Barcia's Move to PMG Suzuki Official

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10/5/2026 8:02am Edited Date/Time 10/5/2026 8:03am

51 and 21 on Zooks. Kind of redefines the meaning of “wrecking crew” doesn’t it.  And I don’t mean in the crashing sense either.  Almost reminds me of the brothers in the movie “Slapshot”. For you younger boys, I recommend you watch that movie to get what I’m referring to.  I’m liking this new Suzuki team. 😉

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10/5/2026 8:25am
OT wrote:

it's pretty well known and documented how soft Kenny runs 

Crush wrote:
Soft classifies it as hard to ride though?Like it can be a bit stiffer and easy to ride. If it went too far the other way...

Soft classifies it as hard to ride though?

Like it can be a bit stiffer and easy to ride. If it went too far the other way it might get harsh... but if anything that says he has more window to come back to what someone might need.

Hard to ride sounds like nasty power delivery, unbalanced suspension setup, or super weird ergo setups. 

Kenny's bike might be softer, but it looks pretty conventional and his wrist control might be good but I don't think he's finding traction like he does if it's some lightswitch engine either.

He runs a very "springy" bike that has a ton of movement in the suspension. Others who have commented on it from Chisolm, Nichols, and Anderson have all said you have to be super precise with his setup because of the movement. So when asked, others have said it didn't really help them with their own setup

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10/5/2026 9:01am

so, another year of 8th place finishes?

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3strokemx wrote:

Is he able to kick start his own bike? Seems like a lot of Vet riders cant ride without e-start?

Can’t and don’t want to are very separate things lol. Good troll though.

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Wo Phat wrote:

so, another year of 8th place finishes?

Yep right there with the young guys like Marchbanks that everyone hypes up.

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10/5/2026 12:07pm
Wo Phat wrote:

so, another year of 8th place finishes?

Jett, Hunter, Roczen, Deegan, Sexton, Webb, Prado, Cooper, Hampshire, Coenen, AP, Mookie, Anderson, Marchbanks, Savatgy

8th doesn't sound too bad, assuming he's being paid as an 8th place guy and not as a championship contender

 

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10/5/2026 12:20pm
Wo Phat wrote:

so, another year of 8th place finishes?

GrapeApe wrote:
Jett, Hunter, Roczen, Deegan, Sexton, Webb, Prado, Cooper, Hampshire, Coenen, AP, Mookie, Anderson, Marchbanks, Savatgy8th doesn't sound too bad, assuming he's being paid as an 8th...

Jett, Hunter, Roczen, Deegan, Sexton, Webb, Prado, Cooper, Hampshire, Coenen, AP, Mookie, Anderson, Marchbanks, Savatgy

8th doesn't sound too bad, assuming he's being paid as an 8th place guy and not as a championship contender

 

With everyone healthy, (yeah right). 8th would be a pretty killer finish for Barcia at this point in his career!  

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10/5/2026 9:10pm
Wo Phat wrote:

so, another year of 8th place finishes?

GrapeApe wrote:
Jett, Hunter, Roczen, Deegan, Sexton, Webb, Prado, Cooper, Hampshire, Coenen, AP, Mookie, Anderson, Marchbanks, Savatgy8th doesn't sound too bad, assuming he's being paid as an 8th...

Jett, Hunter, Roczen, Deegan, Sexton, Webb, Prado, Cooper, Hampshire, Coenen, AP, Mookie, Anderson, Marchbanks, Savatgy

8th doesn't sound too bad, assuming he's being paid as an 8th place guy and not as a championship contender

 

prozach wrote:

With everyone healthy, (yeah right). 8th would be a pretty killer finish for Barcia at this point in his career!  

So - 2 0r maybe 3 Zooks in top ten!!   YES that would be awesome!!

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Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the other factors, I thought he had a fairly good season. He must have really hated it over there to walk away from really good money (I'm guessing) and to miss the final round of SMX. 

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Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the...

Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the other factors, I thought he had a fairly good season. He must have really hated it over there to walk away from really good money (I'm guessing) and to miss the final round of SMX. 

He said he didn’t want to test a bike for another year and would rather race something that has a proven setup. 

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Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the...

Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the other factors, I thought he had a fairly good season. He must have really hated it over there to walk away from really good money (I'm guessing) and to miss the final round of SMX. 

ohh_454 wrote:

He said he didn’t want to test a bike for another year and would rather race something that has a proven setup. 

The Roczen effect was strong on Vet riders, even professionals weren't impervious.

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Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the...

Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the other factors, I thought he had a fairly good season. He must have really hated it over there to walk away from really good money (I'm guessing) and to miss the final round of SMX. 

ohh_454 wrote:

He said he didn’t want to test a bike for another year and would rather race something that has a proven setup. 

Can't blame him for that. I personally think Barcia hung on for as long as he did because of his relationship with Troy Lee. But I think he also saw himself spending another year (maybe his last) on a bike that made him look bad. 

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Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the...

Anyone know what happened at Ducati? Did he not gel with the team, bike or both? Considering he almost died at A1 and all of the other factors, I thought he had a fairly good season. He must have really hated it over there to walk away from really good money (I'm guessing) and to miss the final round of SMX. 

ohh_454 wrote:

He said he didn’t want to test a bike for another year and would rather race something that has a proven setup. 

That's fair, I don't blame him. He's what, 34? You have to make hay while the sun shines. That Suzuki is probably really good, especially for SX.

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