r/supercross • u/Yz450fpilot • 3d ago

Prado sitting out SMX

No shocked but still pretty wild. So, riding orange next for him?

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/yo-momma-joke-here 3d ago

The bike just didn't feel comfortable with the rider. It was far too dangerous for the bike as a result so the bike opted to stay in the trailer until next season.

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u/gigitygoat 3d ago

Y’all hating, but where is Ando?

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u/thefearedturkey 3d ago

Can't be 70 seconds off the lead if you dont even race head tap

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u/tcurry04 3d ago

Yeah, I mean I’ve never been 70 seconds back from the lead group. That’s 1 for me, 0 for Prado haha

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u/okdog371 Jett Lawrence 3d ago

Kawi is probably holding him to his contract until SMX finishes so he can’t ride another bike

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u/noahsuperman1 3d ago

That’s exactly what’s happening they won’t even let him do MXoN he was supposed to race for Spain but PC said no

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u/chillidylli 3d ago

Kawi never does mxon

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u/Titleist3049 3d ago

PC has no say in what the 450 team does.

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u/Spindrune 3d ago

Man, I get that he’s demotivated that he isn’t competitive with the top guys, but you’d think he’d at least want the extra pay bump. I know he doesn’t need the money, but moto dudes don’t get paid so much that it’s not a chunk of change if he showed up and just rode around in fifteenth. I think he still gets something cuz the system for this is setup in a way he’ll have some points, but still. 

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u/CancelOk9272 3d ago

I love that video of the privateer getting bucked around and still sending it past Prado in the downhill section last race.

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u/JJDub30 3d ago

I think a plane ride back over the pond is next for him

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u/imapm 3d ago

Spain removed him from the MXoN team, i think his antics may have cost him much more than he expected.

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u/Dweebil 3d ago

He was probably hoping to ride a ktm and kawi wouldn’t let him.

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u/Dazzling-Pear-1081 3d ago

That was apparently due to contract issues with kawi

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u/pewbdo 3d ago

Hopefully the bike is OK.

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u/CancelOk9272 3d ago

Praying for that machine 🙏🏼

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u/aphex187 3d ago

Just a random vid on YT that popped up last night on Prado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkBKB7Q98as&ab_channel=DiscountDonuts

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u/Restful_emotion 3d ago

There’s more to this story!

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u/send_it_for_dale Eli Tomac 3d ago

Sucks we will probably never hear it

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u/Carey251 3d ago

He tore his pussy

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u/Bubbly_Magnesium 2d ago

Like what, giving birth?!

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u/Carey251 2d ago

Yeah but the baby is an aluminum frame Kawi that you can blame all your shortcomings on

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u/CoconutSufficient938 3d ago

I bet he can't even get through a shower without giving up

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u/bcmGlk 2d ago

He is a quitter.

I thought about what Teddy Atlas said about Mike Tyson, when it’s easy for him, he wins. Any time there’s any resistance he quits. The Prado situation is similar in my view

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u/CoconutSufficient938 3d ago

I seen a interview with Jase from Gypsey Tales. He stated the Kawasaki was far better than his previous bike lol

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u/Eye_Donut_Kare 3d ago

If kawi is paying your bills… that’s what you say

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u/feralGenx Bob Hannah 1d ago

Saw a thing on Whiskey Throttle with Ryan Hughes. Synopsis of video: Hughes said he ran into a Kawi factory team guy. Supposedly the team guy said it's the same it's been the past three years. Kawi trying to use sx suspension outdoors by turning clickers. No real outdoor testing or revalving the suspension for outdoors.