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We Americans can spot a bullshit artist from a mile away….some humility and ownership would have went a long way….how about “ I lost confidence and need to work harder for next year” ….We Americans also love a comeback and underdogs…….I don’t believe the bike issue one bit…these bikes are all the same just different colors……Canadian bro…..if you can’t stick handle and rag the puck, do you blame the stick? ….now put some Rush on tuner and have a molsen….
Harrison has come out and stated that he doesn't know what is wrong with Prado, and that he loves his Kawasaki. Ultimately Prado's job is to represent the brand in a positive light and sell bikes, even if he is struggling with the bike. He could say his shoulder injury set him back, that he is used to works bikes, the pace is faster, the tracks are different, there is a cultural and language barrier, all true things, but he doesn't. According to him, it is all the bike, nothing else. His going backwards from holeshots or near holeshots, riding around with one hand off the bars, consistent shit talking about the bike and team is the exact opposite of that in anybody's imagination. That he is the laughingstock of pro motocross right now, the topic of numerous threads here and other avenues, the topic of numerous podcasts, and no other Kawasaki rider is all any reasonable person needs to see he is failing at promoting the brand he was hired to promote and letting down his fellow co-workers. His failure to qualify on time at Budds was a deliberate slap in the face to all who support him, there is no way he couldn't qualify on time even with a half-assed stab at it. These pro riders that blame the bike when they fail yet heap all the credit when they succeed are hypocrites.
Amen.
Also, I teach my kids to take responsibility for their actions/situation and to never give up. Prado is no role model for our youth riders.
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Damn... What a disaster
Although 6th in points makes it sound better on paper than his season actually was. I think most had him around 4-5th the first season.
Yes, Yes he is.
After Prado's revenge tactic for being who he is, showing his true colors, and not even qualifying the bike, as team manager of Kawasaki, I'm sure it took everything he had not to walk over and bitch slap him after he came off the track.
A few years ago people said Mark Marquez was unsafe and had no business even being on a moto GP track because he crashed the Honda at almost every round. Now he’s having an historic year after his switch to Ducati. Prado is not clicking with this bike in that same way Mark couldn’t with his Honda. Even after winning multiple championships on a Honda previously. I’m looking forward to seeing if Jorge can rebound going back to KTM just like Mark has after changing teams.
The difference is that Marquez went out and rode the bike to his abilities and the bike couldn't handle it. At no point did Prado push the bike and instead backed it way down. He was running slower times than the Kawi test rider trying to help him. And by a long shot as well. Tickle had no problems pushing the bike 4 seconds harder and he has never been considered one of "The Fastest In The World" at any time. Good riders blame the bike, great riders find a way.
He lead a race for 15min, hes qualified within same sec as Jett and Huntet. At what planet is that not pushing the bike? He should have pushed it to be a few seconds faster than Jett? Or risk crashing pushing the whole race?
I didn't see Tickle in the race pushing the bike 4 sec faster than Prado, because if he did he would have probably been on the podium and won races every weekend.
Haha no joke!
Pulp were in total agreement: He tried to bail out via qualifying and did NOT know he would get in under the provisional. Then there''s a "rumor" that he opted for the LCQ but Kawi knew he was gonna mail it in for the LCQ and be on a flight home.
You think Prados goal, a multi time mxgp champ, was top ten? That’s success?
The problem people have with Prado is his complete lack of accountability.
further on Pulp........word has it that Prado is gonna race MXOD and is having his full works bike sent over so that he can do much better and then tell everyone "See? Told ya it was the bike!" - just a rumor but coming from some pretty credible guys....
What “full works bike?” Sent by whom?
Shouts out Mitchell Harrison
Tale of two cities. Is the KX a better supercross bike then motocross? Such different disciplines? I’d like to hear someone that tests bikes at a high level describe how the KX crosses over. Prado did better than expected I thought in SX before he got hurt. But with Tickle going 4 seconds faster a lap in MX then Prado maybe there’s nothing there.
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the one he rode in the GP's I'd assume. Kawi Europe could send it? No clue...
6th seems ok but Jett could have DNFd 9 motos and still finished ahead of Prado in the points. If it were 10 DNFs Prado beats him by 3 points.
What a weird year for a 4 time world champ.
So Tickle would have qualified 1.57 when Jett and Prado did 2.01? 😄
Or won Southwick going 4 sec a lap faster?
SX bike is probably completely different. Wouldnt be first time a bike is substantially better in one of the disciplines.
They are talking about his KTM.
But the Kawi that Prado famously raced in GPs wasn't even full works. It was just a stock KLX140 with the pipe-baffle-removal mod and a Monster energy sticker pack.
I have Prado fatigue.
Villopoto states that USA tracks are much faster speed wise - MPH - than MXGP tracks, Zach Osborne stated that when he was in GPs they had a choice of three different sized frames - because of the works bike deal. I can see this being an adjustment for Prado, but his petulant behavior and lack of accountability is what freaks out American fans. In America, "You take one for the team", "win one for the Gipper", or "be a stand-up guy", and most definitely "always do your best" and never rat out your co-workers or buddies.
Isn’t Bruce S still pretty high up over at Kawi? He let RC run a 98 frame in 2001. run it back. Put a 22 frame on that SR.
I had him as a consistent 4-6 guy. He finished 6th in the standings, but he certainly wasn't a 4-6 guy. I knew he was going to have some difficulty to adapt because there were a lot of changes, but I don't think anyone had him struggling this bad.
It's going to be interesting to see if he improves on the KTM or if things more or less stay the same. IMO, if he improves he'll save face, and if nothing changes, his reputation will tank completely.
Looks like Factory Kawi's engine guy also has Prado fatigue:
https://x.com/pulpmx/status/1959984457123004832
Wow. Just Wow. This has to be done now, right?
Tough comparison, Mark tried every time he touched that bike to his dying breath, and also still tried to build culture within the team to help him. The team loved him to the end and would still love to have him back.
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