SoCal & Shift gear

Kawboy14!
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I’m surprised that no one has tried to revive those 2 gears. Really cool stuff and didn’t realize that Emig was a Shift guy for 25 years.


Any good pictures?


Jason Thomas was a SoCal rider

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JazzyJJ
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11/1/2026 6:55am

Didn’t Fox officially kill Shift a few years ago? They should make some limited edition sets every year, I bet they’d sell like hotcakes 

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englishman
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Rocking it many years ago, it fitted well and looked sharp. Don’t hate on my # btw it was a display bike from Kaw with RV graphics on it and I’d just picked it up. 

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Adam43
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11/1/2026 8:25am

Would be very surprised if we didn't see a Shift revival, at some stage.

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ohh_454
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Shift had some awesome looking stuff


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SoCal jersey from early 2000’sIMG 0176 8

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ohh_454
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What about that GS3 moto gear from the early 2000s lol


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11/1/2026 10:26am
Greg #49 wrote:
SoCal jersey from early 2000’s

SoCal jersey from early 2000’sIMG 0176 8

Decal Works should do a promotion.  Buy a set of plastic and graphics, get a retro or modern jersey.

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blockhead17
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11/1/2026 11:52am Edited Date/Time 11/1/2026 11:56am

Reedy’s Shift gear in 2010-2012 was PEAK!

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mxaniac
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11/1/2026 12:01pm

I was drawn to Sinasalo and AXO in my youth. Despite these brands going away, seems like we have even more choices now.

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mxaniac wrote:

I was drawn to Sinasalo and AXO in my youth. Despite these brands going away, seems like we have even more choices now.

I found some og sinisalo at the thrift store awhile back 😁


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lukaitis9
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Kawboy14! wrote:
I’m surprised that no one has tried to revive those 2 gears. Really cool stuff and didn’t realize that Emig was a Shift guy for 25...

I’m surprised that no one has tried to revive those 2 gears. Really cool stuff and didn’t realize that Emig was a Shift guy for 25 years.


Any good pictures?


Jason Thomas was a SoCal rider

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motokiwi
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11/1/2026 4:09pm

So Cal gear wasnt cool then, and it still ain't now

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Nairb#70
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11/1/2026 4:23pm
mxaniac wrote:

I was drawn to Sinasalo and AXO in my youth. Despite these brands going away, seems like we have even more choices now.

ohh_454 wrote:
I found some og sinisalo at the thrift store awhile back 😁

I found some og sinisalo at the thrift store awhile back 😁


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Sinisalo was the highest quality gear ever made, that stuff would last forever.

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11/2/2026 8:29am
motokiwi wrote:

So Cal gear wasnt cool then, and it still ain't now

100% agree.

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Falcon
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11/2/2026 9:38am

Do you guys remember Gear Racewear? I never wore it, but it was popular in the late '80s. 

 

I would wear new AXO if it was brought back in any meaningful way in America. I loved that stuff in the '90s. 

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englishman wrote:
Rocking it many years ago, it fitted well and looked sharp. Don’t hate on my # btw it was a display bike from Kaw with RV...

Rocking it many years ago, it fitted well and looked sharp. Don’t hate on my # btw it was a display bike from Kaw with RV graphics on it and I’d just picked it up. 

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You’ll always be #1 to me!  😁

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davis224
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11/2/2026 10:11am Edited Date/Time 11/2/2026 10:11am
motokiwi wrote:

So Cal gear wasnt cool then, and it still ain't now

So IL

No IL

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lukaitis9
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11/2/2026 10:33am
Falcon wrote:
Do you guys remember Gear Racewear? I never wore it, but it was popular in the late '80s.  I would wear new AXO if it was brought...

Do you guys remember Gear Racewear? I never wore it, but it was popular in the late '80s. 

 

I would wear new AXO if it was brought back in any meaningful way in America. I loved that stuff in the '90s. 

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jowek70
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11/2/2026 11:03am

The shift marketing in the 90's was awesome

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Splat03
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11/2/2026 11:26am

Does Fox still own the rights to Shift?

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Splat03 wrote:

Does Fox still own the rights to Shift?

Yes. 

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Nairb#70
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11/2/2026 12:29pm

M. Robert was some of the coolest and best looking gear ever and done in a very tasteful manor, especially in the late '80's.

 

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11/2/2026 1:47pm

I had some Shift gear around 2013. That it was one of my best looks.

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Splat03
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11/2/2026 2:51pm Edited Date/Time 11/2/2026 2:52pm

It would be sweet to see Shift come back and have a team sponsorship with whatever the rumored Reed team is in 2028. I always thought the 22 team bikes and gear combos looked awesome the years Chad ran his own team. 
Edit: Although, I bet the Nike folks could cook up some magic if Jordan is actually involved. 

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SLAPAHO
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11/2/2026 3:12pm

Love me some Shift Gear. 2011ish

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mxaniac wrote:

I was drawn to Sinasalo and AXO in my youth. Despite these brands going away, seems like we have even more choices now.

ohh_454 wrote:
I found some og sinisalo at the thrift store awhile back 😁

I found some og sinisalo at the thrift store awhile back 😁


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Nairb#70 wrote:

Sinisalo was the highest quality gear ever made, that stuff would last forever.

Bought some blue Sinisalo nylons, the same as pictured above,  when I was 17. Twenty years later I was still waiting for them to die, never happened. 

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Nairb#70
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CPR wrote:
Bought some blue Sinisalo nylons, the same as pictured above,  when I was 17. Twenty years later I was still waiting for them to die, never...

Bought some blue Sinisalo nylons, the same as pictured above,  when I was 17. Twenty years later I was still waiting for them to die, never happened. 

Yup, the lifespan of Sinisalo gear was in decades, not seasons like everything else.

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Mossy940
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ohh_454 wrote:
What about that GS3 moto gear from the early 2000s lol

What about that GS3 moto gear from the early 2000s lol


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Once upon a time, I believe Turbo Reif was wearing that gear & a Simpson helmet that had a full google insert (similar to a street bike helmet).

 

Now THAT would be a heck of a photo for someone to find. I can remember it being in the back of a few "Final Lap" magazines in the early 2000's

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thewrizzle
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Falcon wrote:
Do you guys remember Gear Racewear? I never wore it, but it was popular in the late '80s.  I would wear new AXO if it was brought...

Do you guys remember Gear Racewear? I never wore it, but it was popular in the late '80s. 

 

I would wear new AXO if it was brought back in any meaningful way in America. I loved that stuff in the '90s. 

lukaitis9 wrote:
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Robbie Gordon, wonder if that’s the same nascar/desert reaver?

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