Hard Bastards

[Edbear]

These comparing riders from diff era's are always interesting,but ultimately futile.

Willytheekid put up a great arguement for Hailwood but then another arguement would be MV had no real competition back then.(his Isle Of Man record speaks otherwise tho so no arguement from me there)

Schwantz was the man but the Suzuki was a dog at most tracks and only he could ride it at 10/10ths (sound familiar)

Another thing to take into account re. era's are what the bikes were like to ride.
Todays 800's must be complete pussycats to ride compared to the 500 screamers.
Another is the race circuits themselves...back in the day doing 150+mph beside barriers and over cobblestones/railway crossings were accepted.

So who's the hardest? taking all the above into account...Kenny Roberts Snr.The man won a championship with a broken back.

That makes me a genuine wuss!

[ellipsis]

...yeah Barry Sheene must have been a pussy for being flash...if you disregard, 5 broken toes, 3 broken ankles, 3 broken legs, 1 broken femur, 1 broken heel, 12 broken vertebrae, 9 broken ribs, 1 split kidney, 7 broken collarbones, 1 broken arm, 5 broken wrists, 4 metacarpal breaks, 4 broken knuckles, 4 broken fingers and an amputated finger...and im not sure if that is the whole tally...

[MDR2]

Dunno, too early to judge. Some people fall off quite a bit adjusting to the motogp bikes and then seem fine. Some people just fall off a lot and get sacked. He seems to have his balls chopped off a bit as of late. I dare say DORNA will learn what makes good racing about the time they've totally fucked it.

And now they have their fingers in the world super bike pie too.

[XP@]

The Hard
Anyone who has completed a Rusty Nuts ride

The Harder
Anyone who has completed more than one Rusty Nuts ride

The Hardest
Paris Dakar riders - they ride fast, hard and long across the dunes in insane temparatures.

[NordieBoy]

...yeah Barry Sheene must have been a pussy for being flash...if you disregard, 5 broken toes, 3 broken ankles, 3 broken legs, 1 broken femur, 1 broken heel, 12 broken vertebrae, 9 broken ribs, 1 split kidney, 7 broken collarbones, 1 broken arm, 5 broken wrists, 4 metacarpal breaks, 4 broken knuckles, 4 broken fingers and an amputated finger...and im not sure if that is the whole tally...

Sounds like an advanced riding course wouldn't have gone amiss.