Chase Sexton out for the remainder of 2026

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6/19/2026 8:08pm Edited Date/Time 6/19/2026 8:09pm
FroDiddy wrote:

I'm hearing blue, but I'm hoping yellow.  

How cool would that be? But probably will be blue (I’m guessing). 

All in all, very disappointing.

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FroDiddy wrote:

I'm hearing blue, but I'm hoping yellow.  

How cool would that be? But probably will be blue (I’m guessing). 

All in all, very disappointing.

Yellow would be better for Chase, they are the best turning bike.

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I’m guessing he returns on the ‘27 KX.But, let’s see who’s who and who’s avail as this season progresses and we get into the SMX finals...

I’m guessing he returns on the ‘27 KX.

But, let’s see who’s who and who’s avail as this season progresses and we get into the SMX finals & all that.

Let’s see if Kawasaki has moved on by then…or soon thereafter. 

If they fire and hire the right people, Sexton will probably give it another try.

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Chase needs to stay at Kawi for next year. Suck it up. The Prado deal last year is not comparable because Prado had a bike he loved and went back to it. No scenario like that for Chase.

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6/19/2026 8:50pm Edited Date/Time 6/19/2026 8:53pm

IMG 7002 0.png?VersionId=6 S tChase just giving vital more fuel😂

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Matt414 wrote:
Best financial decision he could do is ride out the kawi contract and just mail it in. Sure I’ll get down voted but it’s the truth...

Best financial decision he could do is ride out the kawi contract and just mail it in. Sure I’ll get down voted but it’s the truth. No one is gonna sign him to any real money. And he’ll never win a championship again. It’s almost a guarantee that the money in his contract now is the last big money contract he’ll ever have. Take the summer off, surf, get the knee fixed and ride around in 4-10 next few years. Win a SX here or there and sleep on a stack of money. 

Best financial decision…maybe. Best personal decision…most definitely not. He’s an extremely competitive guy. To just give up and collect a paycheck would kill him. He either needs to swallow his pride and find a way to work with the team, or bounce to a team where he feels he can compete for wins.

There’s a lot of forks in CS4’s road ahead. I hope he chooses the ones that will make him happy. 

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6/19/2026 9:01pm Edited Date/Time 6/19/2026 9:01pm

He'll move to Star, repeat the cycle then pull a Baggett and leave without notice forcing himself into retirement.

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Matt414 wrote:
Best financial decision he could do is ride out the kawi contract and just mail it in. Sure I’ll get down voted but it’s the truth...

Best financial decision he could do is ride out the kawi contract and just mail it in. Sure I’ll get down voted but it’s the truth. No one is gonna sign him to any real money. And he’ll never win a championship again. It’s almost a guarantee that the money in his contract now is the last big money contract he’ll ever have. Take the summer off, surf, get the knee fixed and ride around in 4-10 next few years. Win a SX here or there and sleep on a stack of money. 

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Best financial decision…maybe. Best personal decision…most definitely not. He’s an extremely competitive guy. To just give up and collect a paycheck would kill him. He either...

Best financial decision…maybe. Best personal decision…most definitely not. He’s an extremely competitive guy. To just give up and collect a paycheck would kill him. He either needs to swallow his pride and find a way to work with the team, or bounce to a team where he feels he can compete for wins.

There’s a lot of forks in CS4’s road ahead. I hope he chooses the ones that will make him happy. 

KYB?

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Matt414 wrote:
If I were a betting man, he rides out the contract, cashes the check and retires at the end of it. We’ll never see the details...

If I were a betting man, he rides out the contract, cashes the check and retires at the end of it. We’ll never see the details of it. But willing to bet he rides the minimum number of races each year to get full payment. 

truck wrote:
What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said...

What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said chase was last guy at the track still testing the week before lakewood. I get a lot of the criticisms of him but this notion that he'll just collect a paycheck is such a lazy take not supported by much of anything. Most of the time I think it says more about the person offering this opinion than it does chase. 

oh, calm down. He's not calling Chase LAZY - he's simply implying that just "cashing the check" for now might not be so bad. I said the...

oh, calm down. He's not calling Chase LAZY - he's simply implying that just "cashing the check" for now might not be so bad.

 I said the same thing when all this happened: Is it the WORST decision to just eat his decision, put in the laps, ride at 80% safely which will put a guy like him 7-10th and just fulfill the contract? He'll make a mountain of cash, remain safe, and it'll just be a crummy chapter in his racing legacy. I get that these guys ride TO WIN, and I respect that, but he's in a pretty awful position. PLENTY of us reading this would take the shitty job for a 7 figure paycheck guaranteed for a few years. I know I would.

