Ken Roczen Posts Failed Parts on Instagram

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FGR01 9/12/2022 11:35am
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Not sure how you guys are determining that bike is "beat as fuck". Other than some worn off graphics and a rim sticker what are you seeing? It's a practice/test bike that gets tons of laps pounded on it out of the public eye. What do you expect it to look like?
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bite_the_curb 9/12/2022 11:40am
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in one of matthes podcasts he said he heard rumors that sebb tortelli was breaking off foot pegs on his factory rm250

dude was gnarrr
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soggy 9/12/2022 11:43am
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huck wrote:
That bike looks like the condition of a local C rider...not one of the top riders in the sport...
These guys don’t put new plastics on there practice bikes every ride. Yes practice bikes for pros get hammered. Shocker? No.
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Deadric 9/12/2022 11:48am
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huck wrote:
That bike looks like the condition of a local C rider...not one of the top riders in the sport...
soggy wrote:
These guys don’t put new plastics on there practice bikes every ride. Yes practice bikes for pros get hammered. Shocker? No.
Was thinking the same thing. Bike in no way looks roached in the pictures. Looks like it was ridden by someone who properly uses their legs to grip the bike.... I guess people dont get dirt/dust on their bikes anymore?
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Forty 9/12/2022 11:49am
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Parts fail, fatigue under load. What’s the big deal.
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ML512 9/12/2022 11:51am
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And the post is gone.
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AngryBear 9/12/2022 11:58am
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And the post is gone.
called it lol
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RandomUserName 9/12/2022 11:59am
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this guy just solidifies his legacy as one of the greatest whiners of all time. He has been his own worst enemy for so so long. Hope he's alright, but i'm sure future interviews will throw Honda under the bus as being the reasons that he wasn't placing where he wanted to because "that danged old HRC was a pile of bolts, man. Every weekend something broke on it so, ya know, I did the best I could! Can't wait for A1!!!"

Rinse/repeat.
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inthebadboycorner 9/12/2022 11:59am
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Who’s his practice bike mechanic ? Looks like the sprocket bolts went first , would presume it’s a daily check on the sx bike
Check out the grime build up on the sprocket teeth, my guess is that bike had little maintenance recently.
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Searights 9/12/2022 12:03pm
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Does Ken just randomly melt down sometimes or what?
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Dirty Points 9/12/2022 12:03pm
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FGR01 wrote:
Not sure how you guys are determining that bike is "beat as fuck". Other than some worn off graphics and a rim sticker what are you...
Not sure how you guys are determining that bike is "beat as fuck". Other than some worn off graphics and a rim sticker what are you seeing? It's a practice/test bike that gets tons of laps pounded on it out of the public eye. What do you expect it to look like?
Didn't the post say it was "the first day" of practice?
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Magoofan 9/12/2022 12:10pm
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ML512 wrote:
And the post is gone.
JSloan strikes again!

lol



....in all seriousness. I'm a fan of Ken and have huge respect for what he's been thru and how far he's come back from horrible injuries. That said, his social media presence is just cringe. He just needs to step away from it.

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Jeremy Macduff 9/12/2022 12:10pm
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Searights wrote:
Does Ken just randomly melt down sometimes or what?
I would say, like most people, Ken has an unhealthy relationship with social media.
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davis224 9/12/2022 12:11pm
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Forty wrote:
Parts fail, fatigue under load. What’s the big deal.
The bolt holes in the sprocket are egg shaped, which means to me he was riding with loose sprocket bolts.
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Brent 9/12/2022 12:14pm
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…looks like a post from a frustrated rider who is out the door ?


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Searights 9/12/2022 12:16pm
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He sure gets pretty riled up.
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Searights wrote:
Does Ken just randomly melt down sometimes or what?
Jeremy Macduff wrote:
I would say, like most people, Ken has an unhealthy relationship with social media.
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GD350 9/12/2022 12:18pm
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What did the caption say?
Dirty Points 9/12/2022 12:19pm
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What did the caption say?
Something along the lines of "First Day of SX practice ends like this..."
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CPR 9/12/2022 12:31pm
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Searights wrote:
Does Ken just randomly melt down sometimes or what?
Jeremy Macduff wrote:
I would say, like most people, Ken has an unhealthy relationship with social media.
Or unlike 99.99% of social media users, he posts what he actually thinks or feels, good or bad, instead of fake comments and staged photos to impress others.
It’s a sad reflection on society when we rag on people for being real.
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Searights 9/12/2022 12:35pm
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I get that and tend to agree, but maybe not when it can affect your employer in a negative way?
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RandomUserName 9/12/2022 12:37pm
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Searights wrote:
Does Ken just randomly melt down sometimes or what?
Jeremy Macduff wrote:
I would say, like most people, Ken has an unhealthy relationship with social media.
CPR wrote:
Or unlike 99.99% of social media users, he posts what he actually thinks or feels, good or bad, instead of fake comments and staged photos to...
Or unlike 99.99% of social media users, he posts what he actually thinks or feels, good or bad, instead of fake comments and staged photos to impress others.
It’s a sad reflection on society when we rag on people for being real.
sort of a fair point, but he seems to feel mainly one emotion: FRUSTRATION. Yeah he posts these little video clips of him throwing fat whips, but then something snaps and he just goes off about something related to how hard his life is. THAT is the part that is oddball.
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MotoCosmo 9/12/2022 12:37pm
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I too figured it would disappear. Haha^^^ lololol


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davistld01 9/12/2022 12:38pm
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Well...if anybody thought for a second that Kenny would be back on Honda in 2023, you can write that off for sure!!
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Iridereallyslow 9/12/2022 12:39pm
9/12/2022 12:39pm
Searights wrote:
Does Ken just randomly melt down sometimes or what?
Jeremy Macduff wrote:
I would say, like most people, Ken has an unhealthy relationship with social media.
CPR wrote:
Or unlike 99.99% of social media users, he posts what he actually thinks or feels, good or bad, instead of fake comments and staged photos to...
Or unlike 99.99% of social media users, he posts what he actually thinks or feels, good or bad, instead of fake comments and staged photos to impress others.
It’s a sad reflection on society when we rag on people for being real.
Even if this was "being real" in Kenny's opinion, and even if he had no intention of bashing any of his sponsors or mechanic, it's a bad look for someone who is as influential as he is.

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CPR 9/12/2022 12:44pm
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Searights wrote:
I get that and tend to agree, but maybe not when it can affect your employer in a negative way?
Or maybe said employer could reinforce their two dollar bird shit welds so as not to affect their employee negatively?
Two sides to every story…..
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