Jake Weimer had an interesting chat on PulpMX about his time at Kawasaki even accusing the current Kawasaki team manager, Dan Fahie, of lying when Dan said the following a recent press conference: “When RV was here for example, I mean we were very flexible. We did what we needed to do to get him comfortable and I think we’re doing that today. So I don’t think it’s any different.”
Weimer responded with his truth and experience in the early 2010s: “(I) wrestled whether I should say something or not and I wrestled with it for about a month and finally I’m like, I’m saying something. There’s a few reasons and I guess ultimately he (Dan) lied. He could have said a lot of different things but what he chose to say is a lie and I don’t think that’s cool. It very very much affected my career, you know?
“I wasn’t able to try a lot of stuff, there wasn’t a lot of stuff available. They kind of had a package and I’m not giving you a scenario. I’m telling you what I was told…’this is how our motorcycle works. You need to learn how to ride it.’ That would prove to be not possible for me. I was able to find a little bit of success through a lot of really, really hard work on my end. I want to be very clear that my gripe is not with Kawasaki, my gripe is with Dan and I thought Dan was a friend of mine. I’ve spoke very highly of Dan for years.”
“He didn’t do everything he could for me. They didn’t and it really had a big impact on my career It was the beginning of the end for me. I was struggling with a motorcycle.”
“I think he owes me an apology because They didn’t try they watched me suffer and I got kicked out the back and that was it and that was you know the beginning of the end for me, so I saw the clip and I Just said no, no over it. Yeah, you’re not doing that. You’re not gonna lie about it and like it matters to me. It really affected my career at the time.”
Jorge Prado may just have dodged a bullet by getting out of his contract on going to KTM, you have to wonder what Chase Sexton is thinking hearing this…although Kawasaki do appear to be doing everything they can to get him comfortable.
Maybe they have finally learned from their mistakes and Sexton will be the beneficiary eventually.
Watch the explosive amd honest interview from a very articulate Weimer, below:
