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Watch the all the Fri practice videos. He was on it & looking amazing. Enough so that I would say get that thing running right, I,m leading today. Sucks that he’s hurt.
Lol GOAT. ppl don't even know
I suggested that was one possible reason, got ratioed like crazy on the down votes, then a few pages later that's that prevailing wisdom. Now we know otherwise. But a few things that are true:
Chase had a similar crash on the KTM. IIRC a brake failure was blamed.
Chase is known for losing concentration while riding. He's even admitted as much. Why else is Copper Webb last years SX champ?
So I would still contend, without evidence otherwise, it was a plausible explanation. I've provided my supporting reasoning. I never said it was THE reason.
So for everyone calling me out or down voting me, I'd agree with you BUT THEN WE'D BOTH BE WRONG!!! 🖕🖕🖕
So if it’s true that the bike had been cutting off before the wreck, why didn’t he pull into the pits? I certainly would not have jumped a bike that had been cutting off on me. Strange if true.
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just another head scratcher in a long list of them for both chase and Kawi.
It looked lime Chase was looking up at a 45 degree angle while in the air. Brain fart?
Also, if the motor did quit, it didnt look like there was any panic until the last split second when he looked back down and bailed.
I think he nailed the rear brake and didnt have the clutch all the way in.
he's looking up cause he knows the front end is dropping out and he's trying to generate some momentum going backwards. normal human instinct.
he was trying to save it until he realized it was too late.
And yet Marchbanks is doing just fine....
Please someone make it make sense. How is one Kawi rider making the bike look like a death trap while the other is having a career year?
They make their own wiring harnesses now.
You usually don't know they're shit until AFTER you pressure wash the bike once. They'll pin out just fine on the bench right after you finish them.
Ohh I know about the mullet wearing marsupial that is the riff raff AKA Jody Highroller
Reminds me of the days when bikes had fuel vales under the tank and someone goes out with the selector in the "off" position. And don't tell me only dumb people did that. Distracted people did that.
Guys, I spent my entire life in the C class and never once forgot to pull my clutch in when I brake tapped. Can we stop with that theory. The bike cut out for one out of 1000 reasons but that’s not one.
Still do it all the time riding single track. I don’t have a kickstand on my ST bike so if I have to help my dad through a section I shut my fuel off and lay the bike over. 50% of the time I pick it up keep going and 30 seconds down the trail I’m reaching down trying to turn it back on before it quits.
In hoppers latest vid, he talks to Dan at kawi... he basically said tapping rear brake with no clutch caused it... he also said no issues with the bike...
Now it's up to lewis to get chase's side of the story...
So both sides are going to stick to their story? Interesting.... guess that's kawi's way of saying they're ready for divorce court as well. Not a comment you make if you have any desire to go forward with the rider. The source though..... so who knows.
Would there normally be data on clutch position? Either way I'm not sure it would answer the question if not measured at the lever, but would still be interested to know.
I don't buy it at all that he just brain farted and forgot to pull in the clutch to brake tap. It's muscle memory, do it in your sleep, unconscious. Even if you wanted to try to do it that way you'd have a hard time getting your hands and feet to cooperate and do it differently than they've done thousands of times previously.
Not a lot of people in here drive a stick I guess? I have never stalled one by getting on the brakes too much without using the clutch. Anyone else? It just doesn't happen, even in panic stop both feet go to the floor instantly without thinking. Same concept here.
In Lewis's post-race interview with Marchbanks; he told Garrett he saw him slowing down in near the mechanics lane, pointing down at his bike to his mechanic and asked him what he was signaling... Garrett refused to answer
That was uncomfortable
It happened to me a couple times.
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Thanks for writing this. I wasnt sure who’s vlog I watched where they interviewed the Kawi guy.
I’ve done it a few times as well but your can see chases finger on the clutch.
Btw... there is precedent for chase losing it on jumps.... anybody remember last season on a ktm when he basically had the exact same crash early in the nats??? Then there's this season on the kawi in sx when he forgot where he was on the track and attempted an impossible quad mid race... if this latest crash is on him.... geezusss... he's done... not just with kawi, but with moto racing period....
I always ride with 2 fingers on clutch bit the few times the motor died I obviously did not pull in all the way.
It happens. Maybe 1 time per 1000.
Ive lost my front end a couple times too. Maybe 1 timer per 500 when Im hustling the bike.
Shit happens.
Case in point, how many times did we hear of Chase and other riders coming into a corner and stalling their bikes?
Many times.
Yep, if that’s what happened this time it’s definitely not the first.
I recall a few years back DV was on the Pulp show, they had Sexton on the phone and were discussing some of his crashes in either the 2022 or 2023 SX season. DV made the observation that on at least one occasion Sexton missed the rut/small berm on the entry to a corner by a large margin which resulted in a crash. He seemed perplexed that a rider on that level could make a mistake to that extent.
I still maintain that Chase has a problem with concentration and/or processing speed, that may also be exacerbated by multiple concussions. At a certain pace he can manage it but when the pace gets elevated to that required to run where Jett is (and Eli was a few years back) it’s magnified and the consequences are more severe.
That isn’t taking away from his raw speed, that’s obviously as good as anyone.
I feel the same exact way as what you wrote.
I also have always been a fan of Chase. I do feel for the guy.
ML said he was approached by mechanics, team managers, etc. from other teams saying they heard Chases bike cutting out as he rode through the pits in session one.
Naaa, that couldn’t have anything to do with Chases crash.
Fahie’s just covering for his job.
When asked how Chase was doing, Fahie said “twisted knee, swollen, moody.”’ Like no big deal.
I might be crazy but I feel like it didn't sound like Garrett's bike was running awesome during the race on Saturday. The segment with him battling Prado you can hear it. Maybe it was just the Kawi limiter, but it didn't sound right.
I lime Chase. But if your bike is cutting out you simply decline to ride it.
Kind of like making sure you have enough has before you go take another lap on a track hitting jumps.
My .02€
Take a look at this angle. I’m not seeing the clutch pulled in, but I could be wrong…. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZgEL8rhZle/
If you look at the comments, there’s a few “names” that have the same opinion.
I don't care either way what happened, but if you watch the Vital MX press day video with Michael Lindsay and go to the YouTube settings and play the Sexton crash at the slowest setting it kind of looks like he didn't pull the clutch in.
And he had a few bizarre false neutrals on the Honda that resulted in him going over the bars. And the whole alleged struck throttle on the KTM where he launched across the start straight because a "rock" got stuck in the throttle body. The rear brake crashes at Ironman. The dead sailor quad in sx on the Kawi where he looked like he forgot where he was at on the track.
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