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Donated, don’t have much but can’t resist this, was hoping for some good news for the family's sake. Fingers crossed for this young man 🙏

https://www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-for-michael-rodriguez-family I was able to visit Michael this past week. He is currently in a long term hospital in Ontario. He will stay there for a couple weeks and eventually will be moved to an assisted living location. His condition remains the same. As of now he is able to move his eyes and his right hand. Unfortunately he does not recognize people and is unresponsive as of now. It may take up to a year to see real progress according Doctors. I met his mom Beth, she is a strong women that has high hopes that he recovers. She...

Dylan is awesome and it takes a real person to come out and say the struggles in an interview like that. Good on the Lawrence’s for continuing to be who they are. For Dylan, I hope he finds the happiness on/off the bike

I would have a hard time watching someone just walk away with my property without taking any action. I have played it straight my entire life. I came from food stamps as a young kid to being fully self sufficient at 18. I made it by hard work and positive life choices. What the fuck gives some people the idea that they can just take the stuff I worked my ass off for? I don't give a fuck what their excuse is. People that steal as a way of life need to be locked up and I don't care if...

Civility is situational, and not as widespread as it once was. When good people allow themselves to be victimized, civility disappears. See San Francisco as an example. When good people show willingness to fight back, civility grows. Our current leadership (the last 30 years worth) is taking advantage of the situation, not making any real effort to fix it. ‘Never let a crisis go unused” seems to be the mindset, and now that they’ve figured out how to easily grow division and mayhem, they become somewhat untouchable.

Went up 1 tooth on the rear

This is why we need a 125 class….

Mentality. Compare past champions to those who haven't panned out. Villopoto, Dungey, Webb, Tomac, etc. They all have that special determination, the extra will. No fear, no doubts, just execute. Some guys just simply aren't mentally elite.

Mitch backed this out a few turns:

Let Sethvatgy ride! Who cares if it's on a 250? These are professionals. If you can't handle the competition, you don't belong in the pro divisions on either size bike.

I agree with him. Why would you let a team manager vote who has riders that will have to line up against Joey? This fucking sport sometimes..

100% accurate man. The personal impact of this shit can be life lasting. The violation of personal property and sense of security is the biggest part of it. Having your 5 year old ask you with tears in her eyes “what if the bad guys come back and try to take me?” isn’t something to take lightly. Label me a barbarian for wanting to inflict physical pain on these perpetrators and it’s a label I’ll wear proudly.

Some of you are missing the point....Crime rises when there is no punishment. And yes when a thief loses his hand, or both hands, the chances of him stealing again are low. Simple fix: the U.S. needs to go back to "street justice." Eye for an eye. Way too many softies in Govt Office and on this board, which is why this country is being shoved down to 2nd world status quickly. And yes, my $5k gear bag from hard earned honest labor is worth more than some dishonest scum bag's hand (s).

It stopped those people from committing more crime. So, in fact it did stop some crime.

With modern 450s I don't think you should shy away from looking at bikes with even more hours. With reasonable maintenance (regular oil changes, clean air filters, simple valve checks) you shouldn't have any major motor work and, the higher the hours, usually the lower the asking price. Vet guys generally take care of their stuff. I disagree with comments about finding a bike that "wasn't raced". Guys who race, and are fairly serious about it, take care of their stuff. My son rides and races a '19 450 SXF with 168 hours on it now (he's a good B...

That's not that many hours for a 350-450. I've been around countless 350-450s that have been run for 200+ hours without cracking the motor more than a valve check. Just look for the usual signs of well cared for stuff and you should be good to go....when I'm shopping for bikes I look just as much at the background of the pictures. Is the garage clean? Is the house well kept? Cars in good shape? Typically folks who take good care of stuff take good care of all of their stuff.