Roczen on Gas Gas (My hopes)

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Edited Date/Time 9/16/2022 7:39pm
I would like to see Roczen going to the TLD Gas Gas team for 2023 and beyond. That would be interesting to see Roczen and Barcia on the same team. I think it would be a good fit for him and the team.
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holeshot413 9/16/2022 10:09am
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Are they redbull team?
I was thinking same
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Hudd_421 9/16/2022 10:11am
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Are you just picking a random team and saying "I'd like him to ride here"? ok, cool lol
Why would that be any better than Husky, or KTM? Why not Yamaha with Eli?
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rclmx159 9/16/2022 10:11am
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The only change would be gear from Fox to Troy Lee and Oakley
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rclmx159 9/16/2022 10:13am
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KTM and Husky are full. Gas Gas only has 1 450 rider
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McG194 9/16/2022 10:31am
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The bad thing about Kenny on a KTGasQvarna is he is a couple years late. From what I understand they have made that bike way stiffer so it could get through the whoops and I've always thought that because he was so light on the bike an Austrian bike with the older frame would suit his style. Rigidity is great for a guy like Eli that hammers through shit but Kenny is finesse.
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davis224 9/16/2022 10:32am
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Hudd_421 wrote:
Are you just picking a random team and saying "I'd like him to ride here"? ok, cool lol Why would that be any better than Husky...
Are you just picking a random team and saying "I'd like him to ride here"? ok, cool lol
Why would that be any better than Husky, or KTM? Why not Yamaha with Eli?
Rockstar, Cooper, Monster.
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bd 9/16/2022 11:04am
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Would Fox let Kenny exit?
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It actually would make some sense. One sponsor dropped seems like a not terrible situation for Kenny.
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He needs the same change from Honda that AC needs from Kawasaki. Not sayin he’s going to win but it will rejuvenate his career for a few more years
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He's gonna be on triumph...or beta....
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Press516 9/16/2022 1:30pm
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Oh hell... Let's get him on the Beta. Wouldn't be any contractual conflicts. And he would be a massive boost to the brand.
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Ken Roczen is not going to GasGas.
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twotwosix 9/16/2022 2:33pm
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Hudd_421 wrote:
Are you just picking a random team and saying "I'd like him to ride here"? ok, cool lol Why would that be any better than Husky...
Are you just picking a random team and saying "I'd like him to ride here"? ok, cool lol
Why would that be any better than Husky, or KTM? Why not Yamaha with Eli?
Because of the Monster ties and the Rockstar ties.

Awfully dismissive there pal. The Redbull GasGas team makes more logical sense than what you're suggesting.

They have only ran one 450 guy recently, two would be nice for them, the bike and factory support are there to win, Red Bull can keep Kenny and maybe step up some more $$, likely there are people in the larger organization there that Kenny still knows and liked from his time at KTM, they will also be on the new chassis this coming year so another top guy helping to push the development forward can't hurt and I know Roger and the KTM group need to have a big year in 2023 after a dissapointing 2022. Plus Troy would probably love to have Kenny and Barcia, two of the most out there personalities in the pits. The FOX thing could be a deal breaker though.

It's not so far of a stretch. It's probably just all about the Benjamins...
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twotwosix 9/16/2022 2:35pm
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bd wrote:
Would Fox let Kenny exit?
Great point. The FOX and RedBull ties could be deal breakers for any deal of his.
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Zack981 9/16/2022 3:36pm
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I thought about this a few weeks ago. I agree with twotwosix on all points. Fox could be a deal breaker. I never imagined Stewart parting ways with Fox as he was with them his entire career even as an amateur so it could happen.
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Moto520 9/16/2022 3:44pm
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I’d like to see him on kawi. That bike would match his style imo. If you have bad arms….the last bike you’d want to be on is the Honda with its front forward feel. All the feel goes through the down tube. The kawi distributes the energy throughout the Bike better and I’d bet it would be a good match for him.
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I cant believe bambam still has that ride, his image doesn't suit the Austrian brand. Kenny would be a good fit as long as he didn't burn his bridges when he left KTM
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Moto520 wrote:
I’d like to see him on kawi. That bike would match his style imo. If you have bad arms….the last bike you’d want to be on...
I’d like to see him on kawi. That bike would match his style imo. If you have bad arms….the last bike you’d want to be on is the Honda with its front forward feel. All the feel goes through the down tube. The kawi distributes the energy throughout the Bike better and I’d bet it would be a good match for him.
I thought this for a long time as well. Kawi and Yamaha frame are definitely a more forgiving chassis imo. Then again at the factory level their bikes are probably nothing like we ride or feel?
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Gonna have to shed red bull to get a deal. Injust dont see ktm signing him, but who knows….husky makes the most sense to me.
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Zack981 wrote:
I thought about this a few weeks ago. I agree with twotwosix on all points. Fox could be a deal breaker. I never imagined Stewart parting...
I thought about this a few weeks ago. I agree with twotwosix on all points. Fox could be a deal breaker. I never imagined Stewart parting ways with Fox as he was with them his entire career even as an amateur so it could happen.
Looks like he hasn’t resigned with Fox yet. This could legit happen.
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Johnny Ringo 9/16/2022 6:13pm
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Hard to wear fox gear sitting on your couch

A factory bike > Gear IMO
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Hopefully he just fades off into oblivion like a coke Seely or Westin peick. He gets similar results to those guys most of the time, so it’s unfair to think that the industry should roll out a red carpet and float him into the glory days like they did with RC
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Yeti831 9/16/2022 6:33pm
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I know it’s rumor mill at this point, but isn’t he on a Honda privateer team? At least for WSX.
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Island Boi 9/16/2022 6:36pm
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Yeti831 wrote:
I know it’s rumor mill at this point, but isn’t he on a Honda privateer team? At least for WSX.
Apparently, they put some A-kit and clamps on a stock Honda and allowed him his little farewell tour. Good riddance
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Island Boi wrote:
Hopefully he just fades off into oblivion like a coke Seely or Westin peick. He gets similar results to those guys most of the time, so...
Hopefully he just fades off into oblivion like a coke Seely or Westin peick. He gets similar results to those guys most of the time, so it’s unfair to think that the industry should roll out a red carpet and float him into the glory days like they did with RC
Sloan is back
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Yeti831 9/16/2022 6:43pm
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Yeti831 wrote:
I know it’s rumor mill at this point, but isn’t he on a Honda privateer team? At least for WSX.
Island Boi wrote:
Apparently, they put some A-kit and clamps on a stock Honda and allowed him his little farewell tour. Good riddance

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Island Boi 9/16/2022 7:12pm
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Yeti831 wrote:
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Hey you’re the one obsessing over a guy who’s been all but irrelevant for the last 6 years.
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