Moto Journalists

MoogenKen 7/24/2026 8:07am
7/24/2026 8:07am
Gimmea2Smoke wrote:
i'm at the final stage of this process: ACCEPTANCE. Moto-journalism doesn't exist, and the moto "journalists" are perfectly fine with this arrangement. They have created a situation...

i'm at the final stage of this process: ACCEPTANCE. 

Moto-journalism doesn't exist, and the moto "journalists" are perfectly fine with this arrangement. They have created a situation where those asking the quesitons hold zero power, and thus the industry as a whole knows they can flip you off if they don't like your questions. It's sad, honestly.

It’s been that way for years. 

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whethefakawe 7/24/2026 11:27am
7/24/2026 11:27am

"Journalists" my ass.

Every attention-seeker and industry kling-on out there with an iphone is a "MX journalist" nowadays. Most couldn't ride a dirtbike around the yard without ending up on "Fails" on U-boob. 

  

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Shenzi 7/24/2026 3:27pm
7/24/2026 3:27pm
Xeno wrote:
One of the best journalists in the sport, Rupert X. Pellett, is actually a volunteer.

One of the best journalists in the sport, Rupert X. Pellett, is actually a volunteer.

Rupert X (@RealRupertX) / Posts / X

We keep confusing journalists, reporters, editorialists (opinion piece writers), photo-reporters. Rup is not a "journalist", he doesn't want to be a journalist, he's a photo-reporter, at times an editorialists but Rup is one of the coolest race reporter, photos, little anecdotes, his views on what he saw at the race. Rup is carpe moto diem incarnated. I love Rup. 

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dingaling 7/24/2026 6:34pm
7/24/2026 6:34pm
Gimmea2Smoke wrote:
i'm at the final stage of this process: ACCEPTANCE. Moto-journalism doesn't exist, and the moto "journalists" are perfectly fine with this arrangement. They have created a situation...

i'm at the final stage of this process: ACCEPTANCE. 

Moto-journalism doesn't exist, and the moto "journalists" are perfectly fine with this arrangement. They have created a situation where those asking the quesitons hold zero power, and thus the industry as a whole knows they can flip you off if they don't like your questions. It's sad, honestly.

The Steve/Pulpmx change has been an interesting thing to watch. It wasn't that long ago he was happy to be the disliked guy in the pits. Said whatever, had whoever on the pod, didn't care about upsetting a rider over a scoop/rumour. Now's he's about "look like the AMA, don't get me wrong they're all great guys, Mike, yogi, jbone, love them but..."

I personally noticed a drastic change right around the time he got the Yamaha sponsorship. Started making some good money and now he's got something to lose. Fair enough. But I do miss the old days of drunk GL or RV, laser gate, Don Marda and that tuner company guy having a 10yo girl like fallout. Good times. 

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Sandberm656 7/24/2026 7:19pm
7/24/2026 7:19pm
Gimmea2Smoke wrote:
i'm at the final stage of this process: ACCEPTANCE. Moto-journalism doesn't exist, and the moto "journalists" are perfectly fine with this arrangement. They have created a situation...

i'm at the final stage of this process: ACCEPTANCE. 

Moto-journalism doesn't exist, and the moto "journalists" are perfectly fine with this arrangement. They have created a situation where those asking the quesitons hold zero power, and thus the industry as a whole knows they can flip you off if they don't like your questions. It's sad, honestly.

dingaling wrote:
The Steve/Pulpmx change has been an interesting thing to watch. It wasn't that long ago he was happy to be the disliked guy in the pits...

The Steve/Pulpmx change has been an interesting thing to watch. It wasn't that long ago he was happy to be the disliked guy in the pits. Said whatever, had whoever on the pod, didn't care about upsetting a rider over a scoop/rumour. Now's he's about "look like the AMA, don't get me wrong they're all great guys, Mike, yogi, jbone, love them but..."

I personally noticed a drastic change right around the time he got the Yamaha sponsorship. Started making some good money and now he's got something to lose. Fair enough. But I do miss the old days of drunk GL or RV, laser gate, Don Marda and that tuner company guy having a 10yo girl like fallout. Good times. 

I disagree 100% .

Steve is now a 50?year old man. He is not the 35 year old man who started Pulpmx. 

Speaking as a 55 year old, we all change as we get older. It seems normal that he is a different man somewhat then he was 15 years ago.

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