Shootout HELL and More | LOTW Vlog
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- I started my job as a motocross journalist in 1990 at Cycle News, and I can honestly say that since then, I have probably ridden every mainstream production motocross bike made. If you figure that in the "old days," we did 125, 250, plus the occasional 500 shootout each year, then factor in the "transition" years when we had to do 125, 250, 250F, and 450F shootouts, and add in the current "Factory Edition" shootouts...this year's 2025 450 Shootout could be my 60th comparison test! A couple of weeks before our big comparison test, I had a big endo at a race when I landed on another rider's bike and absolutely blew out my groin muscle. While therapists said that cycling would help rehabilitate my leg, it didn't help as much as I'd hoped and I basically couldn't turn right well on any of the motorcycles. Made it through the day though...
Listening to your stories about you Dad made me think of my Dad and all the great times we had at the track. Thanks for sharing Donn.
Great stories Donn. I remember when you wrote about your Dad just after he passed away. I didn't realize it was back in 2000, wow time flies. I'm happy he's back on the trails he loved, best!
Super Cool and great stories about your dad , Very touching.
Thanks for listening!
Donn i have been seeing your name in off-road magazines for what seems like forever... i guess since you started taking pictures of dirt bikes. so its cool to hear these real life stories and get to know ya outside of the industry a bit. keep up the good work brother!
Thank you! Started as a local reporter for Cycle News in 1988! 👴🏽
@@swapmotolive. cool! i was wondering how far back. it's great you're still carrying the sport because your passion for it is inspiring!
About F’ing Time!!! LOTW…let’s F’ing GOOO!!! I want you all to know I’m shit faced drunk right now! Every time Donn mentioned his groin I took a drink!
You can tell in the video the Yamaha has more off the bottom snap and is super fast/racy! It wants to go!
Live and Live on... 🎉
Double clutch for scrub. BraAAAP
How many laps or minutes are you guys doing on each bike swap? Glad you're ok from that otb at Glen Helen that was dirty. Thanks for sharing about your dad, fun stories.
By the time we get together for back to back testing most of us have spent a lot of time on all the bikes. I spent more time on the honda as I hadn’t ridden it before. I’d say 20 - 30’min with each bike is the norm. It’s a long day
@swapmotolive. oh man yeah that definitely seems like it would be a long day! Fun but long for sure! Keep up the great work you guys are killing it!
Was that lady hiking alone? I don;t think it's safe to do that with all you creepy MTB guys.... 😁
Then you start talking about your father... Great job. I'm sure he's happy in his resting place, making jokes. 🙏
Ride to ride again
Thought this was a 450 shootout, don’t think I heard any feedback or conclusions except you liked the Yamaha mapping. And there was more MB footage than Moto. Don’t like to be a hater, but what a waste of my time.
Hey knucklehead why don’t you watch the shootout video that came out two weeks ago 🤦🏻♂️
It was an installment of the LOTW blog. Life.On.Two.Wheels. It included the BTS of the shootout but it's not specifically the shootout episode. And MB are definitely 2 wheels. Sorry man you made the decision to watch it through. If you think it was a waste of your time then that's kinda on you.
😂😂😂 people these days. @@swapmotolive.
@@morley3810 Hmm, and how would someone know that? Someone has to call out crap content.
@@swapmotolive. Well, I was searching 450 content and TH-cam brought this up, how would anyone know they shouldn’t watch this one, but rather one 2 weeks ago? Who’s the knucklehead?