More GP bits coming right up from the 2023 MXGP of Switzerland!

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Ohh this couldn't have been a good feeling...
Ohh this couldn’t have been a good feeling… Juan Pablo
You could say that Jeremy Seewer is a bit popular at his home grand prix.
You could say that Jeremy Seewer is a bit popular at his home grand prix. Juan Pablo
He even had a custom kit in honor of racing on his home soil.
He even had a custom kit in honor of racing on his home soil. Juan Pablo
With a matching helmet to boot.
With a matching helmet to boot. Check out the detail… Juan Pablo
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Family crest-esque? Juan Pablo
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The JM Honda Racing team has an extra MX2 rider at select rounds this year, with Indonesian champ Delvintor Alfarizi joining them. Juan Pablo
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Umm, the rider on the right is grabbing his pipe… Juan Pablo
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American Jack Chambers made his MXGP series debut in the MX2 class for DRT Kawasaki. A last-minute snatch to fill a now vacant position as the team parted ways with Mikkel Haarup. Chambers scored a 12th overall on his debut Juan Pablo
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Speaking of Haarup, he was on track at Switzerland but for the WZ KTM Racing Team… Juan Pablo
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Brent Van Donick has really been shining this year aboard his JM Honda racing machine, so we took a closer look. Juan Pablo
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Suter is known for their road race clutches and the ones behind the slipper technology found in Hinson’s slipper clutches for dirt use. Juan Pablo
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Front and rear the JM Hondas feature MotoMaster brake calipers.
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Shiny…
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A little extra petrol volume from a CRM carbon fuel tank. Juan Pablo
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HGS exhausts are quite popular in the MXGP scene and are just as common as a Pro Circuit or Yoshimura would be in the states. Juan Pablo
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A visual nod to Herlings’ 100 GP wins, along with a golden bullet on the sideshroud and the ghosted 711, still in honor of Rene Hoffer.  Juan Pablo
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Jeffrey Herlings is one of the few riders to run Twinwalls these days and his control layout has been much simplified over stock. With just a start button on one side and a kill switch on the other. Juan Pablo
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Even the smaller GP teams have adopted the professional look that the KTM group has laid out. Juan Pablo
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Some might have thought Red Bull was sponsoring the Nestaan Husky MX2 team due to Coenen and de Wolf’s helmets…
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But those are just personal deals and their third teammate, 
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There is NO exhaust coverage on the new Beta. Juan Pablo
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Pick a rut, any rut. Juan Pablo
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Even Yamaha’s team in the EMX125 class has the new global Monster Energy look. Juan Pablo
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Umm, can we get these GYTR two-stroke exhausts over here, please? Juan Pablo
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A production brake caliper that has been coated and a new logo cut into it. Plus we spy some titanium hardware. Juan Pablo
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There’s a lot of carbon to drool over here. Sano skidplate, ignition cover and even footpeg spring covers! Juan Pablo
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Standard KYB forks with more of a ceramic looking coating on the upper tubes. Juan Pablo
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See you next week! Juan Pablo

GP Bits 2020