Loser ass mindset 

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kiwifan wrote:

I agree I doubt he's changing teams 

Matt414 wrote:
If I were a betting man, he rides out the contract, cashes the check and retires at the end of it. We’ll never see the details...

If I were a betting man, he rides out the contract, cashes the check and retires at the end of it. We’ll never see the details of it. But willing to bet he rides the minimum number of races each year to get full payment. 

truck wrote:
What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said...

What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said chase was last guy at the track still testing the week before lakewood. I get a lot of the criticisms of him but this notion that he'll just collect a paycheck is such a lazy take not supported by much of anything. Most of the time I think it says more about the person offering this opinion than it does chase. 

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. 

And that can be one tiring, how long can he continue at that pace whilst not being happy? 

We watched Roczen get better when he relaxed a little. 
I think Chase could be the same. Relaxing and ‘mailing it in’ might just be the change he needs to make. 

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FroDiddy wrote:

I'm hearing blue, but I'm hoping yellow.  

How cool would that be? But probably will be blue (I’m guessing). 

All in all, very disappointing.

Yellow would be better for Chase, they are the best turning bike.

It’s not 1992 anymore..

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yardsailor wrote:
He wasnt comfortable on the Honda.  Lawrence brothers do Ok with the bike. He wasnt comfortable on the KTM.  Tomac, Prado and Coenens do ok with it. He...

He wasnt comfortable on the Honda.  Lawrence brothers do Ok with the bike. 

He wasnt comfortable on the KTM.  Tomac, Prado and Coenens do ok with it. 

He hasnt yet got comfortable on the Kawi. He won a couple sx.  Fabvre did ok on it.  Anderson did ok on it. 



 

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I hear and see this take a lot, but it’s not how I remember it.Sexton’s comfort problems at Honda were mainly SX only. Roczen had the...

I hear and see this take a lot, but it’s not how I remember it.

Sexton’s comfort problems at Honda were mainly SX only. Roczen had the same concerns when there. When the Lawrences got on the bike, they commented that the setup was bad; that’s blame pie on both the riders and team.

The KTM did have some mechanical issues, shocks were unreliable enough that Vialle chose to sit out a race for “safety” reasons. That sort of problem is bound to strain personal relationships, and there’s some strong personalities at KTM. So again that’s on both the rider and the team.

Kawi has been another whole level of disaster. He’s rarely even looked like the speed demon we know.

Also when are people going to realise that at this level, where the difference between success and failure is fractions of percentages, that the results of different riders means very little as a comparison. 
Different elite riders need different things.

Didn't Chase win a SX title on the Honda ? 

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Matt414 wrote:
If I were a betting man, he rides out the contract, cashes the check and retires at the end of it. We’ll never see the details...

If I were a betting man, he rides out the contract, cashes the check and retires at the end of it. We’ll never see the details of it. But willing to bet he rides the minimum number of races each year to get full payment. 

truck wrote:
What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said...

What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said chase was last guy at the track still testing the week before lakewood. I get a lot of the criticisms of him but this notion that he'll just collect a paycheck is such a lazy take not supported by much of anything. Most of the time I think it says more about the person offering this opinion than it does chase. 

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. And that can be one tiring, how long...

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. 

And that can be one tiring, how long can he continue at that pace whilst not being happy? 

We watched Roczen get better when he relaxed a little. 
I think Chase could be the same. Relaxing and ‘mailing it in’ might just be the change he needs to make. 

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat with me in Thailand. 

I bet his riding would have less charge and more flow, allowing for a more balanced and consistent platform under him. 

No one can stay in flow with their eyes down and an inner critic chirping in their ear all moto. 

To whom do you have something to prove, Chase?

Sabai Sabai 🤙🏽

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truck wrote:
What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said...

What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said chase was last guy at the track still testing the week before lakewood. I get a lot of the criticisms of him but this notion that he'll just collect a paycheck is such a lazy take not supported by much of anything. Most of the time I think it says more about the person offering this opinion than it does chase. 

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. And that can be one tiring, how long...

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. 

And that can be one tiring, how long can he continue at that pace whilst not being happy? 

We watched Roczen get better when he relaxed a little. 
I think Chase could be the same. Relaxing and ‘mailing it in’ might just be the change he needs to make. 

