Marco Melandri! Notice anything?

**gav** · 3rd May 2005, 21:36

**merv** · 3rd May 2005, 21:48

Different helmet in the first pic - anything else?

**NordieBoy** · 3rd May 2005, 21:58

In the wet his knee sliders have knee sliders?
His gloves have a black little finger?

**gav** · 3rd May 2005, 21:59

So why'd he change? oh he's doubled up his knee sliders too

He borrowed Dovioso's Shoei helmet, even though hes Nolan sponsered

**saiko** · 3rd May 2005, 21:59

Boner?

& 2 sets of sliders in the first pic.

**Bob** · 3rd May 2005, 22:37

I'd noticed the different helmet thing, mainly because watching the race, initially I was having problems sussing out which Telefonica rider was which - perhaps the Nolan's visor is nowhere near as efficient as the Shoei in the wet?

Mind you, Barry Sheene did something similar (but covert) years ago. Sheene was supposed to be wearing a Bell if memory serves correctly. Then at one meeting, his visor was damaged... oddly enough, no Bell visor would fit his helmet. Sheene might have been sponsored by them, but he certainly didn't wear their kit! Simple respray and re-sticker job, which was shown as a sham as soon as he had a problem...

**James Deuce** · 3rd May 2005, 22:53

Originally Posted by Bob

I'd noticed the different helmet thing, mainly because watching the race, initially I was having problems sussing out which Telefonica rider was which - perhaps the Nolan's visor is nowhere near as efficient as the Shoei in the wet?

Being a Nolan owner, and having owned Shoei's in the past I would be surprised if that were the case.

However looking at the Shoei it has a pinlock type anti fogging insert, just like a Nolan.

Maybe the Shoei has been "Barry Sheened"

**dickytoo** · 4th May 2005, 08:22

Originally Posted by Jim2

Being a Nolan owner, and having owned Shoei's in the past I would be surprised if that were the case.

However looking at the Shoei it has a pinlock type anti fogging insert, just like a Nolan.

Maybe the Shoei has been "Barry Sheened"

i heard them say that his helmet had fogged up (was fogging up) and he borrowed another guys helmet for the race.

**Shade** · 4th May 2005, 11:25

A pic of rossi on my desktop taken from the shanghai race is showing he has doubled up on the knee sliders too. Perhaps its so they know when they touch the knee in the wet, they are not as cranked over as they think?

**Ghost Lemur** · 4th May 2005, 12:12

Originally Posted by Shade

A pic of rossi on my desktop taken from the shanghai race is showing he has doubled up on the knee sliders too. Perhaps its so they know when they touch the knee in the wet, they are not as cranked over as they think?

It's exactly the reason. I'm surprised they don't make double height pucks.