Sexton leaving Kawasaki?

9/30/2026 4:42pm Edited Date/Time 9/30/2026 4:51pm

I've been thinking Chase will end up on quad lock Honda for a while now.

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9/30/2026 5:32pm

I've been thinking Chase will end up on quad lock Honda for a while now.

In all seriousness I think that would be a good landing spot for Sexton, but not sure they have the budget?

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9/30/2026 5:39pm

I thought, if he was going anywhere, he would have done it by now. 

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9/30/2026 6:42pm

I thought, if he was going anywhere, he would have done it by now. 

It's a complicated case, lotta in's, lotta out's, lotta what have you's.

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there's not 1 proven piece of information Sexton is even trying to leave Kawi. No recognition of the very real obstacles standing in the way of him getting out of his remaining contract and/or changing teams. No rumors of other teams waiting in the wings to sign him. No concrete information on his knee status. The rest is just interwebs speculation by people with nothing better to do all day.

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9/30/2026 7:38pm

I've been thinking Chase will end up on quad lock Honda for a while now.

CPR wrote:

In all seriousness I think that would be a good landing spot for Sexton, but not sure they have the budget?

The fact that we’re even discussing Sexton, one of the fastest raw speed dudes in the series, on a B team is ridiculous for several reasons 

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9/30/2026 7:40pm

Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.

Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.

Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.

Since he left Honda without saying by to Lars his career has gone to shit.

Yes he won an outdoor title for KTM but just keeps burning everyone.

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9/30/2026 7:42pm

I've been thinking Chase will end up on quad lock Honda for a while now.

CPR wrote:

In all seriousness I think that would be a good landing spot for Sexton, but not sure they have the budget?

The fact that we’re even discussing Sexton, one of the fastest raw speed dudes in the series, on a B team is ridiculous for several reasons 

Isn't he already on a B team?

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LP31 wrote:
Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.Since he...

Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.

Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.

Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.

Since he left Honda without saying by to Lars his career has gone to shit.

Yes he won an outdoor title for KTM but just keeps burning everyone.

was that outdoor title the 1 gifted to him when all series leader Eli had to do was finish the race but popped his Achilles tendon?

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Have a feeling October 1st is a good day for a PR...

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LP31 wrote:
Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.Since he...

Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.

Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.

Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.

Since he left Honda without saying by to Lars his career has gone to shit.

Yes he won an outdoor title for KTM but just keeps burning everyone.

RDnutz wrote:

was that outdoor title the 1 gifted to him when all series leader Eli had to do was finish the race but popped his Achilles tendon?

No one is gifted a title in this sport. 

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LP31 wrote:
Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.Since he...

Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.

Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.

Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.

Since he left Honda without saying by to Lars his career has gone to shit.

Yes he won an outdoor title for KTM but just keeps burning everyone.

RDnutz wrote:

was that outdoor title the 1 gifted to him when all series leader Eli had to do was finish the race but popped his Achilles tendon?

Tomac tore his Achilles in sx. 

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9/30/2026 10:42pm
The Moth wrote:

I hope Chase leaves Kawasaki. The problems with that team run deep, and Jake Weimer outlined some of them on PulpMX a while back. 

280driver wrote:

Weimar left the team 12 years ago my man.  Good chance the team has grown/changed in that amount of time.

Hmmm i disagree, I believe Kawi have been leaning on their talent since RC, they had RC, Js7, RV And Eli back to back to back elite level talents, these types of riders would ride well regardless of the bikes short comings therefore no development.

I believe elis time at kawi is where the wheels were starting to come off(or show up), if you watch Eli on that kawi you'll notice how unsettled and twitchy the bike was during his time when he got on the Yamaha those problems were much less obvious.

That being said Sexton is a rider where it seems if he cant ride the way he wants to ride the bike is shit.

Sexton style is his problem, he loads the bike so much thats why hes always tucking the front or the bike just knife's under him.

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9/30/2026 11:20pm

I've been thinking Chase will end up on quad lock Honda for a while now.

CPR wrote:

In all seriousness I think that would be a good landing spot for Sexton, but not sure they have the budget?

The fact that we’re even discussing Sexton, one of the fastest raw speed dudes in the series, on a B team is ridiculous for several reasons 

Ha that’s true, but we’ve seen elite level riders go to ‘B teams’ before and rejuvenate their careers.

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LP31 wrote:
Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.Since he...

Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.

Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.

Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.

Since he left Honda without saying by to Lars his career has gone to shit.

Yes he won an outdoor title for KTM but just keeps burning everyone.

Yea that was a bullshit way to leave honda and then at ktm there was no farewell message or thank you or anything at all he just unfollowed ktm on social media and that was it. Theres no reason to do shit like that, so what if you dont like the bike you still act respectful to the people who dedicated their lives to trying to help you win. He honestly acts like a baby. 

Leaving ktm in general was dumb as hell in general. Yea he didnt have the absolute peak top speed he had on the honda, but he also crashed every race on the honda. On the ktm he was a tiny bit slower top speed but way more consistent overall. The best he had ever looked as a total package was on ktm. So what does he do? Bails and goes to kawi where nobody has looked good since RV and theyre notorious for being stiff and stuck in their ways. Its crazy. 

