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FenderBench was a side project that he came up with, and I actually drew some concept drawings for him. Has he made money off of it? maybe, was it a write off for all the racing expenses and traveling all over the country? Probably.
Phil has had many business interests over the years, I don't know their net worth, it doesn't matter to me, but know that he busts his ass and is always hustling.
Axell gets too much hate for such a happy go lucky kid.
He's fortunate that he has parents that have money that were able to support his efforts. He decided not to pursue racing and that's his choice. In the end he probably realized that he was not going to make a living racing a dirt bike so found an another way to make a living doing what he loves and that's riding a dirt bike.
No different than Deegan, Twitch, Faisst ect. Back then FMX was thriving and that has now died down to the point where it's practically non existant except for a few big contest like Red Bull X-Fighters and X-Games. We're in a new era where freeriding is getting bigger and they're able to capitalise on it through social media. Nothing wrong with that.
I rarely ever watch any video that Monster puts out but there's no denying he's got skills riding a bike. Are the style of his videos repetitive? Yeah but what is so different about the MX/SX videos of riders just pounding laps on the SX tracks. Those are repetitive also. Only thing different is the riders in them.
Different style. Different audience. It's that simple.
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As far as Axell goes...hell yes I agree...super cool kid with a ton of talent. He's making his own way and doing it in a very cool way...how could I not dig that? No hate from me...just the opposite.
No doubt he is talented on a bike, but honestly kids like Forkner can be just as stylish as Hodges and still have a successful professional racing career and be way less of a bro douche doing it. I'd bet anyone on this forum could do what Hodges does if they had no other obligations in life other than to whip and wheelie their bike.
He tried racing, it took the fun out of bikes for him. He got a job packing boxes he didn't enjoy so he found a way to make money doing stuff he loves. He wanted to be just like his idols when he grew up, now he hangs and rides with them all day. His father sounds like a good dude, wishes he raced but he's happy Axell found a way do make a living doing what he loves. And id bet less than half the people on here could not do what he does, theres more to riding out 200ft dune gaps than dads money and no life obligations, the skill is his own doing. He's lived next to McGrath since he was 5, he's known Twitch since he was young, he was in Bercy with Hill before anybody knew who he was. His brother helped but he didn't make him who he is, he was always going to show up!
Moto isn't all racing anymore. Nothing is. Look at snowmobiling. How many people actually can name off a pro snowmobile racer. But yet, everyone knows who Chris Brurandt is. Because he's a sick dude. Making sick videos doing what he loves and making money from it in other means than racing. Moto is just going the same way. Just like how musicians change how they make music, how rock and roll died. Because of where the money is. It's life. Deal with it. Don't like him don't follow him.
Want to go make money off riding and you don't like to race? Grab your camera video yourself for the next week doing sick things, or dumb things. Post it. Advertise it. Push it like it was a business. You'll get somewhere. That's how social media stars become what they are. And they making a living off that. And anyone of us can do it. Wether you do it or not is a different story. And if you actually get somewhere, guarantee you'll be busting your balls more than you'd ever think. It's possible. But don't hate a guy for doing what he loves, and going a different route.
1) Hating on him because he is a rich kid that can only do whips.
2) Trying to say his dad made enough money on a tool that no one has ever heard of to live on the same street as MC2.
3) The token answer of "you cant do it" so you cant have an opinion about it.
4) Some how everyone is a jealous prick if they dont like the kid.
How close am I?
Next thing you know they are making a movie about his sorry ass friend named buttery, now that guy on insta comes out like a douche.
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Just had to post because this joke was too good not to.. Axel seems like a right douche but damn his whips are quality
We're all entitled to our own opinions. Poor attitude or not, no one can take away the fact that the kid can ride a bike. I'll leave it at that.
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