Ant West in MotoGP [Archive] - Kiwi Biker forums

Shaun

15th November 2011, 08:54

just had a tweet from ant west, looks like he's in Motogp next year
we need it to rain folks !!

stephen

If it rains he WINS

tweet him back stephen and ask him what he thinks about the other Moto2 bike he has tested/raced and his thoughts on Mick the Aussie involved in it please

Crasherfromwayback

15th November 2011, 09:02

It could hail and he'll still get his arse handed to him on a plate.

DidJit

15th November 2011, 09:05

Hopefully Warren Willing goes with him — he seemed to help West get better results in the latter part of the season this year.

Shaun

15th November 2011, 09:08

It could hail and he'll still get his arse handed to him on a plate.

Negative bored today again are we Pete

Shaun

15th November 2011, 09:09

Hopefully Warren Willing goes with him — he seemed to help West get better results in the latter part of the season this year.

He is one of the very best there is

Crasherfromwayback

15th November 2011, 09:13

Negative bored today again are we Pete

Nope. Just sharing my opinion like every other cunt.:bleh:

Shaun

15th November 2011, 09:14

Nope. Just sharing my opinion like every other cunt.:bleh:

so why is a guy as talented as him going to get his ass kicked in the privateer class of Motogp then?

Opinions really are like ARSEHOLES

Crasherfromwayback

15th November 2011, 09:33

just had a tweet from ant west, looks like he's in Motogp next year
we need it to rain folks !!

stephen

so why is a guy as talented as him going to get his ass kicked in the privateer class of Motogp then?

Because Moto GP, as you should know, is as tough as it gets, and Ant West (or anyone for that matter) on a CRT bike ain't gonna cut it.

Shaun

15th November 2011, 09:39

Because Moto GP, as you should know, is as tough as it gets, and Ant West (or anyone for that matter) on a CRT bike ain't gonna cut it.

ANT west will be racing a CRT bike, so 1st CRT bike home is 1st CRT bike dude

You cannot expect a mini to beet a ferrari

Go back to being bored and negative mate, or better still, sell some bikes for your boss

denill

15th November 2011, 09:52

ANT west will be racing a CRT bike, so 1st CRT bike home is 1st CRT bike dude

Yes - he will be. So far it's looking like Edwards, West.

The link is <a href=http://motomatters.com/news/2011/11/14/ant_west_returns_to_motogp_with_speed_ma.html>HERE:</a>

White trash

15th November 2011, 11:06

It could hail and he'll still get his arse handed to him on a plate.

+1. Is there a racer that has complained about their team as much as Ant West? I can't believe people still take him on. Other than his riding talent of course.

Crasherfromwayback

15th November 2011, 11:09

+1. Is there a racer that has complained about their team as much as Ant West? I can't believe people still take him on. Other than his riding talent of course.

Don't you dare say a bad word about him mate!:baby:

White trash

15th November 2011, 11:13

Don't you dare say a bad word about him mate!:baby:

Wouldn't dream of it. He's a probably a top bloke. In a wingey, nasal, "Boohoo the world's against me", "why is my bike always such a piece of shit?" kinda way.......

denill

15th November 2011, 11:39

Wouldn't dream of it. He's a probably a top bloke. In a wingey, nasal, "Boohoo the world's against me", "why is my bike always such a piece of shit?" kinda way.......

He probably says "why is my bike always such a piece of shit?" because it is.

Shaun

15th November 2011, 11:47

+1. Is there a racer that has complained about their team as much as Ant West? I can't believe people still take him on. Other than his riding talent of course.

haha another Dick on here, why was he only 1 of 4 riders getting paid then Bro? O Yea, must be because he is a winger and useless on a bike bahahahahahahahahah
You bin reading to much shit with Faulty eyes

RobGassit

15th November 2011, 13:07

+1. Is there a racer that has complained about their team as much as Ant West? I can't believe people still take him on. Other than his riding talent of course.

+1 Again! He's the whiniest rider I've ever heard interviewed. He may be talented but what a bloody whinger!

Billy

15th November 2011, 13:13

+1 Again! He's the whiniest rider I've ever heard interviewed. He may be talented but what a bloody whinger!

Yerr,Bloody Aussies no surprises there LOL,Still a very talented rider though!

denill

15th November 2011, 13:22

+1 Again! He's the whiniest rider I've ever heard interviewed. He may be talented but what a bloody whinger!

That's how you see it.

Me. He says it like it is. Without bullshit.

RobGassit

15th November 2011, 13:23

Yerr,Bloody Aussies no surprises there LOL,Still a very talented rider though!

He's a blizzard in the wet that's for sure, but anyone paying him should keep him the hell away from the press. If I win the Lotto I'll pay him to coach Sarah on how to dance in the rain.

RobGassit

15th November 2011, 13:26

That's how you see it.

