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The writing was on the wall, but why didn’t they part ways before the 5 week break?

What if the Chinese aren't entering the EMX world to win the 2027 championship? What if they are entering to prove that the Kove 250 can be raced, just like the established mfgs' bikes, week in and week out, without constant bike failures? What if their whole goal is to prove the bike is reliable enough and that there is enough factory support to warrant the everyday Joe in the US or in the Philippines to go out and buy their bikes? The Chinese are coming. They started out copying IP in almost every industry. But there are rooms full...

New hat coming up

Interesting past few weeks, despite there were no GP's. Herlings clearly wanted to race as much as possible, probably to adapt even more to the Honda because he only could start riding in January: 1 race of the French Elite Motocross Championship, an international race in France and 2 races of the Dutch MX Masters. Another international race in The Netherlands where he was supposed to line up got cancelled due to rain. Coenen on the other hand raced nothing. Will be interesting to see how it pans out for both of them.

Not really. I just believe in having the right tool for the job and an EV fits in as the right tool for the job of commuting. It's why I have 4 dirt bikes: an MX/GP bike, desert bike, hard enduro/trail bike (to keep the thread somewhat on the rails, she's a Kawasaki 2 stroke), and a dual sport bike. Add my street bike for those days I don't feel like being on the d/s after work. It's why I also have 5 cages: beater/cheap Hyundai for work, old F150 beater for hauling crap/rocks/landscaping, F150 Raptor for prerunning/hauling bikes, OG...

You're correct to a certain degree. This wasn't an issue in his title years (specially in Mx2 and in 2023/2024) where he was so much faster than everyone and even when he didn't holeshot just blew the doors off the competition. But specially when he moved up to MXGP the first 2-3 years he pretty quickly gained his reputation on the track.. and for good reason. A lot of MXGP riders openly spoke about him in interviews and how he rides way too dangerous. Once he isn't the fastest and has to fight for his position, he starts taking other...

The return of MXGP Pit Bits sure would be nice...

Back in the Day...I was a volunteer for the MX for Children charity. We did various fundraising events at certain children's hospitals in North America during the SX season. In 2012 at the Toronto race Team KTM visited the Sick Kids Hospital and also spent time with our fundraisers. Here's a very young Ken Roczen signing a jersey for MX4C Fund Raiser Liam Parsons. He was a class act then and now...

Thank you for a great review! We are a very small team led by Tom, so we appreciate you getting the word out about the company. For anyone trying to contact us, we can be reached at VampireTearOffs.com and Facebook/Instagram at Vampire Tear Offs. We usually post when we will be at the tracks with the tent and some tear offs. If you don’t see something that you’re looking for, please don’t hesitate to reach out and we’ll see what we can do. For those talking about smaller stacks, it is something that has been a topic of discussion for...

Bullshit! JA 21 put that bike on numerous podiums and Chase won 2 SX mains. The bike is capable, and the team is working their asses off trying to satisfy him. They're paying him a shit ton of money and he can't say one good thing about the bike or the team. Sorry, but he comes off as not mentally strong and a diva to me. If you want to make excuses, knock yourself out. Imo, ride the bike and figure it out and stop the whining. It's a factory bike!

I wouldn’t necessarily say Prado played a big role. I do think Hunter realized that he couldn’t just wait it out anymore and need to get going seeing Prado and Chase were catching up. He started asking a bit much of the bike and the front just gave out. So while yes, Prado was applying pressure, I think Hunter just made a mistake of his own accord.

If only Sexton could’ve tested the bike before he signed a three year contract. Oh wait………..

The thing is, the results started to fall off at Kawasaki. And yes, everyone knows they have had issues etc. But i do think the trend down started there no matter what bike Seewer is on. But i could be wrong, the only way to know is if he gets on a third bike.

This is going to be an unpopular opinion but i think he is done at top level. Put him on a factory KTM, Honda or Yamaha and the best he will do is 15-20th.

I like Lewis when he talks. He makes sense and has a voice that keeps me interested in what he is talking about. The issue I am having lately, is that my immediate thought is to take it all with a grain of salt because his takes are EXTREMELY biased. you can't really believe the words that are coming out of his mouth as he has taken things out of context (like this instance) and applies his own "twist" on what is seemingly every fact he reports on. The absence of any critical Chase reports show this in spades. I...