If the 2012 KX 450 made such a difference for RV...

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Edited Date/Time 8/23/2012 1:27pm
Then why hasn't Baggett switched to the 2013 KX250F ? The 2013 KX250F got the frame that the 2012 KX450 got last year.
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TX24 8/22/2012 8:48am
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I remember in one of the tapes RV said he could tell riding it in the parking lot at the track that he liked it better.
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Denn700 8/22/2012 8:55am
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If I was him. I would at least test it. If it felt about the same I would stick with what I know. If it felt that much better I would switch. It sure helped RV.
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GuyB 8/22/2012 8:57am
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Yeah, Baggett's doing so horribly, and struggling so much this year with what he's currently on. Wink
UpTiTe 8/22/2012 9:09am
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Why would he change anything at this point?

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Denn700 8/22/2012 9:55am
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I know he is doing very well but if the bike handles better why not try it? The engine is basically the same so why not bolt his stuff on a 13 and at least do a few 35 minute practice motos. Everyone saw what it did for RV last year. RV was doing pretty well last year on the 11 but when he switched to the 12 he started dominating.
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BAMX 8/22/2012 10:08am
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It is always a good idea to work out the unknowns in the middle of a championship chase.
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Miscreant317 8/22/2012 10:16am
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It's quite simple. If you are leading the points, keep doing exactly what you are doing. If you are not, then look for the edge that will get you there.
panic revver 8/22/2012 10:39am
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Denn700 wrote:
I know he is doing very well but if the bike handles better why not try it? The engine is basically the same so why not...
I know he is doing very well but if the bike handles better why not try it? The engine is basically the same so why not bolt his stuff on a 13 and at least do a few 35 minute practice motos. Everyone saw what it did for RV last year. RV was doing pretty well last year on the 11 but when he switched to the 12 he started dominating.
Maybe he has done that.
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therealjonon 8/22/2012 11:02am
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i shake my head a lot on this forum lately.....
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Lol Lately?
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therealjonon 8/22/2012 12:01pm
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scooter5002 wrote:
Lol Lately?
people have just seem to get a lot dumber lately. including myself Wink
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FreshTopEnd 8/22/2012 12:02pm
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Maybe he has and whatever made it work better on the 450 isn't an issue with the 250. Seems logical.
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scooter5002 wrote:
Lol Lately?
therealjonon wrote:
people have just seem to get a lot dumber lately. including myself Wink
Impossible!





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GuyB wrote:
Yeah, Baggett's doing so horribly, and struggling so much this year with what he's currently on. Wink
wtf are you on about GuyBro? Bagget is doing great this year

pay attention
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scooter5002 8/22/2012 12:14pm
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scooter5002 wrote:
Lol Lately?
therealjonon wrote:
people have just seem to get a lot dumber lately. including myself Wink
thehuck.0 wrote:
Impossible!





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I'm not around much anymore. Will that make me immune?
You're probably right about that thehuck.0 character though. Reminds me of another clown from Arkansas that used to hang around here. Think he was called huck, though.
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thehuck.0 8/22/2012 12:31pm
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I'm not around much anymore. Will that make me immune? You're probably right about that thehuck.0 character though. Reminds me of another clown from Arkansas that...
I'm not around much anymore. Will that make me immune?
You're probably right about that thehuck.0 character though. Reminds me of another clown from Arkansas that used to hang around here. Think he was called huck, though.
Never heard of him, but he sounds like a stand up guy!
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DrSweden 8/22/2012 12:44pm
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I didn't even know there was certain correlation between RV doing better and new bike design? The start point of this discussion has no solid ground to start with, so why even bother to take it any further?
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GuyB 8/22/2012 1:03pm
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GuyB wrote:
Yeah, Baggett's doing so horribly, and struggling so much this year with what he's currently on. Wink
peelout wrote:
wtf are you on about GuyBro? Bagget is doing great this year

pay attention
See? Sarcasm doesn't work on the web.

Hmm...what if Blake had already been on the '13 chassis for a while now?

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peelout 8/22/2012 1:08pm
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GuyB wrote:
Yeah, Baggett's doing so horribly, and struggling so much this year with what he's currently on. Wink
peelout wrote:
wtf are you on about GuyBro? Bagget is doing great this year

pay attention
GuyB wrote:
See? Sarcasm doesn't work on the web.

Hmm...what if Blake had already been on the '13 chassis for a while now?
nah i picked it up, but it seems you missed my joke Wink

the only thing that can explain his results is that he is clearly on the '13 and everyone else is on rat-ass '12 bikes
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captmoto 8/22/2012 1:28pm
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Are you assuming the change will have the same affect on the 250 as it did on the 450?
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WJB419MX 8/22/2012 3:51pm
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what if bagget likes the 12 more then the 13? last time i check rv and bagget are two totally different people and have diferent opinions.
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Insider347 8/22/2012 4:16pm
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I'm sure he has what he wants at his disposal and I'm also sure Mitch and the guys probably have the bike working pretty good.

Peely, your post kill me daily. Funny shit.
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TeamGreen 8/22/2012 6:15pm
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I know, right?

So, why doesn't Mitch just wave his magic wand over a '13 & automatically dub it with hundreds of hours of testing & development...

Poof!

A 2013 model-based race bike.

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lilbulld 8/22/2012 8:44pm
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GuyB wrote:
Yeah, Baggett's doing so horribly, and struggling so much this year with what he's currently on. Wink
Yeah and so was RV last year
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Marketing at its finest......
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Faceaz 8/22/2012 9:12pm
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Is it Homologated yet. I know in the past when teams wanted to use the next generation towards the end of the year, it's a rush to get it approved. Baggett is certainly comfortable on the bike. It also maybe that the frame has less improvement over the old 250f frame, that it did over the old 450.
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Denn700 8/23/2012 12:28pm
8/23/2012 12:28pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2012 12:29pm
The only reason I brought it up is because they have done it in the past. I remember Langston riding the 2006 at the end of 2005.
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TeamGreen 8/23/2012 12:39pm
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Denn700 wrote:
The only reason I brought it up is because they have done it in the past. I remember Langston riding the 2006 at the end of...
The only reason I brought it up is because they have done it in the past. I remember Langston riding the 2006 at the end of 2005.
Ok, I'll be nice...

Take a look at Mitch's bikes and see just how 2013-ish they already are...
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beamer 8/23/2012 1:27pm
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GuyB wrote:
Yeah, Baggett's doing so horribly, and struggling so much this year with what he's currently on. Wink
peelout wrote:
wtf are you on about GuyBro? Bagget is doing great this year

pay attention
GuyB wrote:
See? Sarcasm doesn't work on the web.

Hmm...what if Blake had already been on the '13 chassis for a while now?
I seeeee what your doing here.......

Your turning this whole thing around by answering his question with another question..................



Huh

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