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Are there real documented durability issues with the new KX? Or just a few random high profile engine failures?
Not everyone is barcia and a ray.
When Eli’s radiators get plugged up that is no way a sign the bike is junk.
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Williamson said that his engine oil would be pitch black after a 6 lap heat race.
Interesting that Reed recently commented about how durable the KTM clutch was, and he is also notoriously hard on clutches. I can't imagine how many they went through each week when he was Factory Yamaha...
Maybe they do and it was just a combination of things today but I can't remember anytime someone's 450 blows up in back to back motos can you? Especially the defending three time champ?
Maybe the radiators got plugged when he fell in the first turn. Now, that was ALL on Eli. I didn't like at all how he handled that same area of the track in the first moto either with the pulling a tearoff deal. Seemed like asking for what ended up happening.
Yes, I realize his goggles got mud on them.
There was a lot of unhappy equipment by the end of the second moto.
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My point is that when the reigning 3x running champ has a massive mechanical DNF in both motos, that is not a good day for the team. There's got to be some major soul searching going on and trying to root this problem out. Not saying where the blame lies or that the blame has to lie anywhere, but it is completely unacceptable for this to happen in a Pro race operation. Eli is a very professional rider so when he dropped the bike in disgust after the Moto-1 DNF you know things were not good. Can you imagine if he was mic'ed up when the moto-2 DNF happened what we would have heard?
I never liked the idea of doing something like that to my bike...I get being mad but 'she' has to take care of you again in the next race. Treat your equipment well no matter what.
Id be pissed too if im on one of the best teams in the world and the bike blows up back to back motos. Thats unacceptable by any operation of professional racing... DNF'ing cause of a crash or DNF 1 moto because of a mechanical is acceptable.. but it cant happen back to back like that, makes the whole operation look bad.
i guarantee that Kawasaki Tops, will be calling the race team this week saying "WTF, we cant have that happen, it will kill the publics perception of reliability, resulting in poor sales.... FIX IT"..
But yes, Kawasaki should be embarrassed to say the least.
Just something to point out. The bikes are solid. Tomac just had two motos of worst case scenarios in a mud race. Coming from back in the pack both motos plugging the radiators and being tough on the bike making passes. Not many bikes could tolerate that, as we saw today with how many DNF's there were.
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