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Sounds quite familiar to me..

Genuinely curious for some of you that say any 450 is down on power - please explain what you mean. Do you not like to shift? Does down on power man “didn’t lug 3rd the entire lap”? I use 1-4 gears on my RMZ450 and this bike is genuinely a rocket. It’s uncomfortably fast. Do you guys only use the first 40% of the throttle? I’m honestly confused how vet riders complain about low power 450’s and top pros want them calmed down. Plz explain.

Having a conversation and not just agreeing with your opinion is “strange behavior really”? I think conversations about racing is entertaining, and I like hearing other fans opinions, ain’t nothing strange about it…

I giggle a little at this, because Vince can really be a pain in the ass in a short race. But more importantly for me is how the rules play out for the Stark. He's a good starter and just might beat them all to turn 1 often... Yes, even more fun.

Same. I've had 5 YZ's over the years, currently on a 300 SX. I've always loved the YZ's, but I also prefer the KTM. 🤷‍♂️

Good idea. Two threads of nothingness is always better than one.

They gave Dungey a hand shifter so I am sure they can give Tomac a cable clutch.

Hey MC did hit a hot lap at every sx race in ‘03 for his retirement tour, so maybe he did get collect a check to? 😂😂 but seriously, I was at one of the Anaheims in ‘03 that MC was doing his hot lap at, and there was a huge whoop section before the triple, and boy did that look scary for MC hitting those whoops lol he pulled a boner air off the triple after those 😂😂😂

Excuses or the writing on the wall? He switched brands for the first time ever (to a team that hasn't had success in a few years), racing new tracks, deeper field, new format, living in a new country, no time to prepare because of injury, and carrying the pressure of a world championship and big expectations.

after market

All is fair then. I wasnt around then - glad to see we are equal opportunity ball busters here.

ESPN.com: Is it true that you told Coy Gibbs, "I feel like I can't win?" Stewart: Correct. I told Coy that I felt like, in the current situation, on the bike that I was on, that I couldn't win. In my contract I didn't have a performance thing so I could -- I would never do it -- but I could literally go to the races and finish 20th place every weekend and nothing can happen. Obviously it wasn't what we both wanted to hear but this was a conversation that we had before the season even started. He kind...

Prado is a young athlete of privilege. Lack of money or struggles with earning have never been an issue. There is no doubt he has discipline and commitment for training. His championships demonstrate this. His move here, new team and new structure, were elements he couldn’t possibly understand would create unique obstacles. After all, his prior championships solidified that he was indeed capable of continuing this level of performance. Kawasaki was convinced of it. But, all these changes occurring with this move created a slow progressive slipping of his confidence. Friends, family, new home, new team, new training areas, new...

riding, even slow and cautious is great physical exercise, but the mental part is priceless. I'm always in a way better mood after I ride.

Herlings officially announced at Hawkstone International, on Feb 15th.. Febvre was there last year , and we have seen Yamaha guys there in the past, so we might get a Herlings/Febvre/Gajser battle before the season even starts. And we have seen De Wulf there as well. Already excited.

I just wish there was some higher standard, scientifically tested and established by an independent source, of safety that a $800 helmet met that a $250 didn't meet. Say a "Snell Pro" or "ECE 22.06 Pro" rating (whatever) the $750 helmet met that the $250 could not meet. There is a test (puncture) that a Snell helmet can pass that a DOT helmet cannot. It's basically an irrelevant test (they drop a helmet on a nail, or something...) but the fact a DOT helmet can't pass it means I will not buy one, Snell or no go. Right now, you...

Your post embodies 100% of my frustration with the helmet industry. I think this is by design too. I have no proof of this just a hunch: I think the helmets that do the job are the mid-grade ones like the Fox V3, ATR-1, Moto-9 (now 10), and so on. It seems the top tier helmets have an additional feature like another vent, and carbon while being no safer. I genuinely have no idea why we don't have a neutral third party helmet testing organization. I wish we had a motorcycle association in America that would do some things like...