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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: mxmaniac on October 08, 2009, 08:42:24 am
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I heard that he left Suzuki on BAD terms.
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I heard it wasnt bad terms, it was more that Suzuki didn't have the cash that Reed wanted/thought he deserved for 2010.
Suzuki doesn't have the factory backing that Kawy does from what i gather, thats why Kawy had the cash to get pen to paper. For 2010 Suzuki have got another outside major sponsor on board to help with finances.
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I've heard that he left on good terms it was just that the team couldn't afford him for next year even though he was happy there.
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I cant understand that boy, hes just had his most sucessful year, hes working for the man and he leaves for a few bucks?. He ain't no Sefan Everts or Joel Robert and going by what he reportably earns he'd have more money than you could poke a stick at!!!. There must be more to it, I mean all those guys have HUGE ego's and must win at all costs, staying with DeCoster I would have thought would have been his checkmate move, maybe string a couple of dominent years together. Oh well, hope he proves me wrong. ??? Go the green (I just bought my first vintage green machine KX125A5) cheers John. :P
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Chad only just signed with Kawasaki yesterday, negotiations were still running between Kawasaki and Honda up until then, Kawasaki was only able to get the deal over the line with the backing of Monster Energy, from what we were told it's more like a 50/50 deal between the two company's.
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He should put 'Show Me The Money' on the back of his pants. Loyalty doesn't seem to work for him it seems. No money in that.
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I've heard that he left on good terms it was just that the team couldn't afford him for next year even though he was happy there.
Like I said on the other post - maybe he did a Brad Lackey- seems so.
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Maybe he should have Chad Greed on the back of his butt!!! :D
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I'm sure there's more to this than we are privy to. There may be 'artistic differences' between Chad and the team or perhaps Chads, been offered a post retirement plan from Kawasaki like an engineering development or team management gig in a similar role to Roger...whatever it is, it'll eventually come out in the wash.
If it is indeed purely a money thing, I think that a lot of fans will view his defection over to the green side as disloyalty. Sadly that is the way of all sport in the new millenium. Club/brand/code loyalty is a thing of the past.
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What gets me is if you look at most of the great champions they pretty much did it on 1 colour bike, same team, same mechanics.They obviously have some sort of harmony going and then they can concentrate on getting the job done. He'll probably be riding red next year?. Cheers John.
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i always thought of Mick Doohan as the "one year deal" specialist.
as thats what he did with Honda for years.
it's not a new thing and only the guys that live that life will ever know the true reasons why.
i'd like to see Chad stay with yellow or even go back to blue personally.
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I dont think it matters if you are a good rider you can do it on any colour so whats it matter. It is a limited lifetime in competitive riding like anything so if he feels he can perform aswell or better and get more money good on him. Pretty logical thinking i would have thought thanks Michael. :)
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Hopefully this deal with Kawi wont come back and bite him on the bum. Kawi (and other companies) have not weathered the financial crisis that well, and they aren't running Moto GP & Aust GP road racing series are they? They've cut back on some World Championship Jetski (USA) racing sponsorships too in the past. Anyway good luck to him.
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Gee, a tough crowd :o :o.
Loyalty is a two way street. Chad had to finance the last AMA championship I believe. He now has the Number one plate and gotta 'make hay while the Sun shines'. That Number one plate sells bikes. Kawasaki wanted it on the front of their bike and were willing to pay. Suzuki had the first choice and choked on the price for whatever reason. Go for it Chad 8).
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You could hardly bring loyalty into it..he was only there for a year. I think Suzuki should have stepped up and paid him more than they offered instead of signing Dungey.
Chad won the outdoor title for them and Dungey isn't going to win a 450 title while Chad, Stewart and Villopoto are riding.
Having said that he did have a good thing going with DeCoster and Goose in his corner and it would have been good seeing him stay on Suzuki.
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I would of liked to see him on the suzuki for the rest of his years in ama, as i think they are the best bike on the track. Also having Goose and Decoster on your side would of been hard to step away from.
Chad is a business man and thats bottom line. Like its been said, loyalty isnt a factor after 1 season really. He rode for peanuts last year and his contract was performance based with his earnings growing due to him doing well. Good luck to the guy, its his passion and his job and we all work for the same reason...$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Good luck to the boy regardless of what he rides :) I think loyalty is all very nice but at the end of the day a professional racers career is a realitivly short one and a blokes got to make money while he can.
