Chase sexton ghost ride bike in kawi pits hitting Marchbanks

6/8/2026 7:59pm
GoonBoy911 wrote:
Comments he liked on Instagram 😂

Comments he liked on Instagram 😂IMG 2356 0IMG 2357 0.png?VersionId=J5kcrOmDI27

BS12 wrote:

Quoting this to ensure it gets seen twice. This is very telling. 

MXMattii wrote:
If Kawasaki hadn't had the "Prado case" last year, they would probably called it with Sexton. Now they don't because they want to show the world...

If Kawasaki hadn't had the "Prado case" last year, they would probably called it with Sexton. Now they don't because they want to show the world they can handle problems but it seems very obvious that Sexton is trying to find ways to force Kawasaki' hand to fire him. Ghost riding his bike under a tent with Kawi-personnel, now liking everybody who replies on his Instagram with: "You need to leave Kawi".

@Renner153 probably knows this one better, but how much of a communication line is there between ICEONE and Kawasaki USA? Do they use the same or different ECU's? Is there a possibility that they use Febvre his set-up as base? Is it a possibility that they bring in someone like Pourcel to set-up Chase his bike?

There's some parts that kawi have that would have helped prado and im sure chase and marchbanks but they cant be used here. Febrev and katsuya have said as much as well.

Im curious how much if any of the issues they've had the 27 fixes or allows them to run those gp parts.

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I feel like Chase on Suzuki would probably be the best option for him. The platform doesn't change, so assuming he can find a setting he...

I feel like Chase on Suzuki would probably be the best option for him. The platform doesn't change, so assuming he can find a setting he likes, he can just copy paste each year and take the bike out of the equation. A Chase that's focused solely on racing and not the bike would be amazing for these title fights.

Wo Phat wrote:

not matter what bike Chase rides, he will find a way to lose the front end - probably while attempting to leave the pits.....

DonM wrote:

Or enter….

or lining up at the gate...

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yardsailor wrote:
Did anyone else here on vital have a little hunch when they heard that Chase was going to Kawi that this “was” going to happen?Either it...

Did anyone else here on vital have a little hunch when they heard that Chase was going to Kawi that this “was” going to happen?

Either it was going to be good or be nasty. 

Jkawi wrote:

Called it the day I heard it.

davistld01 wrote:
After Weimer, Tomac, & Prado not having exactly a love fest with the Kawie or the team...I wondered why the absolute hell did Sexton think it...

After Weimer, Tomac, & Prado not having exactly a love fest with the Kawie or the team...I wondered why the absolute hell did Sexton think it would be different for him? He hasn't gotten it right yet. When a team and virtually every rider that's sat their butts on their bike have had a negative experience...you have to wonder.

Ryan Villopoto won four 450 SX and two 450 MX titles with them at the same time Weimer was there...and Eli won muliple MX and one SX while there...so the team can't be that bad...

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Jkawi wrote:

Called it the day I heard it.

davistld01 wrote:
After Weimer, Tomac, & Prado not having exactly a love fest with the Kawie or the team...I wondered why the absolute hell did Sexton think it...

After Weimer, Tomac, & Prado not having exactly a love fest with the Kawie or the team...I wondered why the absolute hell did Sexton think it would be different for him? He hasn't gotten it right yet. When a team and virtually every rider that's sat their butts on their bike have had a negative experience...you have to wonder.

Ryan Villopoto won four 450 SX and two 450 MX titles with them at the same time Weimer was there...and Eli won muliple MX and one...

Ryan Villopoto won four 450 SX and two 450 MX titles with them at the same time Weimer was there...and Eli won muliple MX and one SX while there...so the team can't be that bad...

Rv would have won those titles on a donkey. 

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6/8/2026 10:05pm Edited Date/Time 6/9/2026 3:43pm
GoonBoy911 wrote:
Comments he liked on Instagram 😂

Comments he liked on Instagram 😂IMG 2356 0IMG 2357 0.png?VersionId=J5kcrOmDI27

BS12 wrote:

Quoting this to ensure it gets seen twice. This is very telling. 

MXMattii wrote:
If Kawasaki hadn't had the "Prado case" last year, they would probably called it with Sexton. Now they don't because they want to show the world...

If Kawasaki hadn't had the "Prado case" last year, they would probably called it with Sexton. Now they don't because they want to show the world they can handle problems but it seems very obvious that Sexton is trying to find ways to force Kawasaki' hand to fire him. Ghost riding his bike under a tent with Kawi-personnel, now liking everybody who replies on his Instagram with: "You need to leave Kawi".

