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The Husqvarna was purchase from AEO Powersports in Murrieta, big thanks to Jeremy over there for helping me out even though I have a deal with Chaparral. And yes, I did piss off some magazines. I got calls about it all week from OEMs who said that one of them had threatened them over my Shootout. As for the Yamaha, the mags can wait because they’re waiting on their loaner bikes from the OEM. Which means they have to sign a NDA when they test them. Mine was privately acquired so I didn’t have to sign a NDA.

You aren't a real pro if you haven't been flipped off by Barcia.

for a second there i thought this was going to be one of the dumbest posts on vital, but nvm, carry on.

I was paralyzed back in 2001 chest-down, T4 - T9 burst fracture. I spent years doing physical therapy and trying every experimental treatment available to me. I even had Blue Shark stem cells injected into my spinal cord which actually worked so well I was able to gain partial control of my bowel/bladder but still no voluntary movement below the waist. Insurance wouldn't cover any of it and my family tapped every financial resource they had until everything dried up so we had to stop. It's been almost 20 years, my chances are virtually zero to walk again but the...

Where's friese to run interference?

I knew what I was getting into. I’m pretty sure I have roughly a zillion dollars in Ferry’s old Noleen bike. Unfortunately, I ruined it with black rims. My bad.

Yep , and all balls aren't to much better , junk aswell

FIM's thinking: Protein supplements contain whey, whey comes from cows, happy cows come from California, California grows pot.... he did drugs.

The engineers of these OEMs read Shootouts very carefully. I've gotten calls from OEM staff members located in Japan within 24 hours of a Shootout being posted to ask further questions, or specific details on certain comments.

Good point, and the funny part... Should we have stopped the first moto because of the first turn pileup? That was likely one rider's fault, not all four of them that went down. Should we have stopped the second 450 moto at Hangtown because of the rain? No one deserved that, but it happened. Should we have stopped the first 250 moto because Hunter Lawrence's bike let go in front of Jordon Smith, knocking Jordon out? Wasn't Jordon's fault, but he paid the price for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, just like RJ Hampshire in the...

Help me understand. I can learn... how am I a snowflake? What’s the logic? How can I tell the snowflakes they are snowflakes, without being called a snowflake? I’ll do it! Are you basically saying - “I’m rubber, you’re glue anything you say bounces off me and sticks to you?” ‘Cause that’s what I’m hearing. ??‍♂️?

It's pretty easy to scroll on by the stuff that doesn't appeal to you...

True, nor will you wake up wondering why there's a half gallon of melted ice cream and a peanut butter and jelly sammich sharing the bed with you. True story.

What do you expect? Who are you to proclaim yourself all knowing about any topic?