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That would be weird being that Brock is already riding one in California.
HAHA, so true
Chase also can’t ride it because he’s recovering from ACL surgery.
“Here’s the new bike, Chase.”
“Nice. Looks cool.”
The MXGP team may be well ahead in developing the new race bike. That was certainly the case with the current bike as they raced it a year before the US team. They could give him a detailed technical briefing on how the new bike is different and how those differences address his issues. Who knows though. That’s easier for me to believe than that he’s there exploring other options.
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too funny! Chase can't even express his issues verbally to his current mechanics and team. What makes you think he'll digest or want anybody else's input? He has a "feel" he is chasing but nothing ever satisfies him.
Hard not to notice the simple white t-shirt and only a Monster personal sponsorship hat….
1000% is has gotten out of his U.S. Kawi deal.
that would be big news to Kawi if there was a shred of truth there.
DB's latest vid has him alleging that YES, he believes Chase is there to get a ride for GP's for a couple years to satisfy Kawi deal...then comes back. As he put it: "Yeah, makes total sense to fly across the globe so that you can hang out with your buddy...YEAH RIGHT!"
Well, you’re not wrong.
So Chase is not a top rider yet he rode through the pack to win the last Supercross race in 2026?
Saying Chase isn't a top rider anymore is crazy talk. His speed ceiling is as high as anyone's! Hes one of, what, four guys on Earth to beat Jett straight up? I get it he's a head case flake. He's my favorite rider. Or he was, I dont even know anymore. But he didn't just lose it in his physical peak at 26-27yrs old, cmon
DB is crazy on this one. Makes as much sense as flying over there to stand in a corner and watch his agent talk about contracts. Even if that was 100% what chase wanted to do, he doesn't have to show up at a race to have those conversations.
Would love to see Chase spend a couple seasons in MXGP.
With the Bros leaving MXGP, pretty much all the remaining MXGP top riders are over 30 years old so some new blood would get some renewed interest in the series. And Kawasaki does not have any other top tier options with Febvre leaving.
Chase can’t express the bikes issues to his current team? He expressed himself well enough on the Honda and KTM, to be able to get a title on each. I don’t know how many times I heard people comment about how damn good the KTM looked under him. I guess since he went to Kawi, he forgot how to communicate and that’s why he lost all his speed.
This thing about “Chase is looking for a certain feeling” is something Fahie said and started in a team manager pre race scrum. I highly doubt Chase test a new setting, hands the bike to the mechanic, and says “nope that’s not the feeling I’m looking for, try again.
In a interview with Lew from the same time period, Chase said he wanted the bike to turn better, and be better in the whoops.
Those trophy girls werent just trophy girls for moto back then, if ya know what I mean. 🤫
Not what Roger alluded to a couple yrs ago.
Nope, but he can go there to acclimatize himself with the mxgp scene. By default just being there will have that affect on him.
(See, I knew which effect/affect to use there) 😂
it's been widely reported he wants his rear end set lower than nearly any other rider for stability. That screws the frame geometry, and they have to try and compensate with the front end. Even when he tried a teammate's (Kitchen I think?) entire front end and WON on it- he replaced the next week. he's also tried a stock motor, different clamps, etc. Somehow nothing works to his satisfaction and IMO it's not from lack of trying by the team.
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Chase was fast on two out of three bikes.
What changed?
Did you though?
It's all so confusing...
Dazz Lawrence said a while back when the boys got on the 450 that the bike was way off a proper setup.
I know from my racing days that hunting a setup to compensate for frustrating performances can lead a rider to massive bike setup confusion and confidence drop. When you win, almost everything feels great even if its a tractor.
Chase should ride a CZ or a 1980 Maico to gain some orthodox moto confidence. Lol
Who said Chase wanted to move away from Levi’s setup. My understanding is the team wanted him off the pc clamps because they had a deal with xtrig. They also went away from pc suspension for the next race. I doubt Chase wanted to completely throw away a setup that he just did well on.
Different setups for different riders.
One floats, and hops around, the other smashes thru everything.
Roczen doesn't know how to set up a bike.
Let's see.... The dude has a ton of fricken money, is a crazy fast moto racer and serious moto fan, is totally bored with his acl rehab (which can be done on the road), etc. Yeah I'd fly across the globe to hang out with my buddy and watch some MXGP!
all past tense. He's currently recovering from major surgery, and nobody can predict how competitive he will be when/if he returns. Complete unknown quantity until proven otherwise. His total body of work on Kawi 1st year is not impressive.
Maybe, but Kenny knows how to adapt to a bike. Hes been on the yellow buffalo long enough to figure it out, its not like its changed in 10yrs.
even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. IIRC Tomac was fastest qualifier and won a bunch of motos the 1st half of SX season? He's been injured multiple times and missed a bunch of races and keeps trying to work his way back- only to get taken out again. Same story outdoors. When healthy I'd rate ET3 somewhere in the top tier of riders in the group starting with both Lawrences, Deegan, Prado ahead of Sexton at his current best.
That’s a bad take from DB. Not everything is a conspiracy.
I was joking. The dazzy quote gets thrown out there constantly as a knock on chase when roczen and canard probably had far more to do with things than chase did up to that point he's talking about.
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