@Renner153 probably knows this one better, but how much of a communication line is there between ICEONE and Kawasaki USA? Do they use the same or different ECU's? Is there a possibility that they use Febvre his set-up as base? Is it a possibility that they bring in someone like Pourcel to set-up Chase his bike?

Sexton is very immature. He needs to get rid of his dad and take a serious look at himself. 

 

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6/8/2026 10:14pm Edited Date/Time 6/8/2026 10:21pm
wicksy85 wrote:
15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

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BS12 wrote:

Quoting this to ensure it gets seen twice. This is very telling. 

MXMattii wrote:
If Kawasaki hadn't had the "Prado case" last year, they would probably called it with Sexton. Now they don't because they want to show the world...

If Kawasaki hadn't had the "Prado case" last year, they would probably called it with Sexton. Now they don't because they want to show the world they can handle problems but it seems very obvious that Sexton is trying to find ways to force Kawasaki' hand to fire him. Ghost riding his bike under a tent with Kawi-personnel, now liking everybody who replies on his Instagram with: "You need to leave Kawi".

@Renner153 probably knows this one better, but how much of a communication line is there between ICEONE and Kawasaki USA? Do they use the same or different ECU's? Is there a possibility that they use Febvre his set-up as base? Is it a possibility that they bring in someone like Pourcel to set-up Chase his bike?

Sexton is very immature. He needs to get rid of his dad and take a serious look at himself. 

 

Are you gay? Or just hyper critical of mens weight. Upload the selfie big dog. 

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Sexton is very immature. He needs to get rid of his dad and take a serious look at himself. 

 

Pretty immature to be attacking anyones appearance.  
Thats damn low. 

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mb60 wrote:

Its no fault but his own. He can't stay off the ground no matter what bike he rides. 

yes he crashed on other brands but he was never slow

Indy mxer wrote:
I don't think he's slow. I just think Jett, Hunter and Deegs have taken their riding to another level he can't match, and it's in his...

I don't think he's slow. I just think Jett, Hunter and Deegs have taken their riding to another level he can't match, and it's in his head. So he blame's the bike.

He needs to take a good look in the mirror and get a good coach.

He was hanging with Hunter and Jett last summer and winning races, now he’s like a 7th place guy. Is he a head case? Yes. Do I also think there are some serious flaws with either the bike or leadership at Kawi? Also yes.

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6/9/2026 1:29am
wicksy85 wrote:
15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

You can see a bit of it in the background of this clip Pit Bits

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jazza167 wrote:

Rv would have won those titles on a donkey. 

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Photo showing RV winning his last moto in the USA on an American Made Donkey. 
I was there.  😎
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wicksy85 wrote:
15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

You can see a bit of it in the background of this clip Pit Bits

Let it be known across the land…I hate you. 

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wicksy85 wrote:
15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

You can see a bit of it in the background of this clip Pit Bits

Sully wrote:

Let it be known across the land…I hate you. 

😂 Rick rolled?

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wicksy85 wrote:
15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

15 pages in, is there a video? I'm not going through 15 pages of gibberish 

You can see a bit of it in the background of this clip Pit Bits

Oh man!  That’s clear as day. How come this video took so long to surface?!!!

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Damn Sexton is a meme currently. Insta mx content literaly flooded with content creators making fun of him. Tucking the front end became "to sexton". I dunno.. I wonder how he himself feels about that. Does he think its funny? Does he care? Does it make him feel angry and/or sad? He comes across as pretty vain (dunno if its the right translation, I mean the german word "eitel"), so I think he isnt careless on what goes around about him in social media. Slowly but surely I think it goes a bit too far at this point. Although im one of em making fun of him lol

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6/9/2026 6:55am
themx11 wrote:

Sexton is the most head case motocrosser of all time. Even more than Bradshaw. 

Mike Craig entered the chat. 

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6/9/2026 6:58am Edited Date/Time 6/9/2026 7:00am
matze wrote:
Damn Sexton is a meme currently. Insta mx content literaly flooded with content creators making fun of him. Tucking the front end became "to sexton". I...

Damn Sexton is a meme currently. Insta mx content literaly flooded with content creators making fun of him. Tucking the front end became "to sexton". I dunno.. I wonder how he himself feels about that. Does he think its funny? Does he care? Does it make him feel angry and/or sad? He comes across as pretty vain (dunno if its the right translation, I mean the german word "eitel"), so I think he isnt careless on what goes around about him in social media. Slowly but surely I think it goes a bit too far at this point. Although im one of em making fun of him lol

I helped an Amish family get their buggy out of a ditch this morning . After getting it back on the road and making some small talk . The father told me he was making the turn to head back home and he "sextoned the front end and landed in the ditch. "

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6/9/2026 7:44am Edited Date/Time 6/9/2026 7:45am
If I was Yamaha, I wouldn’t want Chase on my bike. He did complain about the Honda, before leaving in what has been spoken about a strained...

