Monster Energy: Yamaha? Kawasaki? Both?

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Edited Date/Time 9/23/2015 7:29pm
It's became more recent times that Chad Reed is riding what looks like a monster energy yamaha. But I can't imagine monster and kawasaki departing. Can someone shed some light on this? Haven't seen an updated thread in a while...
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GD2 9/22/2015 11:11pm
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Unless ML512 or GuyB respond, I'd take anything other people post with a grain of salt.
mattyhamz2 9/22/2015 11:15pm
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I keep hearing a rumor that Kawasaki and Monster are parting ways. But I'd like to see what GuyB Mathes or ML512 have to say
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I'm just gonna leave this here...


Richard Tease II 9/22/2015 11:51pm
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GD2 wrote:
Unless ML512 or GuyB respond, I'd take anything other people post with a grain of salt.
Reed blue and Monster
Rinaldi Yamaha back with Monster. Febvre helmet got more majority Monster as well especially this weekend I don't seem to remember him having such dominant monster helmet graphics before
A few Yamaha road race teams are monster sponsored as well.

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mingham97 9/23/2015 12:35am
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I would say a departure sounds most likely but I don't know who Kawasaki would go with? "Surge"? Grinning Grinning Grinning
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MxKing809 9/23/2015 3:48am
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mingham97 wrote:
I would say a departure sounds most likely but I don't know who Kawasaki would go with? "Surge"? Grinning Grinning Grinning
Why do they need a drink sponsor? Honda had gone a few years without one...... and if Kawi has the cash to cover the 1 or 2 million then go for it. The major thing with Monster and Kawi is the PC team which is almost completely funded by Kawi and Monster from what I've gathered..... and a monster split could drastically cut back on the PC budget
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Paul333 9/23/2015 4:22am
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Don't Reed & Febvre just have Monster painted helmets meaning a personal sponsorship? I didn't see any Monster graphics or logos on this bike.

For motocross thats still a Kawasaki deal; USA Team Kawasaki, Pro Circuit Kawasaki, KRT Europe, CLS Kawasaki, ETC.
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mingham97 9/23/2015 4:24am
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MxKing809 wrote:
Why do they need a drink sponsor? Honda had gone a few years without one...... and if Kawi has the cash to cover the 1 or...
Why do they need a drink sponsor? Honda had gone a few years without one...... and if Kawi has the cash to cover the 1 or 2 million then go for it. The major thing with Monster and Kawi is the PC team which is almost completely funded by Kawi and Monster from what I've gathered..... and a monster split could drastically cut back on the PC budget
Maybe they could possibly use a vitamin water sponsor? You're right it doesn't have to be an energy drink
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mingham97 9/23/2015 4:27am
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From a while ago but his most recent photos have the same logo

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GeorgiePorgie wrote:
Suzuki needs a damn sponsor.
"Ace is the Place".....
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GeorgiePorgie wrote:
Suzuki needs a damn sponsor.
DonM wrote:
"Ace is the Place".....
"With the helpful hardware folks." ^^^^
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GD2 wrote:
Unless ML512 or GuyB respond, I'd take anything other people post with a grain of salt.
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star Racing, and Reed/Factory Yamaha. In Europe; KRT, CLS, DRT (all three kawi teams), and Rinaldi Yamaha
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Rumor is that in 2016 the sport will be called Monstercross (tm)
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GeorgiePorgie wrote:
Suzuki needs a damn sponsor.
I thought they were getting True Value. I'm not sure when the last time I saw a True Value store...
coastlinecascott 9/23/2015 8:04am
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someone mentioned not too long ago the yamaha would look bitchen with the light blue low carb monster logo
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One Last Comeback wrote:
Rumor is that in 2016 the sport will be called Monstercross (tm)
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pbody 9/23/2015 8:13am
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Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume he can put whatever logo on the bike he wants.

From one of his Instagram posts: "I don't have a SX bike just a stock loaned bike..."

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Evan_Steinberg 9/23/2015 8:36am
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pbody wrote:
Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume...
Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume he can put whatever logo on the bike he wants.

From one of his Instagram posts: "I don't have a SX bike just a stock loaned bike..."
Personal stock bike with a Hinson engine, aftermarket header, and KYB suspension?
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pbody wrote:
Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume...
Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume he can put whatever logo on the bike he wants.

