GEICO Powersports Honda's Kevin Windham is quite literally a legend in American Motocross for his amazing bike-handling skills, his technical prowess, the fact that he's still doing it at 33, and maybe most of all, his personality. Fans love the guy. Media loves the guy. Ultimately, it's because he's just a real, regular person, and people can identify with that. Lately, though, he's been crashing a lot more than is characteristic for him, the latest of which was a nasty crash in a rhythm section in St. Louis that resulted in some injured "nether regions". We caught up with him after the race up in the hauler to see how he was doing.

Motocross.com: I heard you tore your nut sack or something.
Kevin Windham: Close. [Smiles] It's bigger than it's ever been before. It's so big that I'm going to... While it's swollen, I'm going to go ahead and change in front of everybody, if that's cool, while we're doing this interview.

[His wife, Dottie, walks in.] Are you excited, Dottie?
Doctor told me I should soak it in cider twice daily.

Cider? Oh, I get it.
Twice daily... [Laughs]

You're too old to be crashing this much. What's the story, dude?
Dude, tell me about it. These are supposed to be my glory days - my golden years - and I'm busting my ass all the time.

It seems like almost every race you're hitting the dirt.
It's tough, man. I'm not in it for this. You know, and worse than that, it doesn't even appear that I have a real chance at cracking the top five [in the championship]. So, that makes it even worse. Like, you're supposed to be busting your butt whenever you're going for the win...

[Justin Barcia butts in: Dude, didn't you get 6th tonight?]
Yeah...

[Barcia again: It's almost top five.]
It's almost...
Kevin Windham still goes fast, but the fans appreciate his showmanship even more than his speed. (Photo: CoxMX.com)

So, what happened? Did you, you know, whack your wiener or what?
Yeah, dude, coming off the face, I just hesitated. The bike didn't hesitate; I hung because it was ruts and...

Like, it grabbed the foot pegs or something?
It just kind of stopped the momentum and over the bars I went. It was a pretty gnarly crash. I got lucky. I actually got off at the right time, if there is such a thing.

At the right time so you only injured your crotch?!
Yeah, well, you know, it will live to fight another day I'm sure. So, we'll be okay.

There was no amputation or nothing so you're good...
No, no... It's still all together. No stitches required. Although, I thought there were going to be, but I'm good, dude.

What did you actually hang your junk on? What was it on the bike?
You know, you kind of lose track, but I would think it was probably the gas cap.
Windham sported a GoPro during opening ceremonies for the first time. Look for a video online. (Photo: CoxMX.com)

What a bummer. So, when you walk the track before the night show, how do you spot those transfers and stuff that you're pulling during opening ceremonies?
That's my claim to fame now, so it's pretty much all I look for anymore. I spend the whole track walk looking for potential crosses.

You don't care about racing lines?
No, man. The good lines are going to come. You just have to watch where all the fast guys go. That's all you have to do. So, it doesn't take long. I kind of know what to look for now. It's kind of something... You know, today they put on a GoPro for the first time. I'm sure it's going to be on the internet here this week, but it actually blew my mind. I mean, I do it every weekend, right? But it's like, seeing it from that vantage point, I think a lot of people are going to enjoy that view. It's dark, man, and the spot lights make it worse, if anything. It'll be cool to see.