Rozen to HEP Suzuki. It's official.

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NP301 12/7/2022 10:08pm
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He looks really good there !

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Cayden Thompson 12/7/2022 10:33pm
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str8line wrote:

Makes me feel a little better about all that money Progressive gets from me. Congrats Ken!

Same here. Imma renew another year and pay up front for all my bikes and cars just because of this...

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Cayden Thompson 12/7/2022 10:38pm
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PC is OG 

PC is OG 

uncledaddy69 wrote:

Remember those weird boots he randomly started wearing that year?

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Beriks, started with them in 05. Think they were made of Kangaroo leather

The Beriks logo was hard af at least. 

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Helda7 12/7/2022 11:31pm
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So statistically Roczen has a better chance of a championship on the Suzuki then Honda 

Honda haven't won a big bike championship since 2004 or so and Suzuki's last championship was 2016 and they have had a few between 2016 and 2004. 

Dungey 2010 and Reed was it 2009 or 2010 or something? 

Roczen is in a way better position now.

 

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sumdood 12/8/2022 2:04am
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What does the H.E.P acronym stand for? 

The first time he stalls it it’s going to be 

Helps Everyone Pass  

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Richy 12/8/2022 3:25am
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flyliketrains wrote:

What does the H.E.P acronym stand for? 

sumdood wrote:

The first time he stalls it it’s going to be 

Helps Everyone Pass  

I'm not against the kicker, but that's plain funny 😂

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Front242 12/8/2022 3:38am
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flyliketrains wrote:

What does the H.E.P acronym stand for? 

sumdood wrote:

The first time he stalls it it’s going to be 

Helps Everyone Pass  

thats hilarious.....made my day Laughing

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Jeremy A.K. 12/8/2022 4:16am
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What does the suspension package consist of ? And will factory ECUs be made available?

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Johnny Ringo 12/8/2022 4:33am
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Helda7 wrote:
So statistically Roczen has a better chance of a championship on the Suzuki then Honda  Honda haven't won a big bike championship since 2004 or so...

So statistically Roczen has a better chance of a championship on the Suzuki then Honda 

Honda haven't won a big bike championship since 2004 or so and Suzuki's last championship was 2016 and they have had a few between 2016 and 2004. 

Dungey 2010 and Reed was it 2009 or 2010 or something? 

Roczen is in a way better position now.

 

The Suzuki 450 has won 7 titles since it’s creation 

Yamaha - 6

Kawasaki - 12

KTM - 8

Husky - 2

Honda - 1 

GasGas - 0

 

Edit: Forgot Ken’s outdoor in 14. Suzuki is third.

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Silas444 12/8/2022 4:56am
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The Suzuki 450 has won 7 titles since it’s creation  Yamaha - 6 Kawasaki - 12 KTM - 8 Husky - 2 Honda - 1  GasGas...

The Suzuki 450 has won 7 titles since it’s creation 

Yamaha - 6

Kawasaki - 12

KTM - 8

Husky - 2

Honda - 1 

GasGas - 0

 

Edit: Forgot Ken’s outdoor in 14. Suzuki is third.

God, it looks really bad when you put it on paper like that. So, not that I'd expect you to have the knowledge at your fingertips, but what's the story there? Does Honda just have more second place finishes than anyone? 

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Mr. Afterbar 12/8/2022 5:06am
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
The Suzuki 450 has won 7 titles since it’s creation  Yamaha - 6 Kawasaki - 12 KTM - 8 Husky - 2 Honda - 1  GasGas...

The Suzuki 450 has won 7 titles since it’s creation 

Yamaha - 6

Kawasaki - 12

KTM - 8

Husky - 2

Honda - 1 

GasGas - 0

 

Edit: Forgot Ken’s outdoor in 14. Suzuki is third.

Tied for second and they haven’t had a title contender riding one for the past 6 years. 

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queen of spodes 12/8/2022 5:14am
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I hope they rock the yellow rims this season

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Richy 12/8/2022 5:22am
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With Kenny being quite an emotional / heart kinda guy, I hope seeing the yellow fender all the time he's riding lights the fire and gets him back into his happy place and hauling ass.

