Swapmoto Live Podcast

By Donn Maeda

What's Swapmoto Live Podcast about?

The Swapmoto Live Podcast is hosted by Donn Maeda, a motorsports journalist with nearly 30 years of experience. The show covers everything related to off-road on two wheels: from interviews with top motocross and Supercross racers and conversations with legends of the sport to first-hand information about new motorcycles and products as they first come to market.

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2024 450 Shootout | Test Ri...

11.22.2023

Presented by Yoshimura The 2024 MX Shootout is in the books after several weeks of comparison testing, and one final day of back-to-back comparisons with a panel of test riders and technicians from all of the manufacturers to assist with ...

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11.22.2023 2024 450 Shootout \| Test Rider's Roundtable on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura The 2024 MX Shootout is in the books after several weeks of comparison testing, and one final day of back-to-back comparisons with a panel of test riders and technicians from all of the manufacturers to assist with ...
11.21.2023 Paris Supercross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The 40th Running of the great Paris Supercross went off last weekend in France and our very own Michael Antonovich was there to document the action and sip an espresso or two. We go over everything ...
11.15.2023 At Random With Jordan Post \| Midweek Podcast Jordon Post is one of one. We've gotten to know the tattooed journeyman over the last few years at rounds of Supercross and Pro Motocross, as his roles with the track crew put him on location early and in the ...
11.13.2023 The ARay Wedding and More on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper You've probably heard us referencing the upcoming wedding for several months now, and it all went down last weekend: Our very own Alex Ray is officially hitched and off the market. We chat about the wedding, ...
11.06.2023 Abu Dhabi WSX Recap with Dean Wilson on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Round two of the WSX Championship went down in Abu Dhabi last weekend and sparks flew as the tiny arena required racers to get aggressive for positions. While Joey Savatgy was the event's overall winner, the ...
10.31.2023 Jason Lawrence on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura It's been 13 years since Jason Lawrence's pro racing career came to an end, but the name JLaw still attracts attention whenever it pops up. A couple of weeks ago, Lawrence was invited to race the Ironman ...
10.31.2023 Honda Electric and More, on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper In this week's Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast, we talk about the Honda CRF Electric that we flew to Japan to see in action with Trey Canard. Also updates on the state of World SX, new rides ...
10.25.2023 Cobra Moto's American Made Mini Bikes With CEO Sean Hilbert \| Midweek Podcast After five years of employment with the Ford Motor Company as a Research Engineer, Sean Hilbert decided to step back from the workforce and pursue higher education through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT Sloan School of Management. During ...
10.23.2023 New Signings and Sightings on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Three weeks into the off-season and we are still finding plenty to chin-wag over...new rider and team combos, bike tests, new gear, and more!
10.16.2023 New Signings and Sightings on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper It's been a relatively quiet week in motocross and Supercross as the off-season is now in full effect. The big news is Guillem Farres to Rockstar Energy Husqvarna, but we've also heard and seen a few ...
10.11.2023 Rene Garcia on his Team Guam MXoN Experience \| Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura Our long-time test rider Rene Garcia got to trade in his gloves and helmet in for a passport and a set of wrenches as he traveled with Team Guam to Ernee, France, as Joshua Varize's mechanic at ...
10.06.2023 2024 250 MX Shootout Roundtable on the Yoshimura Podcast Presented by Yoshimura Yesterday, the SML testing team wrapped up its final day of comparison testing for the crop of 2024 250 MX bikes at Fox Raceway, and we gathered at the office afterward to compare our thoughts about each ...
10.03.2023 Welcome to the Offseason \| Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast We've officially had one week of the offseason and man, did it feel good! Not that we weren't busy, mind you...we had a ton of testing to do and we've been wide open as usual. Anton is leaving for France ...
09.25.2023 Los Angeles Supermotocross Finale Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper To say that the Supermotocross Finale at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum delivered would be an understatement! The inaugural SMX Championship produced some amazing racing, two new champions, and new rivalries that will keep fans entertained ...
09.18.2023 Joliet Supermotocross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The pass. You know; the pass everyone is talking about. What did you think of Jett Lawrence letting Ken Roczen pass him for the second moto win at last weekend's final Supermotocross Supermorocross moto? We cover ...
