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aees Added a reply to Prado - Post High Point
6/25/2026 3:35pm If you are a racer, you know you feel it already at practise or first half of a lap after gate drop if there is a chance you can keep up or not. As Carmichael said, you could feel if a pipe was gonna work or not rolling from the pits to track entry. I think you will see him...
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aees Added a reply to Prado - Post High Point
6/23/2026 6:45am That I don't agree with. Just watch the races in MXGP. He was challenging Herlings on 250 when Herlings was going for 250 title on sand tracks. All riders back off of they feel they don't have it, I mean Jett went from 5sec to 15 sec back on Hunter and it wasn't because Hunter went quicker. Extra effort would...
aees Added a reply to Prado - Post High Point
6/23/2026 5:41am Already said it, air went completely out after that DNF. Nothing to race for. Lawrence's hard to get anyway. Deegs unless he improves I think he can run with. It's early in the season, I hope he will put some extra effort into southwick and some east coast tracks at least.
aees Added a reply to Pirelli mid soft 2.0 reviews
6/22/2026 3:38pm Rear holds up good. 5-8h before it hit the bin but not because it falls apart, but because knobbies loses to much height which throws off bike balance. They are taller than before so notice it much more. Could probably go 10h+ on them if you don't care about that. Front ~5h before side knobbies start to show breaks. That's...
aees Added a reply to Prado/Prada
6/22/2026 3:17pm That was the case when they where doing 40+2. They all had that strategy to survive. No one uses that anymore unless they have the luxury to build a gap early. Watch Herlings and Coenen in sardena. I can promise you no other riders in AMA has raced as close to 100% all through the moto as they did for...
aees Added a reply to Sexton injury update?
6/21/2026 3:18pm Clutch set to aggressive for starts I guess? Seweer talked about this years ago (not on kawi). They set the clutch extremely aggressive to help with starts, and will just try and deal with it on rest of the track. Just because the start is so important.
aees Added a reply to #9: MXGP of Italy
6/21/2026 3:11pm That track was as close to old school 80s and some 90s racing we are going to get. Natural terrain, hills. No water. Blue groove hard packed. No big jumps, no ruts. Don't want to ever hear people saying it was better before again about tracks 😂
aees Added a reply to Prado/Prada
6/15/2026 2:54am Prado best starter ever might have to hand that over to Jett soon. Underestimated how good Jett is off the gate.
aees Added a reply to Prado/Prada
6/15/2026 2:53am Where do you get that from? He was catching Deegs late in the moto before his bike blew up. You don't do that with poor stamina. Running 2.07 with 4 laps to go when his fastest was 2.05. It will be same as in SX. If a win or good starts put him in position to do good, he will...
aees Added a reply to WMX - need to do better
6/14/2026 2:55pm Needs to be 20+2. It's fun to watch but it's a bad look giving them triple crown moto length. Let's hope they evolve this until next year.
aees Added a reply to What happens if Coenen beats Jett?
6/12/2026 6:49am Southwick with harder base is very similar to Kegums they just raced on. This year it was dry so even harder. I think Coenens bikes will feel maybe some down on power but they also get away from lower noise regulation and fuel in US also makes more power. So all in all, maybe not as big difference as for...
aees Added a reply to What happens if Coenen beats Jett?
6/11/2026 1:39pm I can't see the AMA 250 riders touching Sacha on southwick. There is no other rider who rides at 100% pretty much all the time. For good and for bad. Not even Deegan on the 250. And on sand? 😂
aees Added a reply to What happens if Coenen beats Jett?
6/10/2026 2:25pm But Jett is back riding at 100% of his pace, isn't he? Both tracks so far has been pretty ugly beaten down. Southwick could be special when he needs to hang of the bike more but this weekend should be ok. The gap in lap times and win margin is identical to last year so if he has more in...
aees Added a reply to We NEED works bikes again
6/10/2026 3:32am Exactly. Ian just said the difference between Coenen bike is fuel and sound. I think only time they go to works bike today in MXGP, is to test new models or when there is a specific problem they try to solve. Also think it is budget related. You have 4-5 guys specialized on various parts of the bike for every...
aees Added a reply to What happens if Coenen beats Jett?
6/9/2026 4:37pm Pretty clear that when there is nothing or a lot on the line, riders tend to play it safe more than not. That's why third race in triple crowns is a snoozer more often than not. Or Gajser put it on auto pilot taking top 10 to save the Championship. Or Tomac let Herlings go without a fight. And please...
aees Added a reply to What happens if Coenen beats Jett?
6/9/2026 2:16pm Ian has already stated that fuel and sound is the difference, bikes are same. So he will gain power with fuel and sound regulation, but lose with altitude. So maybe not as big difference since everyone else has to deal with it as well. Can maybe mess with starts more than anything?
aees Added a reply to What happens if Coenen beats Jett?
6/9/2026 2:12pm Look, you already stated that riders mentality change when they have a big lead. Of course, you also think that is absolutely not the same thing as backing off and doing only what is needed to secure a Championship, leading to less racing. Congratulations, you managed to eat the cookie and keep it. Very few is gifted with that talent...
GPS Liked a reply to forum topic Opinions on lower height Husky vs regular height KTM
6/9/2026 12:51pm
I didn't notice a difference. I'm assuming all the bikes were set to stock but no idea what the clickers were. I can't say Cahuilla vet/main are the best tracks to compare all the bikes but I still feel confident I wouldn't be able to tell a difference. I could also be a shit test rider 😅
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aees Added a reply to Chase sexton ghost ride bike in kawi pits hitting Marchbanks
6/9/2026 10:10am We are talking 2.5 sec a lap currently. I have said it the whole SX season, chase is about 1-1.5sec off his normal pace. Seems to be more for MX since he could run Jetts pace on the KTM.
aees Added a reply to Opinions on lower height Husky vs regular height KTM
6/9/2026 10:02am Did you notice a big difference in valving? KTM really fast rebound in rear but softer to compensate?