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat...

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat with me in Thailand. 

I bet his riding would have less charge and more flow, allowing for a more balanced and consistent platform under him. 

No one can stay in flow with their eyes down and an inner critic chirping in their ear all moto. 

To whom do you have something to prove, Chase?

Sabai Sabai 🤙🏽

I genuinely think you mean well, but it doesn't come across that way. Maybe you mean to have a condescending tone with hints of self-righteousness; if so, then carry on and disregard.

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Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. And that can be one tiring, how long...

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. 

And that can be one tiring, how long can he continue at that pace whilst not being happy? 

We watched Roczen get better when he relaxed a little. 
I think Chase could be the same. Relaxing and ‘mailing it in’ might just be the change he needs to make. 

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat...

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat with me in Thailand. 

I bet his riding would have less charge and more flow, allowing for a more balanced and consistent platform under him. 

No one can stay in flow with their eyes down and an inner critic chirping in their ear all moto. 

To whom do you have something to prove, Chase?

Sabai Sabai 🤙🏽

USA wrote:
I genuinely think you mean well, but it doesn't come across that way. Maybe you mean to have a condescending tone with hints of self-righteousness; if...

I genuinely think you mean well, but it doesn't come across that way. Maybe you mean to have a condescending tone with hints of self-righteousness; if so, then carry on and disregard.

What makes you genuinely think I mean well, if I do not come across that way?

Are you projecting something onto me?

 

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A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat...

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat with me in Thailand. 

I bet his riding would have less charge and more flow, allowing for a more balanced and consistent platform under him. 

No one can stay in flow with their eyes down and an inner critic chirping in their ear all moto. 

To whom do you have something to prove, Chase?

Sabai Sabai 🤙🏽

Or running on a naturist beach with LewLew.

 

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truck wrote:
What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said...

What about Chase's history or character suggests to you that he would even consider doing this? I think it was zacho on moto 60 that said chase was last guy at the track still testing the week before lakewood. I get a lot of the criticisms of him but this notion that he'll just collect a paycheck is such a lazy take not supported by much of anything. Most of the time I think it says more about the person offering this opinion than it does chase. 

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. And that can be one tiring, how long...

Suggestion: He was the last guy at the test track because he was never truly content with his set-up. 

And that can be one tiring, how long can he continue at that pace whilst not being happy? 

We watched Roczen get better when he relaxed a little. 
I think Chase could be the same. Relaxing and ‘mailing it in’ might just be the change he needs to make. 

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat...

A Costa Rican surf/golf trip with AC and a few sips of ayahuasca will do that Midwest perfectionist/ stubbornness some wonders. Or maybe a wellness retreat with me in Thailand. 

I bet his riding would have less charge and more flow, allowing for a more balanced and consistent platform under him. 

No one can stay in flow with their eyes down and an inner critic chirping in their ear all moto. 

To whom do you have something to prove, Chase?

Sabai Sabai 🤙🏽

This post sponsored by DMT. 

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He wasnt comfortable on the Honda.  Lawrence brothers do Ok with the bike. He wasnt comfortable on the KTM.  Tomac, Prado and Coenens do ok with it. He...

He wasnt comfortable on the Honda.  Lawrence brothers do Ok with the bike. 

He wasnt comfortable on the KTM.  Tomac, Prado and Coenens do ok with it. 

He hasnt yet got comfortable on the Kawi. He won a couple sx.  Fabvre did ok on it.  Anderson did ok on it. 



 

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I hear and see this take a lot, but it’s not how I remember it.Sexton’s comfort problems at Honda were mainly SX only. Roczen had the...

I hear and see this take a lot, but it’s not how I remember it.

Sexton’s comfort problems at Honda were mainly SX only. Roczen had the same concerns when there. When the Lawrences got on the bike, they commented that the setup was bad; that’s blame pie on both the riders and team.

The KTM did have some mechanical issues, shocks were unreliable enough that Vialle chose to sit out a race for “safety” reasons. That sort of problem is bound to strain personal relationships, and there’s some strong personalities at KTM. So again that’s on both the rider and the team.

Kawi has been another whole level of disaster. He’s rarely even looked like the speed demon we know.

Also when are people going to realise that at this level, where the difference between success and failure is fractions of percentages, that the results of different riders means very little as a comparison. 
Different elite riders need different things.

kiwifan wrote:

Didn't Chase win a SX title on the Honda ? 

Certainly did, but do you remember how many race wins he threw away? SX is where the complaints were, outdoors not so much. 

