Schumacher tries a motorbike

**Jabez** · 26th October 2005, 12:02

Originally Posted by dveus

Exactly. I wonder how he convinced ferrari to let him have a ride at all, some of their contracts are pretty tight as to just how many risks they can take outside of F1.

And as we all know bikes are so dangerous.........

**bugjuice** · 26th October 2005, 12:34

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Some bastard has made some custom leathers for him, they are exactly like his race cottons in the F1 car... wonder what they would go for on ebay? on another note.. remember Valentino used to strip all his leathers off and biff it all into the crowd, with helmet etc.... when was the last time anyone saw him do that?

I heard someone got struck with a helmet and knocked them out or something, so they stopped the racers from doing that. Also, if there's any 'cheating' thing in the suits they wear, it'd be lost in the crowd, so they might stop it for that reason. I know when I was around horses, jockeys are banned from going anywhere near people after a race cos they were found to be passing over bits of lead to make them weigh in heavier. Then while they're racing, they 'loose weight' some how, and win.

Far from motorsports I know, but all the same, things have to be controlled to a point. Plus, may be they just got bored or making suits for hi..

**Motu** · 26th October 2005, 14:44

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Under the supervision of Suppo and former rider Randy Mamola, the seven-time champion completed a total of 42 laps with a best of 2:05.98, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

"He's having plenty of fun and he's going fast too: on the straight he immediately went over 300km/h," Suppo told the Italian newspaper.

"That was very good. Here, with a Ducati 999 road bike, Troy Bayliss did a 2:03. This was the first time for Michael on a GP bike, so you can only applaud him."

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Not too bad at all I reckon.

**cowpoos** · 26th October 2005, 18:29

25 sec is a fuckin life time....jeeezzz
sounds like he can't ride for shit

**gav** · 26th October 2005, 19:03

So Troy Bayliss on a road 999 was 23 secs off the Loris Capirossi's time? Doesnt sound quite right does it? Surely he'd be closer than that? And Michael was only 2 secs off Bayliss' time? That sounds pretty bloody good, even on a MotoGP bike, I'm sure theyre not that easy to ride?

**enigma51** · 26th October 2005, 19:27

Originally Posted by cowpoos

25 sec is a fuckin life time....jeeezzz
sounds like he can't ride for shit

Just remember if he fell off the media will have fun time.

Schumi completely down and out!

I must say it does prove the point that 80% of car racing is the car and 80% of bike racing is the rider I mean look at what happenend when rossi got in the f1 car.

And dont forget rossi drives a car almost everday where schumi rides a bike in the off season. I know you cant compare a road car to a f1 car but still driving comes more natural to most people than say riding a motorcycle

Im fucking jealous that he got a chance to do something all of us would like to do one day.

**Two Smoker** · 26th October 2005, 20:06

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Schuey has a Duc Monster and around 7 VRods.
But it shows the difference in rider/driver input between MotoGP and F1. Rossi was 3secs slower in the F1 car.

But that is the difference...

Schuey is good

Rossi is a freak or an alien.... or both???

**Motu** · 26th October 2005, 20:13

Originally Posted by Two Smoker

But that is the difference...

Schuey is God

Rossi is a freak or an alien.... or both???

If you put it that way,you could be right.

**thealmightytaco** · 26th October 2005, 21:19

Originally Posted by Motu

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Under the supervision of Suppo and former rider Randy Mamola, the seven-time champion completed a total of 42 laps with a best of 2:05.98.

Here, with a Ducati 999 road bike, Troy Bayliss did a 2:03.
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By the sounds of this the time difference was more like 2.5 seconds than 25 seconds. In the end it's all about grip and balance and holding it against the friction circle, and neither cars or bikes would be easy to do that on the way these guys do. They're both bloody champions.

**Bob** · 26th October 2005, 23:36

Originally Posted by thealmightytaco

By the sounds of this the time difference was more like 2.5 seconds than 25 seconds. In the end it's all about grip and balance and holding it against the friction circle, and neither cars or bikes would be easy to do that on the way these guys do. They're both bloody champions.

I think a lot of confusion is coming in due to 25/2.5 seconds thing.

25 seconds slower that Capirossi's best time on MotoGP bike.
2.5 seconds slower than Bayliss's time on "out of crate" 999 road bike.

Also bear in mind that Capirossi would have been running on full race spec. I'd bet that Schumaker would have had the wet weather setup (same as any journalists that get to ride them are given) to use. So loads more grip and stability, less flat out speed.

Those factors would make a world of difference.

**Lou Girardin** · 27th October 2005, 07:21

Originally Posted by cowpoos

25 sec is a fuckin life time....jeeezzz
sounds like he can't ride for shit

Could you?

**Bob** · 27th October 2005, 07:53

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Could you?

(Time to come off my 'neutral journo' fence...)

Well said Lou! It is all well and good slagging the guy off - but I doubt if many of us could get within 25 seconds of Loris Capirossi riding a full works machine on full racing setup.

Not that we'll ever get the chance of course...

**el milanes** · 27th October 2005, 09:19

I just remember that when Rossi started he was falling kind of once a week.
When you're young you can afford to fall when you're looking for the limit, because you're a bit crazy and recover quickly (how many race bikers still have both their little fingers completely functional??

).
But Shumacher broke both his legs once already and even if he was all smiley to show Corinna how good he was... I bet he was bloody hurt. Germans... you know they are quite controlled

He's at the end of his career, even Rossi I think is at the highest point of his one. If I were Shumacher I'd just retire in my Swiss acienda.
That's good though that they still enjoy trying something new in the racing world. Agostini raced for a few years in a car at the end. That time you could do it, like you could race in different motorbike categories, but still he received no glory out of it. Few sports nowadays allow you to move to another field and still be competitive. I think probably the most common is for bicycles racers to perform races indoor or on mountain bikes.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 27th October 2005, 13:35

John Surtees was the last person to do the double world champ on car and bike wasnt he?

Eddie Lawson, Wayne Gardner and Randy Mamola have all raced cars with varying degrees of success after their racing careers ended. Personally I dont think the drive is there after they have been there done that on a bike.