"When you're a C-Class rider with a Monster lid it's confusing" - Mike Sleeter talks Axell Hodges
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2021
- Mike Sleeter and Jase talk about the rise of Axel Hodges from his beginnings in the C-Class to one of the most innovative riders in the history of two wheels.
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Kids bike skills are top notch and he has a massive reach online, think monster is pretty smart for it.
I think that’s what he was saying
I think the problem is everybody think racing is the gateway and its not. You can be sick on a bike and have a monster lid. Axel found his lane
No he pretty much was on point the gateway for racing is small but for everything else it’s even smaller.
Bingo
Travis as well. Great racer but made a living being extreme action sports but that genre was also starting to get big now not as much.
Axel has said in his blogs racing took the fun out of riding so he made his own fun. Racing isn't everything so glad he's found his niche
@@KCityhamburglar325 yeah plus he wasnt a good racer, didnt have it. what he does have is an instagram account thoe,
A sponsorship is not about who’s that best rider, it’s about who can promote the brand the best really lol
Same thing you're seeing in mountain biking. All these kids on youtube getting sponsored when they couldn't even place top 50 in races.
💯
@@michaellussoro2295 That is a great idea for a brand!
And who can make daddy the most money. All of ya’ll are getting pimped by big business.
Not with a dirt-bike,people will want too see you backflip and wheelie out of it,well at least you got to be able to ride the track and free ride,what you think you can ride in a field next to your mom's house and get sponsored I don't think so.
Colby Raha doesn’t get half the credit he deserves....
I'd agree with this
Thats no bs right there. Raha is a stud.
@@GYPSYTALES get him on tha show man
need him on the show
Raha is a beast
2021 is a great time to be a professional free rider!
Love the vids
He also has more bike control than almost anyone else in the game
He sells more product than a racer that acts like a robot with zero personality
Companies care about sales
Skill and personality = sales
@@tyrelthibault5264 exactly
Not rly
I remember watching Pastrana land the double backflip and telling myself the moment he dropped the bike to celebrate, “We just entered the next chapter of moto”. Seemingly simultaneously, free riding videos and the rock music era died out. Without a training facility that facilitates trick development, riders weren’t going to be in best trick anymore and weren’t from that day on. I’m glad Bereman and Hodges have brought back free ride and that Twitch is still doing his part to keep that era alive. Now, if we can get back to the fun days of rock music as well, there’s hope.
This guy literally thinking racing is the only aspect of moto that actually matters. It's like saying Graham Jarvis is a c class rider because he couldn't win a moto.
Well it’s not really THIS guy in particular it’s the industry as a whole.
Yeah, I'm starting to think Sleeter is an asshat. Calling out Keefer and others in the industry as if he's the GOAT of moto. Glad to see the title was click bait and he gave Axell props but I 100% agree with your statement. Jarvis will run wheelie circles around Sleeter in the off road landscape with his RS lid.
Graham Jarvis the real goat of riding
Not even he said he is a fan of him and he’s nuts but in the aspect of racing in the industry it wasn’t working for him
I agree with you, but Graham has never ridden Motocross as far as I’m aware. He started in Trials and then moved to extreme enduro. Bit of a strange analogy there since that’s a completely different style of riding anyway. That being said GJ has won plenty of inportant and significant events in the field of hard enduro. Regardless, comparing any form of dirt riding to the pro motocross scene is just dumb. Also what does LL titles mean to a Euro rider? Not much. If you’re good you’re good and you’ll find your path, not everything points to AMA. This guy seems like a bit of a tool.
Making a living as a rider is a dream we would all love. Racing, FMX, Freeride, Trials, Enduro, etc. You have to have talent get out there in the world no matter what.
agreed
He’s one of the very few who gets to do what he wants when he wants, has fun doing it and gets paid for it. That’s a win in my book especially when half the top pro motocross guys are miserable from all the training and testing.
Shout out to twitch for bringing axell along now we can see Axells full potential
Love twitch. I remember one video when him and Axel are at the track. He's watching axle...looks at camera and says he's the fastest kid on the track, doesn't race.
Axell is the Ken Block of Motocross extremely well connected entertainers but definitely not the most skilled competitors in racing
That's a pretty good comparison
Yeah, it’s different kind of talents. And most of the racers can’t do what these stuntriders do, just as these guys probably won’t qualify to any pro races.. and they’re probably not interested in racing anyway. I don’t get why people keep comparing those different “species” of riders all the time..?
Josh hill might be one of the few that seem to do both styles successfully? 🤔
You could say same about Jamie O'Brien the surfer .
