Classic case of riders policing themselves. In 2019, that would be one of many things: black flag, DQ, zero points, Instagram and Vital debates over whether or not that was dirty...

He made a great impression early this year. Now if only TLD KTM wanted to offer him a deal and he can get out of his Canadian deal for 2020? I would be good with that.

This is great!

There’s already another thread about this. It really is mind blowing how lost an opportunity that was and he goes back when he is ready in 2009 and they say no dice, so he makes Bubba’s World instead viewed by 100 people...

No.

I hope JGR stays around for a long time. I would like Suzuki to re-invest in MX a little bit more. Re-introduce their last 125/250 two strokes at entry level pricing, put on e-start and a hydraulic clutch on their bikes, maybe think about differentiating ... more »

That was a good show. Missed opportunity for Stewart and for the sport.

This is the one! The OP's vid of Bradshaw was badass too.

I've wondered about this too. In other sports, coaches and managers get canned all the time when results are not good. However, this sport is different and their manager is a great guy.

That was a horrible, horrible crash!!! That would explain his results. I hope he gets back to Mxdn form.

My favourite era to root for Stew was from the Suzuki era for some reason. Maybe it was pulling for him once he was on a bike he liked or he was an underdog?

The guy that owns (owned) Stacyc was on PulpMX show a few weeks ago. He must have sold out for big $$.

I wonder how their business model worked? (Obviously not so good) They cut out the middleman and the distribution channel was streamlined to be from their warehouse to your door. Their costs would be the gear, the designing of the gear, warehouse, a ... more »

I want to add to my list. To set Suzuki apart from the other 3 Japanese brands, what if they went back to a steel frame?? KTM is killing with steel, it would be a bold move for Suzuki to do this and differentiate itself from green, blue and red.

That's a great looking pic! RTDRacing is probably right, Suzuki probably isn't all that interested in the dirtbike market. They used to have massive contingency and many of the privateer riders rode their brand in the early 90's. They really should re-launch ... more »

This could be it's own thread but what would make Suzuki great again, regain market share and make them cool? If the company had $$ and made a big push what should they do? 1. put e-start on 4 stroke line 2. make bikes lighter 3. re-introduce their great ... more »

It was a pretty great weekend for KTM overall except the 250 showdown but Smith is hurt and McElrath had a bad start. It would be mind blowing if one of the 4 Japanese brands went back to a steel frame?!?

Maybe he should only practice starts mainly for a few weeks. That's the main problem.