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yardsailor Liked a reply to forum topic Mike Alessi Arrested?

7/25/2026 6:15am

I have mentioned this before, I watched Mike race his first national at Millville and he was very fast. Top 5 moto 1 til he ran out of gas. 2nd moto was similar but I dont remember what happened. Fast forward, in 2011 I brought my kids out to Cali for A1. Age 5 and 7. We were in the pits and we the kids wanted to get an autograph from JS. The line was super long. Then the kids and I hear a voice. We looked over and it was Mike Alessi. “ I can sign your shirt if...

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Nathaniel129 Liked a reply to forum topic Mike Alessi Arrested?

7/25/2026 6:11am

"Moto media needs to be more like mainstream sports!!" RacerX reports a publicly available arrest report... "Screw RacerX, they shouldn't report this until all the facts are out!!" If they didn't report it, people would say it's a bro show and they are protecting one of their own. Reporting the facts and nothing else shouldn't be a problem. Wow.

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MX Guy Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:56pm

This forum improved tremendously when GuyB left. I’ll take ML any day of the week. Dude’s much more pleasant to talk to.

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ML512 Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:53pm

" I did take a shot at you and did not expect a smile." You know what else I've learned in the past few years? In no world do I have to put up with people like you. Just because we have freedom of speech doesn't mean I have to put up with you. I think people have forgotten that just because you can say stuff on the internet that would get you punched in the face in person, it doesn't mean you should you should post that way. Goodbye. (For anyone who's going to ask, yes, this user has...

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ML512 Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:49pm

I just answered your question, but if you want to be a dick about it, you can find somewhere else to comment. I'm always down to answer questions on here, but in no world do I deserve shit like that comment you just made.

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ML512 Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:45pm

I just heard this in passing, like two weeks ago, and didn't have much to go off of other than on-side's take. Don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of the "I heard something but can't tell you about it" style of things. I feel like I'm good 98% of the time at just being blunt and not doing that. I also don't like spreading misinformation without double-checking if I'm actually going to report on something, officially. In the case right now, Kris just blurted a bit on his pod and maybe didn't have all the facts straight...

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Spoonguy Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:39pm

And that isn't news worthy? I don't understand the slew of media types we have in this sport and it takes a teenage participant of the sport to blow the whistle on promoters or whomever taking more than 7 weeks to pay them. Anyone think Walmart or McDonalds could skip paying people 7 weeks and it would go unreported? Thanks for the "We've known all along" insight ML. Maybe it is no big deal making the riders wait to get purse money when entry fees are absolutely up front. Unreal.

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kylemenz1 Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:34pm

Most logical comment in this entire thread. If MX sports had the ability to take a riders entry fee on site prior to the race, then they have the ability to cut a check to riders on site at the end of the day.

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ML512 Liked a reply to forum topic AMA Not Paying?

7/22/2026 3:33pm

Actually…there was a rider from WSX that mentioned to me it took over a year to get paid. 😅

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firemedic301 Liked a forum topic Deegan “riding the leaders pace”???

7/20/2026 5:46am

James and Weege kept saying how “DEEGS IS RIDING THE PACE OF THE LEADERS” as he was making his way thru the pack. Now I get he was slicing the pack apart going from 31st to 4th. However, after lap 2, Deegan was 27 seconds down. At the finish, Deegan was 56 seconds down. Great comeback, 100%, however, “riding the leaders pace”? Absolutely not, the Lawrence boys were 2-3 seconds a lap better then him the whole race. 2nd moto, if Jett didn’t wad it up, he would have been 25-30 seconds ahead of Deegan on a clean start. Producers...

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The Wolf Man Liked a reply to forum topic You Can’t Make It Up®

7/14/2026 8:43am

The old 'Cycle News' argument. This is like saying constant blackouts over the course of the day are okay because earlier in time people didn't have electricity. When getting a service or product you don't compare it to something similiar in the past, you compare it to other comparable services or product today. If you do this you soon realise how shit house the AMA SX and MX coverage and broadcast is.

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Tumic Liked a reply to forum topic You Can’t Make It Up®

7/14/2026 8:42am

JT would make a way better job than what Weege and JS does. Heck, throw in Emig along side of JT.

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brocster Liked a reply to forum topic You Can’t Make It Up®

7/14/2026 8:38am

He Bill, that was 25+ years ago. The world has advanced with new technology and new ways of thinking/broadcasting. However, Bondo’s production is still as if it’s going to print in Cycle News. Just because we can have it live doesn’t give them a hall pass to just throw shit on the screen. Bondo is terrible at his job.

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yardsailor Liked a reply to forum topic Deepest field ever? Lol

6/21/2026 6:26am

These hyped up seasons seem to only last a couple races before the attrition factor plays in.

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flinttropicsMX Liked a reply to forum topic Huge Crash for Sexton on Press Day

6/14/2026 2:22pm

Stfu

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GrapeApe Liked a reply to forum topic Huge Crash for Sexton on Press Day

6/14/2026 2:22pm

Yes it is you classless piece of shit

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HondaTech25 Liked a reply to forum topic A Conversation with Grok about the American Talent Pool

6/14/2026 11:15am

They havent figured out how to fix motorcycles yet so no. Its just stupid and lazy and fixing to ruin the labor market, water supply and energy prices so some jackass can make another billion dollars before it all collapses.

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