Such a good era, those bikes will always be iconic. And that is exactly why geico pulled the plug. They saturated the market and made their mark. They don’t need to pay for that exposure anymore. They will always have a chapter in the history book of our sport moving forward.
GoPro was such a game changer from amateur to pro. Prior to that there were fins and mohawk helmet attachments for years with no big uproar to all of a sudden have it all banned by the AMA while MXGP still allows helmet cams.
I turned up from Ireland with my suspension on a plane to factory connection in California and they turned it around in four days with amazing results in early 2010. They were all in as a team in Geico Honda at that time and the guy who opened the door that day when I knocked when the building was empty? Mike! He was extremely professional and wanted the best outcome for me. Legendary! The suspension was great!
I intentionally changed my insurance to Geico, because I saw the bikes and riders on the track and liked how they were a non-OEM team that was competitive. Still to this day, I have my three motorcycles still with Geico with two of them being full blown touring bikes and model year 2023's.
Based on your comment their marketing worked to obtain a customer. Like all insurance companies, once their long term goals are met they move on to the next segment and raise rates on the existing segments. Those are facts.
On the GoPro deal, everyone is claiming it is a safety risk because it is externally mounted and the helmets are not tested with them on. Not just the GoPro brand but all action cameras. Karting does the same. But, formula 1 has a mini camera that sits inside the helmet visor area, so NBC could get the same thing. The technology is out there.
Cameras and radios on every rider kind of like Nascar. AMA would have all the streams. Think of the play backs and insight they could have on TV. AND Carmichael would have something else to talk about besides the gawd damn drone!
Get a NDIS Grant, start a MX school/ local junior club, training 3 days a week, race/game day on Saturday-Sunday, all bikes etc paid for just like soccer balls ( Government) . $400 dollars a years team sign on. lol Wouldn’t it be great, i recon you would be signing up for new recruits for a month, once the word got out , bugger soccer or footy, got dirt bikes to ride 3 days a week plus weekends, Top 3 fastest club recruits race other clubs best once a month,National events next etc etc. Happens anyway, but ya need more to go racing MX than Soccer clubs have to offer. Mx/SX has gone big time, it almost needs to become a League of pro elite, paid for with FOOTBALL-like contracts, days of just signing on as a private representative is gone. It’s a very big sport. I don’t want to see talent wasted due to lack of money, that’s why I recon a 50 rider pool of pro level riders should be paid full time plus all the perks if ya win etc.
When I retire or win the lottery I am starting a team , everyone gets paid their worth! Companies will be lining up to put their logo on our semi and bikes…😂
Them claiming safety for the removal of cameras was just cheap and easy. Certainly has nothing to do with wanting full control and video rights. It's because they care about safety. Allowed Friese and other notable dirty riders run rampant for years but now the camera on my helmet or chest is what the big killer is. Give me a break. One of the biggest loads of shit that the sport has ever been fed.
People controlling sx / Mx are ruining the sport. Let the riders make some money off advertisement. Workout a better tv deal. Where’s glen helen…??? I’ll wait.
Perhaps makes this a real team based sport? Each manufacture will have four riders and it is scored as a team. Whichever team does the best overall that week, they get the win with a #1, second best a #2 and so on. This would make it far more valuable to have a complete team rather than just one top rider. It would create a scenario where having a couple guys that can consistently finish in the top ten but never the podium are still very valuable for the championship.
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I miss the geico team such a great team great looking bikes.
Such a good era, those bikes will always be iconic. And that is exactly why geico pulled the plug. They saturated the market and made their mark. They don’t need to pay for that exposure anymore. They will always have a chapter in the history book of our sport moving forward.
GoPro was such a game changer from amateur to pro. Prior to that there were fins and mohawk helmet attachments for years with no big uproar to all of a sudden have it all banned by the AMA while MXGP still allows helmet cams.
No they are prohibited.
I turned up from Ireland with my suspension on a plane to factory connection in California and they turned it around in four days with amazing results in early 2010. They were all in as a team in Geico Honda at that time and the guy who opened the door that day when I knocked when the building was empty? Mike! He was extremely professional and wanted the best outcome for me. Legendary! The suspension was great!
$6M to run a team as large as Geico Honda seems cheap to me.
MX is a very cheap sport in the world of motorsports. There is surprisingly little money in MX/SX when compared to other professional motorsports.
Bike and parts by Honda. Then aftermarket company’s. it’s really just running cost a 6 mil for a domestic team and contracts seems decent
6 million a year maybe. But the start up cost is the hardest part. A shop machines in the race shop a semi and its maintenance and etc.