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zeke458 12/8/2022 5:30am
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With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish him the best though. Always a KR fan 

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Thisusernameisavailable 12/8/2022 5:59am
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zeke458 wrote:
With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish...

With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish him the best though. Always a KR fan 

They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much. 
 

in MX, the rider is able to ride around so much more than say F1. 
There are many many variables- physically for the rider, his comfort, his health, his frame of mind, his fatigue. All these things will have a far greater effect than a titanium washer or even a factory motor. 

in ‘16, Kenny swapped out his factory clamps, which were no doubt lighter & stiffer in favour of using the stock RMZ clamps. Why? Because of comfort and ‘feel’. 
comfort and feel is EVERYTHING in Moto. Not the fastest motor or lightest bike. 
 

how many years did Cairoli win the MXGP championship on a 350cc when he could’ve ridden a 450? 
 

if Ken is getting that ‘feel’ from the zook that he didn’t get from the Honda, there could be trouble ahead. 
The Team will make it LIGHT enough.
The engine builders will make it FAST enough.
 

it’s down to Ken and his mechanic to work on finding that ‘feel’ he needs. 

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Camp332 12/8/2022 6:16am
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NP301 wrote:

He looks really good there !

Just skipped over those whoops! Woohoo

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zeke458 12/8/2022 6:24am
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zeke458 wrote:
With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish...

With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish him the best though. Always a KR fan 

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They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much.   ...

They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much. 
 

in MX, the rider is able to ride around so much more than say F1. 
There are many many variables- physically for the rider, his comfort, his health, his frame of mind, his fatigue. All these things will have a far greater effect than a titanium washer or even a factory motor. 

in ‘16, Kenny swapped out his factory clamps, which were no doubt lighter & stiffer in favour of using the stock RMZ clamps. Why? Because of comfort and ‘feel’. 
comfort and feel is EVERYTHING in Moto. Not the fastest motor or lightest bike. 
 

how many years did Cairoli win the MXGP championship on a 350cc when he could’ve ridden a 450? 
 

if Ken is getting that ‘feel’ from the zook that he didn’t get from the Honda, there could be trouble ahead. 
The Team will make it LIGHT enough.
The engine builders will make it FAST enough.
 

it’s down to Ken and his mechanic to work on finding that ‘feel’ he needs. 

All good points, but teams/riders do use ti parts to save .00004 ounces 

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vdrsnk04 12/8/2022 7:25am
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Good for him.  He’s gonna get smoked on that yellow bike though. 

This isn’t going to age well I have a feeling lol.

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nofearccracer 12/8/2022 7:27am
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The yellow bikes are already so good looking but the redbull colors and progressive scheme is going to be such a good look!

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Thisusernameisavailable 12/8/2022 7:41am
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zeke458 wrote:
With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish...

With riders at his level always looking for the slightest advantage, (even a titanium washer) I don’t think this move makes sense. Just my opinion. Wish him the best though. Always a KR fan 

Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much.   ...

They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much. 
 

in MX, the rider is able to ride around so much more than say F1. 
There are many many variables- physically for the rider, his comfort, his health, his frame of mind, his fatigue. All these things will have a far greater effect than a titanium washer or even a factory motor. 

in ‘16, Kenny swapped out his factory clamps, which were no doubt lighter & stiffer in favour of using the stock RMZ clamps. Why? Because of comfort and ‘feel’. 
comfort and feel is EVERYTHING in Moto. Not the fastest motor or lightest bike. 
 

how many years did Cairoli win the MXGP championship on a 350cc when he could’ve ridden a 450? 
 

if Ken is getting that ‘feel’ from the zook that he didn’t get from the Honda, there could be trouble ahead. 
The Team will make it LIGHT enough.
The engine builders will make it FAST enough.
 

it’s down to Ken and his mechanic to work on finding that ‘feel’ he needs. 

zeke458 wrote:

All good points, but teams/riders do use ti parts to save .00004 ounces 

Yes, yes they do. 
 

but all the titanium in the world won’t work if the rider isn’t ‘feelin it’. 
 

