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You mean the same KTM that is notorious for being so rigid about the bike that they alienated a 2 time SX champ and let him walk and from all accounts is run by two egomaniacs with iron fists
At first I read it as legomaniacs 😁
Then I thought legomaniacs with iron fists? This world is definitely going to hell in a hand basket
Because we are the fans and without us they won’t be getting paid. Other sports are open and transparent
Definitely an embellishment but the point still stands
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He's within striking distance. If the top two in points get hurt again, he's a shoe in for the championship.
From my personal point of view, If a person/brand gives me something of interest, then I buy more of that product/s that is associated with them.
The behind the scenes out of season testing thing is super interesting, for me at least.
Not that KTM. Hes talking about the rigid KTM that put KYBs on Chases bike for the world to see.
Webb is a little douche, that's probably why they wouldn't give him shit lol
Reed had said he tested the ‘04 Suzuki while wearing Tortelli’s gear but ended up signing with Yamaha anyways in ‘05. Part of the deal with Yamaha signing him in ‘05 was that he could wear different color gear other then blue.
You have it backwards. The red tape with KTM is more than Stsr who is notorious for giving the riders anything they need, last year outdoors Deegen was on spring forks instead of PSF1. Stock clamps, neken, Xtrig, they are all over the place making sure riders are happy.
Chad wanted to ride for Suzuki in 05 because the engine was better and the handling since Yamaha switched from steal to aluminum. But they signed Ricky.
You can not gain an advantage on the bike when you are on the same team.
This is the type of info that is neat. Heard of Wilson testing the KTM as the sun was coming up before he chose that Jeff ward kawi team years ago. And yamaha going to Colorado to test with Tomac back on 2014 or 15 with the factory team before cooper went to them
Interesting. Definitely a different viewpoint than I have. One is I mostly try to stay out of other people's business. Other sports such a the NFL and NBA have unions, so all players know what others are making to keep pushing the pay scale upward. Those sports also have vastly different economic models. Motocross/Supercross can't do that because eventually not enough of us could afford the bikes.
However, it is fascinating that we are all the same but also so different 🙂
My question wasn't to try to find right or wrong, and I should have stated that, just to find out some ideas of why it seems to matter so much to some.
Can you elaborate on why you think this is something that keeps the sport from growing?
Other main stream sports its made public when free agents go on visits to other teams or the teams have them in for a work out. Also contracts are know and so on. Mx none of this is know and everyone acts dumb when they get called out on it which is silly. These guys should say yea i went to this team listened to what they had to say and rode there bike blah blah even after they sign there new deal. Everyone knows guys ride other teams bikes before signing so what’s the big deal.
There’s a viewpoint that the riders salary/bonuses and other winnings are the direct result of the spectator and fan support through product and ticket sales.
I think this has some validity to it - as a professional athlete your livelihood is tied to your supporter base and popularity; it’s not unreasonable that there’s an expectation to reciprocate with keeping fans up to date with relevant news and information.
But how does that grow the sport?
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To me, obviously my observation only, but the purpose of Supercross is to make money for Feld. The manufacturers and sponsors use it for advertising of course, but I'd be surprised if ticket sales has much to do with rider bonuses. Salaries maybe a little, but not bonuses. I might have missed some new payout that Feld has though.
I think Supercross has a few large obstacles that keep it from growing:
1) No regional/geographical tie in like a city or state or college affiliated team
2) as I believe someone pointed out earlier, a lack of relatability for the viewers
3) very limited advertising space for televised events on the bikes and riders
How can those be improved?
Like some others have said on this thread, I don't understand the over-the-top criticism Chase gets at all. He seems like the perfect athlete to root for - humble, honest, consistent demeanor, a clean racer, and has significantly improved over the course of his professional career. Yes, he hasn't been able to beat Jett yet, but nobody really has. All things considered, he's had a very solid season and it could be estimated that he'd probably be 2nd in points and only about 10-15 down to Jett if he didn't have the hand issue for a few weeks.
As for the Yamaha... I agree with what DV has said - I don't think that bike has been working for Star so far. People might say "Tomac was about to win the SX title last year before hurting his Achilles", but if you actually followed each race, he didn't have nearly the same week-to-week consistent speed as he did on the previous generation YZ in 2022. Save the first few rounds of the 2022 season, he had the whole field covered in speed pretty much every weekend until he had that little knee injury and he took it easy at the very end. In '23, he had quite a few off weeks and couldn't match Chase's speed most of the time. Not to mention Ferrandis' frustrations with that bike as well.
Does the bike look good under Jett and Hunta?
How many times have they lost the front end?
Think Chase trusted the front too much and put too much load on the front tyre.
What are we implying Matthes or the other journalists lied about here?
Matthes has lied about a lot recently.
Hunter washed the front harrrrrrrd at Daytona and separated his shoulder a lil bit and had to miss the next week. Jett is just special he’d probably be in the same spot on a TM.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt
Well list them and tell us what the facts are
Maybe sexton is just someone who is terrible at setting the bike up so he gets lost and then just blames the bike when he should look in the mirror at himself since hes the one setting it up?
At some point, if you've been on two brands, and have front end issues with both, its on the rider.
Has he had front end issues this year?
I am still not clear on what you are saying. What sort of stuff? Does it involve the effectiveness of a jacket on being taken seriously?
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