Me. He says it like it is. Without bullshit.

He bites the hand that feeds him! Sometimes it's alot smarter just to smile and say he will do his best. We can all see he is riding bricks, no need to slag off his sponsor and team.

Crasherfromwayback

15th November 2011, 13:30

Yerr,Bloody Aussies no surprises there LOL,Still a very talented rider though!

They're all incredibly talented at that level eh!!

Shaun

15th November 2011, 16:58

That's how you see it.

Me. He says it like it is. Without bullshit.

+1 Mate Why fuk around when you have some thing to say, but I guess all above Know best

O Hang on, he has just been re- empolyed, Man all those team bosses and sponsors must be morons eh

codgyoleracer

15th November 2011, 17:38

That's how you see it.

Me. He says it like it is. Without bullshit.

What he said.

Brian d marge

15th November 2011, 17:45

Well hes a demon in the wet , and Ive often wondered why his talent hast been exploited, You just don't hear of him too often , but some of his rides have been legendary ..... some of my rides have been legendary , but thats for another time

Stephen

Crasherfromwayback

16th November 2011, 07:22

+1 Mate Why fuk around when you have some thing to say, but I guess all above Know best

O Hang on, he has just been re- empolyed, Man all those team bosses and sponsors must be morons eh

We'll see who knows what soon enough if the do go all CRT in 2013 won't we Shaun!?

By your reckoning, Ant West will be world Moto GP Champion seeing as he's gonna be the best rider on CRT bikes.

nodrog

16th November 2011, 07:44

We'll see who knows what soon enough if the do go all CRT in 2013 won't we Shaun!?

By your reckoning, Ant West will be world Moto GP Champion seeing as he's gonna be the best rider on CRT bikes.

Yeah, and I'm going to come 2nd :niceone:

Str8 Jacket

16th November 2011, 07:46

Can't wait till Ant West brings out his new Handbag range. Then ya'll can beat each other up with them..... ;)

White trash

16th November 2011, 08:28

+1 Mate Why fuk around when you have some thing to say, but I guess all above Know best

O Hang on, he has just been re- empolyed, Man all those team bosses and sponsors must be morons eh

Where'd anyone say we know best?

I'll tell you why you fuck around when you have to say. Regardless of what Mr West and obviously yourself think mate, top level motorcycle racing is a team sport. Everybody in that garage is doing the best they can with what they have available. Now, when it goes wrong and things don't go as planned, jumping up and down about how your team need to get their act together and give you better equipment is not only unproffessional, it's fucking rude. If one of my employees was to sing from the rafters to the media about what a lousy workplace they had and how shit their co workers were because we had a bad day, I wouldn't renew their contract.

Not calling anyone a moron, but I can tell you right now that if there's some decent wet races, we'll see Ant West have some semi decent rides, but we'll also hear a whole lot about how crap his CRT bike is and how he needs the same equipment as Stoner so he can teach them all how it's done.

In fact, I'll put a box of Heinekins on it if you're keen mate.

Shaun

16th November 2011, 09:30

Shaun

16th November 2011, 09:34

Where'd anyone say we know best?

I'll tell you why you fuck around when you have to say. Regardless of what Mr West and obviously yourself think mate, top level motorcycle racing is a team sport. Everybody in that garage is doing the best they can with what they have available. Now, when it goes wrong and things don't go as planned, jumping up and down about how your team need to get their act together and give you better equipment is not only unproffessional, it's fucking rude. If one of my employees was to sing from the rafters to the media about what a lousy workplace they had and how shit their co workers were because we had a bad day, I wouldn't renew their contract.

Not calling anyone a moron, but I can tell you right now that if there's some decent wet races, we'll see Ant West have some semi decent rides, but we'll also hear a whole lot about how crap his CRT bike is and how he needs the same equipment as Stoner so he can teach them all how it's done.

In fact, I'll put a box of Heinekins on it if you're keen mate.

Why IS he EMPLOYED then dude, As I said, on here must Know better than the professionals that pay his wages

No thanks to Heinekens mate, I bet/gamble on nothing these days, but always stand by my word

Hahahahahahah

Crasherfromwayback

16th November 2011, 09:34

ANT west will be racing a CRT bike, so 1st CRT bike home is 1st CRT bike dude

You cannot expect a mini to beet a ferrari

Go back to being bored and negative mate, or better still, sell some bikes for your boss

Take your distorsion/twisting of words back to ya sales desk Pete,

O and have a bloody good day

So is the cunt gonna be the best CRT racer or not?

Shaun

16th November 2011, 09:38

So is the cunt gonna be the best CRT racer or not?

I never said that! That is just another twisting oif words by you Pete

Anyway, I am done in this thread as I have too much to do rather than Argue with a lap top, c ya

nodrog

16th November 2011, 10:15

So if you are the first CRT rider home on the first CRT bike, you are not the best CRT racer?