Chads suggested annual income is on the surface very high , but when you take out taxes and all the hanger on lechees fees , it would still be a shit load more than most of us probably earn .
But how many of us are world class at anything ;)
You cant knock the product , Bubba and Villipoto have won on Kawasaki :)
Good luck Chad :)
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Agreeing with the last 3 posts. It was a one year deal and he did give them the opportunity to resign him.
Suzuki would have got Dungey for alot less and he is a long term investment.He's a only a rookie on the 450 but is a smart kid and will go on to be a top 450 rider.Also aren't they chasing Pourcel? Another young guy with huge potential.
For Chad I think that next year is going to be tough, lots of serious competition coming on.He would know for sure that this year was maybe the best time to negotiate a Big$ deal.After next year??Who knows.
Does anyone know if its a one or multi year deal?
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Yeah good points guys. Im still a bit dirty with him as i don't think he is a nice person.
Anyway, hope he can prove me wrong also as i think the competition will be to fierce next year. At least in the outdoors.
Still think he will be the second best supercrosser though.
Good luck to him.
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I read that it may be a 2 year deal but he hasn't signed yet, only agreed to ride.
Apparently Pourcel has re signed with Pro Circuit Kawasaki and there is talk of Jake Moss maybe getting the 2nd 450 Suzuki ride.
It will be difficult for Chad to repeat what he did this year without DeCoster, Goose and RC in his corner.
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It is a 2 year deal and its all signed.. Jim Holly interviewed Chad from the us open he disclosed the details.
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I'm glad Chad's riding for another 2 years and hopefully he'll continue to do the outdoors and win another title or 2.
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He did say in the interview he was doing outdoors in 2010! ;D
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Great - smart move but I'll be suprised if he wins another title .Hope that he proves me wrong.
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Great - smart move but I'll be suprised if he wins another title .Hope that he proves me wrong.
X2... but his there week in week out.. so thats a massive + when your chasing titles
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It all depends on whether Stewart rides the outdoors and how fast Villopoto is by then, Chad might struggle to beat his new team mate. I think Stewart will win Supercross again but you never know.
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http://www.fullnoise.com.au/
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superx.com.au has got a clip of the Geelong RND, 8)
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Shit yeah, i was there. It was awsome.. 8) Reed looks strange on the kawy to me. Not used to it i guess. Krooztune suspension on michael byrnes crf450 was working so well. If you see the footage on tv, compare Daniel Reardons full factory US factory connection suspension to burners made in melbourne suspension. In my opinion the Krooztune suspension was better by a long shot, the whoops especially.
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It all depends on whether Stewart rides the outdoors and how fast Villopoto is by then, Chad might struggle to beat his new team mate. I think Stewart will win Supercross again but you never know.
IMO 2010 is going to be a bit of the changing of the gaurd.Lots of youngens movin up, expect Villopoto, Dungey, Pourcel, Grant and co to give Reedy lots to think about both sx and mx.
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Shit yeah, i was there. It was awsome.. 8) Reed looks strange on the kawy to me. Not used to it i guess. Krooztune suspension on michael byrnes crf450 was working so well. If you see the footage on tv, compare Daniel Reardons full factory US factory connection suspension to burners made in melbourne suspension. In my opinion the Krooztune suspension was better by a long shot, the whoops especially.
Whats Byrne doin in 010 ? anybody know?
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Dads and the boys headed up to the big smoke (Perth) yesterday.
Watching Daniel Reardon take out 1st place on the podium. 8)
Paid $12 for there pit pass's and looked at all the trick bikes and young fillies. 8)
Reports where it was a packed house. :P and a short track compared to what we are used to. :)
cheers
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Dads and the boys headed up to the big smoke (Perth) yesterday.
Watching Daniel Reardon take out 1st place on the podium. 8)
Paid $12 for there pit pass's and looked at all the trick bikes and young fillies. 8)
Reports where it was a packed house. :P and a short track compared to what we are used to. :)
cheers
Goodo. IMO its great that its not a walk over - different winners every round so far.
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Suzuki ditched DeCoster like a used rag at the end of '79, he still comments about it. They had a similar idea with CR. Kwaka deal came about because of Monster money. At one point it looked like Suzuki USA would close its doors last year...
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Suzuki ditched DeCoster like a used rag at the end of '79, he still comments about it. They had a similar idea with CR. Kwaka deal came about because of Monster money. At one point it looked like Suzuki USA would close its doors last year...
good job they didnt - great season for them so far.