PRADO RUMORS

Ayren
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8/9/2025 8:30am

The best option for all involved 

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That's right
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8/9/2025 8:31am Edited Date/Time 8/9/2025 8:55am

Isn’t Coenen coming over so it would be a KTM GP team with Prado there? What is Pit up too?

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8/9/2025 8:36am

Wow. So Bonus only deal means he only makes money if he gets on the box?
And GPs or US?

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8/9/2025 8:38am Edited Date/Time 8/9/2025 8:48am
Ayren wrote:
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First thing I thought when I saw this DB post was Sexton staying with KTM

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8/9/2025 8:39am

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

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8/9/2025 8:40am

Or eli 26 no ktm but back to Kawi... if we're talking silly season only

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8/9/2025 8:44am

Or eli 26 no ktm but back to Kawi... if we're talking silly season only

Maybe like a sign and trade of Prado and Tomac between the two teams. Wasn't Barcia involved in some sort of contract trade when he went to GasGas?

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8/9/2025 8:45am

If Prado goes bonus $ only at ktm they can afford 3 450 riders like they were going to do with Vialle anyway 

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8/9/2025 8:47am Edited Date/Time 8/9/2025 8:47am

At this point, why would anyone sign him unless it's bonus $ only.  

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8/9/2025 8:54am

that makes no sense … at all! 

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ML512 wrote:

Kawi is leaking this to everyone and trying to will it into existence, aren't they? 

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8/9/2025 9:02am
ML512 wrote:

Thank you for breaking the news, this year keeps getting crazier and crazier, it’s like this is a dream or something

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8/9/2025 9:04am
NV825 wrote:
Maybe like a sign and trade of Prado and Tomac between the two teams. Wasn't Barcia involved in some sort of contract trade when he went...

Maybe like a sign and trade of Prado and Tomac between the two teams. Wasn't Barcia involved in some sort of contract trade when he went to GasGas?

I believe there was some sort of Barcia for Thrasher trade when Nate was turning pro, honestly ended up being a pretty fair trade

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8/9/2025 9:05am

Maybe this is just what KTM offered him! And he's realizing he might want to be happy at Kawasak  he seems happy today and keep his salary LOL

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Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

While that’s true…

Being happy and wanting to win has its own…and real…value.

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8/9/2025 9:08am

That has to suck stuck with a bike you just can’t gel with .  A revalve co turned my bike into a unridable dangerous machine.  Did countless clicker adjustments took the shock spring off that’s for a 40 lb heavier rider.  It kicks super quick left & rt . So bad I catch riders but I don’t want pass them  to crack them with the rear wheel & break there leg . 

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8/9/2025 9:14am

Prado likely start winning if he loosened some engine hanger bolts….or maybe some grease on the threads…kawasaki should bring in Professional125 for mental coaching…..

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8/9/2025 9:16am
sandman768 wrote:

Prado likely start winning if he loosened some engine hanger bolts….or maybe some grease on the threads…kawasaki should bring in Professional125 for mental coaching…..

Really frees up the chassis 🤣👌

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8/9/2025 9:18am
Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

TeamGreen wrote:

While that’s true…

Being happy and wanting to win has its own…and real…value.

I mean I get that side too, but logically doesn’t make sense. 

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8/9/2025 9:29am
Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

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8/9/2025 9:38am

This season is more than silly! 

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8/9/2025 9:38am Edited Date/Time 8/9/2025 9:39am
Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

ML512 wrote:

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

Combined (kawi fox etc), so I guess leaving 1.5-2 mil on the table is no biggie.

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8/9/2025 9:38am
ML512 wrote:

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

Why would a team pay a rider with very little SX experience 3 million? I would think he has a small salary with large bonuses. Until he can podium regularly in SX his contracts here will probably stay that way. 

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8/9/2025 9:42am
Madmax31 wrote:

At this point, why would anyone sign him unless it's bonus $ only.  

We can work with speed. You dont win world championship with out speed. Speed just doesn't disappear overnight.

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ML512
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Bow977 wrote:
Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The...

Why would you ride for free when you’re making 3 mil a year. It’s not like he’s going to win every race on a KTM. The grass isn’t always greener.

ML512 wrote:

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

Bow977 wrote:

Combined (kawi fox etc), so I guess leaving 1.5-2 mil on the table is no biggie.

Still too high.

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agn5008
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Madmax31 wrote:

At this point, why would anyone sign him unless it's bonus $ only.  

We can work with speed. You dont win world championship with out speed. Speed just doesn't disappear overnight.

Prado was 0.1 seconds off Sexton in practice today and ahead of Tomac, Hunter and JCoop. He’s got the speed, he just hasn’t been able to put it together in the races here for some reason. 

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8/9/2025 9:47am
ML512 wrote:

Kawasaki isn't paying him 3 million a year in salary...

Bow977 wrote:

Combined (kawi fox etc), so I guess leaving 1.5-2 mil on the table is no biggie.

ML512 wrote:

Still too high.

🤣

They must think he’s getting “Race Bonuses”…?

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8/9/2025 10:00am

If he doesn't turn it around (Top 5s) then it would be a life saving option to take. 

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