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I guess Kawi will not look for a fill in rider for the summer…?

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Hopefully the season off does wonders. I want him back running up front challenging for wins but Chase needs to reset himself first. If he doesnt do that a different team won't matter. Eventually he'll run into the same problems(himself).

 

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JL13 wrote:

Him posting a black & white photo on his IG is quite telling we won’t be seeing him on the COLOR green in 27’.

Lol you down voters are morons. Backwards hat KTM era, we’ve literally seen this happen before - Chase is the king of subliminals. Flame away ignore the facts.

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TeamGreen wrote:
I’m guessing he returns on the ‘27 KX.But, let’s see who’s who and who’s avail as this season progresses and we get into the SMX finals...

I’m guessing he returns on the ‘27 KX.

But, let’s see who’s who and who’s avail as this season progresses and we get into the SMX finals & all that.

Let’s see if Kawasaki has moved on by then…or soon thereafter. 

Based solely on financial considerations, I would tend to agree with you. 

At Kawi, he's guaranteed several million per year. He can keep working on setting up the '27 and try to mend fences with the team. 

If he goes somewhere else for a low salary, highly incentivized contract, he's going to have to go through two Lawrence's, a Deegan, and a Coenen. That'll be difficult as he tries to learn yet another new bike.

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I hope he goes yellow. Him and Kroc as teammates sounds badass.

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Matthes reached out to an ex WP tech and he mentioned most of the issues with the KTM shocks were weird settings that cooked the shocks.MXGP...

Matthes reached out to an ex WP tech and he mentioned most of the issues with the KTM shocks were weird settings that cooked the shocks.

MXGP team never had any issues and Lucas Coenen was on the old works shock on the weekend that Sexton used to cook.

Honda was terrible aggressive and stiff set up as you mentioned Lawrences had to start over.

Kawi he is a headcase, spent pre season setting the bike up and dumped all that testing for a pro circuit set up.

Marchbanks on full works bike settings is going great.

Apparently Bobby wants him but Yam dont ie blame the bike etc

Isn't Hampshire saying he still has problems with the shock (fading late in the moto?)? If so, it doesn't sound like everything is fixed and if...

Isn't Hampshire saying he still has problems with the shock (fading late in the moto?)? If so, it doesn't sound like everything is fixed and if they have a fix and it isn't being used on his bike... why not? 🤔

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Vialle and Prado also had the same issue last year. However it seems that’s fixed on Prado’s current bike. Maybe the result of Husky being KTM’s...

Vialle and Prado also had the same issue last year. However it seems that’s fixed on Prado’s current bike. Maybe the result of Husky being KTM’s ‘second tier’ team?

Prado’s shock issue was a broken spring collar…nothing internal like the others were having….so no not even close to the same issue.

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He might love the Ducati?

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Ignore bikes for a moment.  Who is the best trainer / coach / team combo to be on?  And isn’t this as important as the bike?

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yardsailor wrote:
He wasnt comfortable on the Honda.  Lawrence brothers do Ok with the bike. He wasnt comfortable on the KTM.  Tomac, Prado and Coenens do ok with it. He...

He wasnt comfortable on the Honda.  Lawrence brothers do Ok with the bike. 

He wasnt comfortable on the KTM.  Tomac, Prado and Coenens do ok with it. 

He hasnt yet got comfortable on the Kawi. He won a couple sx.  Fabvre did ok on it.  Anderson did ok on it. 



 

All of what you said are true, and still they are not Chase. Until Chase himself figures out what he needs and likes from a motorcycle, is able to communicate that properly to the team you will see this issue.  Although not all bikes are the same, the Lawrences are the best example of it all when you look at Keefers comments. Hunter worked on the bike all year during SX.  Chase needs a team that can lead him to a proper direction

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Ngl, when he comes back, on whatever bike it may be. It will be his last chance to comeback and  be great. If not, the I...

Ngl, when he comes back, on whatever bike it may be. It will be his last chance to comeback and  be great. If not, the I fear it’s over for him and his career. Either way, I know he’s against the odds but he can pull it off. Hoping to see him soon 💪

Define what you mean by ‘over’?

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"At Kawi, he's guaranteed several million per year. He can keep working on setting up the '27 and try to mend fences with the team."

And if he's nice enough, maybe Dan Failure can even teach him how to use a clutch. 🤣

 


 

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You're all talking like he's free to sign anywhere he wants, as if his contract can just be voided at will.

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