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I had checked the dirt bike prices are in line with prices from the 90s, when you consider inflation. Also, there is probably some merit to say getting deals on new gear and parts is better than ever, if you wait. I, for example, saved $300 AUD on 10 pairs of gloves (I burn through them riding MT . Don't be a fool and pay RRP! Regarding the other costs, yes, going racing, entering races and series, insurance (if you have it) and a motorhome are expensive. But it is a sliding scale. Football can be expensive. Tennis is fairly expensive...

I live in Japan, I’m quite involved in the automotive scene, particularly drifting and street racing. I don’t know anyone at Kawasaki personally, but many of my friends in the Auto industry do, there is quite a lot of overlap. One of my buddies that works at a fender shop out in Fukushima actually dates one of the girls that works the phones at Kawasaki. The other night we were out at this amazing Ramen restaurant out in the mountains near Fukushima city, I overheard him talking to his partner on the phone during our meal. They spoke Japanese so...

Now that was hilarious. Well done.

It's fairly quiet but has a cool sound. Keefer and I rode different bikes and could tweak the setups to our liking. However, I will be fully transparent, I was given a different bike after my first bike had a small issue in the morning. My first bike ran even richer than I described in the test and flamed out coming into corners a couple of times. Their staff checked my bike with a laptop, plus they had another rider try it. Afterwards, they said it had a small issue that couldn't be fixed on the spot and had me...

I always thought RJ would be better on a 450. It seemed obvious

"Too hot, riders have died in the past due to heat exhaustion." That's your answer, move on.

pictures would help

Remember, this was the kid that the medical crew drug off of the track, before fully realizing the extent of his injuries. Even ML's instagram post mentioned how hard it was to see the sequence of photos, and that they could do better. Implied risk goes with many high speed, and graviry sports. As a former DH racer, and Skydiver I'm well aware of the risks. That's a given. Mishandling the medical care is not.

Along these same lines, the number of healthy young men in general society who have thyroid disease approaches zero.... in moto this gets talked about like it's the common cold. Epo production is stimulated by partial pressure of oxygen in blood so hard to mimic without changing the atmospheric pressure you're in. Masks don't change the oxygen content of the air you're breathing in. Could probably mimic it by breathing in air with higher nitrogen content mixed in but that's how the south executes people now so wouldn't recommend it. Eli training at altitude certainly would give him a bump...

Hockeys been doing it forever. It’s not like it’s cocaine.

Even if PEDs only gave a 0.1% bump to physical performance, at the elite level that's huge. Also, how are people so dumb that they have never seen a pro rider get tired? if you can use PEDs to delay fatigue even by a tiny amount you have a better chance of winning. Speaking of winning, all this talk of PEDs not transforming 5th to 10th guys into winners misses the point! Maybe using PEDs is what's keeping them in 5th to 10th place, a place that means you can make a damn good living riding Moto. Does that mean...

It's pronounced Bajaj.

Stewie you really are missing the point. You’re correct on the skill aspect. If you give me PEDs and put me on the line with the pros, I won’t win. But what happens if you choose two riders with the same skill, same level of fitness, give one a PED programme and the other goes naturally? Do you still think there will be no advantage?

The best training for moto is beating off in a porta john in 120 degree afghan heat. It requires intense focus, cardio and forearms that are impervious to pump. It’s also a good metaphor to what this thread will become and in that case I’m in. It’s an acquired taste.

18 minutes at zone 5. I am a god among men