Scooter boy
Rossi left HRC coz the bike was too good and he needed a challenge. He took a dog slow yamaha to the world title the next year. He is GOD.
Schumacher has had the best car for years until the powers that be changed the rules to stop him, give me Senna any day.
Kiwi back at home!
Funny that once Renault had its cheating mass damper system removed was about the same time that Alonso started to stop preforming this year...Originally Posted by branco
Forum whore
Not only that (and it wasn't really because the bike was too good, just everyone said it was) but Honda were calling all the shots, not allowing Rossi and Burgess to try as they please. Yamaha were more than willing to let them make the calls. He experienced the same in his 250cc days.
bucket blingster
Also Honda tried to flex their corporate muscle by offering Rossi a no frills contract pretty much the same as Ukawa was on. When he approached Davide Brivio about joining Yamaha, Brivio had a hard time convincing the Japanese Yamaha execs that Rossi was serious. They were like, why would he want to leave Honda and come and ride our bike?
Kiwi back at home!
An analogy.They were like, why would he want to leave Honda and come and ride our bike?
Why wouldn't the All Blacks only play Japan and Canada and the US??
As then they would never be known as the best would they. A crap vehicle is like tough opposition to a racer.
bucket blingster
Nah, it'd be more like Dan Carter or Richie McCaw suggesting they might like to join Auckland!!
braaap
more like northland or hawkes bay ....Nah, it'd be more like Dan Carter or Richie McCaw suggesting they might like to join Auckland!!
He who makes a beast out of himself
Gets rid of the pain of being a man
bucket blingster
The Yamaha wasnt actually that bad a bike, certainly Rossi knew it was pretty close to being a winner. Its not like he went knocking on Suzuki's door now ,was it or Kawasaki. Personally I'd loved to have seen him on a Nastro Azzuro sponsered Aprilia Cube, but he certainly wasnt ever going to be that brave.
bucket blingster
Kick Rossi's arse?Rossi who? Put him on a bucket and we'd kick his arseSo when are you getting off that learners bike and getting back on a real bucket??
In the riders seat
At least I'm out there racingKick Rossi's arse?
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
bucket blingster
I think the term you're searching for is "participating" ....At least I'm out there racing
now where's some dirt!
Gee talk about back pedaling. Never seen you go into your shell so quick. That lady of yours keeping the leash tight is she?At least I'm out there racing
Geriatric hoon
Ummm as I recall the Yamahas routinely finished after all the Hondas, down around 10, 11, 12th. After Rossi joined Yamaha the finishing order was in the order of 1st, 11th, 12th.
Jeremy Burgess says, "In F1 it's 80% the car 20% the driver, in Moto GP it's the other way around". Unfortunately for Honda there is just the one genius available, and due entirely to their own cock-up, he now rides a Yamaha.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Kiwi back at home!
I think it should be "team" not "rider", as Rossi's crew, Burgess included, are part of the reason he is where he is.
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