Swapmoto Live Podcast

After finishing fifth in the Western Regional 250 Supercross Championship with the GEICO Honda squad, Cameron McAdoo found himself without a ride for this summer's 250 MX Nationals. The Iowan continued to train and stayed sharp by pounding motos on one of the GEICO Honda team's spare 450s, and he was ready and willing when the Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM team called and asked if he'd like to fil...

It's been 10 years since Tyler Bowers contested an entire MX National Championship Series, but the popular 28-year-old is making a go of it this summer on his Bowers Motorsports/Triggr Racing Kawasaki KX450 after a successful Monster Energy Supercross Series. We caught up with Bowers yesterday at Glen Helen Raceway, where he was putting in motos to try and find a better set-up for the Mt. Morris N...

GEICO Honda's Hunter Lawrence how has three US MX Nationals under his belt, and he joined us today on the 6D Helmets Kickstart Podcast to bench race and fill us in on his American motocross experience thus far. Hunter struggled a bit at the Hangtown opener but showed his true potential at Fox Raceway when he ran up front in both motos. Sadly, he couldn't find that same form last weekend in Denver,...

Presented by 6D Helmets Last weekend's Fox Raceway National is behind us, and man what a race it was! Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM racer Jordon Smith joined us in the Swapmoto Live offices in Lake Elsinore this afternoon to bench race a little bit and fill us in on what it's like to ride for the legendary style master, Troy Lee. Did the starting gate flinch in that second 250 moto? Hear what Smit...

This past weekend's Hangtown MX National kickoff was a barn burner, and former Western Regional 250 Supercross Champion Jake Weimer stopped by the Swapmoto Live offices to bench race about the race and also fill us in on retired life in Idaho.

Fasthouse is a relatively new brand in the motocross riding gear arena, but in the short few years since it debuted a line of pants, jersey, and gloves the brand has gained an impressive amount of popularity and traction. We visited Fasthouse headquarters today in Valencia, California, and sat down with founder and president Kenny Alexander to get the story behind the brand.

Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin is one of the friendliest guys in the pits, and it is always a treat to catch up with the personable Frenchman. After starting the season off with a knee injury, MM steadily gained speed and confidence and wrapped up the 2019 Monster Energy Supercross Championship in third place. We caught up with Marv in his Corona, California, residence for a great chat. Enjoy!

Presented by 6D Helmets This past weekend a select group of Supercross racers was invited to attend the inaugural Hawaiian Supercross on Oahu, and among them was our SoCal neighbor Alex Ray, who finished eighth overall on his HEP Suzuki RM-Z450. We asked ARay to join us at our new Swapmoto Live HQ to give us the scoop.

It's been 15 months since Broc Tickle failed a WADA drug test at the San Diego Supercross, and he's been waiting patiently ever since for the powers that be to determine his sentencing. Today, Tickle breaks his silence and shares the news we've all been waiting for.

Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM rider Derek Drake is set to make his professional racing debut in a couple weeks at the Hangtown 250 National Championship kickoff. Drake joined us at Jessy Nelson's Lake Elsinore, California, home to talk about the big jump up, his roots in riding, and much, much more in this week's Swapmoto Live podcast.

GEICO Honda's Christian Craig joins us in this week's 6D Helmets Kickstart Podcast to bench race about last weekend's Las Vegas Supercross Finale, plus discuss the upcoming MX Nationals and the ins and outs of life as a professional motocross racer. This week, our co-host is Chase Curtis, as Michael Antonovich has been tasked with getting the Kickstart Feature written and posted on Monday. 

Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha Team Manager Wil Hahn invited us to the team's race shop in Murrietta, California, today to bench race about last weekend's racing in East Rutherford on the 6D Helmets Kickstart Podcast. Of course, we chatted about a bunch of other stuff as Wil is one of the coolest guys in the sport and always fun. Did you know he has a girlfriend now? Breaking news!

Santa Clarita, California's Robbie Wageman is a journeyman Supercross racer contesting the Western Regional 250 Championship, but this weekend he topped all comers in the Open Pro division at the Wiseco Pistons Two-Stroke World Championships, hosted by Fasthouse. Wageman's competition included defending champ Zach Bell, 500-mounted Tyler Bowers, SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/Honda rider Mike Alessi, and m...

