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have you guys heard if the GNCC guys are still showing up & racing with no points? I've heard that a majority of the NGPC pros aren't going to be at ridgecrest this weekend.

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...

Thread is about sexton leaving kawi. Everyday im in disbelief how much Deegan is in so many of your heads 24/7. I’ve never thought about and got this emotional about a guy ever.

Head issues....

You don’t call putting a full PC setup suspension wise after he won then switched to another complete different direction with production stuff lost? Get out of here with that crap.

Well...I never had that information. I can see how that might be a negative memory for KTM...and it doesn't seem like Sexton is moving to kick his Dad to the proverbial curb, is he?

It was so bad that he wasn’t speaking with anyone on the team except for his mechanic. They also forced him to ride at Bakers because of the public meltdowns he and his dad were having over the bike in front of people at whatever facility he was at at the time (sandbox I think?) It was bad.

Why is that mind boggling? Different bikes, different production runs.

Good take. I think Kawi is going to do really well with this strategy

It's a 327. It sounds like a big bore 2stroke to me. Its not going to scream all over the place like a 125 or even a 250.

I as well. In my opinion, there aren't too many 2 strokes that can't be made way faster than stock. So, if that is what everyone is so uptight about, it will be fixable. Furthermore, the main consumer, that Kawi is targeting, wants a slow 4 stroke type power in a 2 stroke. It sounds like it will work for 90% and the other 10% can send their motors off and get them modded. Way cheaper than the current $20k motors I hear about. As a side note, to the previous poster. I agreed with most that you wrote. But...

I see a new business model forming from this thread. I had no idea there were people who had such a keen ear and eye that they could diagnose and basically dyno motorcycles from a video that has gone through sound editing and production edits. I could see this being a very profitable venture. Your clients could send you a video of them riding their motorcycle and you can tell them everything that needs attention. Also you guys could probably find a role at AMA races. Instead of doing a tear down to a protested bike, they could just send...

Using ChatGPT for responses should be outlawed here.

again, these are pre-production bikes we have been seeing. Production bikes a a few months out, it will be fine! For example, at the Honda intro a few weeks ago in Millville, the media wasnt aloud to ride the WE bike sitting in the pits, only Canard was. Canard said it was because they were still working on ECU settings and didnt want the media to ride it yet. That too is a bike a couple months out from being available. Mapping can be changed in minutes, even in the dealership. Not a big deal.

although I cant agrue what your hearing, its still a couple months away. And mapping/tweaking is proably still in development. Its an easy update on their end. For that matter they can email an updated map to dealers litterally in minutes. So Im not to concerned myself.

That is a good point, a lot of these test riders so far may not be riding it like a big bore 2T and winding it out farther than it wants to go. I do think it sounds different than most other MX 2Ts I have heard. Sounds more like a trail bike. It doesn't have the deep throaty sound or the pop-pop at idle of the typical healthy big bore 2T. We won't have a good idea of what the power is actually like until well into next year when more people have their hands on it. The first...

Says the guy getting riled up over a picture on the internet. Go eat some more lead paint chips grandpa 😆🤦‍♂️

👍👍👍to Kawasaki for doing this!!!!!!!!!!!

My last 3 bikes have been a 2022 KTM 300 XC, 2024 YZ 250x and currently a 2025 Beta 350 RR race edition (4 stroke). I fight for wins in Vet A offroad and still practice moto quite often. I can probably offer some pretty good comparisons between the 3. The KTM 300 is an excellent all around bike minus the suspension. I spent more money trying to get comfortable on the suspension than I’d like to admit. No matter what, I could never get it right. The bike was very good on hard enduro terrain, solid on MX, and...

Anyone here actually raced a 350/450 4t and a 300 2t and can offer a comparison?