Casey Stoner explains how to slide a MotoGP bike.
Hardcore Biker
Casey Stoner explains how to slide a MotoGP bike.
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Even the haters must have to admit he's pretty awesome to watch. Reason I'm such a fan, is his shear agression on the bike is something I've not seen in the wole time I've been watching GP racing.Originally Posted by DidJit
Geriatric hoon
There is some amazing crap being written about the ongoing Rossi/Ducati drama. Some of it makes the "racist" claims re the Warriors and the Blues look tame. A lot of the comment makes KB look really good in comparison.
I guess if there's one born every minute, there's a lot of them out there.
On one comments list a writer felt that most of those criticising Rossi couldn't even ride a bike, and were merely Playstation warriors. I think he may have been on to something.
Anyhoo if you fancy a more reasoned appraisal try this:
http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...said-red-said/
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
Forum whore
NO, NO NO. Jorges classic and smooth style is poetry in motion. We are comparing here a classy Spaniard to a brash unappealing descendant of Convicts. The only good thing going for him is the suspension he uses!
Hardcore Biker
Oh, I don't know... Seeing Casey in slow motion is more my kind of "poetry in motion".
No disrespect to Mr Consistent though — Jorge is impressive to watch in different ways.
Fully qualified Sifter.
Not too shabby...
Hardcore Biker
I can't help but think back to a time when everyone was neat & tidy, smooth was the fastest way. Then came the King , elbows & knees, rear wheel steering, turned road racing on it's head. Stoner does shit none of the others can , even Lorenzo has labelled him a freak. He's the fastest rider by a bit, I am still not convinced he is the best racer, get in his face & mix it with him & he is beatable.
Forum whore
Exactly, and Jorge is the man that will beat him.
Hardcore Biker
Don't see it. Stoner will get enough clear tracks a head of him to keep Lorenzo at bay. A clear track, a small buffer to protect & Stoners metronomic fast laps make him a very very hard man to catch. Lorenzo will mix it with him but not consistently enough to win the title.
Pedrosa too inconsistent. Spies by now should be there or thereabouts, he's usually barely thereabouts, he is not an alien. Rossi, it's an ignominious end to a fine career. Hayden, likeable reliable journeyman. The satellite riders will not be able to step up on a consistent basis. The Yamaha & Honda have different strengths but are pretty close. The Duke is an enigma to everyone but a certain Honda rider.
There's a long way to go , racing is a funny old game, I can't wait
Forum whore
He wont ....
KB Chief Cat Herder
Even he couldn't deal with it. The only way he could ride the thing was to crash it every corner and catch it just before it hit the deck.
Zen wisdom: No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. - obviously had KB in mind when he came up with that gem
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
Forum whore
The intelligent Dennis Noyes and his take on Rossi and Ducati http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...id-red-said/P1
"...New Zealanders, for all their faults, have virtues that are precious: an unwillingness to be intimidated by the new, the formidable, or class systems; trust in situations where there would otherwise be none; compassion for the underdog; a sense of responsibility for people in difficulty; not undertaking to do something without seeing it through - "
Michael King
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"...New Zealanders, for all their faults, have virtues that are precious: an unwillingness to be intimidated by the new, the formidable, or class systems; trust in situations where there would otherwise be none; compassion for the underdog; a sense of responsibility for people in difficulty; not undertaking to do something without seeing it through - "
Michael King
Hardcore Biker
I'd have to go with pretty much all of that. I believe his old man was the most influential person in modern road racing [ slicks era ] along with Rossi & Burgess, that is why it is pretty sad to see the later two floundering so badly. Stoner was over riding the Ducati continually just like Hopkins ,on the Honda he is like a pig in shit.
KRsnr said you only have 3 good laps in you, after that you get too physically & mentally tired to hold the pace safely.
Rossi was the master of knowing when to let rip with those 3 laps
Stoners ' cruise ' mode is closer to his 100 percent mode than any of the others.
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That's why he reminds me so much of Doohan.
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