If I was Yamaha, I wouldn’t want Chase on my bike. 

He did complain about the Honda, before leaving in what has been spoken about a strained manner. 

He complained about the KTM. Needed different forks, made it publicly known he’d purchased his own KYB practice suspension. 

Has done nothing but complain about the Kawasaki and causes a scene in the public eye. 

Nah… you may have talent, but you’re hard work and a liability. Yamaha have what they need in Deegan. Chase is a risk. 

I disagree because I think the big difference is no one is going to believe him if he says the Yamaha sucks. 

When he was at Honda, there were reasons to think there could be issues with the platform. Chase got there at the end of Kenny's time there - which we should all remember Kenny was constantly messing with bike set up and being close but unable to finish championships. "The Honda Curse" was still in effect. Chase hadn't won the 23SX title and the Lawerence's hadn't moved up and become the juggernaut they are.

His first year at KTM, some one will have to remind me, but I really don't remember much about bike set up being discussed with Chase, it was more just, dang, Jett's here and he's winning everything and Chase is adjusting to this new bike. SX went that way and then MX Jett's gone and Chase walks to a title. Year 2 we all know how that went. Team relationship went south, then the shock fade issue came and that was the big problem. 

Now here we are with Kawi... a team that has a reputation for stuff like this. I'm not saying Chase has been right about everything, but I'm also saying he probably hasn't been wrong about everything. 
But I will say for certain, if he goes Blue and starts complaining, nobody is buying that.

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6/9/2026 8:08am
KurtJ99 wrote:

Time for big Lew to talk to his bro Sexton and get the scoop. 

Can't wait to hear Big Lew put a positive spin on this. The Sexton/Lew bromance is entertaining, but you're not going to get any journalistic insights...

Can't wait to hear Big Lew put a positive spin on this. The Sexton/Lew bromance is entertaining, but you're not going to get any journalistic insights from Lew at this point. 

Just heard Big Lew's spin on the review pod. Definitely agree there aren't any highlight moments on the Kawi (and that there probably won't be any). But his defense of Sexton is not good. The "passion" and "desire" that Sexton seems to posses, the way he wants to be peak Chase Sexton "tomorrow", is clearly the issue here. He had so many highlight moments with KTM, he even went from last to first at Hangtown! But his "passion" and "desire" to be peak Chase Sexton clearly overshadow those highlight moments. 

 

We actually saw that play out in real time when he tried to pass Webb in race 3 at that triple crown even though he didn't need to, and in doing so he pissed away a win. That race is a perfect metaphor for Sexton's journey onto the Kawi. He was in a position that was good enough to win, but he could only focus on the imperfections and ended up throwing it all away.

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LP31 wrote:
I would grab RJ he would send that Kawi and wouldnt give up.Marchbanks shows that bike is fine its just the nut job elite riders having...

I would grab RJ he would send that Kawi and wouldnt give up.

Marchbanks shows that bike is fine its just the nut job elite riders having issues

Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the speed that it takes to win.   Which is a whole different level.  There's too much smoke here with Prado and Sexton to just say the bike is perfectly fine.  

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KurtJ99 wrote:

Time for big Lew to talk to his bro Sexton and get the scoop. 

Can't wait to hear Big Lew put a positive spin on this. The Sexton/Lew bromance is entertaining, but you're not going to get any journalistic insights...

Can't wait to hear Big Lew put a positive spin on this. The Sexton/Lew bromance is entertaining, but you're not going to get any journalistic insights from Lew at this point. 

Just heard Big Lew's spin on the review pod. Definitely agree there aren't any highlight moments on the Kawi (and that there probably won't be any)...

Just heard Big Lew's spin on the review pod. Definitely agree there aren't any highlight moments on the Kawi (and that there probably won't be any). But his defense of Sexton is not good. The "passion" and "desire" that Sexton seems to posses, the way he wants to be peak Chase Sexton "tomorrow", is clearly the issue here. He had so many highlight moments with KTM, he even went from last to first at Hangtown! But his "passion" and "desire" to be peak Chase Sexton clearly overshadow those highlight moments. 