Good. When are you coming out with the team?
I intentionally changed my insurance to Geico, because I saw the bikes and riders on the track and liked how they were a non-OEM team that was competitive. Still to this day, I have my three motorcycles still with Geico with two of them being full blown touring bikes and model year 2023's.
Based on your comment their marketing worked to obtain a customer. Like all insurance companies, once their long term goals are met they move on to the next segment and raise rates on the existing segments. Those are facts.
I was pissed when Geico took away their sponsorship! Almost left, should have left but me leaving isn't gonna bring the sponsorship some where else.
AMA PEOPLE AND MX/SX PROMOTORS, LISTEN TO THIS MAN!
I am glad I raced in the 70's
😂
On the GoPro deal, everyone is claiming it is a safety risk because it is externally mounted and the helmets are not tested with them on. Not just the GoPro brand but all action cameras. Karting does the same. But, formula 1 has a mini camera that sits inside the helmet visor area, so NBC could get the same thing. The technology is out there.
Sure, that sounds pretty, but they want to own all the footage and don't want anyone else to have it.
Cameras and radios on every rider kind of like Nascar. AMA would have all the streams. Think of the play backs and insight they could have on TV.
AND Carmichael would have something else to talk about besides the gawd damn drone!
I remember the days when the mechanic and rider drove to the races in an E350 van.
How times have changed.
That is one clever informed man right there.
Miss that Geico team fellas
WHERE CAN I FIND THE FULL INTERVIEW??
No link in bio on any of the shorts
Its a shame geico honda isn't around. Was such a bitchen team. Always had rad looking bikes and awesome riders
Imagine if you could sell subscriptions to each and every riders live gopro feed 🤔
Brilliant!!
Only fans but riders perspective on the track
Moto / supercross can not grow until someone is hired to negotiate a TV contract. Until that time nothing changes
The world ain't been the same since you left the scene Geico 😢😅
Geico was the sickest motocross team
It sounds like a similar problem like with ADCC. Money being spent in the wrong places.
Jace doesn't care about families bankrupting themselves, he doesn't care about the privateer. He thinks their in the way.
There's still a "club" mentality within the AMA and even MX Sports. It's not 1959 anymore!
Get a NDIS Grant, start a MX school/ local junior club, training 3 days a week, race/game day on Saturday-Sunday, all bikes etc paid for just like soccer balls ( Government) . $400 dollars a years team sign on.
lol
Wouldn’t it be great, i recon you would be signing up for new recruits for a month, once the word got out , bugger soccer or footy, got dirt bikes to ride 3 days a week plus weekends,
Top 3 fastest club recruits race other clubs best once a month,National events next etc etc.
Happens anyway, but ya need more to go racing MX than Soccer clubs have to offer.
Mx/SX has gone big time, it almost needs to become a League of pro elite, paid for with FOOTBALL-like contracts, days of just signing on as a private representative is gone. It’s a very big sport.
I don’t want to see talent wasted due to lack of money, that’s why I recon a 50 rider pool of pro level riders should be paid full time plus all the perks if ya win etc.
From what I’ve heard they were always the slowest factory 250
When I retire or win the lottery I am starting a team , everyone gets paid their worth! Companies will be lining up to put their logo on our semi and bikes…😂
Why wait you could sponsor me now
@@roadrunneradventuresmx3053 Let’s do it! We can start a Caterpillar Equipment Pro Team!
@@OnGrade1 hell yeah brother, i still have so much geico honda merch laying around, best team ever
@@BlissClothing-r5rIt was an amazing team!
Them claiming safety for the removal of cameras was just cheap and easy. Certainly has nothing to do with wanting full control and video rights. It's because they care about safety.
Allowed Friese and other notable dirty riders run rampant for years but now the camera on my helmet or chest is what the big killer is. Give me a break.
One of the biggest loads of shit that the sport has ever been fed.
Don't turn supercross, & MX into nitro drag racing. Wasn't ment to go that way.
Literally haha
Idear 😂
People controlling sx / Mx are ruining the sport. Let the riders make some money off advertisement. Workout a better tv deal. Where’s glen helen…??? I’ll wait.
Perhaps makes this a real team based sport? Each manufacture will have four riders and it is scored as a team. Whichever team does the best overall that week, they get the win with a #1, second best a #2 and so on. This would make it far more valuable to have a complete team rather than just one top rider. It would create a scenario where having a couple guys that can consistently finish in the top ten but never the podium are still very valuable for the championship.
Ask Mike about a union. It's coming as it should.