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it shouldn't be political but you Californians have lost your soul. You vote for socialism and you have it. Yet you have people leaving their houses to live in tents . 5th largest economy my sphincter!. Somewhere along the way you weirdos are going to have to decide if you belong in this great country or just keeping serving your Mexican Overlords. Their homeland sucks......think about it

It truly is a shame. It's bad enough to forward one-sided, idealistic policies about climate or beliefs that produce stifling burdens on businesses. However, the people in control are treating the taxpayers like the unlimited paycheck for their own little ideological playground. They feel like they have unlimited funds and the governor brags about how we're the 5th-largest economy in the world, yet they keep raising taxes.

it's California politics.....businesses are tired of the regulation, taxes, and constant bs talk from political leaders that business is the enemy. it is a shame as i once lived in the San Diego area in the early 70's and it was great - then.

Which political party has had a statewide monopoly in California for the last 40 years? I can't quite remember.

yep. There's similar crazy infection going on around the capital area in Denver, but it's lagging CA by about 10 years. It's also held in check some by a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. I live in extreme SW area of the state which is mostly Conservative. We also have a strong lobby of Agriculture, hunting, hiking, off road cycling MTB as well as motorized off-roading that band together to very effectively maintain our rights to use our forest, BLM and open spaces as legitimate recreation so we are not losing riding areas.

the state (or at least the people with iron grip on running the place) drove me and the wife out after both growing up in San Diego into our 50s. They only seem to care about people that align with their ideology and agenda that has proven a failure in so many ways. It's worse than a shame 😥

Agree with above... its hard seeing people lose jobs.... but the state did it to themselves. I was surprised ktm chose to build and stay there.

Cheaper to operate there.

No, but they also didn't have Cooper Webb riding them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj0OBtTyCbw&pp=ygUSZWxpIHRvbWFjIG1pbGx2… Respect was not given this day.

Just look at the C class entries probably all sand baggers

The first "real" dirt bike I bought was a used 1996ish KTM 250SX. One of KTMs first iterations of a real MX bike. I rode some practice days at Pepsi Air Dania MX near Ft Lauderdale Airport and did some trail riding. My dad was racing FTR Hare Scrambles and I signed up for one in the beginner class. I think it was called Sportsman. I never raced against anyone and barely rode with anyone so I had no idea what kind of speed I had. I went out and won my first race with ease. I think I did...

Since the Colorado location was specifically mentioned in this thread, I feel it is fair to give my side of the story. I can only speak about my own documented experience. I owned and operated an established suspension business before entering the TBT franchise relationship. I paid the franchise fee and completed training because I believed I was purchasing an organized franchise system with manuals, documented procedures, technical support, clear parts requirements, marketing assistance, and value from the TBT name. That was not what I experienced. I repeatedly had to chase basic information, follow up on unanswered emails and messages...

The Factory editions look so damn good, congrats!

I’m not a fan of freestyle but I am a fan of Pastrana. His racing accolades were incredible but this particular moment sticks out to me as I remember seeing it on tv when it happened. It was an iconic moment for freestyle and the legend of TP199 for sure.