Or the Rob Dyrdek of DC... subpar pro, but plugged in at the right time and place, with the right people.
GK47 finally gets some credit! His newest vid where he jumps the fox raceway turn right before the step up is insaneeee
Monster knew what they were doing, his riding skills are gnarly. Hes a good dude, massive following, people love him and his family..just keep Slaying it Homie 🤙🏼
The people want RAHA on the show again !!
Its not confusing. There are pros who wouldn't even attempt the shit Axel does.
That’s kind of what he said
@@Clemsontiger21487 let me go search in my notebook and see who ask
@@shanegoskirt6352 k
@@Clemsontiger21487 kkk
@@shanegoskirt6352 You tried and you fucked up a simple joke
Mike who? Axel is more famous than this guy could ever be.
He was talking about him as a racer, not anything else but gave him respect for his free riding.
@@A-FrameWedge sounded like he was saying he is a c class rider to me. I garuntee you he is an A rider at a local track.
He said that people thought he had a monster deal because of his brother, since he had a monster lid C class. But also said that he’s earned every bit of what he has on his own lol. Didn’t hate on him at all
@@ryanblanford7916 dude he was clearly hating on him
@@ryanblanford7916 nobody thought he got the monster helmet because of his brother. Why would monster give a helmet to somebody because they were brothers with somebody if he is only a c class rider. He is an a class rider that is more successful than this hater could ever be.
Gypsy tales has a refreshing take on the moto industry, not sure why I only found this page recently but none the less I’m stoked!
Axell found his niche in FMX. Nothing wrong with that!
not really FMX tho. More like freeriding.
Haden is going to be one to watch out for for sure. Kid can ride!
good to see keck got some time in the light he is super talented
A lot of guys now can relate to free riding now no pressure to be in the top 5 every week and racing is so expensive now. Good luck to all the guys making it on free riding on social media its fun to watch
I rather watch free riding videos then a race....real talk maybe that’s because I also enjoy enduro and free riding sometimes is a mix of those two types of riding that I like.
In mountain biking it's not even close any more, the freeriders get way more clicks and probably more $$$ than the racers.
I agree I like the moto videos with cody Webb Colton hacker Taylor roberts kris foster to name a few. Not just going big but cool technical skills huge hill climbs.
There's racing and there's riding, I am bias as a huge fan of Axel, but there is no denying his immense talent and ability to innovate and bring more people to the sport.
Are you going to do one about Colby Raha? Hope to see it soon
It's so true ey. He is sic and has bulk talent..
Seems like this guy is just jealous, Alexl is killing it
Did you not listen to anything they said, dummy?
Shots fired 😂.
Sleeter is awesome.
I meth a gypthy
xD
I would have killed to hear this info especially from Sleeter at age 15!
I remember seeing pictures of Axel before he got famous back when he was on Honda and I was just thinking holy shit this kid throws fat whips. Sure enough he turned into a really sick rider. Patrick Evans is kind of taking that role nowadays, too.
Just went down a 3 hour rabbit hole after stumbling across your podcast. Lol
the dude is RAW he deserves the monster sponsorship
It's not just about racing anymore with dirtbikes. In this case it's about his platform, what he brings to the brand & sales at the end of the day.
axell is slaying hard and making that $$$$$
Your the god father of moto knowledge, been watching for all most a year who the hell are you, speaking from Kinross perth… ajs next local round !
Boss boss lately mate
It’s not all about the racing dude, that’s a good thing too, there’s so much more to our sport than racing and it’s giving us so much more opportunities. Axells at the top of his game in the free riding game, monsters obviously gonnna give him a lid, Bereman’s got a red bull lid. Both riders are savages 🤙🏼
Obviously you didn't listen to anything said in this video. At least, I hope you didn't. If you did and that's what you took away from it, you're nothing more than a peanut-brained imbecile.
Yoo u need to get more pros on your podcast. Not just current pros now, but all time pros. Your podcast will blow
Free riding is where it’s at in my opinion just the things these riders like axell are doing and how hard they are pushing these bikes and equipment is amazing. When xgames added guarter pipe for dirt bikes I was so stoked !!! And who didn’t love watching crustys dirt demons !! Don’t get me wrong racing is awesome and I love it but for me free riding butters my toast and hopefully it can progress more into its own sport either way #dirt bike life
Axel does what Axel wants to do. Dude is out having fun everyday living life.
