he's retired, kawi pumped money to McGrath as a brand ambasaador, yamaha saw him who in most people eyes was the last real dominant rider, I mean, he did win every championship he completed all the races in.He was no longer relevant in Kawi’s eyes. They decided Eli was a better choice for money.
Kawi using McGrath and Yami using RV is still confusing, I would have thought yami would keep reed on the bike for 1/2 more years than make him brand ambassador, but apparently they mistakenly put their money on webb, who has since gone to KTM
But with anything being just an ambassador it all boils down to whos paying, it was cool for rv to race mec, just didn't see him much, but still good for a dude who didn't have all the trick parts and is "retired"
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