There are some people that you feel good after hanging out with, and Jessy Nelson is certainly one of those guys. Though he was paralyzed in a motocross racing crash a few years ago, he has continued to live his best life and is satisfying his competitive nature on four wheels these days. We sat with Nelson and caught up about a lot of things, including a recent surgery he had that has shown some...

The Denver Supercross yielded some great racing in both classes and some wild weather conditions. Seven-time Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath joins Donn Maeda and Michael Antonovich to bench race and shoot the poop about the sport in general in this week's installation of the Kickstart Podcast, presented by 6D Helmets.

With the first-ever Nashville Supercross in the record books, we thought it would be fitting to have hometown racer Alex Ray join us for this week's Kickstart Podcast presented by 6D Helmets. Having grown up only a couple hours away from Music City, ARay was stoked for the race in front of his friends and family.

Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha Team Manager Wil Hahn had quite the Saturday in Houston last weekend, as his riders Dylan Ferrandis and Colt Nichols both landed on the podium in the 250 class. For Ferrandis, it was his second win in a row and he pulled within five points of the championship points lead with only two races left. Hahn has always been a favorite of ours, from his days as a racer an...

6D Helmets brings you the Kickstart Podcast, in which we will bench race about the weekend's happenings. Last weekend was a wild one in Houston at the third Triple Crown of the season, and our friend Nick Wey was glad to join us to chat about the goings on inside NRG Stadium. As Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Adam Cianciarulo's personal riding coach, Wey had some great insight about AC'...

In 2019, consumers have the chance to own something truly special when it comes to motocross machinery. Three manufacturers - Honda, Husqvarna, and KTM - produce special edition versions of their popular 450 motocross bikes that offer greater value and performance than the standard versions. We gathered the 2019 Honda CRF450R Works Edition, the 2019.5 Husqvarne Rockstar Edition FC 450, and the 201...

We're branching out and adding a new podcast show to the Swapmoto Live catalog. The Kickstart Podcast will happen at the start of every week and will review the past weekend's racing action and/or cover the upcoming week's activities. Hosted by SML editors Donn Maeda and Michael Antonovich, we'll invite a different guest to co-host with us each week. And what better way to kick off a new show than...

Iowa's Cameron McAdoo is in his third year as a professional Supercross racer, and he is nipping at his first 250 SX podium finish. One of the nicest, most humble personalities in pro racing, the GEICO Honda racer is ready to get back to racing this weekend in Seattle as the Western Regional 250 SX Championship resumes. We caught up with McAdoo to chat about the races, his modest beginnings in the...

Jeff Ward is an absolute legend of our sport. The seven-time motocross and Supercross Champion has won championships in every division and discipline at least once: 125, 250, and 500 MX, and well as 250 Supercross. Along with Johnny O'Mara and David Bailey, Wardy helped elevate the fitness levels in professional racing to all-new levels in the 1980s and 90s. After his career in moto was done, Ward...

Disclaimer! This episode's recording was never intended to be a podcast, as I conducted a 30-minute phone interview with Chad Reed for a written feature on Swapmotolive.com. Several readers, however, requested a podcast version. The audio quality is not great as we were on the phone, but the content makes it worth a listen. Chad Reed is one of the legends in our sport and he is always a pleasure t...

Hot on the heels of the 2019.5 Husqvarna Rockstar Edition FC 450 comes its orange brother, the 2019.5 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition. The new number-25 machine enjoys the same major updates as the Husky - revised fork settings, a new front wheel, all-new triple clamps, and internal engine changes - but to assume that the bikes perform identically couldn’t be further from the truth! In this epi...

  The 2019.5 Husqvarna Rockstar Edition FC 450 is one badass machine, but is it worth the $11K+ price tag? It's got several key refinements in comparison to the standard 2019 FC 450, and it even has some new technology that we might not see incorporated into the standard line until 2021. We've already logged 10 hours on our test bike since taking delivery of the bike from Andy Jefferson and h...