Ken Roczen Chooses 2023 Race Machine

Immediately after disagreeing with Honda HRC on a contract for 2023, Ken Roczen officially became a free agent this off-time. The #94 went and examined quite a few machines—a Hearth Electrical power Areas Honda CRF450R, Kawasaki KX450, Suzuki RM-Z450, and the all-new 2023 Yamaha YZ450F, as perfectly as the not-nevertheless-AMA-valid Stark Varg electrical motorcycle—as he wanted to examination the waters on the distinctive 450cc platforms prior to making his conclusion. Now, the German indigenous will lineup for AMA Supercross and Motocross on a distinctive manufacturer for the first time because January 2017. The two-time 450 Course AMA Motocross Champion he will compete aboard a HEP Motorsports Suzuki RM-Z450 in 2023.

Roczen claimed the 2016 AMA Pro Motocross Championship aboard a Soaring Eagle Casino/Jimmy John’s RCH Suzuki RM-Z450 and then moved to Honda HRC for the 2017 year. Roczen tested the HEP Suzuki RM-Z450 recently and was reportedly really happy with the set up and come to feel of the machine. The staff has taken huge strides lately, bringing on Larry Brooks as workforce manager and Progressive Coverage on board as a key sponsor. Now, Roczen is back again as a member of RM-Army, as he will make his AMA Supercross debut with the workforce on January seven.

The following push release is from the Suzuki staff:

Supercross news H.E.P. Motorsports Inks Ken Roczen For 2023!

H.E.P. Motorsports is thrilled to announce that the group has signed Ken Roczen as its leading rider for the 2023 period. Previous AMA motocross champion Roczen will be aboard a Suzuki RM-Z450. Roczen, who gained his most recent championship on a Suzuki, will be reunited with the brand and provide his thrilling design, determination, and grit back again to the RM Military. Ken Roczen will contend in the approaching 2023 Supercross and Motocross Championship sequence which is established to start out on January 7 at Anaheim Stadium in Southern California.

“I am past energized to reconnect with Suzuki for the third time in my career. We have had a ton of achievement in the past and I’m searching ahead to observing what we can execute collectively in our long run.” claimed Roczen, “ I have a lot of self esteem in Suzuki and the H.E.P. Motorsports plan and I am enthusiastic to last but not least get the new calendar year likely with a fresh start off. From the moment I got on the bike I felt appropriate at house. It has been a welcome surprise how speedily I’ve tailored to the bike and the team. We will be prepared to go racing arrive January seventh.”

A homecoming of sorts, Ken Roczen and Suzuki enjoyed a lot achievements in the past like a really prosperous novice vocation in his indigenous Germany on Suzuki motocross equipment. Aboard the prior technology Suzuki RM-Z450 Roczen won the AMA 450 Motocross Championship in 2016. Roczen and Suzuki are established to keep on this custom of achievement in 2023 on the Suzuki RM-Z450 in Supercross and Motocross level of competition.

“We are happy to have Ken back again on a Suzuki and section of the RM Army,” explained Chris Wheeler, Motorsports Manager for Suzuki Motor Usa, LLC. “ Ken’s knowledge, dedication and remarkable skill are almost everything we need to help Suzuki and H.E.P. Motorsports attain the good results we are all striving for in 2023.”

“Everyone is super energized to have Ken Roczen on board” said Dustin Pipes, Team Principal at H.E.P. Motorsports. “Having Ken as section of our workforce is guaranteed to elevate our functionality and we can’t hold out to go racing at A1 in January.”

H.E.P. Motorsports will debut the complete group lineup at spherical 1 of the 2023 Supercross Championship on January seventh, 2023 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. For additional staff updates and the most recent news and insights, visit SuzukiCycles.com/Racing/Motocross or HEPMotorsports.com.