 

We actually saw that play out in real time when he tried to pass Webb in race 3 at that triple crown even though he didn't need to, and in doing so he pissed away a win. That race is a perfect metaphor for Sexton's journey onto the Kawi. He was in a position that was good enough to win, but he could only focus on the imperfections and ended up throwing it all away.

It's also just unrealistic to expect everything to be perfect immediately and throw a tantrum if it's not.  I refuse to accept that he has exhausted all options in improving himself and eliminating his own mistakes. I think it would do him good to put things in perspective by comparing MX to other motorsports where machinery really is a huge part of the equation and you stand no chance of winning unless you're on the top 1 or 2 bikes/cars. 

Quartararo is arguably in the top 3 most talented and complete riders on the MotoGP grid, and a great day on that Yamaha is a 10th-place finish. He hasn't won a race in about 4 years! Acosta is moving heaven and earth trying to make the KTM competitive as a generational talent and still can't win. The Hondas have been trying to kill their riders for multiple seasons now, and even Marquez had to leave in the end to start winning races again. F1 is even worse for all of this -- the best driver of all time wouldn't be able to win even in the 4th best car at any given time. 

In the grand scheme of things, Chase has far more control over whether he can be competitive on the Kawi in motocross and supercross than almost any other athlete in motorsport who makes a mistake and signs with the wrong team at the wrong time. What Ken did on the Suzuki this year just wouldn't happen in most motorsports because the biggest factor in our sport is still the rider, and that's what makes it so cool  

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6/9/2026 9:57am
JB 19 wrote:
Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the...

Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the speed that it takes to win.   Which is a whole different level.  There's too much smoke here with Prado and Sexton to just say the bike is perfectly fine.  

That’s not unrealistic though.. Chase could get 5th all day on the Kawi in his sleep..

The difference between 5th and 1st is usually half a second a lap.. those minute differences are the difference. Chase is a typically a good starter, we haven’t seen A green bike out front from the gate since.. shit idk, Eli was a bad starter on Kawi too.

My point is that’s the bike is amazing yes, but to get that extra half second, something is lacking.. and when Chase has that feeling (whatever it is) he DOES Have the speed to run with Jett.. 

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I actually don’t know how much communications they have. But I can’t imagine even if they did, what it would benefit. I personally don’t believe the...

I actually don’t know how much communications they have. But I can’t imagine even if they did, what it would benefit. I personally don’t believe the bikes are that similar between the two. It sounds to me that kawi USA really doesn’t want to use production stuff even tho it’s better than the works stuff. Don’t forget, chase can only choose from the parts he’s been given to try. He’s having someone else do the testing telling kawi these two parts are better than these two. And the two “worse” parts never make it to chase. 

It is painful that the team is scared to use production stuff because then the bosses in Japan could ask themselves why the invest so much in works stuff while it doesn't work.

Kawasaki USA finds it more important to show that their R&D is the real deal instead of creating the best possible bike for their rider.

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JB 19 wrote:
Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the...

Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the speed that it takes to win.   Which is a whole different level.  There's too much smoke here with Prado and Sexton to just say the bike is perfectly fine.  

That’s not unrealistic though.. Chase could get 5th all day on the Kawi in his sleep..The difference between 5th and 1st is usually half a second...

That’s not unrealistic though.. Chase could get 5th all day on the Kawi in his sleep..

The difference between 5th and 1st is usually half a second a lap.. those minute differences are the difference. Chase is a typically a good starter, we haven’t seen A green bike out front from the gate since.. shit idk, Eli was a bad starter on Kawi too.

My point is that’s the bike is amazing yes, but to get that extra half second, something is lacking.. and when Chase has that feeling (whatever it is) he DOES Have the speed to run with Jett.. 

We are talking 2.5 sec a lap currently. I have said it the whole SX season, chase is about 1-1.5sec off his normal pace.

Seems to be more for MX since he could run Jetts pace on the KTM.

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LP31 wrote:
I would grab RJ he would send that Kawi and wouldnt give up.Marchbanks shows that bike is fine its just the nut job elite riders having...

I would grab RJ he would send that Kawi and wouldnt give up.

Marchbanks shows that bike is fine its just the nut job elite riders having issues

JB 19 wrote:
Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the...

Marchbanks shows the bike is capable of 5th place.   Which is great for him.   He has yet to show that it can go the speed that it takes to win.   Which is a whole different level.  There's too much smoke here with Prado and Sexton to just say the bike is perfectly fine.  

A2 and Salt Lake City proved the bike is perfectly capable - they need to give Sexton the EXACT bike that won Salt Lake, and tell him that what he is gonna ride from here on out. No more fiddling with settings and parts swapping. The bike can do it, now he just needs to do his part. 

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