would anger their base consumer. 

 

True story, I was always surprised this  didn't get any coverage. There's enough info out there to verify what I'm saying 

SEEMEFIRST wrote:

WTF?

Husqvarna was a firearm manufacturer, and still uses a gun sight as thier logo.

Is that scaring the public off?

Not the ones that ride dirtbikes with gasoline engines.

5/5/2026 11:45am

Here in Aus, Back late 70,s Kentucky Fried Chicken sponsored Honda rider Mark Pace.

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I’m surprised no one’s put a picture up of Ernesto Fonseca when he was sponsored by Kodak. I’m sure someone who is tech savvy will know...

I’m surprised no one’s put a picture up of Ernesto Fonseca when he was sponsored by Kodak. I’m sure someone who is tech savvy will know how to upload a picture. 

Not tech savvy but I gotchu 


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The dog food company that was sponsoring teams for a while was pretty weird. 

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Canidae and Blue Wilderness are both pet food companies that sponsored teams.

Canidae and Blue Wilderness are both pet food companies that sponsored teams.

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The Canidae bikes and gear set up looked good. 

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I had never heard of Jimmy John's until I saw it on Roczen's bike.  Shortly after that, a couple Jimmy John's opened near me.  Sadly the...
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Ken Roczen's RCH Suzuki sponsored by Jimmy John's

I had never heard of Jimmy John's until I saw it on Roczen's bike.  Shortly after that, a couple Jimmy John's opened near me.  Sadly the closest one closed down a couple years ago.

And I thought "Freaky Fast" was just something Roczen put on there to describe himself.  Didn't realize it was the JJ's slogan.

This exact bike was hanging in the Soaring Eagle (Snoring Seagull) Casino about 20 minutes from my house. I was blown away as the tribe was never about anything like that. Turns out a friend of mine who I built lowriders cars with worked for the marketing crew at the casino and he said he had a small part of making it happen. Its when I got back "into moto" again around the early 2000's.

They also had a bike hung upside down in the cafe area that Hart "claimed" he did the first backflip on. I dont think it was the real one as it looked like a bunch of parts that were laying around in RC and Cary's garage that they threw together. 

Def a cool era for Mid Michigan moto scene. 

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5/5/2026 12:54pm Edited Date/Time 5/5/2026 12:58pm

Rickie Fowler's head was definitely an unusual sponsor for Chiz:

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Did anyone ever try a DNA Shred Stix? Cunningham and Sipes were good on these Star bikes, I believe they had Cosworth engines similar to what Dixon ran in the gps minus the 3 speed trannys. 

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Back in my fast days, I got sponsored by the local DelTaco franchise. Free burritos! No joke, that was one of my favorite sponsors!

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5/5/2026 1:47pm
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Back in my fast days, I got sponsored by the local DelTaco franchise. Free burritos! No joke, that was one of my favorite sponsors!

This is literally one of my dreams. Del Taco is all time. 

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If my memory is right (questionable at my age...) 

Back in the day Michael Brandes was sponsored for a bit by LinkedIN (now owned my Microsoft) before LinkedIN was a big thing.

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These were sick

These were sick


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THEY LOOKED LIKE CLOWN SHOES IN PERSON

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5/5/2026 5:49pm

Logan Karnow not mentioned yet?

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Falcon wrote:

Back in my fast days, I got sponsored by the local DelTaco franchise. Free burritos! No joke, that was one of my favorite sponsors!

Lol. How did you redeem the burritos? Did they give you a deltaco card?

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5/5/2026 6:21pm Edited Date/Time 5/5/2026 6:22pm

Aussie Yamaha team back in the day was sponsored by Peter Jackson cigs. Pretty cool looking bikes. Although some of the earlier years didn’t look as nice as the blue wheeled YZs. Dacka running the #1.


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5/5/2026 6:53pm

Splitfire Spark plugs, but running ngk plugs 

Josh Hansen’s team was pretty interesting, and siiick looking bikes 👌🏽

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5/5/2026 7:02pm
mitch199 wrote:
Aussie Yamaha team back in the day was sponsored by Peter Jackson cigs. Pretty cool looking bikes. Although some of the earlier years didn’t look as...

Aussie Yamaha team back in the day was sponsored by Peter Jackson cigs. Pretty cool looking bikes. Although some of the earlier years didn’t look as nice as the blue wheeled YZs. Dacka running the #1.


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I actually have Ben Perese's side shroud in my shed. 

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5/5/2026 7:38pm

How has heartbeat hot sauce been mentioned? And zacho had lululemon as a personal sponsor for a bit 

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KRAOR MEAT TEAM SUSZUKI

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Yarrive's 6 year run with Alcoholic beverages in Australia 

2008 - 2009 - Woodstock Bourbon

Woodstock Honda McCory

2010 - Cougar Bourbon

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2011-2013 - Carlton Dry Beer

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This helmet and gear combo lol

This helmet and gear combo lol

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Yaa I always wondered about that, Danny Smoth and Sean Hamblin ran the Fly helmets too lol 


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Moto XXX, this team was started by a dude in a punk band 🤟🤟🤟


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5/5/2026 10:29pm Edited Date/Time 5/5/2026 11:49pm
Splitfire Spark plugs, but running ngk plugs Josh Hansen’s team was pretty interesting, and siiick looking bikes 👌🏽

Splitfire Spark plugs, but running ngk plugs 

Josh Hansen’s team was pretty interesting, and siiick looking bikes 👌🏽

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Hanny’s set up and style was always 💯 

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