Is Seth Villopoto okay?

Haven't seen that in awhile. Hope he's okay and just banged up.

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6/20/2026 3:56pm

Didn’t he have shoulder surgery before the SX season? Looked like he was feelin that one.

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Leemur891 wrote:

Didn’t he have shoulder surgery before the SX season? Looked like he was feelin that one.

Was it on the left one aswell?

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6/20/2026 4:05pm Edited Date/Time 6/20/2026 4:07pm
Leemur891 wrote:

Didn’t he have shoulder surgery before the SX season? Looked like he was feelin that one.

Mavetism wrote:

Was it on the left one aswell?

Looked like it was the left he hurt. Unsure of which side he had surgery on off top of my head.

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They both suffered from Mad Kaw disease.

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6/20/2026 4:26pm

Hope he's good to go for next weekend because that was a hard hit. Looked like he snapped the bars... hope he didn't snap anything else. 

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Excite Bike type crash

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Leemur891 wrote:

Didn’t he have shoulder surgery before the SX season? Looked like he was feelin that one.

Mavetism wrote:

Was it on the left one aswell?

Leemur891 wrote:

Looked like it was the left he hurt. Unsure of which side he had surgery on off top of my head.

Yeah I meant the surgery, bummer either way, he was riding so good so far

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How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only other two times I can remember it happening is to RC at the Silverdome (we were there) and RV overseas. Not a good look for sure. 

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6/21/2026 5:41am Edited Date/Time 6/21/2026 5:41am
Windhamfan wrote:
How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only...

How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only other two times I can remember it happening is to RC at the Silverdome (we were there) and RV overseas. Not a good look for sure. 

Also don't forget when Grandma took a little spill at the sand dunes and broke her coccyx 

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6/21/2026 8:07am

Has anybody gotten ahold of Wil Hahn yet to ask how Seth is doing?

Thanks. I'll take my answer off the air.

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Has anybody gotten ahold of Wil Hahn yet to ask how Seth is doing?

Thanks. I'll take my answer off the air.

Sounds like a job for Matthes…

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6/22/2026 5:41am Edited Date/Time 6/22/2026 5:43am
Windhamfan wrote:
How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only...

How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only other two times I can remember it happening is to RC at the Silverdome (we were there) and RV overseas. Not a good look for sure. 

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Mavetism wrote:

Was it on the left one aswell?

Leemur891 wrote:

Looked like it was the left he hurt. Unsure of which side he had surgery on off top of my head.

Mavetism wrote:

Yeah I meant the surgery, bummer either way, he was riding so good so far

MRI today. Heading to Doc G's this afternoon. If surgery isn't required, G will have him ready for Red Bud.  Seth isn't a pussy. If he can physically race, he will be there.

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yardsailor wrote:

Excite Bike type crash

MadSkillsMX **

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Windhamfan wrote:
How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only...

How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only other two times I can remember it happening is to RC at the Silverdome (we were there) and RV overseas. Not a good look for sure. 

He expected to be in the air slightly longer, and wanted to land while on the gas. Unfortunately, he was slightly too low, and before he got his weight fwd, the rear wheel was down and digging.  Forkner had a big outdoor crash on Kawi when he scrubbed so low that his front wheel touched the ground before he had the bike stood back up. I immediately thought of that when Seth went down. 

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Windhamfan wrote:
How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only...

How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only other two times I can remember it happening is to RC at the Silverdome (we were there) and RV overseas. Not a good look for sure. 

Roczoff wrote:
He expected to be in the air slightly longer, and wanted to land while on the gas. Unfortunately, he was slightly too low, and before he...

He expected to be in the air slightly longer, and wanted to land while on the gas. Unfortunately, he was slightly too low, and before he got his weight fwd, the rear wheel was down and digging.  Forkner had a big outdoor crash on Kawi when he scrubbed so low that his front wheel touched the ground before he had the bike stood back up. I immediately thought of that when Seth went down. 

Right, he thought he was going to go from takeoff to flat, had the bike pinned mid-air, but instead of going to flat his rear clipped the top of the landing while he was on the limiter and it caught him offguard. Look at where the roost is in the blurry af screenshot below. He just didn't think he was going to hit that landing. 

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6/22/2026 11:16am Edited Date/Time 6/25/2026 9:17am

Haven't seen that in awhile. Hope he's okay and just banged up.

The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow up guys. 

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6/22/2026 11:23am

Haven't seen that in awhile. Hope he's okay and just banged up.

Mit12 wrote:
The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow...

The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow up guys. 

Drink less maybe...?

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Drink less maybe...?

Why so I can tolerate people like you? 

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Haven't seen that in awhile. Hope he's okay and just banged up.

Mit12 wrote:
The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow...

The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow up guys. 

Wow you just won dong beater of the week award.

Sounds like you've probably looped out too many times and caused your self some brain injuries.

 

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From Swap Moto

"By far the most dramatic moment of the weekend came when Seth Hammaker looped out in third place on the second lap of the second moto. Hammaker appeared to dislocate his shoulder which the medics helped him out with and he sat down on the medical cart before electing to walk back to the pits by himself. A dejected Hammaker can be seen walking by his mangled bike here as he watched the red plate slip away and maybe will miss some time from his injury."

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Kawasaki/PC just seems to be cursed lately. 

 

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John813 wrote:

Kawasaki/PC just seems to be cursed lately. 

 

Is PC purposefully recruiting riders that crash often?

Or are the more stable 250 guys all locked in with other deals?
 

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Windhamfan wrote:
How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only...

How a pro ever loops out a bike is beyond me. One of the biggest goon things you can do on a bike. Ironically the only other two times I can remember it happening is to RC at the Silverdome (we were there) and RV overseas. Not a good look for sure. 

See, there is this mythical "thing" called arm pump. That is one way to loop the sh*t out of a bike. Not saying that is what happened, but...to partially answer a pretty dumb question fer ya. But hey...this is just what I have heard. Lol...wtf???

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Sucks for Seth, I felt like the title was his for the taking. 

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6/25/2026 9:13am Edited Date/Time 6/25/2026 9:16am

Haven't seen that in awhile. Hope he's okay and just banged up.

Mit12 wrote:
The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow...

The only reason you and everyone else on this post has never looped put id because you have never turned the throttle until it stops. Grow up guys. 

plink01 wrote:

Wow you just won dong beater of the week award.

Sounds like you've probably looped out too many times and caused your self some brain injuries.

 

So how many Pro races do you have under your belt? Any wins? The way you run your mouth my guess is you have very little racing experience. 

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John813 wrote:

Kawasaki/PC just seems to be cursed lately. 

 

"lately" 😂

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Why haven't we heard anything official from Kawasaki? Or have i missed something? 

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Motofinne wrote:

Why haven't we heard anything official from Kawasaki? Or have i missed something? 

Kawasaki really seems to be slacking in all areas of their team management. 

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Motofinne wrote:

Why haven't we heard anything official from Kawasaki? Or have i missed something? 

yak651 wrote:

Kawasaki really seems to be slacking in all areas of their team management. 

Their PR is horrendous, and it has been this way for years.

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