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Huge shout out to Suzuki for having us out at Perris Raceway for the 50th anniversary of the RM brand! We had a ton of fun riding the bikes and interacting with everyone! Our riders gave their thoughts on the bikes and we raced against other publications. What a great time!
Honda invited us out to Fox Raceway to introduce us to the newest member of their CRF line, the 2025 CRF250R WORKS EDITION! That’s right, the 250 now comes in a works edition boasting all sorts of new parts and features to get you race ready!
Remember that Race Spec video we shot about upgrading your Triumph TF250X? If you haven’t seen it, it’s linked down below. Basically with this build, we went through and did all those upgrades to our Triumph and tested it to see how it held up on the west coast! Also linked below are all the parts we threw on.
When you have a good package, there’s not much you can do to improve it. However, Yamaha is committed to listening to feedback from their customers and improving things. Sporting a few “quality of life” changes, Yamaha delivers improvements on their already winning platform for 2025!
And with that, the 2024 SMX Season comes to a close! This final round brought us the champs defending their respective titles and a first time winner in Pierce Brown! Catch our thoughts on this round and a season as a whole on today’s episode of rider’s meeting!
It all comes down to this! David Pingree and Jeff Beaver bench race about what we could see going into the final round of the SMX season! With a Winner Takes All scenario in the 450 class, between Chase Sexton and the Lawrence brothers, and a dominant title defense from Haiden Deegan in the 250 class, sparks will fly at the final round in Las Vegas!
HUNTER LAWRENCE has reached the top step of the podium! The rookie rode like a seasoned veteran holding off his young brother, Jett and living legend Eli Tomac and defending motocross champion, Chase Sexton! In the 250 Class Haiden Deegan reminded everyone why he’s the complete package, and why he is the SMX points leader and defending champ! Jeff Beaver and Brent Bowser talk about the races in this episode of riders meeting!
Brent Bowser joins Jeff Beaver once again for our pre-race show for the 2nd round of SMX! They boys bench race and talk about what we can expect from SMX Round 2 at Texas Motor Speedway!
Jay Clark from DBTV has acquired and built this incredible fleet of 95 CR250’s! With each having a unique look and feel to them. These are pretty much museum pieces so we didn’t get to ride them, but enjoy this sick build and sound of this bike!
SMX RD1 gave us a show! Ping and Jeff hop on to discuss everything from the 250 class, give their thoughts on the polarizing 65 class results, and the 450 class!
Ping is back and so is SMX! Ping and Jeff give their thoughts rolling into the opening round of SMX, with new riders in play for the big payout, we still have some old questions arising. How will the teams tackle set up? How will defending SMX Champ Jett Lawrence fare against the freshly crowned motocross champion, Chase Sexton? Those questions and more are inspected in today’s episode of Sight Lap!
We’ve made it to the final round of Pro Motocross at Ironman! While the 250 championship is locked up with Haiden Deegan being crowned as champ, there’s still some action coming as Ken Roczen is racing a 250 in the class! in the 450 class, a champion is all but crowned in Chase Sexton, we know all to well that anything can happen in moto!
What if Primal Suzuki was still around and Ping was racing today? Well we got an answer. Kind of. This tribute RM-Z 450 gives us a little look into what we could’ve seen if Primal Impulse Suzuki was still around today!
So Haiden Deegan wraps up the 250 National title a round early at Budds Creek. Ping, Brent and Jeff talk about what we saw and a few little things we can look forward to next week!
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We flew out to Indiana to check out the YAMAHA YZ250FX and holy smokes were blown away! Our test rider, NGPC Racer Kody Moore, was coming off of another brand and actually didn’t prefer the previous iteration of the Yamaha off-road package. So how good was it? Check the video out to find out!
In episode 22, our host Brent Bowser catches back up with RPM KTM’s Mason Semmens about coming back from a significant injury during the summer to wrap up the WORCS 250 Pro Championship, leading the 250 Pro Championship in the NGPC series, his plans for the future, and more!
Dual Sporting is a great way to get out and experience riding! It’s quick, it’s convenient, it’s fun alone and with friends! We had a little adventure with GL, Ping and Jeff as we cruised through the California hills!
Our buddy Sean Klinger built this insane Tenere T7 into an off-road weapon. Aiming to get the best he could out of this T7, but not just as an adventure bike, but as an off-road bike reminiscent of a dual sport!
Ty Davis and Rick Doughty went out for a cruise on the Moto Morini X-Cape. A bike recently returning to the United States. Here are their thoughts after a cruise on these unique bikes!
Yamaha invited us out to Colorado to go on an adventure ride on their Tenere 700 which they debuted earlier this year. We had a blast and are so thankful to Yamaha for all they do for us! If you’re in the market for an adventure bike, we strongly suggest you check out Yamaha’s Tenere 700!
Alpinestars sent us some adventure gear to try out. We put it to the test on a cold windy day after some rain in the high desert! Check out the video and see what we thought!
