No New Chad Reed Thread?

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Edited Date/Time 11/21/2013 7:44am
"The motocross world has been abuzz over what Chad Reed is going to do for 2014 ever since he packed up from the second to last round of the 2013 Outdoor series in Utah. Much speculation over what bike Reed would end up on in 2014. Well, after months of speculation and baiting from Chad Reed himself, he has opened up about his plans for the upcoming 2014 racing season.

Chad confirmed on the PulpMX show that he will be racing aboard a 2014 Kawasaki KX450F machine and Discount Tire has stepped up to become title sponsor of Team TwoTwo. While the official announcement of the Discount Tire as title sponsor has been known for a few weeks, no official announcement on the move to the green bikes has been made yet. Hearing it from Chad Reed himself and the many Instagram videos of him testing on the Kawasaki, expect a formal announcement sometime soon.

“I still haven’t signed the contract, but clearly I posted the video on a green bike and it’s pretty obvious what bike I’ll be riding,” Reed said on the Pulpmx Show. “I’m excited to be riding Kawis, it ended bad last time, so it’d surely be nice to have that experienced changed. 2010 was rough….I wasn’t healthy, didn’t love the bike or necessarily some of the people – management in particular. But a lot’s changed, the management’s changed and the bike’s changed drastically. You live and learn.”

Reed was never in talks with KTM to campaign the new Husqvarna for next year, his comfort on the Kawasaki was a always the decision maker. Reed had tested all the bikes and admitted he was hating the KTM and stuff, but things got away from him and he decided to look more into the Kawasaki bikes, ultimately going with the best bike out there.

“So I revisited the Kawi thing, and yeah, that’s where we’ve ended up – it suits my style the best” Reed said on the matter.

We have obtained a top secret video of Chad Reed testing on his Kawasaki earlier this week:"

http://www.btosportsnews.com/2013/11/chad-reed-speaks-2014-plans/
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stewie94 11/19/2013 4:56pm
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good for chad! i smell a another chad reed come back!
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Grizz 11/19/2013 4:57pm
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Stoop wrote:
whos that guy?
That's what I'm saying!
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jonesaustin 11/19/2013 5:08pm
11/19/2013 5:08pm Edited Date/Time 11/19/2013 5:09pm
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of interest. pretty transparent. weird, but transparent.

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vanillaice782 11/19/2013 5:12pm
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This situation kind of reminds me of the story of the boy who cried wolf.
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TeamGreen 11/19/2013 5:16pm
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Someone check on Mike Fisher. I'm pretty sure the Team 22 Bus just ran over him...again.
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kiwifan 11/19/2013 5:25pm
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IF he is faster in 2014 it wont be the bike, it will be that he is a LOT healthier at this stage of the year than he was last year, that makes a HUGE difference ....if he stayed on Honda he would of had same speed whether he was on Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha or Husky/KTM.

However, I still dont think this makes him a top 5 contender week in week out ...imho
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JM485 11/19/2013 5:28pm
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I wouldn't count him out yet. I can honestly see him totally rebounding and battling for wins. Remember how crazy it was when he started his own team and switched to Honda? I counted him out then, I definitely won't make the same mistake this time.
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gnarwhip 11/19/2013 5:52pm
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Welcome to three weeks ago. Most people figured it out when he posted photos of the blue hubs.
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GuyB 11/19/2013 5:56pm
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jonesaustin wrote:
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of...
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of interest. pretty transparent. weird, but transparent.
People see conspiracies everywhere. Even in places where they don't exist.
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Paul333 11/19/2013 6:00pm
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I would never count out a healthy, motivated by a bad year, and happy with his equipment Chad Reed. Many have done it in the past and they've had to eat crow.

I'm not ready to bet my money on championships again but I would for 1-3 Supercross wins and 1-3 National victories next year.
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Grizz 11/19/2013 6:03pm
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gnarwhip wrote:
Welcome to three weeks ago. Most people figured it out when he posted photos of the blue hubs.
He was obviously riding a Kawi way more than 3 weeks ago. I, for one, was just not stupid enough to think he was signing with every bike he touched! It was obvious he was trying them all out. I mean COME ON.
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LocDawg 11/19/2013 7:16pm
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im excited to see how he'll do

i guess that 2012 frame is THAT good huh
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mxb2 11/19/2013 7:31pm
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LocDawg wrote:
im excited to see how he'll do

i guess that 2012 frame is THAT good huh
I have a 12 kawy 450, and I rode the ,09/10/11 and the 12 is quite a bit better.of course not at their speeds , but point is the 12,13,14 kawys are legit.
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Grizz 11/19/2013 8:15pm
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LocDawg wrote:
im excited to see how he'll do

i guess that 2012 frame is THAT good huh
mxb2 wrote:
I have a 12 kawy 450, and I rode the ,09/10/11 and the 12 is quite a bit better.of course not at their speeds , but...
I have a 12 kawy 450, and I rode the ,09/10/11 and the 12 is quite a bit better.of course not at their speeds , but point is the 12,13,14 kawys are legit.
It's all opinion. My 2011 was just as good if not better than my 2013. My 2010 was probably one of the worst bikes I've ever owned, and my 2009 wasn't extremely good or bad. Explain THAT to me!
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JeepnMike 11/19/2013 10:07pm
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Grizz wrote:
It's all opinion. My 2011 was just as good if not better than my 2013. My 2010 was probably one of the worst bikes I've ever...
It's all opinion. My 2011 was just as good if not better than my 2013. My 2010 was probably one of the worst bikes I've ever owned, and my 2009 wasn't extremely good or bad. Explain THAT to me!
You have a shitty mechanic Smile
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SoCalMX70 11/20/2013 1:03am
11/20/2013 1:03am Edited Date/Time 11/20/2013 1:05am
"Reed had tested all the bikes and admitted he was hating the KTM and stuff,"

That is some awesome writing...