Chase should be fighting for wins right now with jett and hunter (and now prado) but instead he just wasted a whole year. You only get so many years of your prime. If he stays at kawi hopefully he likes the new bike, but I just dont see how this is gonna work… 

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The Moth wrote:

I hope Chase leaves Kawasaki. The problems with that team run deep, and Jake Weimer outlined some of them on PulpMX a while back. 

280driver wrote:

Weimar left the team 12 years ago my man.  Good chance the team has grown/changed in that amount of time.

And yet, everything that has happened in the last 2 years says the opposite. 

Its the same people, doing the same things. 

 

There are people that would rather lose, than win with something that wasnt their idea.

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10/1/2026 1:12am

Tedder would make sense, they have the money, can wear Alpinestars and monster still retains him. 

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10/1/2026 1:54am

He would take himself out doing it...

This is one of the all time oddest things i've seen a guy do. He's very much in his own world when riding apparently.

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10/1/2026 5:31am

I thought, if he was going anywhere, he would have done it by now. 

avidchimp wrote:

It's a complicated case, lotta in's, lotta out's, lotta what have you's.

Well, new stuff has come to light here, man, sir. 

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LP31 wrote:
Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.Since he...

Thought Matthes mentioned PRMX with a Yam factory bike.

Then saw a Matthes tweet Tedder.

Think he is done with Kawi and really is wrecking his career.

Since he left Honda without saying by to Lars his career has gone to shit.

Yes he won an outdoor title for KTM but just keeps burning everyone.

RDnutz wrote:

was that outdoor title the 1 gifted to him when all series leader Eli had to do was finish the race but popped his Achilles tendon?

Did you have AI write this response ??

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10/1/2026 7:16am Edited Date/Time 10/1/2026 7:17am

I've been thinking Chase will end up on quad lock Honda for a while now.

In my opinion he could do a LOT worse. Their Hondas look great, and Savatgy & Wilson have been fast on even bikes that might not get the same tweaks, parts & setup that they might get with Sexton aboard one of their bikes.

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10/1/2026 7:23am Edited Date/Time 10/1/2026 7:27am

He would take himself out doing it...

Crush wrote:

This is one of the all time oddest things i've seen a guy do. He's very much in his own world when riding apparently.

I can't seem to multi embed or just a skill issue,

But heres some more weirdness.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CBWWE2ChuqQ

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OSD6al_iB-Y

These are all wtf?

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10/1/2026 7:23am

Sexton has to get a new number and get rid of Ricky's #4 plate...it's waaaaayyyy to big of a load for him to carry. This is why he washes out the front so much. 

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wrc777 wrote:

Tomac tore his Achilles in sx. 

wrong series. my bad. blame it on CRS. Please refresh my memory on who won that series title after Eli DNF'd that last race?

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10/1/2026 7:34am
Money wrote:

His mechanic going to star for deegs?

MxFan781 wrote:

His Mechanic got assigned mookie already which I think is part of Steve’s reason for thinking Chase got out. 

Jed Parrish told me they are hiring him to work with Mookie, and Ringo was staying with Chase. Of course he could have been lying to me so I didn’t know. 

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soggy wrote:

Did you have AI write this response ??

not even us Luddites need advanced search engine help to post a couple widely known facts in the public domain. 🙄

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MOTO13 wrote:
Well...he's sh*t on Honda, he's sh*t on KTM and now he hates the Kawi. All the while two of the brands have won A LOT without...

Well...he's sh*t on Honda, he's sh*t on KTM and now he hates the Kawi. All the while two of the brands have won A LOT without him. That's not a great track record of late. 

vdrsnk04 wrote:

And won a lot with him.

If that was true, Chase would’ve been happy to stay. 

But he always seems to think the grass in greener elsewhere.

High performing people and champions have high expectations for themselves and others around them. 

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Spoonguy wrote:
How many times has he straight up beat Jett so far, two times - maybe three? Hunter has since made a jump, Prado and Deegan are...

How many times has he straight up beat Jett so far, two times - maybe three? Hunter has since made a jump, Prado and Deegan are not getting slower. Coenens and Davies are coming as well. It will be tough for Sexton.

davis224 wrote:

Who else has straight up beaten a moderately healthy/motivated Jett besides Hunter and Gajser?

TAUTOG wrote:

Tomac

My memory is a little fuzzy on that, was it just the one moto at Hangtown? I can't remember the details on what went down.

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Smuffers wrote:

No one is gifted a title in this sport. 

you have a better word for that specific unexpected outcome?

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Jed Parrish told me they are hiring him to work with Mookie, and Ringo was staying with Chase. Of course he could have been lying to...

Jed Parrish told me they are hiring him to work with Mookie, and Ringo was staying with Chase. Of course he could have been lying to me so I didn’t know. 

Awesome, looks like he’s staying with Kawi 👍

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