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Can we just wait and see if there’s actually something going on outside of Chase actually being banged up. Like why is “he’s sitting out because he hates KTM” the default? I’m old enough to remember the whole “Jason Anderson isn’t hurt. He’s just pissed and we will never see him on a Kawi again” speculation.
Kawasaki is about to have a rough time with two riders that are so quick to blame the bike 😬
chase's problem is the same problem everyone on here would have if they looked over and saw Jett , Eli and Hunter on the gate with them
Webb had him handled in SX and suprise all the heavy hitters on the gate for MX had to not pley well in his head
Maybe Chase has a thyroid issue that he isn't ready to talk about.
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Remember Prado saying when he first went to Kaw they gave him a few engine's to test and one was to fast. Now he needs more coming off an injury?
Gonna be a lot of confused people if Chase ends up staying with KTM next year.
Maybe. But on Pulp Steve and Keefer mentioned that it’s a known thing Kawi is down on power compared to other teams. I know it’s not factory, but they also said Nicoletti is down 8-10hp from his Yamaha.
Agree 100%. I can’t actually recall Sexton criticising the KTM much? He does seem to struggle with setting up a bike though. In SX he even said he had asked for the bike to be left alone and was putting it on himself to perform, then went on a win run.
On the Honda he struggled with the bike in SX, outdoors not so much. Searching for SX success was the original catalyst for looking for different ride. Remembering Roczen also complained about the Honda in SX. But Sexton still left on such good terms that they offered him a bike for MXdN, even though he was no longer with the team.
So how much of the narrative here is fact and how much is the usual pitchfork crowd?
Imo if Sexton and the team are at loggerheads, then there’s likely more going on than just Chase being unhappy with the bike.
If the part about Sexton not being too hurt and intentionally holding out, is actually true, that’s a very unprofessional thing to do. You sign on the dotted line, then you should man up and finish the contract you signed. Not liking the bike is not an excuse to not show up. I’m hoping it isn’t true and would like to think that Sexton is of better character than to not give less than 100%.
He obliterated the bike after one of the SMX rounds. they made Lewis take the interview down
Don't be another Ken Roczen or Chad Reed, Chase shouldve never got on that P.O.S. WP crap
He's been on KYB over a year now.....
The video was taken down but the audio never was. This was about him drinking a drink that wasn't a sponsor during the interview. Pretty sure even the video has been put back up but zoomed in more where you can't see the drink. Had nothing to do with what he said in the interview. It was actually a pretty good description of what it's like to have to ride a bike you aren't comfortable on.
What if the RUMOR he isn’t hurt isn’t true? Will all of you put your pitchforks down or will you keep demanding something from Chase you don’t demand from others? You all know a concussion isn’t like a broken bone, right? You can’t see it and it doesn’t have a set recovery time, especially if you have experienced multiple times.
So we've seen he's probably not coming back until Red Bud but has any of the PR's said why? What was the damage thats going to keep him out a month? If they havent said what's banged up specifically, thats a little suspect.
Whether the rumor is true or not, the need to speculate is the most ridiculous part about this whole debacle. This is supposed to be a professional sport, and there hasn’t been a press release with the health status of one of its star athletes? Instead, we get him trolling the media with more speculation through twitter? What a joke.
I agree.
But it seems like you missed where you need to blame the media members and probably Davey Coombs or it isn't a valid rant.
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Dude has won as many 450 champions in the last few years as anyone, he is consistently one of the fastest dudes every race. He constantly is able to work through the field. He rarely gives up, probably to a fault. He is almost never hurt.
It's a lame take for so many to just default to he quit because Jett is there. Pretty sure he was ahead of jett in points when Jett got hurt in sx. Yeah Webb, got him in sx. But Webb is a legit 3x champ! Chase barely lost. If he's hurt, he's probably hurt. He will be back when he is ready.
Down 10hp? That sounds wildly exaggerated. I'd be surprised if factory 450s made 10hp over stock.
Anyone think Chase should start signing 1 year contracts instead of 2+1? Would be pretty hard to make it through the remaining teams in the pits on all 2 year deals
Prados bike did look slow, or maybe it was just him.
That’s probably in Supercross, outdoors is a whole lot easier to let her eat.
He could do himself a favor and just come out with some news about where he is injury wise. Right now, it just reflects badly on him as a professional to just say nothing.
Exactly. This is gonna be "fun" to watch.
Maybe he's just bummed and burnt out. He lost a sx title from stupid mistakes that he could have won, and then in the opening laps at Pala his title hopes ended.
I'd venture to guess he just needs time to get in the right space and feel motivated to race again.
I would prefer he release some more specific info but he would not be the first guy to look at all the hate and disrespect and just say why bother? He gets far more than his fair share of shit for being a pretty decent human being.
I would be bummed if that was the case but come out be honest and say that
Phil pulled the hole shot first moto in Calgary last weekend
He could be over in Japan for a few weeks working with the Heavy Industries engineers trying to tune in some more power into the KX motors for 2026.
I e always been a Kawi guy from the early 80’s. They always had plenty of power. What has happened?
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