Roczen on Showa?

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ML512 11/6/2017 2:54am
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The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan from my understanding.

Seely has chosen KYB from what I heard, Roczen has been going back and forth on an outdoor test...I'm guessing they're doing it in SX with him now. I'm not sure what he's using next year yet.
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RedDirtDog 11/6/2017 4:44am
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Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
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Is there any real difference other than the stickers on the outside?
If it feels better in your head you're gonna feel more comfortable and go faster..

But yeah, there are difference between them.

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rmoto003 11/6/2017 4:58am
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RedDirtDog wrote:
Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
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RedDirtDog wrote:
Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
Yeah, but the Showa and KYB technicians would be fighting in the pits. I would think they would be contracted to either one or the other.
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ML512 11/6/2017 5:15am
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RedDirtDog wrote:
Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
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Nope, that wouldn't work out.
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#434 11/6/2017 6:50am
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RedDirtDog wrote:
Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
rmoto003 wrote:
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ML512 wrote:
Nope, that wouldn't work out.
Too bad! Would be nice. Them he could also run a pirelli in the front and a dunlop in the back or a fmf on the right and a yosh pipe on the left.. he could double his sponsers easily!
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rmoto003 wrote:
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ML512 wrote:
Nope, that wouldn't work out.
#434 wrote:
Too bad! Would be nice. Them he could also run a pirelli in the front and a dunlop in the back or a fmf on the...
Too bad! Would be nice. Them he could also run a pirelli in the front and a dunlop in the back or a fmf on the right and a yosh pipe on the left.. he could double his sponsers easily!
I think you're onto something!

Nice photo bomb by AC too.
Dirty Points 11/6/2017 7:33am
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RedDirtDog wrote:
Can guys like kenny run a KYB shock with Showa forks? or vice versa if they wanted to?
Showa left fork leg, KYB right, WP shock.
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twotwosix 11/6/2017 9:37am
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ML512 wrote:
The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan...
The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan from my understanding.

Seely has chosen KYB from what I heard, Roczen has been going back and forth on an outdoor test...I'm guessing they're doing it in SX with him now. I'm not sure what he's using next year yet.
ANY IDEA IF KENNY IS CONSIDERING MOVING OFF AIR? HE'S BEEN PRETTY SET ON THAT KYB AIR FORK FOR A MINUTE NOW.
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tcallahan707 11/6/2017 10:16am
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ML512 wrote:
The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan...
The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan from my understanding.

Seely has chosen KYB from what I heard, Roczen has been going back and forth on an outdoor test...I'm guessing they're doing it in SX with him now. I'm not sure what he's using next year yet.
twotwosix wrote:
ANY IDEA IF KENNY IS CONSIDERING MOVING OFF AIR? HE'S BEEN PRETTY SET ON THAT KYB AIR FORK FOR A MINUTE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
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ML512 11/6/2017 10:35am
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ML512 wrote:
The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan...
The Honda team has been doing a big comparison test between Showa and KYB for a while now. Before MXdN happened, pressure from Honda in Japan from my understanding.

Seely has chosen KYB from what I heard, Roczen has been going back and forth on an outdoor test...I'm guessing they're doing it in SX with him now. I'm not sure what he's using next year yet.
twotwosix wrote:
ANY IDEA IF KENNY IS CONSIDERING MOVING OFF AIR? HE'S BEEN PRETTY SET ON THAT KYB AIR FORK FOR A MINUTE NOW.
tcallahan707 wrote:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
I DONT KNOW EITHER, BUT ITS KINDA OF FUN!
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twotwosix wrote:
ANY IDEA IF KENNY IS CONSIDERING MOVING OFF AIR? HE'S BEEN PRETTY SET ON THAT KYB AIR FORK FOR A MINUTE NOW.
tcallahan707 wrote:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
ML512 wrote:
I DONT KNOW EITHER, BUT ITS KINDA OF FUN!
But Kenny always seems to be gellin’ ...
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tcallahan707 11/6/2017 11:51am
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ML512 wrote:
Nope, that wouldn't work out.
#434 wrote:
Too bad! Would be nice. Them he could also run a pirelli in the front and a dunlop in the back or a fmf on the...
Too bad! Would be nice. Them he could also run a pirelli in the front and a dunlop in the back or a fmf on the right and a yosh pipe on the left.. he could double his sponsers easily!
davistld01 wrote:
I think you're onto something!

Nice photo bomb by AC too.
Is it a photobomb if he's taking the photo? Asking for a friend...
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RonJon 11/6/2017 1:23pm
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Could he just run KYB with no sticker on them, kinda like when RC ran bridgestones when the HRC was sponsored by dunlop?

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kiwifan 11/6/2017 1:43pm
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does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
Dirty Points 11/6/2017 2:42pm
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kiwifan wrote:
does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
Yes. Seriously. Millions spent on it.
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peelout 11/6/2017 3:22pm
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any video of Roczen shredding some sx? need some new fap material
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kiwifan 11/6/2017 3:50pm
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kiwifan wrote:
does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
Dirty Points wrote:
Yes. Seriously. Millions spent on it.
sorry but I am not quite getting what you are trying to imply/state...please explain
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deanwhite51 11/6/2017 4:28pm
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kiwifan wrote:
does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
Dirty Points wrote:
Yes. Seriously. Millions spent on it.
kiwifan wrote:
sorry but I am not quite getting what you are trying to imply/state...please explain
Suspension is what most of the factory teams money goes into.. Suspension is everything, and you can tell a huge difference between manufactures.
jorgechavez 11/6/2017 4:49pm
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kiwifan wrote:
does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
I don't think they would be testing to see which one he likes better if it didn't matter?
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kiwifan 11/6/2017 5:55pm
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kiwifan wrote:
does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
jorgechavez wrote:
I don't think they would be testing to see which one he likes better if it didn't matter?
I am talking about peoples concerns about what the factory riders use, why should we care what they use? I totally agree that they are testing what he prefers.
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kiwifan 11/6/2017 5:57pm
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Dirty Points wrote:
Yes. Seriously. Millions spent on it.
kiwifan wrote:
sorry but I am not quite getting what you are trying to imply/state...please explain
deanwhite51 wrote:
Suspension is what most of the factory teams money goes into.. Suspension is everything, and you can tell a huge difference between manufactures.
I see, so you actually agreed with my post, it doesnt matter what we think they should be on, but it certainly matters to the factory riders....
jorgechavez 11/6/2017 6:00pm
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kiwifan wrote:
does it really matter what type of suspension any rider is on? ...seriously?
jorgechavez wrote:
I don't think they would be testing to see which one he likes better if it didn't matter?
kiwifan wrote:
I am talking about peoples concerns about what the factory riders use, why should we care what they use? I totally agree that they are testing...
I am talking about peoples concerns about what the factory riders use, why should we care what they use? I totally agree that they are testing what he prefers.
Ahhh, my bad sorry. Yeah I'm not really sure I think most people just think it's interesting to see what these guys end up with.

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