Racer X Films: FMF Factory Tour

A few days ago we toured FMF's headquarters in Rancho Dominguez, California. Donny Emler Jr. AKA Lil D gave us the tour and showed us how this 100 percent American made product comes to life. Follow along as Lil D takes our own Kyle Scott through the building. This originally ran on Facebook Live.

[@christophersmithsonian3350]

Yeah NOW ! I had a FMF pipe on my 1975 CR125R Elsinore when I was 12 years old looked great ran great

[@80smxpro41]

I remember going to FMF the night before Anaheim 1986 and Donny building a pipe for my Suzuki (it was the first prototype) at 11:00 pm. The only place was supper small and the few people there that night were all young 20 something White kids. Donny had quite drinking but always had a no alcohol beer in his hand and actually live in the shop. I don't think his son was born then. They say made in the USA but it might as well be Mexico. Donny used to only have American kids doing this.

[@LoCk3H]

Which model of potato was this filmed on?

[@doug148877]

For real. I know they've got better cameras at Racerx....not sure why they aren't using them.

[@TeKaMOTO]

They said towards the end that they had "350 live right now" so this is probably just a recording of a live stream. @16:38

[@TeKaMOTO]

And in the description it says "This originally ran on Facebook Live." so nevermind the probably.

[@raptormx9502]

LoCk3H it was a live stream so the quality was running on the router

[@anthonyfrederick2188]

@@TeKaMOTO same thing I was thinking

[@JohnnyWilder]

what about the 3-stroke jigs?

[@Zgembo121]

sick tour

[@Jack_Atcho]

Is this the first time is guys ever been through his own factory because it looked like he didn't know what he was doing. You should've interviewed the workers who spend countless hours in the factory know the ins and outs!

[@SuperRunnynose]

I was just watching this and I was going to make the same comment tell I saw yours.

[@chrismicallef1276]

...my new GNARLY is flying to me right now!!

[@lgroves336]

this is great... ty

[@rogerhupp3115]

This is an impressive place!

[@SOLDOZER]

Wheres the employees? Was this filmed on "Day Without a Mexican"?

[@hreindustries]

KING TROLL no its called 4 years with a trump

[@rad9693]

KING TROLL that's funny dude

[@hreindustries]

twas' making a joke about Trump and deporting all the illegals.

[@chipper442]

Everyone fled when they saw the camera, must have thought it was ICE......

[@gerry343]

With all the vast resources the original bike manufacturers have, how does a relatively small company improve on their exhausts?

[@rad9693]

What material grade for the typical 2-stroke pipe I know Ti but what's the standard material grade

[@SOLDOZER]

Its just regular carbon steel.

[@mikegraybill5340]

why dont you have a SST for the cr250???

[@jordanpatin2736]

no way I'm watching in 720p

[@chandler1390]

But do you have a jig for a 2002 yz125?! All I want is a works cone pipe but nothing exists...

[@tmk5522]

chandler1390 Scalvini makes one, they are pricey tho.

[@someoneyouknow96]

It’s official. I could have done a better job on that tour than he did. I cut off 4.5” of my turbinecore a couple days ago and my bike still sounds the same. At least it’s hidden behind the number plate now.

[@markrice2821]

I like FMF pipes and there made in America . The only thing that bothers me Is where they get the metal from ? My guess is not here in America . The company is in California and he drives a Toyota Tundra Hmmm !

[@braydendomanick1102]

tundras are made in america

[@SamRc3]

filmed with an iPhone 5 ffs

[@jmicm13]

At least it's not in portrait mode I guess...

[@TheGasher13]

nice

[@MrKidkiller159]

it's fine .

[@killingclock984]

does anyone else kinda feel that he doesn't know hardly anything about most of fmf

[@annaleebliss4618]

I have 1 did you ever make fmf pipe's for Kawasaki tecate 3 1984-85 nope you dont I wish you did

[@marcusmizerak]

Yeah, we all know FMF. Show us what makes you different and better than say Bill's and Yoshimura...

[@jamesbramblett3346]

Love that t-shirt Don Jr !!!

[@dustin9035]

At what those pipes cost I hope the employees make a decent living

[@everr1008]

They pay the minimum wage ....

[@specforged5651]

So everything is made there right? You don’t send anything out? Everything is made there, in house. We make everything here, all the tooling and all the parts. Nothing is made elsewhere, we make everything here. Ok, we got it....I think that might be about the only thing he actually knows about their factory. He must have said something along those lines 20 times. However, if that really is true, then that is commendable and good for them! It also appears all they make now is end caps as well...lol.

[@thompson9451]

lol not once does he even mention R&D

[@ryanbedard3923]

Dan Thompson lol 0:32 it's the first thing he says about the factory...

[@SOLDOZER]

Paying attention. Its not for everyone!

[@bobbyblenio4571]

I bought a slip on titanium 4.1 Baffle…$800…total Rip Off😡

[@gynn4622]

filmed with calculator