Roczen's Suzuki Down on Power?

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Edited Date/Time 7/21/2015 11:36am
He said he was wringing all he could out of it. He wasn't clearing the triple nor getting great starts.
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RC shoulda put on a lid and went out there in flip flops after motos and hucked it from inside just to show him wtf.
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Not the bike, there is something off with Kroc.
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and his competitors need to tone down their bikes Tongue
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Now this has the makings of a classic thread, where's the popcorn?

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Well, Tickle's Suzuki didn't seem to have a problem doing the uphill triple so you can throw that as being the cause of Roczen only doubling right out the window.
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hillbilly 7/19/2015 3:36pm
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Bet he would like his ktm back.
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#991 7/19/2015 3:45pm
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hillbilly wrote:
Bet he would like his ktm back.
Dunno about that. I reckon he'd prefer RD#5's new one though
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hillbilly 7/19/2015 3:47pm
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hillbilly wrote:
Bet he would like his ktm back.
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Dunno about that. I reckon he'd prefer RD#5's new one though
Yeah,that's what i meant, I give my nuts to ride it ,to see how far suspension has come.
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bob567 7/19/2015 3:50pm
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If he's having fun, making huge money and enjoying his personal life plowing trim who are we to bag on him? He's like what 21? Winning isnt everything in life. Baffles your mind right?
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TeamGreen 7/19/2015 3:54pm
7/19/2015 3:54pm Edited Date/Time 7/19/2015 7:35pm
If his best bikes sat-up is "slow"? That's his set-up, His and/or RCH/Suzuki's choice of engine.

Over the last few years I've seen the Suzuki make as much power as the rest of'em...to the point where riders were wanting to "back it down"...

Anyone notice BB's 2nd Moto and his lap times...@ the END OF THE MOTO? Seems his scoot runs fine...? Pretty sure that anything avail to Blake is avail to Kenny & Broc.

Blake is back, Stoked!
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bob567 wrote:
If he's having fun, making huge money and enjoying his personal life plowing trim who are we to bag on him? He's like what 21? Winning...
If he's having fun, making huge money and enjoying his personal life plowing trim who are we to bag on him? He's like what 21? Winning isnt everything in life. Baffles your mind right?

Winners aren't happy unless their winning. FACT!

Got a mate who won 2x 500cc GP Aussie titles. Beat Wayne Gardner both times. Always came across as pretty mellow to me.
Raced MX with him a few yrs ago, he got 2nd in his first race. Spat the Dummy big time. I said "Nothing wrong with 2nd". He said. "2nd is the 1st looser". That's when I first got how he won those titles, until then I just couldn't see it.

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#991 7/19/2015 4:34pm
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Do Americans " spit the dummy" or is it only us aussies?
Dunno. We were broke. I sucked my thumb.

On a more positive note. The old girl couldn't take it away from me. Thumbs up!

When I go to KFC, I order a breast piece, with extra chicken salt on the nipples.
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inthebadboycorner wrote:
Do Americans " spit the dummy" or is it only us aussies?
I had to google it to see what it meant although in the context it was used I had the right idea.
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BRAKE WAS HITING THA TRIPOL ON HIS RMZ450
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More like roczen down on power

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bob567 7/19/2015 6:00pm
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bob567 wrote:
If he's having fun, making huge money and enjoying his personal life plowing trim who are we to bag on him? He's like what 21? Winning...
If he's having fun, making huge money and enjoying his personal life plowing trim who are we to bag on him? He's like what 21? Winning isnt everything in life. Baffles your mind right?
#991 wrote:
Winners aren't happy unless their winning. FACT! Got a mate who won 2x 500cc GP Aussie titles. Beat Wayne Gardner both times. Always came across as...

Winners aren't happy unless their winning. FACT!

Got a mate who won 2x 500cc GP Aussie titles. Beat Wayne Gardner both times. Always came across as pretty mellow to me.
Raced MX with him a few yrs ago, he got 2nd in his first race. Spat the Dummy big time. I said "Nothing wrong with 2nd". He said. "2nd is the 1st looser". That's when I first got how he won those titles, until then I just couldn't see it.

