Monday Kickstart – Los Angeles SX

Supercross.com Honda team co-owner Jeremy McGrath remains as popular as ever with fans, and his autograph line at Los Angeles rivalled those of the top current racers. MC is always a pleasure to catch up with, and you can find our conversation in this week’s Pit Pass video, which drops on Thursday.

Andrew Short’s Supercross.com Honda is a full-factory machine that the team leases from the factory. Short says that although he only spent one brief season away, that this year’s bike is leaps and bounds better than the factory Honda he last raced in 2010.

Short complained that the FMF Megabomb header pipe was burning through his Fly Racing pants, so Lil’ D had this custom carbon fiber heat shield made for the number 29 bike.

Another look at Short’s race bike. Beautiful…

Josh Hansen has been proving his critics wrong thus far into the 2012 Supercross season. With two 10ths and a seventh at Los Angeles, Lil’ Hanny may not be the “Misfit” some predicted he’d be in the premier division.

Fox and Shift Racing always have the coolest butt patches for their riders. This was Josh Hansen's this weekend at the Los Angeles SX.

Malcolm McCassy shows off the special Los Angeles SX T-shirt that Young and Reckless made for team rider Jake Weimer.

Back view of Weimer’s Dodger-esque Y&R tee.

Here’s a close look at Chad Reed’s quiver of new Fox Racing V4 helmets. The new lid appears to be of the highest quality of construction. We can’t wait to get our hands on one.

Reed’s Fox Racing Instinct boots are custom made to match his Shift Racing gear. To the best of our knowledge, black/white, white/black, and white/red versions will be available in the Instinct’s first production run.