Chase changing the whole setup!?

mx691
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Edited Date/Time 1/16/2026 8:07pm

Basically altering it all… wtf is going on at Kawi?

Also Marchbanks out for San Diego.

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yak651
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1/16/2026 8:12pm

Oh boy, want him to do well but kinda late in the game to be changing EVERYTHING. Man one thing at a time!

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1/16/2026 8:15pm

Its too bad he didn't have any time to test prior to A1

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1/16/2026 8:18pm
yak651 wrote:

Oh boy, want him to do well but kinda late in the game to be changing EVERYTHING. Man one thing at a time!

Fully agree. Not good at all. I’m not letting him ruin my fantasy picks this weekend! But I do hope they get it sorted at some point. 

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1/16/2026 8:22pm

I thought Kawi was still making everyone run RV2s settings from 2014?

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1/16/2026 8:22pm

He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.

Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double was on you.

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He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double...

He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.

Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double was on you.

I thought I heard on pulpmx that he tried something that Kitchen suggested before A1 and it opened up a whole can of worms lol

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He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double...

He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.

Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double was on you.

ohh_454 wrote:

I thought I heard on pulpmx that he tried something that Kitchen suggested before A1 and it opened up a whole can of worms lol

Swingarm pre-A1. Then this week, he ended up riding Kitchen's entire front end setup on his bike, that's how he got to a point he's basically running Pro Circuit-built suspension on his 450.

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1/16/2026 8:34pm

Track talkers pod was saying during press day at A1, someone close to the brothers told them chase had the forks off & rear shock off.

So, what are we at 3 “completely” different set ups.. not counting what goes on at the practice track?

How difficult is it to get the Bike in a window? The suspension team should just take it off, pretend to change shit. Put it back in & be like try that, it’s totally a different set up. 

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1/16/2026 8:35pm

I think this is the one guy kawi needs to tell to just ride the damn bike. 

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1/16/2026 8:36pm

It's going to be a long three years.

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He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double...

He said they changed everything a week out of A1 in an interview.

Chase for the love of God, you landing in the face of the double was on you.

ohh_454 wrote:

I thought I heard on pulpmx that he tried something that Kitchen suggested before A1 and it opened up a whole can of worms lol

ML512 wrote:
Swingarm pre-A1. Then this week, he ended up riding Kitchen's entire front end setup on his bike, that's how he got to a point he's basically...

Swingarm pre-A1. Then this week, he ended up riding Kitchen's entire front end setup on his bike, that's how he got to a point he's basically running Pro Circuit-built suspension on his 450.

… I’m not a scientist. But those dudes look to be built different, and both ride the bike different…

Very interesting.

1/16/2026 8:40pm

Must be the blind leading the naked at FACTORY Kawasaki to farm out suspension.

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1/16/2026 8:44pm Edited Date/Time 1/16/2026 8:45pm

Nice guy but a complete and utter head case. Blazing fast, but will never win another title 

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mx691
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1/16/2026 8:54pm

Even DV is confused…


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mxrose3
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1/16/2026 8:57pm

Is that header pipe longer than it was at A1, or does it just look that way?

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1/16/2026 8:59pm

I dont understand whats wrong with trying different suspension and parts.  The big knock the media keeps talking about Kawasaki is that they wont change parts.  Stop contradicting yourselves.  

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1/16/2026 9:16pm

So is Prado off the hook now?

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MX252
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1/16/2026 9:27pm

Give him what works for him not what you want to work for him! Kawi should set the bike up so Chase can win on it  and no one else, who should care at all what he wants changed he’s the one riding it. 

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I dont understand whats wrong with trying different suspension and parts.  The big knock the media keeps talking about Kawasaki is that they wont change parts...

I dont understand whats wrong with trying different suspension and parts.  The big knock the media keeps talking about Kawasaki is that they wont change parts.  Stop contradicting yourselves.  

I think the point is vast changes after a whole preseason and 1 race where he clearly had one lap speed. Some change is inevitable but if you change everything how would you know what’s an improvement or not 

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1/16/2026 9:29pm

I expect Chase to wear his hat backwards by the second half of the season. 

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jmo443
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1/16/2026 9:35pm

I heard he even changed his riding socks this week. 

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1/16/2026 9:47pm

lol same shit diff year 

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1/16/2026 9:52pm
Boomslang wrote:

So is Prado off the hook now?

He was off the hook by the end of last Saturday night..

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1/16/2026 9:52pm
Buckland wrote:

It's going to be a long three years.

Well precedence has been set that contracts don't have to follow through to completion... 

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1/16/2026 9:54pm

Not a good look for Chase…. Hope he’s hauling the mail tomorrow

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1/16/2026 9:55pm
Boomslang wrote:

So is Prado off the hook now?

Fully vindicated! 

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1/16/2026 9:58pm

It doesn't matter. 

Chase is talented enough to win on anything. He's also mental enough to lose on anything. Let him change everything every week if that's what gets him to be confident chase instead of dirt sampling chase. The actual setup barely matters at this point.

I also remain convinced he'd be better off if his dad just sat in the stands and drank beer and let the team deal with the emotional roller coaster instead of always being there and turning it up to 11. But it's just a guess.

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1/16/2026 9:58pm
Mavetism wrote:

I expect Chase to wear his hat backwards by the second half of the season. 

Oh snap! Haha. 

I hope he wins in San Diego by the way. 

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