EDIT: Looks like they changed it haha:

Reed was in talks with KTM to campaign the new Husqvarna for next year, but his comfort on the Kawasaki was a major decision maker. Reed had tested all the bikes and admitted he was far along with KTM in the contract process, but things got away from him and he decided to look more into the Kawasaki bikes, ultimately going with the latter. - See more at: http://www.btosportsnews.com/2013/11/chad-reed-speaks-2014-plans/#sthas…

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jonesaustin 11/20/2013 4:26am
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GuyB wrote:
People see conspiracies everywhere. Even in places where they don't exist.
not a conspiracy GuyB, just an obvious inference -- folks were talking this for months, and when it's official no one touches it? just saying the author was correct.
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HenryA 11/20/2013 4:35am
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So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a race spec KTM to a production model, but it makes me wonder why he hates it so bad..... Guess that Chad is picky with his bike setup, which I totally understand because I wouldn't want to go as fast as he does on something that I'm not comfortable with.
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jonesaustin wrote:
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of...
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of interest. pretty transparent. weird, but transparent.
GuyB wrote:
People see conspiracies everywhere. Even in places where they don't exist.
Correct.
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jonesaustin 11/20/2013 6:52am
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jonesaustin wrote:
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of...
Grizz is correct - the absence of a thread about his announcement seems an obvious attempt to avoid the topic, rather than some sudden, lack of interest. pretty transparent. weird, but transparent.
GuyB wrote:
People see conspiracies everywhere. Even in places where they don't exist.
Spartacus wrote:
Correct.
okay, it was a statistical anomaly.
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LocDawg 11/20/2013 7:03am
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HenryA wrote:
So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a...
So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a race spec KTM to a production model, but it makes me wonder why he hates it so bad..... Guess that Chad is picky with his bike setup, which I totally understand because I wouldn't want to go as fast as he does on something that I'm not comfortable with.
top pro's can make bikes do things they arent supposed too..
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HenryA wrote:
So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a...
So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a race spec KTM to a production model, but it makes me wonder why he hates it so bad..... Guess that Chad is picky with his bike setup, which I totally understand because I wouldn't want to go as fast as he does on something that I'm not comfortable with.
LocDawg wrote:
top pro's can make bikes do things they arent supposed too..
You're an absolute wealth of fucking knowledge aren't ya?
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TeamGreen wrote:
Someone check on Mike Fisher. I'm pretty sure the Team 22 Bus just ran over him...again.
My spreadsheet may be off but...I think Ive read/heard in interviews, James, RV, Mitch and now Chad exclaim displeasure in working with Mike.

I wonder what the deal is with him?
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TeamGreen wrote:
Someone check on Mike Fisher. I'm pretty sure the Team 22 Bus just ran over him...again.
Sandberm wrote:
My spreadsheet may be off but...I think Ive read/heard in interviews, James, RV, Mitch and now Chad exclaim displeasure in working with Mike. I wonder what...
My spreadsheet may be off but...I think Ive read/heard in interviews, James, RV, Mitch and now Chad exclaim displeasure in working with Mike.

I wonder what the deal is with him?
He's still bitter over the demise of the three-wheeler.
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Jt$ 11/20/2013 8:25am
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HenryA wrote:
So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a...
So Reed absolutely hates the KTM and JT$, MXA etc says that it's the best production 450 out there. I know that you can't compare a race spec KTM to a production model, but it makes me wonder why he hates it so bad..... Guess that Chad is picky with his bike setup, which I totally understand because I wouldn't want to go as fast as he does on something that I'm not comfortable with.
Whoever quoted CR as saying he "hated" the KTM, misquoted him.
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peelout 11/20/2013 8:32am
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TeamGreen wrote:
Someone check on Mike Fisher. I'm pretty sure the Team 22 Bus just ran over him...again.
Sandberm wrote:
My spreadsheet may be off but...I think Ive read/heard in interviews, James, RV, Mitch and now Chad exclaim displeasure in working with Mike. I wonder what...
My spreadsheet may be off but...I think Ive read/heard in interviews, James, RV, Mitch and now Chad exclaim displeasure in working with Mike.

I wonder what the deal is with him?
usp4u wrote:
He's still bitter over the demise of the three-wheeler.
bro, who isn't?

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Grizz 11/20/2013 10:37am
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Grizz wrote:
It's all opinion. My 2011 was just as good if not better than my 2013. My 2010 was probably one of the worst bikes I've ever...
It's all opinion. My 2011 was just as good if not better than my 2013. My 2010 was probably one of the worst bikes I've ever owned, and my 2009 wasn't extremely good or bad. Explain THAT to me!
JeepnMike wrote:
You have a shitty mechanic Smile
Hahahahahahahahahaha Ill be sure to let my dad know! Tongue Laughing

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