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I believe that in order to have a business with the word 'engineering' in it you must have a PE license. I could be wrong on that. But I understand that back in the day it was much easier to get a PE than it is now.
The smartest and most technically correct person I have ever worked with left school at 12yo, he just loved what he did and read about, focused and studied the equipment he worked with, he was like an oracle, no degree needed. Degrees are overrated, they do open doors that would not otherwise be opened, but the individual that loves what he does and is focused and will to do what it takes to learn (research) about what he is working on will be the most knowledgeable. Degree/trade aside. No one becomes great by just turning up and doing the basics of any job everyday.
The Shop
EDIT: This was part of the 2012 TWMX Buyers Guide. Every gear brand was given a blank page in the magazine and free to do whatever they wanted to highlight their gear for the next year. They didn't know it was Bradshaw; Damon was just sort of coming back into the mix after some time away. There were some upset people at FLY and they let it be known, so after a few years of the situation calming down and getting to know the people at the brand by seeing them at the races, I started to mend that relationship.
Don't get me wrong if Donn had done what the post here said he had, I'd want to burn him to the ground, come to find out it wasn't even close really. Hell, I might even have loaded up my bike and went to Cali for a riding trip just to blow past ol' Swap with my flannel shirt and headlight on!
Whole story explained at 36-minute mark.
http://pulpmx.com/podcast/guest-donn-maeda-2/
MC was one of the first to support SML and our offices are above his truck race shop in Elsinore.
And Don made it personal and did not take the high road. He capped off the review saying, "The liability associated with such a product is horrific"? That is a hit job on a business, and personal. Product liability is a serious charge. Where is your data to back that comment up? This and all of the other things said, the harassment, the childish giggling, he seems like a general dick.
Ride Engineering's product seems a lot more durable and may last longer than the product Swapmoto puts out.
Pit Row
I truly am a supporter of Maxima products. Eating my words now about PulpMX prize team..
I also have an engineering degree and found Adrian's comments regarding technicians and mechanics to be very distasteful. I can also say that I have no business determining if it's safe to drill into a frame just because I have a degree.
I don't fully know Adrian's background, but I can imagine that there are very few people in existence who could possibly be familiar enough with the stress analysis of a specific motorcycle frame to know where it would be safe to drill holes. Maybe he does possess that knowledge - someone said he worked at Yamaha. But you can be sure that the Yamaha is the only organization that would be in a position to assume any sort of liability for making that determination publicly, and it's safe to assume that Yamaha's lawyers would blow a gasket if they did so.
The poster who talked about the INFP personality type (which is bang on - I'm INFP myself) had it right - it's pretty clear Adrian has a REAL issue actually saying the words "I was wrong about that". If you listen carefully, he fails to take several opportunities to admit wrong-doing and bury this. It's not over in his mind.
If Ride Engineering ever wants to be (more) successful, I'd think they might want to create a marketing department and keep Adrian away from microphones from now on.
I know Donn isn't everyone's favorite. I've hated him a time or 10 myself. But outside of family, no one has done more for me or my wife, and it sucks to see some of the things that get said about him and us, especially considering what he does to help MX as a whole. There is always much more to the story than what people see from social media or a product report or a message board. Again, I haven't always agreed with every single action or act or word that's been said, but who sees eye to eye with their boss all of the time?
As for Adrian, I don't support some of the hell he's gotten for this over the years or the last week. He's a nice enough guy, shit happens, and it was made worse over time. I hope Ride continues to be successful and that he sells some parts from this whole thing.
Monday night was a mutual meeting from all three sides (Matthes-Adrian-Donn) where one person asked to come on and the other was approved to call in and discuss. No one was ambushed or hung out in the open without consent.
In a recent memory we had a problem with our dishwasher. Her answer is to call a professional, where mine is 'let me look at it'. Her response is to instantly dismiss my claim that I am likely to not only find the problem, but to fix it (turned out to be a leaking o-ring). It is unfathomable for someone like me to do this kind of work, simply cause I don't specialize in dishwashers.
She cannot simply connect that I can tear down a 4t motor with my eyes closed, own a operate a successful landscaping business, do my own accounting, billing, quoting, multiple motor repairs on my heavy equipment, make repairs to plows, sanders, lawn mowers and such—but a dishwasher is far out of my wheelhouse...
But I still love her.
Sometimes Pulp gets it right but I just don’t thing this was one of those times.
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