I have no idea what's going on but i still watched and enjoyed this and other videos 😂
Same
Good insight
It's like having a CZcams channel about like moto and like not ever going to like a Supercross or Motocross race. (Gypsy Voice)
Great topics
Axels content is top notch so is Rahas
Got a 2yr old riding right now future champ
On the topic of buttery, when are we getting an episode with him?
I feel like you dropped the ball by not mentioning Colby Raha in with the others mentioned. Colby is killing it.
Am I missing something or is the full length video not on this channel?
Full length is on iTunes and Spotify 🤘🏼
Imagine bringing up the fact Axell Hodges is a c rider when he is easily one of the most talented riders all time on a dirt bike😂👏🤔
But he actually was a C Class rider?
@@mitchell165 yes
Great thing it's not just about racing!
He's not a racer but he can do laps, nobody can hit the transitions like he does kinda first of his kind really and he's surrounded by greatness with Twitch and his crew.
Thats how he got the sponsors on his lid 🤣👌
Not confusing at all. Eyes are on him so they pay him to wear the logo. That’s how sponsorship works.
Exactly!
Wow. You're an idiot. Before he was known for fmx and his slayground videos, he was a mediocre racer. What was confusing to people is that he had a full monster sponsorship racing in the C-Class at Loretta's Nationals. Since you're obviously not familiar with racing, the C-Class is practically the beginners class. Seriously, though - how are you so stupid to not understand this?
@@gypsykingg calm down keyboard commando. Yes, I am familiar with racing, and no that does not counter my point. Sponsorships have been awarded before for people simply being an ambassador to the sport as well, it is not always about the podium or class, albeit that is a focus for natural reasons. Did he have an advantage due to some key contacts? Sounds like it. But you can see that play out in every corporate arena and right down to your local little league game where the coach’s kid gets more playtime. That’s life. If you don’t like it, too bad.
Think old mike barely able to make the lites main sleeter is jealous of Axell. Axell is a hell of a rider with x games gold medals. I'd take that over top 20 lites main finishes any day.
Comparing apples to oranges.. sleeter seems really good at analysing riders and technique. Its a bit like all those ex top athletes that get coaching jobs when they retire, not many of them have the talent to teach others just because they can do it themselves. And i agree with you, axel is really good at the kind of riding he do!
I've never saw the name Kindlesparger on the back of a jersey on the gate of a SX main or National........hhhhhmmmmm
Gordon keck is dope he always use to be in buttery’s videos. I think with the help of social media he will be able to make something out of what he’s doing
Did anybody else pause for a sec to subscribe Keck?? 🤣🤣 Mad skills
Didn't leave though bro 👍👍
You should thank grandpa twitch for sculpting and making a free ride career possible for the kid. His loyalty sticks to the talented axel hodges especially the content he is putting out right now. Game changer
leave Axel alone is just rocking
What about RAHA smh
Also a savage!
Raha to me is core, Axle is a pretty boy
Raha is a boss. No question about it.
Raha doesn’t get enough attention and he’s an absolute UNIT. I’m not a huge fan of the urban shit, but the dude goes huge.
Anybody watched slayground 3?!
Oh look at the numbers!!
this guy is such a goober lmao
Who. He loves axel if you’d watch the entire thing. If you mean this guys a goober bc of the title, watch the whole video
Get Colby Raha on what he’s doing is interesting it’s like a mix of skate videos and free riding
You gotta bring axell on the show
Its crazy how as we progress as a sport, results dont hold there weight in regards to fame compared to instagram and social media followers
Glad this popped back up, just checking back in on one of the worst freezing cold takes from Sleeter. Cheers everyone!
Dude, slayground 3 was insane.
Hodges is a moto influencer and good on him for it. He’s makin it without having to be in the cut throat racing scene.
Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t he race B class at lorettas before he stopped racing? He isn’t some C class hero
News flash. When you win a Lorettas title in the C class. That means you are a fast local B rider.
Right?! It's funny how that works haha
I qualified for Loretta Lynn's 2 years in a row. 1st year in C class and 2nd year B class.
Most of the top 5 C class riders were sandbaggers.
If you *win* C at Loretta's, you could likely *win* A locally.
@@hyperfine262 depending on the region you are in. Usually the fastest guy at Lorettas is the B class winner. Usually the case. Ex. Eli kitchens last year.
@@bigram7235 Yep, excellent point. Loretta's, in every way, is a weird little microcosm all by itself.
Anyone that’s seen Slayground 3 knows Axell is the baddest dude on a bike right now.