Maybe Ken is not what you call a winner. That's cool as long as he is happy in his own skin. He makes dump trucks of cash each month. He is in 2nd in the points. He does what he wants. Eats what he wants. Fucks what he wants. How bad is that life? Is yours better? Please. Let the 21yr/old live like he wants. It's his life. He owes nobody nothing. Whats your 21yr/old son done?
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h&m_cycle 7/19/2015 6:03pm
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It's a non contract year... Silly Silly Silly
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bob567 7/19/2015 6:12pm
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h&m_cycle wrote:
It's a non contract year... Silly Silly Silly
That is a very good point. Davi (where is the damn UPS truck?) Millsaps is the king of that shit. Devalos is the Queen. Anything NOT to race a National. Its time for separate riders for Motocross and that stadium shit. Ken hates the Pro Nastys compared to the powderpuff stadiums.
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bob567 wrote:
Maybe Ken is not what you call a winner. That's cool as long as he is happy in his own skin. He makes dump trucks of...
Maybe Ken is not what you call a winner. That's cool as long as he is happy in his own skin. He makes dump trucks of cash each month. He is in 2nd in the points. He does what he wants. Eats what he wants. Fucks what he wants. How bad is that life? Is yours better? Please. Let the 21yr/old live like he wants. It's his life. He owes nobody nothing. Whats your 21yr/old son done?
Owes nobody nothing? Double negative there would mean that he does owe somebody something and I'm guessing that somebody would be the people who hired him to win. I like Roczen and hope he gets his bugs worked out. Just wished he would have stuck with KTM. Hard for me to imagine being so damn good at riding a dirt bike that you would leave DeCosters stable. Not only was DeCoster amazing on a dirt bike, his track record as a team manager even has that beat. RC, only time will tell.
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h&m_cycle 7/19/2015 6:24pm
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h&m_cycle wrote:
It's a non contract year... Silly Silly Silly
bob567 wrote:
That is a very good point. Davi (where is the damn UPS truck?) Millsaps is the king of that shit. Devalos is the Queen. Anything NOT...
That is a very good point. Davi (where is the damn UPS truck?) Millsaps is the king of that shit. Devalos is the Queen. Anything NOT to race a National. Its time for separate riders for Motocross and that stadium shit. Ken hates the Pro Nastys compared to the powderpuff stadiums.
I was kidding, Silly hope gets it together...
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John_Ryder 7/19/2015 6:34pm
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he misses the ktm he had last yr power he leaves the best team ever with the most desire to win and create speed for a tattoo shop owner and says there low on power they just gave him a shit motor apparently he had dunge covered in high point Colorado and muddy creek ,, I can see the friction that went on in the ktm for sure ,,but he shouldnt have never left
Lonestar_399 7/19/2015 6:47pm
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bob567 wrote:
Maybe Ken is not what you call a winner. That's cool as long as he is happy in his own skin. He makes dump trucks of...
Maybe Ken is not what you call a winner. That's cool as long as he is happy in his own skin. He makes dump trucks of cash each month. He is in 2nd in the points. He does what he wants. Eats what he wants. Fucks what he wants. How bad is that life? Is yours better? Please. Let the 21yr/old live like he wants. It's his life. He owes nobody nothing. Whats your 21yr/old son done?
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Owes nobody nothing? Double negative there would mean that he does owe somebody something and I'm guessing that somebody would be the people who hired him...
Owes nobody nothing? Double negative there would mean that he does owe somebody something and I'm guessing that somebody would be the people who hired him to win. I like Roczen and hope he gets his bugs worked out. Just wished he would have stuck with KTM. Hard for me to imagine being so damn good at riding a dirt bike that you would leave DeCosters stable. Not only was DeCoster amazing on a dirt bike, his track record as a team manager even has that beat. RC, only time will tell.
Interesting DeCoster tie in here. Last night the local vintage club (TVRC, Texas Vintage Racing Club) held its summer party and Spring Awards ceremony. Steve Wise was there and gave us a few stories. One of the stories was about when DeCoster came to be an "advisor" to the American Honda outdoor team (DeCoster raced Honda's for one year in 1980 also). Steve recalled how DeCoster would give guidance and Steve said he (Steve) kind of had the attitude of what does this old guy know and basically just didn't listen to him. Steve admits now he was wrong about a lot of those things and DeCoster knew exactly what he was talking about.


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JGray42 wrote:
He said he was wringing all he could out of it. He wasn't clearing the triple nor getting great starts.
Bike setup makes a difference and his suspension does not look like it is working well at all.
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Typical pro mx rider. Rides like shit so let's passive aggressively blame the bike.
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JGray42 wrote:
He said he was wringing all he could out of it. He wasn't clearing the triple nor getting great starts.
Mit12 wrote:
Bike setup makes a difference and his suspension does not look like it is working well at all.
Didn't you get the memo? Showa is way better than WP.......
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All I know is those Yamahas look like have some stones out if the gate. I just watched the broadcast and they showed Kenny's gopro from the first moto and barcia flat walked him by about 4 bike lengths down the straight....maybe those nascar boys are sneaking some spray in 3rd gear...
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JGray42 wrote:
He said he was wringing all he could out of it. He wasn't clearing the triple nor getting great starts.
Mit12 wrote:
Bike setup makes a difference and his suspension does not look like it is working well at all.
MxKing809 wrote:
Didn't you get the memo? Showa is way better than WP.......
Kenny's bike last year looked long legged, always high in the stroke and free moving... Don't know what it is but his bike looks dead this year–he's said they're still working with the suspension a lot but he visibly looks different, almost like it's bound up low in the stroke... I wonder if The Man is shaking his head at hearing about suspension issues....

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