 

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Kenny Lingus 12/8/2022 7:51am
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All the talk is about the bike being good enough. I personally think the team itself would be the weak point. It's a big ask to go from a team that has 10-15th riders to one that intends to be in the championship hunt. They obviously have the money to pay Roczen but will there be enough resources to really run a top level team?

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Kenny Lingus wrote:
All the talk is about the bike being good enough. I personally think the team itself would be the weak point. It's a big ask to...

All the talk is about the bike being good enough. I personally think the team itself would be the weak point. It's a big ask to go from a team that has 10-15th riders to one that intends to be in the championship hunt. They obviously have the money to pay Roczen but will there be enough resources to really run a top level team?

More so then Phoenix Honda I think

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JazzyJJ 12/8/2022 8:31am
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Kenny Lingus wrote:
All the talk is about the bike being good enough. I personally think the team itself would be the weak point. It's a big ask to...

All the talk is about the bike being good enough. I personally think the team itself would be the weak point. It's a big ask to go from a team that has 10-15th riders to one that intends to be in the championship hunt. They obviously have the money to pay Roczen but will there be enough resources to really run a top level team?

Good point. We saw it blatantly with Club but HEP have been solid havent they?

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ga_pike 12/8/2022 8:33am
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Kenny needs to do a video where he practices his kick starting.  

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Zycki11 12/8/2022 8:42am
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Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much.   ...

They aren’t though. Youve got the wrong sport. In F1, or Moto GP it is more of a factor, but in MX, not so much. 
 

in MX, the rider is able to ride around so much more than say F1. 
There are many many variables- physically for the rider, his comfort, his health, his frame of mind, his fatigue. All these things will have a far greater effect than a titanium washer or even a factory motor. 

in ‘16, Kenny swapped out his factory clamps, which were no doubt lighter & stiffer in favour of using the stock RMZ clamps. Why? Because of comfort and ‘feel’. 
comfort and feel is EVERYTHING in Moto. Not the fastest motor or lightest bike. 
 

how many years did Cairoli win the MXGP championship on a 350cc when he could’ve ridden a 450? 
 

if Ken is getting that ‘feel’ from the zook that he didn’t get from the Honda, there could be trouble ahead. 
The Team will make it LIGHT enough.
The engine builders will make it FAST enough.
 

it’s down to Ken and his mechanic to work on finding that ‘feel’ he needs. 

zeke458 wrote:

All good points, but teams/riders do use ti parts to save .00004 ounces 

Thisusernameisavailable wrote:

Yes, yes they do. 
 

but all the titanium in the world won’t work if the rider isn’t ‘feelin it’. 
 

 

Look no further than last year and Kenny’s confidence in the bike. Factory Honda does not skimp 

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Ted722 12/8/2022 9:35am
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Congrats to Kenny and H.E.P. (with their NorCal roots).

 

My RM-Z450, she just chimed in....

"get ready for even more questions at the track..." (usually KTM and/or former 'Zook owners)

"....and YES I prefer the yellow jewelry(wheels) too!!" Cool

 

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TeamGreen 12/8/2022 9:41am
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Ted722 wrote:
Congrats to Kenny and H.E.P. (with their NorCal roots).   My RM-Z450, she just chimed in.... "get ready for even more questions at the track..." (usually...

Congrats to Kenny and H.E.P. (with their NorCal roots).

 

My RM-Z450, she just chimed in....

"get ready for even more questions at the track..." (usually KTM and/or former 'Zook owners)

"....and YES I prefer the yellow jewelry(wheels) too!!" Cool

 

Tell’em about the shock…and the amazing price!

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sndlbox 12/8/2022 9:50am
12/8/2022 9:50am

Now to get Dungey on Brandon’s fill in ride…🤯

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Black Diesel Bomber 12/8/2022 10:00am
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sndlbox wrote:

Now to get Dungey on Brandon’s fill in ride…🤯

Now to get Dungey's wife to allow him on Brandon's fill in ride....

 

Fixed it  Huh

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