Mike WIlliamson gone from Kawasaki?

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yak651 3/12/2019 3:38pm
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Could you see Belichick quitting mid year and the Patriots put out a message thru an ESPN reporter that he's quit because his wife just had twins....I'm sure that would go over with no investigation from any reporters or major news networks. Maybe this is why the industry doesn't want to grow this sport, they wouldn't be able to write their own script if real journalist started covering it.
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yak651 wrote:
Could you see Belichick quitting mid year and the Patriots put out a message thru an ESPN reporter that he's quit because his wife just had...
Could you see Belichick quitting mid year and the Patriots put out a message thru an ESPN reporter that he's quit because his wife just had twins....I'm sure that would go over with no investigation from any reporters or major news networks. Maybe this is why the industry doesn't want to grow this sport, they wouldn't be able to write their own script if real journalist started covering it.
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wolf918 3/12/2019 3:41pm
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Jasper125 wrote:
Well i watched Jake Weimers episode on the spectrum series a few years back and he also said they built the bike just for RV2 wich...
Well i watched Jake Weimers episode on the spectrum series a few years back and he also said they built the bike just for RV2 wich is a rear steering bike and thats not Weimers style. Also they didn't let him really test or make significant changes to the bike. I was really dumbfounded when i heard that i lost alot of respect for that team
wolf918 wrote:
But, unless I’m mistaken. Wasn’t that the best part of weimer’s career, results wise?
mattyhamz2 wrote:
I guess that depends on whether or not you count the year he won his 250 title
Jake wasn’t dealing with Kawasaki politics on villo’s setup in the 250 class.
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Middleside 3/12/2019 3:43pm
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brocster wrote:
Not buying the wife, twins, travel mid season quitting excuse...there’s more to the story for sure.
captmoto wrote:
Totally spit ballin' here but maybe there was too much shit going on that wasn't worth staying for when he looked at what he had going...
Totally spit ballin' here but maybe there was too much shit going on that wasn't worth staying for when he looked at what he had going on at home. If things were rolling along at Kawi maybe he would have stayed. Like I said, just spit ballin'.
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mattyhamz2 3/12/2019 3:46pm
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wolf918 wrote:
But, unless I’m mistaken. Wasn’t that the best part of weimer’s career, results wise?
mattyhamz2 wrote:
I guess that depends on whether or not you count the year he won his 250 title
wolf918 wrote:
Jake wasn’t dealing with Kawasaki politics on villo’s setup in the 250 class.
I know that. If you are talking about his 450 career, then yes when he was on Kawi those were his best years. If you count 250's, then I'd say his time at the factory Kawi team was 2nd to his title year.
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Kenny Lingus 3/12/2019 3:51pm
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What was his job there? I thought he left when Villopoto retired to Yamaha.
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Kenny Lingus wrote:
What was his job there? I thought he left when Villopoto retired to Yamaha.
I believe his official title was crew chief?
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Boomslang wrote:
I'm also curious but just like (what was in) Davi's locker, we will never know.
ML512 wrote:
According to a conversation I had with Millsaps last week, he’s glad to share what it was, as soon as a certain legal matter is finished...
According to a conversation I had with Millsaps last week, he’s glad to share what it was, as soon as a certain legal matter is finished up.
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“Take this job and shove it, I aint workin here no more”.
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peelout wrote:
how famous is Mike's dad?
MelonFan123 wrote:
Ummm...his dad is none other than one Arthur Digby Williamson. Ever hear of a show called Branded? He wrote 156 episodes, bulk of the series. Not...
Ummm...his dad is none other than one Arthur Digby Williamson.

