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RACER X - Metty
A lot of times when a rider gets hurt due to a bike problem like this, the team has some sympathy and maybe offers the rider a deal for the next year—I know Andrew Short was hurt last year testing KTMs, and he could have come back to the team if he had wanted. So how did this impact your negotiations with the team?
Well, it changed a lot of things. For one, it changed my season because I wasn't able to race, so that hurt my chances to re-sign with Suzuki, or if they weren't interested, it hurt my chances of signing with another team. As far as Suzuki, I've tried to keep this as professional as I could, and that's why I haven't discussed this incident publicly until now. And when they asked for the bike back, I scrubbed it up as best as I could and returned it to them. Nothing was said since the crash, nothing has been said about what happened with the tank. So far my contract is expired and I haven't heard a word from them.
A lot of times when a rider gets hurt due to a bike problem like this, the team has some sympathy and maybe offers the rider a deal for the next year—I know Andrew Short was hurt last year testing KTMs, and he could have come back to the team if he had wanted. So how did this impact your negotiations with the team?
Well, it changed a lot of things. For one, it changed my season because I wasn't able to race, so that hurt my chances to re-sign with Suzuki, or if they weren't interested, it hurt my chances of signing with another team. As far as Suzuki, I've tried to keep this as professional as I could, and that's why I haven't discussed this incident publicly until now. And when they asked for the bike back, I scrubbed it up as best as I could and returned it to them. Nothing was said since the crash, nothing has been said about what happened with the tank. So far my contract is expired and I haven't heard a word from them.
Eff Suzuki.
This sport can be very cruel sometimes.
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Bummer deal for Metty, the guy has worked his ass off over the years.
Since Roger left Suzuki, seems that they forgot how to be professionals, and yes, it will be funny when Bubba will be injured and Suzuki won't show up in the races.
There are no Suzuki supported teams, right? I mean, BTO signed with KTM and Motoconcepts doesn't show any Suzuki logo on their bikes, right?
I really like Metty, but it just makes me think 'Well, now you know how Mitch felt after jumping ship to Geico'.
At least he got a rider with Valli Yamaha! We haven't seen him in blue since his old days at Yamaha of Troy!
Hope he will have a bright outdoors season!
-pissed at Suzuki, at 28 its ok to burn a bridge or two
-no plans for retirement anytime soon at 28
-Wife cranky while pregnant
Hes in full bittermen mode. He should duct tape a stock Suzuki tank to his workout rooms wall for added motivation.
Good for Metty. He's a super hard worker, and has been since he came to the States. Not everybody can be a Chad Reed!
Suzuki should have at least considered that he pretty much kept the yellow bike and the team out of the dark after Dungey's move, and after all Dungey's mechanicals!
Also, his engine locked up when he was on the Geico Honda. He didn't ride Suzuki until 2011.
Is there any other Suzuki supported team this year?
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/How-many-riders-can-you-n…
It must be this cold outside that doesn't make me remember!
So, then, it's:
Yoshimura Suzuki: James Stewart
Rockstar Suzuki: Davi Millsaps
H&H Suzuki: Broc Tickle
Anyone else?
Pit Row
TwoTwo? I'd say more like DoubleDDoubleD!
Congrats, Reedy!
BS what happened to Metty end of story
If you knew Metty at all (which admittedly you don't) you'd know just how far off base that statement was.
Paul
How does that happen?
From my perspective, I would hope it was just an accident, but things like that aren't supposed to happen on factory teams. I haven't had any communication from them at all about it. I haven't gotten the bottom line on it and I probably won't get an answer. It was just unfortunate on my end to be on the short end of it. To my knowledge they have three fuel tanks, the stock one they had on my bike that day, the factory tank that's about a liter bigger, then a carbon fiber one that got made up after Dunge ran out last year while using the factory tank. We used the carbon one for racing and the factory tank for practice, but unfortunately on this day they didn't have either one on there.
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maybe they're just assholes
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