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Does Jorge feel like he has enough money tucked away, and has lost his drive ? Seems ridiculous, I know , but “ making it “ is a different level for everyone. I am hoping that is not the case, but IMO, it is really looking that way at this point.
Dan F has said he doesn't want to do interviews, he "has nothing constructive to say".
Compare that openess with Lars or Ian.
Do you relly believe he is so mentally worn out? If so it would be career ending. He is still young but it’s definitely a huge and unexpected bump on the road.
Thats all well and good but JT has said all the seats are filled in the GPs.
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In all fairness, neither Jett nor Chase openly bash the bike/team in the media when they don’t get the results they are looking for. I don’t blame Dan for not wanting to talk about their situation.
If you don’t have anything nice to say, sometimes it’s best not to say anything at all.
I was thinking that I'd love to hear Kawi's side of this, but "has nothing constructive to say" says a lot more than any interview he could have done.
I'm pretty sure they mostly speak English since there staff and racers on the team from so many different countries.
Doesn’t want to? Isn’t that part of being a critical member of a team? Moto media is so soft…
They are the factory team and face of Kawasaki in USA. It comes with the job to not only highlight the positive when sun i shining. Everyone can do that job.
But this has always been the case with Kawi. Eli struggle, not a word. AC and Anderson struggle and dont like the bike, not a word. And now Prado.
Its poor culture. They are not alone, but definitely bottom of the list of open teams.
Maybe he thought it was going to be a walk in tje park winning in America? If these guys can feel the difference one click makes on their suspension, they can damn sure tell how a bike reacts to the one they just got done racing. I still say he thought he was going to come over and dust everyone on the bike he test rode before signing his contract.
How can anyone believe the bike don't have enough power when he obviously is not turning it till it stops.
On one of the podcasts they had an interesting idea, which would never happen even though it should. Tomac is going to ktm and prado is unhappy at kawi. What if kawi and ktm traded so tomac goes back to kawi where he has prior experience and prado goes back to ktm where he has prior experience. Seems like itd be a win win for everybody. Its probably going to take eli a year to get used to the ktm and this late in his career he doesnt have the time. Prado is lost at kawi and wasting time also. Prado at ktm and tomac at kawi would put both riders on brands their comfortable on without wasting time getting used to the bike. Was a cool idea but will obviously never happen.
Have you seen the movie face off? Maybe they do something like that?
Would be cool if Kawi shared the data for % throttle used while he’s riding. Said riding not racing as clearly he’s not trying that hard…
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Honestly yes the 19th was horrific, but being on the fence at Washougal Jorge wasn’t trying at all, which was so surprising considering he yanked 2 wonderful starts both moto’s. It’s easy to get caught up in the now, but he was better in supercross than people were giving him credit for and I truly believe although it looks bad now, he’ll have the bike sorted much better by next year. I bet he grabs a top 3 at Unadilla in one of the moto’s and the tone here dramatically shifts
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No shit!
How many 250’s had faster laps than #70? I know a little lighter bike but its not all about hp.
You dont think Roczen and Tomac has vastly different looking curves for how they use the throttle?
Same with Herlings and Prado, opposite side when it comes to how they ride the bike.
It won't tell you shit. Other than at the start.
The laptimes paint an ugly picture.
450 Moto1
Chase Sexton 2:14.090
Eli Tomac. 2:14.447
Jett Lawrence 2:13.613
Jorge Prado 2:18.006
250 Moto 1 Only 2 guys faster than Prado
Haiden Deegan 2:16.599
Jo Shimoda 2:17.288
450 Moto 2
Jett Lawrence 2:13.911
Jorge Prado 2:24.546
250 Moto 2 Top 11 guys faster than Prado
Jo Shimoda 2:18.710
Dilan Schwartz 2:22.703
I’ve heard Prado at Pala damn near on the track by himself and he rides a super high gear but you’d think they could get him what he wants simply by changing gearing but looks like it’s not that easy.
However, “they say” Prado is terrible at setting up a bike. Did GasGas just get lucky throwing something out there that he liked? I find it hard to believe that Prado can’t communicate what he wants and Kawasaki can’t get remotely close. Befuddling to say the least.
Actually you could say Gas Gas did get lucky. I’ve read/heard it mentioned multiple times that Cairoli helped with bike set up across the KTM group.
Its been stated it doesnt have the torque of the other factory bikes.
No idea if that means part /half / full throttle low rpm torque.
Not many riders can master the Eli BamBam high rpm bashing throttle stop technique.
And im sure its only part of the equation in Prados poor performances.
Lots of ducks to get in a row before he is in the top 3 end of raceday.
I've never said it's up to the rider to fix the bike. They are somewhat responsible for their own setup. And yes factory's are not guaranteed to fix all problems. Nothing is guaranteed.
My example of Webb etc was that even when they had less than ideal setups they still made it work ok. They as a rider made up for the lack in bike ability.
The things that are in Prados control, his own bike setup and his mental attitude towards each race, seem to be severally lacking. Who's responsible for that? Prado.
i feel like the fans over there are starting to feel disillusioned with prado and hes in danger of loosing his fan base.
As a fan its frustrating and bewildering to watch, but i will still support him, until i know the full facts, which no one on here actually does
When’s the last time someone did what everyone’s expecting Prado to do on a green bike ?
Motocross wise, Jason Anderson 2022 or Adam Cianciarulo 2020-21
When was the last time anyone won anything on a Honda until the Huntah Bros came along? Motocross ain’t about the bike.
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