Ever hear of a show called Branded? He wrote 156 episodes, bulk of the series. Not exactly a light weight.
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milliebays 3/12/2019 7:42pm
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if true there was beef makes me less of a fan of the tomacs. MW is the man.
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RexEasely 3/12/2019 7:46pm
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KTM should pick him up
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RexEasely wrote:
KTM should pick him up
While I think he’d be a great fit somewhere.... ktm seems full.
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Mike and Eli will look good in red next season
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jevyguy 3/12/2019 8:29pm
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ML512 wrote:
According to a message that was just passed to me, he quit of his own regards. Newborn twins, done traveling, his decision.
What? His “newborn” twins are like a year old now, so I don’t buy that theory either
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Not the first time I've heard about Kawi not allowing riders to really dial in the bike how they'd like, which is so stupid to me I can't even comprehend it. Ever notice that every rider that goes through that team looks miserable?
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jevyguy 3/12/2019 8:30pm
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Premix wrote:
Mike and Eli will look good in red next season
Doesn’t Eli have 1 more year on his contract?
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FGR01 3/12/2019 8:34pm
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kb228 wrote:
New bikes need developed. Only time i recall off the top of my head of someone switching to the new bike and killing it was RV...
New bikes need developed. Only time i recall off the top of my head of someone switching to the new bike and killing it was RV from 2011 to 2012 kx450. They need time and a lot of fine tuning.
Roczen 2017 CRF450. New team, new brand, completely new model with no race setup development. He got on the bike Oct 1st and less than 2 weeks later was dominating the MEC before he went over the bars. Then January came and same thing, won the first 2 rounds before his massive crash at A2.
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Premix wrote:
Mike and Eli will look good in red next season
jevyguy wrote:
Doesn’t Eli have 1 more year on his contract?
Nope. His contract ends this year and I don't see him changing teams.
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Premix 3/12/2019 8:37pm
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jevyguy wrote:
Doesn’t Eli have 1 more year on his contract?
It was reported as Multi year, never gave specifics as to 2 or 3. Kawi has youth coming through, Honda needs a championship contender (Kenny seems to have lost that edge) ......no wing, no prayer for Tomac
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slipdog 3/12/2019 8:48pm
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Premix wrote:
Mike and Eli will look good in red next season
That you Boomslang?
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Boomslang 3/12/2019 8:51pm
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Premix wrote:
Mike and Eli will look good in red next season
slipdog wrote:
That you Boomslang?
Nooo, I'm innocent. Whistling
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WCRider 3/13/2019 2:23am
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-MAVERICK- wrote:
Nope. His contract ends this year and I don't see him changing teams.
You're probably right but If I remember correctly, the last contract extension was made early in the season.

I wonder why it's not already done if he stays with Kawa.

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uneasy_rider 3/13/2019 5:03am
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KHI Guy wrote:
If you don't know the answer, blame the bike. Dizzy Huh Dry
RV seemed to adapt pretty well to bike changes, just sayin.....
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smashingpumpkins167 3/13/2019 5:11am
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A bird told me that he butted heads with a certain guy who turned things around at Daytona.
UpTiTe 3/13/2019 5:22am
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RexEasely wrote:
Seems like Kawi has a short fuse. Mike Fisher left quickly as did Davi and Reed.
Boomslang wrote:
Was the reason for Mike Fisher leaving Kawasaki ever made public?
He pissed off Mitch.
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mx 219 3/13/2019 5:32am
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I don't have a clue as to what happened as I don't know anybody in the industry, but if there was an issue with the Tomac's and Mike keep in mind what is happening in stick and ball sports. Right now in sports athletes are demanding more than before and in most cases getting it.

Guys like Bigheaded Brown ( AB ) leaves his team and gets a lucrative contract. OBJ leaves his team (something he wanted). Bryce Harper gets a crazy insane contract.

So if it is true that the Tomac's didn't want Williamson around, then they may have gotten their wish. Tomac is the athlete, he is the one getting the results and in my opinion Kawi needs to drop this RV sh!$. RV is retired, and he aint coming back. You want a guy to win championships work to make him comfortable, don't force him into settings that worked for someone else.

This is all based on assumptions that Kawi truly does make everyone try to ride similar to RV or have similar bike settings and that the Tomac's wanted Mike Williamson gone, neither of which do I know to be truly factual.

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RoflCopter726 3/13/2019 5:41am
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RexEasely wrote:
Seems like Kawi has a short fuse. Mike Fisher left quickly as did Davi and Reed.
Boomslang wrote:
Was the reason for Mike Fisher leaving Kawasaki ever made public?
UpTiTe wrote:
He pissed off Mitch.
Yeah, I always wondered WTF was up with the team going to FMF out of the blue that one year. Then they took all the decals off the exhaust anyway Dizzy
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Thisusernameisavailable 3/13/2019 5:51am
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FGR01 wrote:
Roczen 2017 CRF450. New team, new brand, completely new model with no race setup development. He got on the bike Oct 1st and less than 2...
Roczen 2017 CRF450. New team, new brand, completely new model with no race setup development. He got on the bike Oct 1st and less than 2 weeks later was dominating the MEC before he went over the bars. Then January came and same thing, won the first 2 rounds before his massive crash at A2.
Dumb post!

"Dominating"- Before crashing.
"Then January came and same thing, won the first 2 rounds before his massive crash at A2."

Continually crashing shows people how fast yo CAN'T go.
There was no 'dominating' about it, he was riding over his head & it cost him. Twice.

Furthermore, Kenny blamed the big-one on the bike- suspension settings too soft. Perhaps it needed more time & development huh?!
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Squirrelings 3/13/2019 6:08am
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Jasper125 wrote:
Well i watched Jake Weimers episode on the spectrum series a few years back and he also said they built the bike just for RV2 wich...
Well i watched Jake Weimers episode on the spectrum series a few years back and he also said they built the bike just for RV2 wich is a rear steering bike and thats not Weimers style. Also they didn't let him really test or make significant changes to the bike. I was really dumbfounded when i heard that i lost alot of respect for that team
It's a business. Maybe Kawi didn't feel the investment would be worth the return.
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