From one of his Instagram posts: "I don't have a SX bike just a stock loaned bike..."
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Personal stock bike with a Hinson engine, aftermarket header, and KYB suspension?
I don't know what all he has on it (or doesn't), but I do always get a chuckle when a guy calls a bike "stock, with yada, yada, yada bolted on" haha. I get it, it's not anywhere close to factory. But it's not "stock" when that's the case.
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seth505 9/23/2015 8:41am
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pbody wrote:
Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume...
Reed's Yamaha is his own personal stock bike (he said it was a loaner), he doesn't have a signed contract with any manufacturer, so I assume he can put whatever logo on the bike he wants.

From one of his Instagram posts: "I don't have a SX bike just a stock loaned bike..."
Evan_Steinberg wrote:
Personal stock bike with a Hinson engine, aftermarket header, and KYB suspension?
hvaughn88 wrote:
I don't know what all he has on it (or doesn't), but I do always get a chuckle when a guy calls a bike "stock, with...
I don't know what all he has on it (or doesn't), but I do always get a chuckle when a guy calls a bike "stock, with yada, yada, yada bolted on" haha. I get it, it's not anywhere close to factory. But it's not "stock" when that's the case.
You guys know the routine for riders on "new bikes".

Interviews at Monster Cup will go like this "well I didn't have a bike or know what bike I'd be riding for 2016 and I've only been on this bike for 8 minutes, it's stock and not even broken in so we'll see how the night goes".
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GD2 wrote:
Unless ML512 or GuyB respond, I'd take anything other people post with a grain of salt.
ML512 wrote:
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star...
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star Racing, and Reed/Factory Yamaha. In Europe; KRT, CLS, DRT (all three kawi teams), and Rinaldi Yamaha
Monster must have put up a lot of money to get Star Racing from Rocstar.
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GeorgiePorgie wrote:
Suzuki needs a damn sponsor.
mb60 wrote:
I thought they were getting True Value. I'm not sure when the last time I saw a True Value store...
I saw some TrueValue logos on the TV broadcasts during SX, I think it was the TrueValue Pass of the Race
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Kind of a random thought, but, I occasionally buy the low-carb monsters in the morning and I have noticed that they are out of stock. I wonder if they are trying to move the product off the shelf to re-introduce it with a slightly new color/brand that will match up with Yamaha a little better. According to ML512, they seem to be heavily invested in Yamaha (and Kawasaki) this coming year.
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agn5009 9/23/2015 9:59am
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GeorgiePorgie wrote:
Suzuki needs a damn sponsor.
mb60 wrote:
I thought they were getting True Value. I'm not sure when the last time I saw a True Value store...
We have a bunch of true values in PA. Pretty cool if they are the main sponsor. We need more of a variety of outside sponsors rather than just energy drinks.
Jordan421 9/23/2015 10:08am
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I have a Pabst Blue Ribbon sticker on the side of my bike. Does that mean I'm now sponsor by them?!?!
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Jordan421 wrote:
I have a Pabst Blue Ribbon sticker on the side of my bike. Does that mean I'm now sponsor by them?!?!
No...but it might tell the world you drink bad beer.
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GD2 wrote:
Unless ML512 or GuyB respond, I'd take anything other people post with a grain of salt.
ML512 wrote:
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star...
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star Racing, and Reed/Factory Yamaha. In Europe; KRT, CLS, DRT (all three kawi teams), and Rinaldi Yamaha
Wow. That's a lot of dough to be coughing up. Cool to see a company so into moto. Not surprised though because I believe it was last fall Coca-Cola bought a majority share in Monster so there is now some even bigger money backing the green claw than there was.
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TeamGreen 9/23/2015 11:17am
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GD2 wrote:
Unless ML512 or GuyB respond, I'd take anything other people post with a grain of salt.
ML512 wrote:
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star...
From what I understand, we'll be seeing a lot of the green claw next year. It should be on the Factory Kawasaki bikes, PC bikes, Star Racing, and Reed/Factory Yamaha. In Europe; KRT, CLS, DRT (all three kawi teams), and Rinaldi Yamaha
You might wanna call Bobby and look in to what logo will be on his riders thru '17....
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