Axel Hodges absolutely Rocks!
so are we fucking hating on a kid that is ACTUALLY REALLY TALENTED and who obviously enjoy what he does very much now ? just because he was a « c class » racer ? dude’s bringing so much attention on your sport and Monster’s been really smart with Axell
I’ll never understand people commenting shit on the internet about him fr
It’s like people read the title and immediately start commenting without watching the video at all
I've been free riding and riding by myself since 2019.
Sleeter,just because your confused don't presume everyone else is too
Dope hat
Axel does stuff on a bike sleeter can only dream of
Gordon Keck fucking kills it man. He’s so good on a bike , and honestly I feel like he’s better than axle on a bike. I know it’s a bold statement but I truly believe it
Just give it time....
When the McGrath monster lid is on sale it's a no brainer
Didn’t Axell get second place to plessinger just a few years ago in LL? I don’t know that’s considered c-class? Maybe I missed some of the context.
Interesting take
Axell is bringing free riding back as a part of the sport that everyone wants to watch. Everyone loves the Supercross/Outdoor Motocross racing, but free riding/freestyle is one of the parts that had fallen off a little bit for a while.
Axell came out the womb on a 85 doing wheelie with one hand on the ground
A free rider really is just a social media influencer.
These guys are just cashing in on the fact that there is finally younger generation of riders who will follow and watch everything they do on social media.
The riding is just a piece of it, but in the end of the day the majority of followers are watching for the person more than the riding.
They want to see the vlogs, behind the scenes, the parties, the girls and as much about their lives as they can.
People like Buttery and Axell just realized with a solid social media following, they can make more money and sponsors than riding would ever get them.
Why are your shots lined up so weird, I feel like there’s such a weird blank space in the left half of the screen.
This guy sounds like a Text book Hater...
No no he says he’s a fan tho 😂
@@bobhog3969 haha
Clearly you didn't understand anything he said. How did you become so stupid? He raced in the C-Class at the Loretta's Nationals. Since you obviously have no experience racing motocross, that's practically the beginners class. to have a full monster sponsorship racing in the c-class, that is what's confusing. He clearly said that Axell is amazing on an MX bike.
Seriously, though - tell me what it's like to be so stupid. I'm genuinely curious.
@@gypsykingg tell me what it’s like to be a hater an. Weirdo 😂 it’s CZcams lmao hey bro who hurt you? Sounds like you need a hug tell your BF to hug you from time to time bro Maybe you won’t be so Salty... Lame Loser 😂
@@gypsykingg lmao chill out man
If he won C at Lorettas, he’s fast enough to be in the top 1/3 in the A class of most rag tag AMA districts. And throw nasty ass whips way bigger than all the dudes than win the A class.
Have you ever seen the video of Kenny doing that turn up on loroccos leap? Some race guys got style too
I raced both C and B classes at Loretta Lynn's and most top C class riders are sandbagging.
Who is this guy?
Johnny Sins
His skills blow away all those so call A grade riders that got lapped all the way up to Joe( 4th )
Not at all
Dude he only won C class at Loretta Lynn's because he was a sandbagger
@@mickeybeahl2233 He did get top 20 in open pro sport at loretta Lynn’s tho
This dude looks "little mad"
But sounds "big mad"
I don’t think he was hating as much as the comments are saying. I also don’t understand why he thinks that you have to be great on the track to have a monster helmet.
Surprised Pastrana was not mentioned in this context
in what sense he full on could of been a racer. and has won at everything he'd done
@@LiveFreeMoto He is certainly better known for stunts and freeriding than his 125cc AMA championships though.
But yeah he could have gone further in MX if he had made it his mission in life.
Not even a mention of RAHA, if we’re talking ‘free rider and lifestyle’ dudes raha is right up there
Axel is fucking insane at riding. It’s different when u can ride everyday in ur front yard, axel was a weekend warrior
Pat Casey’s kid is goin to break records
Well didn’t Axle get 22nd overall at the gncc overall at Ironman beating a handful of A class riders? Yes he may not be able to keep up with tomac on the track but I’d like to see tomac do a gncc and see how he does in the woods, or see tomac do the tricks Axle does. Just to compare.
Watch the video people. He doesn’t even shit on axel. Stop hating when you obviously didn’t watch the video. Get a clue
Finally ha
Colby raha is the next best free rider in the world 🤙
His shit is Hot 🔥
Shout out gordo
He is not a C-Level rider. Few remember or know that he use to race Arenacross. Not everybody that races or qualifies in any big time race is or will be great but not everybody will qualify or have the skill to qualify at Arenacross, Supercross, Motocross.