That‘s what i just read on motocrossplanet.

Yeah I get lapped twice every time I pick the wrong tire

He must have used rear tire in the front?

in the military we call this ... rationalizing your own failure!

Maybe that’s why he did a sighting lap. (get familiar with the tire). One of the only riders to do so.

He didnt have enough air?

Sounds like motocrossplanet is fishing with click bait?

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like ...more

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like motocrossplanet is fishing with click bait?

Same quote at mxlarge. https://www.mxlarge.com/news/ken-roczen-his-struggles

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like ...more

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like motocrossplanet is fishing with click bait?

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. ...more

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. https://www.mxlarge.com/news/ken-roczen-his-struggles

I bet Bob Hannah reads that and laughs his ass off.

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like ...more

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like motocrossplanet is fishing with click bait?

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. ...more

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. https://www.mxlarge.com/news/ken-roczen-his-struggles

I didn't read that as he's blaming his tire choice. I read it as he's blaming his health issues and it was compounded with a bad tire choice which made matters worse.

Ken Roczen: “These past two races obviously haven’t been the results that we needed to be in the fight. That doesn’t mean that we aren’t still trying. Sometimes you’re dealt a hand of cards that are completely out of your control, but we’re trying to make the smartest and quickest decisions to get through some of the health issues that keep coming up. My heat went well and I led a handful of laps until I got a flat. The boulders started popping up and I think I know right where the rock got me in the whoops. With the weather changing, we tried to make a tire decision that would give me the best chances of not having that same thing happen in the main, but that obviously didn’t work well. I’m not the type of guy that likes to roll around or is satisfied with a fifth- or 10th-place finish, but sometimes if that’s the best you can do for the night, you just have to except it for what it is. I can’t thank my team enough for being patient with me and for never wavering in their support. I know the sacrifices they’re making to be up here and all of the work they’re putting in to give me the best equipment and support, and I want to do better for them. I couldn’t be more grateful for them and I hope we can turn this around and be in a better position to put up a fight on Wednesday.”

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like ...more

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like motocrossplanet is fishing with click bait?

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. ...more

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. https://www.mxlarge.com/news/ken-roczen-his-struggles

If it's on MXLarge it must be factual.....

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like ...more

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

Sounds like motocrossplanet is fishing with click bait?

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. ...more

Ted722 wrote:

Same quote at mxlarge. https://www.mxlarge.com/news/ken-roczen-his-struggles

DonM wrote:

If it's on MXLarge it must ...more

DonM wrote:

If it's on MXLarge it must be factual.....

I'm bad at sarcasm. I'll be more overt next time!

Yeah reading that a couple of times - he didn’t come out and say his tire choice was the only reason. I feel for Ken but now is the time to say: it wasn’t my night and it’s back to the drawing board. Or something like that.

Forget all the little things and make the best of it. That finish had to crush his soul a bit. I hope he realizes he’s a champion and he has better days ahead of him. And if it doesn’t work out that’s ok too. It’s just motorcycle racing.

Did the team accidently install a slick tire thinking they were at a moto gp race? I mean this is the same team that forgot to run a high elevation engine tune.

Ralph: “Imagine how different the race would have gone if it had gone differently”

Did he run a mousse in front to prevent flats? I thought they all ran mousse in the rear tire so that couldn't go flat if so.

Markturbo wrote:

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Markturbo wrote:

Did the team accidently install a slick tire thinking they were at a moto gp race? I mean this is the same team that forgot to run a high elevation engine tune.

I'm old enough to remember when Factory Honda was THE team to be on. The glory days, today not so much...

I wonder if he did the no air deal and it felt really weird to him

Larry450 wrote:

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Larry450 wrote:

He must have used rear tire in the front?

This cracked me up.....

Roczen thanks his team, says he has to do better, and folks want to bash him.

This is one of the greats who is obviously struggling. If you really follow the sport you know that Ken in the past was capable of rolling by Tomac and Webb and dropping them. After the injuries that’s not been the case. It’s damn shitty that folks here seem to want to celebrate his decline.

Eli and Cooper had an awesome battle Sunday. Imagine if Ken was part of it. It’s not a good thing that he wasn’t.

wrc777 wrote:

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wrc777 wrote:

Did he run a mousse in front to prevent flats? I thought they all ran mousse in the rear tire so that couldn't go flat if so.

I’ve never heard of a Professional motocross rider using a mousse in a SX race. I have heard of a few riders using one in a MX race at a track with rocks that had the chance of getting flats, but by no means did all it most do it.

Almost all if not all factory teams use mousse in the rear tire for mx. Not so much if ever in sx

wrc777 wrote:

Did he run a mousse in ...more

wrc777 wrote:

Did he run a mousse in front to prevent flats? I thought they all ran mousse in the rear tire so that couldn't go flat if so.

langhammx wrote:

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langhammx wrote:

I’ve never heard of a Professional motocross rider using a mousse in a SX race. I have heard of a few riders using one in a MX race at a track with rocks that had the chance of getting flats, but by no means did all it most do it.

I haven't heard of anyone using it in their tires, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of them used it in their hair

His directional front tire was installed backwards.

Makes perfect sense why he suddenly dropped 3 seconds a lap after 7min. I mean you gotta use your brain sometimes...

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Boomslang wrote:

Ken Roczen: “These past two races obviously haven’t been the results that we needed to be in the fight. That doesn’t mean that we aren’t still trying. Sometimes you’re dealt a hand of cards that are completely out of your control, but we’re trying to make the smartest and quickest decisions to get through some of the health issues that keep coming up. My heat went well and I led a handful of laps until I got a flat. The boulders started popping up and I think I know right where the rock got me in the whoops. With the weather changing, we tried to make a tire decision that would give me the best chances of not having that same thing happen in the main, but that obviously didn’t work well. I’m not the type of guy that likes to roll around or is satisfied with a fifth- or 10th-place finish, but sometimes if that’s the best you can do for the night, you just have to except it for what it is. I can’t thank my team enough for being patient with me and for never wavering in their support. I know the sacrifices they’re making to be up here and all of the work they’re putting in to give me the best equipment and support, and I want to do better for them. I couldn’t be more grateful for them and I hope we can turn this around and be in a better position to put up a fight on Wednesday.”

Wrong grips on Wednesday leads to arm pump and an eighth place finish? Sunday food poisoning. Wednesday hangnail. Sunday sun was in my eyes. Wednesday dog ate my homework......and the beat goes on