Tires and a pipe go a long way when it comes to making upgrades to your bike. These are our favorite brands to go to when we upgrade our Yamaha Ténéré T7! Yoshimura pipes – Wake up the power in your bike and improve the sound! Heidenau Tires – Increase grip in dirt while still maintaining a smooth road ride.
“This is the best off-road machine I’ve ever ridden” were Ping’s exact words after riding Dante Oliveira’s Factory KTM 450 that he races at NGPC and other series. So what makes this bike so special? Watch the video and find out!
Ping interviews two brothers (not the ones you think) who are currently killing it in the off-road scene. Dante and Mateo Oliveira are brothers hailing from Northern California and race for the FMF Red Bull KTM Off-Road Team in NGPC, but they’ve dabbled in other races, with Dante winning a race in each off-road discipline he’s entered.
Leatt sent us another set of gear to check out. Their dual sport stuff was a pleasant surprise for Rick, who does a lot of dual sport riding. Here are his thoughts on the gear.
After riding last year’s and this year’s slightly updated YZ250 two strokes, we came up with some settings that we feel will help dial in the bike for you! If you have any other bike you want us to do a ‘Race Spec’ video for, shoot us an email or let us know in the comments below!
While primarily known for their award winning neck brace, the ‘Leatt-Brace,’ Leatt has grown to expand into other gear components, including helmets, boots, body armor, knee braces and elbow guards. They have expanded into other parts of the off-road world and have gotten into Adventure riding. Rick Doughty offered to test some of their ADV line for us and give us his thoughts!
Our test rider Brent Bowser took delivery of this 2024 KX450X bike a while back to race at NGPC. Rode it stock then did a build for us to check out! Included in the build were: Factory Connection Off Road Suspension Bill’s Pipes exhaust system SKDA graphics Hinson clutch cover Works Connection bling kit Acerbis hand guards and disk guard
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5th on the all time starts list, Nick Wey turned pro in 1997, and began a campaign in racing that saw numerous podiums, a pro motocross win, and eventually a coach to 3 of Kawasaki’s riders. Today he also focuses his effort on his son, Vincent, who is also forging his path in the sport.
Norm Bigelow has been a fixture in professional motocross racing for over 50 years; first as the race shop manager at Kawasaki and now at Pro Circuit. He’s worked with every legend who’s ever ridden a green bike… and he has great stories!
Mercedes Gonzales was a pioneer for women’s motocross racing. Sporting 9 wmx titles, she was not only fast for a girl, she was just fast. PERIOD.
Dean Dickinson of R&D Racing Has a storied history in the sport. Known in inner circles as one of the most capable tuners, Dean has worked with some of the sport’s best. Join us as we go through his fascinating life and career.
Hailing from Arizona, Destry Abbott is one of the most decorated and most recognized off-road motorcycle racers in the world. Destry stands on over 10 major championships, multiple ISDE gold medals, as well as enduro-cross and x games competitions.
Justin Bogle is in a unique position, he’s a rider for Stark Future, testing and developing this bike for the future. We know he’s a holeshot master, the king of walk up fits, a 450 national overall winner, and he won the 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship 250SX East Championship. But if anyone has been through dicey times, it’s Bogle. This is his story.
Colby Raha is a six-time X Games gold medalist, and one of the gnarliest guys on a dirt bike right now. His rise from obscurity to stardom is an amazing story and it was awesome going through it.
Mike was a former professional motocross racer of 24 years. His story is unique, inspiring, and tragic at the same time. One of the nicest guys you’ll meet who just lights up the room when he walks in.
Stu Peters is in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame for good reason. Not only was he one of the first American racers to travel to Europe to compete, preceding Lackey and LaPorte by a decade, he built Carlsbad Raceway and started CMC. The Continental Motorcycle Club was instrumental in promoting the biggest races on the west coast, creating a breeding ground for the sport’s elite racers from the 1970s through the early 2000’s.
Tommy Clowers is a retired FMX rider, Supercross and Motocross racer. With 16 top 10s in his career, as well as 2 top 5s, Tommy retired from racing and went on to compete in X-Games, going undefeated 3 years in a row in step up and earning 8 X-Games medals!
Eric Sorby has led an interesting life. He grew up in the south of France and ending up in America racing for Pro Circuit, earning podiums in supercross and motocross along the way. He co-starred in Bubba’s World, battled drug addiction, then moved back to an Island off of Spain to run an exotic animal farm. Now he’s back in America training elite riders. Join us on this wild ride with “Sore Balls.”
The Dirty Heads front man, Jared Watson, joins us this week! Jared, who is a fan of moto, has been making music for 20 years and their story is crazy… From very humble beginnings to sold out shows, with lots of partying along the way.
Larry Roeseler is a legend in the world of off-road. LR has won the Baja 1000 THIRTEEN TIMES, more than any other racer! He’s also won ISDE gold 10 times, Hare and Hound, Hare scrambles, GNCC and more; a true icon of motorcycling.
Jeff Stanton is a 6-time supercross and motocross champion. With an old-school work ethic and unwavering discipline, the Michigan mafia member carved out a career that puts him in echelons amongst the all-time greats.
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