2026 Kawasaki KX250SR Ricky Carmichael Replica Debuts

Don Williams

January 16, 2026

2026 Kawasaki KX250SR Ricky Carmichael Replica Debuts

No, this isn’t a story about the promised upcoming Kawasaki two-stroke. You aren’t also seeing double. However, you are seeing a pair of Kawasaki supercross bikes emblazoned with very similar graphics and #4. You’re looking at two bikes. One is the 2001 Kawasaki KX250SR that Ricky Carmichael rode to a Supercross title, and the other is a 2026 Kawasaki KX450SR decked out to look like it. As luck would have it, Chase Sexton is campaigning this year on a Kawasaki KX450SR sporting #4 in search of his second Supercross title.

Let’s go over the highlights of Carmichael’s 2001 championship run:

The 2001 AMA 250cc Supercross Championship was Carmichael’s first premier-class Supercross title. He had finished the 2000 season in P5, which included his maiden 250-class win at Daytona International Speedway.

Ricky Carmichael rode this 2001 Kawasaki KX250SR to his first premier-class Supercross championship.

Carmichael won the final 13 races of the 16-race season. Defending SX Champion Jeremy McGrath won two of the first three races—A1 and A2.

2026 Kawasaki KX450SR with Ricky Carmichael replica graphics.

Kawasaki had not had consecutive Main Event wins in the premier class of Supercross since 1988, when Jeff Ward accomplished the feat.

Finished on the podium in every round. Outside of Carmichael’s 14 wins in 2001, Carmichael finished in P3 at A1 and P2 at A2.

It was the start of a run of five SX titles in six years for Carmichael. Coming into the 2001 season, McGrath had seven SX titles in eight years.

McGrath and Carmichael continue to share the record for the most wins in a season—14. However, McGrath performed the feat by winning the first 13 rounds of the 15-round 1996 season, and then the final round.

Carmichael benefited from a new focus on physical conditioning. He had training oversight by Aldon Baker, which is credited with contributing to Carmichael’s breakthrough consistency and dominance.