Joey Savatgy

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Edited Date/Time 11/12/2019 4:59pm
So I was at Paris SX this weekend and I gotta say #17 is looking good on that Suzuki... I honestly thought he deserved a moto 1win... hope he has a good year...
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mxmaniac
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11/11/2019 2:27am
He looked good. Very happy for all involved. Bike looks really good, white rear fender looks the goods
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Ray_MXS
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11/11/2019 2:34am
He looked great. Maybe the front-steering Suzuki fits his style better than the more rear-end turning Kawi did.
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280driver
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11/11/2019 7:01am
Hmmmm. Not so sure. Didn’t he wreck? Could not beat Barcia who was on a bike with a stock motor?
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Johnny Ringo
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11/11/2019 7:02am
280driver wrote:
Hmmmm. Not so sure. Didn’t he wreck? Could not beat Barcia who was on a bike with a stock motor?
Joey was on a stocker too
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11/11/2019 9:41am
280driver wrote:
Hmmmm. Not so sure. Didn’t he wreck? Could not beat Barcia who was on a bike with a stock motor?
Yea he Crashed in the whoops.
But almost all the top guys crashed at one point over the weekend.
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11/11/2019 11:00am
Ray_MXS wrote:
He looked great. Maybe the front-steering Suzuki fits his style better than the more rear-end turning Kawi did.
I thought he looked pretty good on the Kawi last year in SX. He usually finished between 5-10. He led the 5th-most laps.
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Ray_MXS
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11/11/2019 11:21am
Ray_MXS wrote:
He looked great. Maybe the front-steering Suzuki fits his style better than the more rear-end turning Kawi did.
RichieW13 wrote:
I thought he looked pretty good on the Kawi last year in SX. He usually finished between 5-10. He led the 5th-most laps.
Oh I don't disagree. I was just impressed with how fast he was on a mostly stock Suzuki compared to the others. Maybe the characteristics of the Suzuki can make him go even faster is what I'm saying.
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11/11/2019 11:40am Edited Date/Time 11/11/2019 11:42am




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11/11/2019 2:58pm
I think the vibe at JGR will benefit him. Joey has the skills to run up front, hopefully he can gel with the RMZ and ride to his potential. If he can put that thing on the box a few times and run up in the top 5 for the most part, he’s done his job, IMO !
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11/11/2019 3:11pm
Ray_MXS wrote:
He looked great. Maybe the front-steering Suzuki fits his style better than the more rear-end turning Kawi did.
Older Kawasaki s were rear steer, definitely not in 19, I have one
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11/11/2019 5:55pm
That's a good looking Suzuki
I second that, bike looks great
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11/11/2019 7:27pm
Yellow and green Zooks? I could go for that!
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11/11/2019 9:45pm
280driver wrote:
Hmmmm. Not so sure. Didn’t he wreck? Could not beat Barcia who was on a bike with a stock motor?
Motor is what, maybe 2% of the equation for 450 class?
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Motofinne
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11/11/2019 11:29pm Edited Date/Time 11/12/2019 12:56am
Is monster a personal sponsor of his?
Was thinking the same
Thing. Monster needs to sponsor JGR!!
Why would they? Everything about JGR is a question mark once the last outdoor race is done in 2020 because their deal with Suzuki ends.
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11/12/2019 4:51am
Whew, that rmz 450 looks hot
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Johnny Ringo
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11/12/2019 5:31am
Is monster a personal sponsor of his?
Was thinking the same
Thing. Monster needs to sponsor JGR!!
Motofinne wrote:
Why would they? Everything about JGR is a question mark once the last outdoor race is done in 2020 because their deal with Suzuki ends.
I’d love to see them go back to yamaha. They paid their dues with the horrible 2010-2013 models, they deserve to run the new platform
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11/12/2019 5:59am
Was thinking the same
Thing. Monster needs to sponsor JGR!!
Motofinne wrote:
Why would they? Everything about JGR is a question mark once the last outdoor race is done in 2020 because their deal with Suzuki ends.
I’d love to see them go back to yamaha. They paid their dues with the horrible 2010-2013 models, they deserve to run the new platform
I agree but i would think that the bridge is burnt between them?

Here is my guess, JGR/Gas Gas factory racing in 2021.
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11/12/2019 2:31pm
I think he's greatly underrated especially after winning rookie of the year. People are easy to throw someone under their feet
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hamncheeze
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11/12/2019 4:38pm
Is monster a personal sponsor of his?
Was thinking the same
Thing. Monster needs to sponsor JGR!!
I think Monster was a sponsor of JGR back in 2016, but not at a huge level. Barcia had his personal deal, but I believe Peick and Nicoletti were also running the M claw that year. There was some running joke on PulpMX about Nicoletti getting a super lowball contract from Monster, IIRC.

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langhammx
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11/12/2019 4:44pm
Happy for Joey and JGR. Must say the J1 gear looks good.

Ghost
The gear has come a long way !
I wasn’t crazy about it AT ALL at first, but their designs have gotten better ! I can’t stand the helmet though !!
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11/12/2019 4:54pm
Happy for Joey and JGR. Must say the J1 gear looks good.

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langhammx wrote:
The gear has come a long way ! I wasn’t crazy about it AT ALL at first, but their designs have gotten better ! I can’t...
The gear has come a long way !
I wasn’t crazy about it AT ALL at first, but their designs have gotten better ! I can’t stand the helmet though !!
The gear does look good, I can’t really get into the name “Just 1” tho.. then again, I didn’t think “Seven” was super great either and now it’s what I use primarily
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11/12/2019 4:59pm
I hope he has a great year and quiets the doubters. Great underdog story and i think he can pull it off. If he’s consistent he can be in the hunt for the whole shebang. Im pulling for him and honestly think he can do it.
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11/12/2019 5:41pm
Tomac chickened out and was a no show, made Joey feel pretty good. I hope he kicks ass in 2020
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