Monster truck show boise6/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Whether it’s a ride day at a track-what track, I’m not sure-and some off-road rides. What we’re planning on-between myself, Jack and Carl’s Cycles-is putting together some rides. And also for it to possibly to turn into a National thing and not just a local thing with KTM. This bike fits me, and I’m buying it because we talked about it.” That’s my goal in this whole thing. I would love for people to go into their dealership and say, “I watched Damon ride, and we talked about the bike, so this is the bike I want. I want to help Carl’s Cycles sell motorcycles. The KTM thing is focused on a local level too. I can go through Parts Unlimited or Tucker Rocky to get the same product, but I like helping a local company. You know, KTM helped out a little bit, Carl’s Cycles helped out a ton and Western Power Sports and Fly Racing have helped me a lot. So that’s pretty much how I ended up on the KTM. That was a little bit of Honda’s help and Carl’s help. That really motivated me because I like Jack and we’ve done some business together before on Hondas. So this year, I started talking to KTM, and I really wanted to make this happen-especially when Carl’s Cycles got KTMs. Photo Courtesy of Allen Picard and Western Power Sports (click to enlarge photo) Damon still looks to have his flawless riding style long after retirement. So that’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and it just hasn’t been the right situation with the right people around and talking to the right people at KTM. You can buy a bike and build it, it’s just a ton of money to try and get it to where you want it-or you can get a KTM off the showroom floor and ride it. Yamaha-who I was with my entire career-they just don’t offer anything for that off-road market. ![]() If you want to ride off-road they dominate the off-road market. You want to ride moto they have that covered. I mean, if you’re a KTM guy and you walk into a shop, they’re going to have something that’s going to fit whatever you want to ride, whether it’s moto or-like the 350-you like a 450 and it’s too much for you, or you’re older now and you don’t want that much horsepower. KTM has more of a broad lineup of bikes depending on what you want to do. For me-I’m 39-when I’m active and riding, my body doesn’t hurt nearly as bad as when I’m not doing anything or just normal life stuff. You know, for the last several years-probably even since 2009 or even before that-I’ve wanted to ride KTM’s, whether it’s dual sport, trails and I also still like to do moto because it’s good exercise. Who talked you into this? Who’s supporting you this weekend? Here’s how the conversation went down:ĭamon, so you’re out at Owyhee Motorcycle Club in Boise, Idaho this weekend. To our surprise, we may be seeing Damon in action at some very cool motocross events in the very near future. After the race, ’s Brian Lueddeke sat down with Damon and asked what his plans are now that he’s back on the bike. On Saturday, Damon had some issues and DNF’ed some motos, but on Sunday, “The Beast From The East” was back on form and won all four motos on the 350. “The Beast From The East,” Damon Bradshaw, showed up on a KTM 350 and tested his skills against the 25+ Pro class and the 30+ Pro class. This last weekend Owyhee Motorcycle Club up in Boise, Idaho they had a special guest come out to race at their Vet Nationals. Photos of Damon on KTM courtesy of Allen Picard and Western Power Sports (click to enlarge photo) Click to view their site. ![]()
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