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Late ‘25 with early testing it was either Prado or Tomac picture going around with them on the KTM with blown shock
It was Prado.
RJs main complaint about the bike this year has been inconsistency. Same as Chase on the KTM. Same as Tom.
I do think that there is a limit to how far you can push the WP design. On some Steve pod he had a suspension expert say that the riders were asking for a setting that would never work properly with the hardware. I am the king of spreading half remembered (mis)information from pods though, so...
But notice, AP never really seemed to have these shock issues. He seemed more willing to work with what the bike brought to the table than the others.
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Through all of this, one would have to assume that something will change right?
Monster cannot be stoked that Kawi has cost them two top riders in two years... There have to be difficult meetings going on as we speak right?
If we roll into next year with the same status quo I will be shocked and concerned for kawi upper management. Is there a gas leak in the building?
This week he posted on Instagram how proud of the kids he is for working in the track at the new Farm and how they will have a place to ride and train while he is running the race team in 28...
whatever the shock issue was or wasn't is irrelevent at this point. ET won a few mains in sx this year and prodo clearly is all good. Not to mention that bike/shock is in the review mirror entirly as they are on a completely new bike starting new week.
That was the point in bringing it up, if the shock was part of sextons fall out with Ktm, that issue is gone, would that be enough to mend the fences?
Your anti Sexton bias is strong...
Would they really want to work with Chase anymore ? The American team is not short on talent AND they have a couple of brothers coming over that know their way around a dirtbike pretty well.
That’s what we all wanna know. Ducati seems more likely that Ktm to me, doesn’t Ducati have monster, and some former geico guys maybe Chase has relationships with?
either way pretty wild for kawi to lose a top guy 2 years straight both forcing their ways out of multi year big dollar deals.
That's a good point I didn't think about Ziggy and Factory Connection's involvement with the Ducati team
He's anti-anything-american. He's also a tireless KTM fanboy and would rather believe that Sexton and his dad convinced Vialle he should sit out the last race of the year because there's something wrong with his bike instead of admitting KTM had a shock issue last year.
His Mechanic got assigned mookie already which I think is part of Steve’s reason for thinking Chase got out.
I think it’s a lot more than that 😂
isn't Kawasaki USA its own unit? And same for Kawaski Euro? I don't think everything on the teams is managed top-down from Japan in a boardroom.
his head may be right up Jet's exhaust.
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This is a development...
“KTM Fanboy”
That’s hilarious. You’re very wrong on that.
Sexton factory Honda Brazil racing Brazil mx sx. Bonuses only. Done deal I heard from a reliable source. Profesh125. It was his only option. Apparently all the team managers read vital & won’t sign him now cause he sucks.
Who else has straight up beaten a moderately healthy/motivated Jett besides Hunter and Gajser?
Tomac
I am pretty sure this was a broken spring or spring perch.
Hunter? Lol
Yeah, I think KTM will not even engage in contract talks with Sexton. They got out from under his Dad's foolishness, and have signed the Coenens, win/win for KTM.
I hope Chase leaves Kawasaki. The problems with that team run deep, and Jake Weimer outlined some of them on PulpMX a while back.
Yeah, JW really set the world on fire after he left Kawi.
Weimar left the team 12 years ago my man. Good chance the team has grown/changed in that amount of time.
I predict that Chase Stays With Kawasaki & he will win more than 2 races in supercross!!! Just a old man's opinion!!
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