Exhaust #294: What's Happening at KTM? (And Harley-Davidson)
Release Date: 05/19/2025
When Do Tomac and Sexton Get On New Bikes? Off-Season News Plus Chad Reed to Hall of Fame
The Racer X Podcast Network
Wait... Is Eli Tomac possibly going back to Monster Energy Kawasaki? He is not! Jason Weigandt runs through the latest off-season news on Tomac, Chase Sexton, Jorge Prado and more, plus a look back at Chad Reed's Hall of Fame Legacy as he gets inducted this week! Presented by Yoshimura, Insta360 and (of course) Racer X.
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Exhaust #311: Roczen, McGrath, RC, RV, Stanton, Tedesco MXoN Live Show!
The Racer X Podcast Network
Jason Weigandt, Jason Thomas, and Steve Matthes host the Racer X Live Show powered by Vurb Moto from Saturday night at the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations at Ironman. Get classic bench-racing stories from MXoN legends while the fans go crazy in the background. On this night, Jeremy McGrath kicks things off with his awesome holeshot challenge with the legends. Ken Roczen stops by to talk about his Saturday qualifying runner-up finish, then Emig and McGrath discuss 90s moto. Ryan Villopoto, Ricky Carmichael, Jeff Stanton, and Ivan Tedesco also stop by to talk about the holeshot challenge and...
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Exhaust #310: Emig, Reed, Johnson, Ward MXoN Live Show!
The Racer X Podcast Network
Jason Weigandt and Steve Matthes host the Racer X Live Show powered by Vurb Moto from Friday night at the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations at Ironman. Get classic bench-racing stories from MXoN legends while the fans get crazy in the background. On this night, Jeff Emig gets the crowd going, Chad Reed talks about breaking through as a young Australian and then later as a veteran, and then Jeff Ward and Ricky Johnson drop probably the wildest bench-racing stories of all! The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is presented by and .
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Exhaust #309: Motocross of Nations Preview
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Jason Weigandt and Travis Delnicki talk about the teams, riders, and stories ahead of this weekend’s Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Ironman. Delnicki follows the GP scene closely and even considers British MX Series Champion Conrad Mewse one of his favorites. Get deep into the scouting report for this weekend’s race with two big-time bench racers. The Racer X Exhaust Podcast is presented by and .
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Exhaust #308: Ricky Johnson on Deegan and Shimoda, Hunter and Jett, MXoN
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Jason Weigandt welcomes seven-time AMA National Champion and four-time Team USA member Ricky Johnson to the Yoshimura Exhaust podcast to talk about the SMX final in Las Vegas, Haiden Deegan's attempts to take out Jo Shimoda, and how RJ learned to knock dudes down in his time. Plus, takes on the joy of winning. Are Hunter and Jett Lawrence experiencing that? The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura and Racer X Brand.
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Exhaust #307: Post-Race Press Conference: St. Louis SMX Playoff
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Post-Race Press Conference: St. Louis SMX Playoff Hear from Hunter and Jett Lawrence, Eli Tomac, Seth Hammaker, Nate Thrasher, and the stars of SMX Next World All-Stars in the post-race press conference from St. Louis. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by and .
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Exhaust #306: (NEW VERSION) Weigandt, Matthes, Thomas Preview Playoffs
The Racer X Podcast Network
Jason Weigandt, Steve Matthes and Jason Thomas spend an hour arguing and bickering over the SMX Playoffs which begin this weekend in Charlotte. Enjoy! The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura and Racer X Brand.
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Exhaust #305: Why Talk Trash? Haiden Deegan Explains
The Racer X Podcast Network
A wild week on the gossip front in SMX, with Haiden Deegan returning to his trash talking ways, and Jorge Prado (probably) purposely trying not to qualify for a race. Jason Weigandt catches up with Deegan and learns why he talks the way he does, finally. Then the latest on Prado and his relationship with Monster Energy Kawasaki. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura.
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Exhaust 304: Ironman Post Race Press Conference and Weege Show
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Jason Weigandt hosts the Racer X Exhaust podcast, with the Ironman National Post Race Press Conference featuring Haiden Deegan, Jo Shimoda, Tom Vialle, Hunter Lawrence, Eli Tomac, RJ Hampshire, Lachlan Turner, Charli Cannon and Kyleigh Stallings. Plus more with Hunter and Jett Lawrence courtesy of The Weege Show. The Racer X Exhaust podcast is presented by Yoshimura and Racer X Brand.
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Exhaust #303: How FXR Went From Nothing to Something
The Racer X Podcast Network
Ever wonder how a gear brand rises to prominence? Many have tried and many have failed, but these days FXR is well-known in AMA professional circles with Malcolm Stewart the latest to sign with the brand, joining the Muc-Off/FXR ClubMX Yamaha team and many more. Did you know the brand started in Snocross racing for snowmobiles? Did you know Harley-Davidson almost shut it down? Did you know founder Milt Reimer still races motocross? Milt sat down with Jason Weigandt--between going out and winning motos at the Spring Creek National amateur day--to tell the story of how he started the...
info_outlineIs KTM okay or not? A year of scary news about financials for the massive Austrian maker of KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas motorcycles continues, with rumors of a make it or break it payment looming this week. It appears KTM's business partner Bajaj might have gotten the loan needed to restart the KTM assembly lines and keep the company going.
Jason Weigandt gives the latest on that, then chats with Frank White of long-time American dirt bike manufacturer ATK. Yes, the ATK brand is still around, now as a parts supplier, and it has partnered with Harley-Davidson on projects before.
Frank White doesn't like what he sees over at H-D these days, with the company reporting a loss of over $200 million in the final quarter of 2024. White and others would like to see the CEO of Harley ousted, and a revamp of the type of products the company produces.
While a recent vote will keep the current CEO in place for at least this year, these are still times of stress at two of the biggest motorcycle companies in the world.
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