Do they pick the best one in a raffle or something?

denill

16th November 2011, 10:28

So if you are the first CRT rider home on the first CRT bike, you are not the best CRT racer?

Do they pick the best one in a raffle or something?

On that note - did you read:

Why we're forced to go down the CRT path, whether we like it or not! :weep: :weep:

<a href=http://motomatters.com/news/2011/11/15/suzuki_out_of_motogp_in_2012.html>Suzuki's withdrawal from MotoGP illustrates perfectly why Dorna and IRTA have elected to pursue the CRT project. When the series switched to four-stroke engines in 2002, the manufacturers - assembled in the MSMA - were given control of the technical regulations, on the understanding that they would provide a plentiful supply of machines to fill the grid with. The spiralling cost of racing four-stroke engines, made exponentially worse by smaller capacities and limiting fuel to just 21 liters, saw manufacturers pull out, Aprilia leaving after just three years of four-stroke racing, Kawasaki holding on until 2008, and only fielding a single bike in 2009 after pressure from Dorna to fulfil their contract. Suzuki's withdrawal leaves just three of the original manufacturers in the series, with Honda, Yamaha and Ducati fielding factory prototypes in 2012. Without CRT, there would be just 12 bikes on the grid for 2012, the teams simply no longer able to afford the exorbitant lease prices charged by the factories for their machines, anywhere between 2.5 million and 4.5 million euros a year.></A>

Crasherfromwayback

16th November 2011, 10:32

On that note - did you read:

Why we're forced to go down the CRT path, whether we like it or not! :weep: :weep:

Yep. That's why I said what I did. Stoner, Lorenzo and the rest will be shitting themselves now Ant West is joining in. When they all end up on CRT bikes...they're fucked.

denill

16th November 2011, 10:40

Yep. That's why I said what I did. Stoner, Lorenzo and the rest will be shitting themselves now Ant West is joining in. When they all end up on CRT bikes...they're fucked.

Yer imagination is running away a bit there Pete! :laugh: :laugh:

Crasherfromwayback

16th November 2011, 10:42

Yer imagination is running away a bit there Pete! :laugh: :laugh:

Not at all mate. Just keeping myself amused.

onearmedbandit

16th November 2011, 11:15

Fuck me this shit is funny. As moderator I promise to keep this thread open if ya'll keep me enjoying it.

White trash

16th November 2011, 14:03

Fuck me this shit is funny. As moderator I promise to keep this thread open if ya'll keep me enjoying it.

Ant West is to be commended for "speaking his mind" but anyone that speaks their own and disagrees with his boyfriends, are morons :D

Crasherfromwayback

16th November 2011, 14:13

Ant West is to be commended for "speaking his mind" but anyone that speaks their own and disagrees with his boyfriends, are morons :D

I could be wrong...but I reckon I remember old Fanta Pants calling Stoner a whinging Aussie for speaking his mind...

BIG DOUG

16th November 2011, 21:09

Ha Ha "fanta pants" good one pete

Mental Trousers

16th November 2011, 21:18

I could be wrong...but I reckon I remember old Fanta Pants calling Stoner a whinging Aussie for speaking his mind...

Ha Ha "fanta pants" good one pete

Better than Hangi Pants

Reckless

17th November 2011, 08:12

Here we go

The Speed Master team has confirmed its entry as a CRT in the MotoGP category for the 2012 season, with Anthony West its chosen rider for the step up to the premier class.

Australian rider West has previous MotoGP experience, most recently in 2008, and has been riding in the Moto2 class for the past two seasons with MZ Racing.

The 30 year-old’s crew chief on the Speed Master team will be Tommaso Raponi, and the team has announced it will run with an Aprilia engine with a chassis yet to be confirmed.

West’s first season in the premier class was on board a Honda 500cc in 2001, and he rode the majority of the 2007 campaign and the entire 2008 season in the MotoGP category for Kawasaki.

from the Moto Gp Site here (http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Speed+Master+confirms+CRT+entry+with+West)

Dreama

17th November 2011, 08:35

Correct me if I'm wrong , but I was told that Ants dad is rich, rich, rich ..... some sort of plumbing import/export/multiple store outlet thing.
...... wonder if that has anything to do with why Ant has managed to remain in the fold whilst other talented riders vanish from the scene.

Deano

17th November 2011, 09:34

Better than Hangi Pants

Or 'community pants'.

Crasherfromwayback

17th November 2011, 09:41

Obviously, there's been no races in the rain for the last two years...

Since leaving MotoGP, West competed in World Supersport in 2009 and Moto2 in 2010-11. He has made 34 starts in Moto2 over the last two seasons, with no podium finishes. He did record his best Moto2 finish, fourth, in the 2011 season finale at Valencia.

cowpoos

24th November 2011, 19:29

It could hail and he'll still get his arse handed to him on a plate.

