GP Bits: MXGP of Great Britain | Round 1 12

An inside look at the Round 1 of the 2020 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship from the Matterley Basin.

Klinger

3/2/2020 4:51pm

All photos by Juan Pablo Acevedo

We've seen the Standing Construct GAGAS machines on paper, and now we get a look at them in action.

Long header for low-end power.

So many bikes these days either have black or some other rim color than silver. It actually works well with the red bike.

In the PR photos, the bikes had "KTM Powerpart-looking" triple clamps like what comes on the Factory Edition bikes. Here we see Glenn is running Xtrig ROCS clamps.

Oh, lookie here. GAGAS looks to be supporting more than just MXGP and MX2 teams. The RFME MX Junior Team is in the EMX125 class and has multiple riders.

Obviously, this bike looks to be a identical to the KTM 125 SX, other than the branding and color. But still an awesome looking bike.

We wonder what direction GASGAS will go in the future and if KTM/Husqvarna two-stroke fuel-injection will show up on these red machines.

HGS is known for its small-bore two-stroke exhausts.

Tony Cairoli went 4 - 3 for third overall.

It's great to see him back racing after missing so much of last year's series.

Gone is the mystery fin that was on Cairoli's helmet last year.

The Sidi Atojo boots are still not available here in the US, but Tony has been wearing them for awhile.

Jed Beaton of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna MX2 team had a solid showing of 2 - 6 for 4th overall. He likes a ton of grip on his bike as you can see with all that tape.

Clement Desalle is back with Monster Energy Kawasaki for another year. He got 7th overall this past weekend.

Again, Xtrig clamps are the clamps of choice, yet Desalle prefers the non-split design. Also, the carbon tank has a bit more volume for moto.

The PC pipe has a resonance chamber on the header where the US team's PC pipes do not. Also, Desalle's bike has a carbon fiber subframe.

The view from the cockpit.

Desalle has switched to Astars gear and helmet as well as ProGrip Goggles from Scott.

We asked our European photographer to get as many Honda bike shots as he could. He said he tried but the team personnel weren't allowing photos in the pits. He said he'd try next weekend.

A closer look at the new front fender and numberplate.

Honda running a solid rear rotor for the mud.

With everyone healthy, things are going to be interesting!

It looks like the Husky team is pitting out of the future!

We aren't sure where the bikes are coming in or out, but this is so rad.

Arminas Jasikonis didn't have a great weekend and ended up 12th overall.

Sporting the carbon vented front brake guard from Acerbis.

Jasikonis has a super tall brake tip.

With different rules in MXGP, side number plates don't have to match the front. We think the split black/white look is cool.

Jeffery Herlings long-awaited return. He went 1 - 2 for the overall victory.

In a post-race interview, he said he was almost relieved that he didn't win both motos so that he didn't have the pressure and unrealistic expectations of a perfect season. He said he's focused on staying consistent, not winning every race.

Jorge Prado jumped up to the MXGP class after dominating MX2 last year. He'll be looking for better results than his 10th overall, but there is a learning curve when jumping into a new class.