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honestly, with the new manufactures joining.. we could end up with a full gate of factory supported riders. Heck, Factory riders are battling for transfer positions into the main. Its only going to be tougher for privateers.

Money , money like lack of it and payouts are shit.

The working class is hurting bad so it’s not really a surprise. Lot of people hanging the boots up due to finances. People are going to choose to buy a house instead of ride dirtbikes. Nowadays people can’t do both.

Cost!!!

According to a Chilean media outlet in Europe he'll be back but on a Triumph

Ummm, he had success on the Honda, he had success on the KTM, its not the bike, its Chase. Heck he even won on the Kawasaki.

Yep I agree both can true. But I also think the great ones just make it work. Whether it be RC, RV, Dung, Tomac, they dont complain too much. After the fact they've come out and said things weren't perfect. But looking at their results you probably wouldn't know. I just think sometimes we give too much currency to the riders opinions on the bikes? They so often fail to put themselves in the equation when things aren't going so well? For example, a few years ago the KTM riders were apparently struggling with the bike. Next thing Dung comes...

have you maybe considered that prado is a quitter

Chase should’ve never left that KTM. Dude went last to first in a national on it….why on earth would he leave that bike.

So fun to watch Eli on the KTM. Just imagine the knowledge he is bringing the team for future riders too….

If true, this is terrible news. I've been a Scott lifer. Though I miss the old Scott 89.

Ditto on the 89s

I quit wearing Scott, When Scott Watanabe and Beavo headed to 100%

Yamaha should've just moved the office to Mike Pelletiers backyard.

Can we get rid of some of the Cali SX rounds now??

Their explanation doesn't make any sense. They have it one way for the 250 situation, and the other way for the 450. It *could* make sense for them to not penalise the 250 riders for jumping with just the lights on, but it doesn't make any sense to not penalise the 450 riders for jumping with a red cross flag. The response from the AMA here is contradictory, but most importantly does not follow their rulebook. Shitshow.

I read somewhere that the AMA will post their reasoning tomorrow. Can’t wait for this clown show

You can take the sport out of the backwoods but you can’t take the backwoods out of the sport…