09.14.2023 Tag Gasparian of Tagger Designs on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura On this installment of the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast, we invited our SoCal neighbor Tag Gasparian of Tagger Designs to stop by and share his story, From his early days as a professional surfer to his current role ...
09.11.2023 Charlotte SMX Playoff Recap with Jo Shimoda on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Well, the Supermotocross Playoffs are finally here, and for the SML staff, the new series is everything we had hoped it would be and more! The racing in Charlotte was insane, and the results were mixed ...
09.08.2023 Who Are The Soccer Billionaires That Bought Into World Supercross? \| Midweek Podcast After a tumultuous few weeks with rumors of race cancellations, boardroom negotiations with financial backers, and a press release that promised "positive future developments" to support the FIM World Supercross Championship, SX Global has announced the sale of its business ...
09.04.2023 Mammoth Mountain MX Recap and MORE on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Last weekend, Chase Curtis made the trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to experience his first-ever Mammoth Mountain Motocross. We recap that, share some Mammoth memories, talk silly season rumors, and what's up with the upcoming ...
08.29.2023 Ironman MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Well, he did it! Jett Lawrence wrapped up the 2023 450 National MX Championship a couple of weeks ago, but last weekend at Ironman Raceway the Australian wonderboy completed the third perfect season our sport has ...
08.25.2023 Team USA's Mike Pelletier On The Midweek Podcast The Pro Motocross Championship is about to close out at the 2023 Ironman Motocross, an action-packed weekend that will kick off with the announcement of Team USA for the Motocross of Nations. Although the Americans are the defending champions of ...
08.21.2023 Budds Creek MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast The Budds Creek MX marked the penultimate stop of the 2023 National MX Championship and though Chase Sexton made it interesting in the final 40 moto, it was yet another Jett Lawrence 1-1 romp to victory. We discuss that, the ...
08.19.2023 Steve Piatonni on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura At the age of 18, Steve Piatonni made the mature decision to leave behind a potential professional motocross career to start a business for himself: Shock Therapy Racing, a SoCal-based suspension, and mechanic service specializing in dirt ...
08.14.2023 Unadilla MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The Jett Lawrence Train rolled through Utica, New York, last weekend and the 20-year-old wrapped up his first 450 National MX Championship in grand style with. 1-1 performance that kept his perfect season intact. We talk ...
08.08.2023 We Don't Like the New Normal! \| Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast This week marks the first Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast without good ole Alex Ray in-house as we record. Unless you've been living in a cave for the past few months, you know that ARay hung up his helmet for good ...
07.31.2023 Off-Weekend Fun on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The first of two off-weekends has passed and a lot was still going on for the SML staff; ARay had his bachelor party in Havasu and Chase and Donn headed to Whistler, B.C. for Crankworx with ...
07.27.2023 Rob Salcedo on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura Rob Salcedo has enjoyed a three-decade career in the motocross industry, and we are lucky to have known him for most of it. From his early days in the Fox Racing warehouse to his current position with ...
07.26.2023 Shooting the Shit and Shots with Jeremy McGrath We are in Whistler, B.C. Canada for the Crankworx MTB festival with the King of Supercross, Jeremy McGrath, for the second time ever. Following up with our first installment in 2019m we got together this evening for our (now) traditional ...
07.25.2023 2023 Washougal Motocross Race Weekend Recap \| Kickstart Podcast The Pro Motocross Championship made its annual trip to the Pacific Northwest for the Washougal Motocross, a busy and exciting weekend that gave Anton and ARay plenty to talk about. In this episode of the Kickstart Podcast, we'll cover Haiden ...
07.17.2023 Spring Creek MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The second half of the 2023 MX Nationals started last weekend at Spring Creek MX in Millville, Minnesota, and fans were treated to some great racing in both classes. While the results columns may not have ...
07.10.2023 Southwick Motocross Recap \| Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast A lot went down at round six of the 2023 Pro Motocross Championship! Last weekend's Southwick National saw some entertaining racing, championship heartbreak, and resulted in Haiden Deegan holding the red plate. Press play as we cover everything that Michael ...
07.06.2023 Matt Davis On Throttle Jockey's 25 Year Relationship With Team Honda HRC \| Midweek Podcast We spent the better part of an hour during Friday afternoon's downtime at the RedBud Motocross talking stickers with Matt Davis, co-creator and co-owner of Throttle Jockey. The Indiana print house has made its share of iconic graphic kits since ...
