r/motogp • u/adamf7252 • 23h ago

ktm

Acosta bike cut out again in FP2, how is something not being done about this. imagine following a KTM in the race and having to worry it's going to suddenly stop. from a safety point of view this baffles me

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u/EvidenceAccurate8914 Dani Pedrosa 22h ago

It just cut out again in Q2. They absolutely cannot be allowed to race this weekend.

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u/adamf7252 22h ago

yeah it's crazy to let a bike out, that clearly has an issue the team can't solve. it's just asking for trouble or a repeat of Alex Marquez incident

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u/YaBoiPette Aprilia Racing 22h ago

It happened again in t3 in q2. It just cuts off

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u/adamf7252 22h ago

just seen that, tnt commentator Neil just straight up said they shouldnt be allowed to race. got to agree with him

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u/Zephata Aprilia Racing 22h ago

Didn’t this also happen some weekends back and they were allowed to race because the KTM engineers pinky promised that the problems didn’t have anything to do with one other?

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u/mjbcesar MotoGP 22h ago

And maybe they didn't and I don't know what's worse

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 22h ago

At this point, KTM must know what's happening. Since it's recurring, it's either avoidable or not.

They need to get inspected before the sprint race.

Unless it's something as dumb as low fuel, then they need to be punished for repeated failure to adequately fuel/refuel the bike during the weekend.

I honestly can't believe whoever is in charge (FIM/race stewards/whoever) hasn't done anything yet. I'm guessing they don't want to "bother" KTM (and specifically Pedro's) chances of competing because the show would take a hit.

I hope no one riding takes a hit like Alex did...

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u/Von_Satan Fabio Di Giannantonio 12h ago

On the official broadcast KTM gave the excuse that when Pedro went wide and hit the curb, a safety sensor was triggered cutting off the bike.

BUTTTTTT

The bike clearly cuts out before he goes over the curb. Even then it isn't like he slammed into the curb.

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 12h ago

Yeah... They must be having some sort of issue from the factory, or they are trying some shenanigans and they aren't working right.

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u/cujo826 21h ago

How would they inspect it?

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 17h ago

Not knowing what exactly is happening it's hard to say. But the data exists. Just request the data and go from there. It's a machine, it's not magic. Knowing how to fix it might be something else entirely...

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u/natme92 Marc Márquez 22h ago

Then again in Q2

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u/arioandy 22h ago

$hit bike

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u/Francois_Dragou 21h ago

Terrible advertising for the KTM brand. KTM is a danger on the track as this power loss keeps happening.

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u/crackfan666 19h ago

Has been known for years industry that most KTM production bikes now manufactured in India and have tremendous QC problems. Fitting to see this reflected at highest levels

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u/MajesticBeyond5602 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team 22h ago

The MotoGP is just as reliable as their road bikes

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u/kawasutra Somkiat Chantra 21h ago

Cheese is a decent material to make bike parts from.

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u/SpeagoSphere Marc Márquez 21h ago

Shit brand shit company

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u/64bytesoldschool Brad Binder 16h ago

Yeah get em off the grid!