I'm no expert on these things [unless you ask me, when I'm a few jugs up on a friday nite]...BUT...Ant west gives me the impression that he IS actually a TOP TOP level rider....but he couldn't set up a pot on a stove to boil water???

Crasherfromwayback

24th November 2011, 19:31

I'm no expert on these things [unless you ask me, when I'm a few jugs up on a friday nite]...BUT...Ant west gives me the impression that he IS actually a TOP TOP level rider....but he couldn't set up a pot on a stove to boil water???

Well the experts reckon Stoner is a shit development/setup racer too mate.

cowpoos

24th November 2011, 19:33

cowpoos

24th November 2011, 19:35

Well the experts reckon Stoner is a shit development/setup racer too mate.

No....Rossi bum lickers say that....

cowpoos

24th November 2011, 19:38

denill

25th November 2011, 05:40

I still can't get my head around how a guy like West and for that matter Vermuelen can be so quick on wet tracks. When traction is at a premium that is a great leveller of horsepower, thus the best rider wins. And both those riders have pulled some blinders.

Perhaps to level the horsepower field it should be mandatory for all tracks to be fitted with sprinklers. That would give the CRT bikes a bit of a chance too. :facepalm: :facepalm:

roogazza

25th November 2011, 07:27

I still can't get my head around how a guy like West and for that matter Vermuelen can be so quick on wet tracks. When traction is at a premium that is a great leveller of horsepower, thus the best rider wins. And both those riders have pulled some blinders.

It's hard to understand Bill, always wondered why they couldn't translate that skill onto dry tracks. Maybe they are just more prepared to push and risk a result.(or it's a confidence thing.You see Bradley Smith push in the wet).
At the other end of the scale I loved the rain as a young fella and indeed prayed for it at times. As an old man I dread it and in fact won't even go out.

Shaun

25th November 2011, 08:31

It's hard to understand Bill, always wondered why they couldn't translate that skill onto dry tracks. Maybe they are just more prepared to push and risk a result.(or it's a confidence thing.You see Bradley Smith push in the wet).
At the other end of the scale I loved the rain as a young fella and indeed prayed for it at times. As an old man I dread it and in fact won't even go out.

I love the rain and racing, it comes down to being very consistent and smooth

Kinda like good SEX

Crasherfromwayback

25th November 2011, 08:52

I still can't get my head around how a guy like West and for that matter Vermuelen can be so quick on wet tracks. When traction is at a premium that is a great leveller of horsepower, thus the best rider wins. :

It's not necessarily that the best rider wins in the wet, just the guy that's the best at riding on that surface on the day. Some guys on the world GP moto-x circuit are the best in the mud, some on hard pack, some on sand. Sand is where I learnt to ride, and I think that makes you good in the wet. Feels very similar to me.

I love the rain and racing, it comes down to being very consistent and smooth

Kinda like good SEX

Don't you rough 'em up every now and then too though?:shifty:

gixerracer

25th November 2011, 15:19

Well the experts reckon Stoner is a shit development/setup racer too mate.

Clearly hes not have you seen how bad that Ducati was this year:cry:

imdying

25th November 2011, 15:22

ANT west will be racing a CRT bike, so 1st CRT bike home is 1st CRT bike dudeIt's a bit like being first Jew into the shower block though.

Fuck polluting the class with second rate crap. If you want to ride a second rate bike, go to WSBK with Biaggi.

denill

25th November 2011, 16:01

It's a bit like being first Jew into the shower block though.

Fuck polluting the class with second rate crap. If you want to ride a second rate bike, go to WSBK with Biaggi.

You're missing it mate.

With the Jew thing - and the CRT :angry:

imdying

25th November 2011, 16:06

No I'm not.

Brian d marge

27th November 2011, 01:35

I love the rain and racing, it comes down to being very consistent and smooth

Kinda like good SEX

Put a old road road tyre on a Mx bike , OMG is it fun , ( we dont have much grass of the non smoking kind here , but even muddy mx tracks , are a ton of giggles

I have put one on the front , but I quickly realized my throttle control was shit , and the fun rapidly wore off

When I finish the current bike , I will do just that, ,,,, lets hope the ground isnt too hard by then !

Stephen

Shaun

27th November 2011, 11:18

Put a old road road tyre on a Mx bike , OMG is it fun , ( we dont have much grass of the non smoking kind here , but even muddy mx tracks , are a ton of giggles

I have put one on the front , but I quickly realized my throttle control was shit , and the fun rapidly wore off

When I finish the current bike , I will do just that, ,,,, lets hope the ground isnt too hard by then !

Stephen

you got it mate:yes: shit loads of fun

I used to do that in Tokyo when I was racing for Sugano racing in 1990 ( Key Coffee sponsor) from Nishi Kasai