07.05.2023 Wes Smith on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura Wes Smith is a behind-the-scenes guy who has done business with many of the sport's top racers and freestyle riders over the past few decades. A lifelong motocross rider and enthusiast, Smith fine-tuned his craft working for ...
07.03.2023 Red Bud MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Is there a bigger motocross race than Red Bud? We think not! Last weekend's MX National in Buchanan, Michigan, saw some amazing racing, some big surprises, and the first of many Haiden Deegan wins. We cover ...
06.26.2023 Off-Week Hijinks on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The first break in the MX National Championship Series gave riders, mechanics, and everyone involved in the racing side of our sport a much-needed break. Some used the time to regroup and reset, while others kept ...
06.19.2023 High Point MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper We thought that Thunder Valley was Rut City, but last weekend's High Point MX National was on a whole different level of gnarly! There was lots to talk about after round four of the 2023 MX ...
06.14.2023 Todd Ford on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura We've known Todd Ford for over three decades since we first met him when he was a young, enthusiastic salesman at a popular graphics company. These days, Ford owns and operates Custom Upfits, a NorCal-based vehicle upfitter ...
06.12.2023 Thunder Valley MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Brutal. That's the word that best describes the track that greeted racers at round three of the MX Nationals last weekend at Thunder Valley MX, just outside of Denver, Colorado. We talk about the whos, whats, ...
06.05.2023 Hangtown Motocross Classic Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Round two of the MX Nationals went off last weekend at Prarie City OHV Park in Rancho Cordova, California, and the Dirt Diggers MC did a fine job of promoting one of our favorite events of ...
05.31.2023 Podium Notes & Quotes From Round One Of Pro Motocross Last week's kick off for the 2023 Pro Motocross Championship gave us a glimpse of what's to come through the summer, as the motos at Fox Raceway had a who's who of names cycle through the top-10 in the 250 ...
05.28.2023 Fox Raceway MX Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Man what a way to kickoff the 2023 Monster Energy MX Nationals! The Fox Raceway track was challenging and unforgiving for the racers who lined up at yesterday's first National MX of the summer, and there ...
05.23.2023 National MX Preview Show on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper We enjoyed an off weekend as the dirt bike circus took a one-week hiatus between the conclusion of the Monster Energy Supercross and the National Motocross Championship Series. ARay drove to Kentucky to pick up his ...
05.15.2023 Salt Lake City Supercross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast The Salt Lake City Supercross went off last weekend in Rice-Eccles Stadium and although there were no real surprises, the racing did provide some excitement worth talking about! After a fun-filled five days in Utah, the SML crew reconvened at ...
05.08.2023 Denver Supercross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper There are almost no words to describe what went down in Denver at the penultimate round of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship! From Eli Tomac's shocking injury while leading, to RJ Hampshire's gritty, come-from-behind win, the ...
05.05.2023 Nick Wey on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Nick Wey stopped by the Swapmoto Live HQ today to sit down for a new installment of the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast. A few months ago we sat down with the guys from Hammer Nutrition to learn more about their philosophy ...
05.02.2023 Nashville Supercross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper The Nashville Supercross was, for all intents and purposes, the end of the excitement that has built up around the 450 Championship championship battle between Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb. Treacherous track conditions and hard racing ...
04.27.2023 East Rutherford Supercross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper What a race the East Rutherford Supercross turned out to be! Two new winners this late in the series? too good to be true! When the skies in New Jersey opened up and drenched the track, ...
04.19.2023 Charles Dao on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast Presented by Yoshimura This week, we are joined on the Yoshimura Midweek Podcast by Charles Dao, founder of ICON Fitness Studio, a gym in Murrieta, California, that has played an integral role in the success of many motocross, Supercross, and ...
04.18.2023 Atlanta Supercross Recap on the Pro Taper Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted the Monster Energy Supercross Series last weekend and the racing was fast and furious, for sure! The track was brutally rough and challenged racers every step of the way. We go over ...
04.10.2023 Glendale Supercross and Two-Stroke World Championships Recap on the Kickstart Podcast Presented by Pro Taper Last weekend was full of action as the Monster Energy Supercross Championship visited Glendale, Arizona, for the final Triple Crown of the year, while in SoCal the premix crowd gathered at Glen Helen Raceway for the ...

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