FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 10 | Page 69

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MONSTER ENERGY CUP

IS KEN ROCZEN
“FIXED”?
Well, we’re not sure he’s going to
fulfil his potential and win the 2016
supercross series but man, did Roczen
look great at the MEC. Good starts,
great speed and an apparent calmness
out on the track made Roczen the fifth
different winner of the Monster Energy
Cup.

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“After a few laps I just felt like I
couldn’t get beaten, so that’s always
a good feeling to have,” said Roczen
after the last main event of the night.
“And I don’t really care too much about
the money, to be honest. It’s good to
be up front, pull away a bit and just
ride a good race. So I was happy.
That’s a big deal. I haven’t ridden
supercross in quite a while too, so
coming back and doing how we did
was great.”

£ There’s no denying
Ken Roczen was on
fire in Vegas

One of the changes that Roczen made
for the MEC was switching to Kayaba
suspension components on his RMZ450. If you’re counting at home, that’s
his second suspension change this
year (he started with Showa air forks
in supercross and went to Showa
spring forks near the end of the Lucas
Oil Pro Motocross Championships) and it seemed like it worked for the
kid. Even if it was a political battle
to get the suspension on the bike as
the production Suzuki comes with
Showas.
“It comes down to personal preference
and I liked it a lot better,” said Roczen
on the switch. “We just put something
on that worked pretty decent.
Obviously we’ve got a lot more testing
ahead of us to get things ready for
Anaheim.
“All the fighting and headaches [to
get the Kayaba suspension on his
bike] were worth it. I need to be selfish
because I want to win. I don’t really
care about any of the contract stuff,
or any of that. I know it’s hard for the
team but we want to win and I know
the guys behind me want to win too.
So I want what’s best for being up at
the very top.”