Wannabe Posted September 14, 2015 Share Did you guys see the chunks of rubber flying of Rossi's front wheel?It looked as if that tire has grown a beard with the rubber frazzles hanging off. These guys sure are masters of their game. But few of them would have shone in the two stroke era. (Rossi maybe, the rest I'm not sure of)Read an article where they interviewed the current crop of top riders, asking them if they ever rode a 500cc2T. None, except Rossi has, and none of them showed any interest in riding them, saying they were not "refined" enough. Or something to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkie Posted September 14, 2015 Share Did you guys see the chunks of rubber flying of Rossi's front wheel?It looked as if that tire has grown a beard with the rubber frazzles hanging off. These guys sure are masters of their game. But few of them would have shone in the two stroke era. (Rossi maybe, the rest I'm not sure of)Read an article where they interviewed the current crop of top riders, asking them if they ever rode a 500cc2T. None, except Rossi has, and none of them showed any interest in riding them, saying they were not "refined" enough. Or something to that effect.Rossi was a world champ on the 2 stroke 500cc Wannabe, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Pikey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 14, 2015 Share Rossi was a world champ on the 2 stroke 500cc True, that little piece of history slipped my mind. I BLAME OLD AGE!! forkie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 14, 2015 Share True, that little piece of history slipped my mind. I BLAME OLD AGE!!He was also one of the only ones to say bring on the smokers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted September 14, 2015 Share Just to add some spice to the discussion http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss153/Patch-elicious/IMG_2447_zpshrixol01.jpg http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss153/Patch-elicious/IMG_2446_zpsul6zfpu7.jpg Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Pikey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted September 14, 2015 Share For him to be considered a great, he will need to learn to develop a bike like all the greats did. Rossi sure developed that Ducati innit... mtbride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 14, 2015 Share The article I spoke about. http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/08/18/would-motogp-riders-welcome-return-to-racing-500cc-two-stroke-engines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbride Posted September 14, 2015 Share Rossi sure developed that Ducati innit... Bam haha Edited September 14, 2015 by Kraggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkie Posted September 14, 2015 Share Rossi sure developed that Ducati innit...the man is only human Edited September 14, 2015 by facmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 14, 2015 Share Rossi sure developed that Ducati innit... Bam haha I'm sure that is just sarcasm. It is mainly due to Rossi's stint at Ducati that the Ducati's are where they currently are.They just did not want to allow Rossi to develope the bike around him and his riding style, so he had to help them develope a "generic" bike.It did not suit him and his aspirations of another World Championship, that's why he went back to Yamaha. (thank heaven for that )If Ducati developed a bike around Vale, I'm quite sure he would still be on one today. It was his dream to be an Italian World Champ on an Italian bike. Pikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertusras Posted September 14, 2015 Share I think you forgot Comic Sans there mate. It's because of Gigi that Ducati are where they are right now. Rossi and Burgess were allegedly going to turn that Ducati around in 80 seconds. Right. Rossi was like, "Eh eh, make dis red bike more like my Yamaha" mtbride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbride Posted September 14, 2015 Share I'm sure that is just sarcasm. It is mainly due to Rossi's stint at Ducati that the Ducati's are where they currently are.They just did not want to allow Rossi to develope the bike around him and his riding style, so he had to help them develope a "generic" bike.It did not suit him and his aspirations of another World Championship, that's why he went back to Yamaha. (thank heaven for that )If Ducati developed a bike around Vale, I'm quite sure he would still be on one today. It was his dream to be an Italian World Champ on an Italian bike. Yes, still the odd 30 seconds off the leader, nothing has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted September 14, 2015 Share Bam hahai thought it was supposed to be a thread about moto gp,not about my rider is better than yours????? KingTJ and mtbride 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 14, 2015 Share I think you forgot Comic Sans there mate. It's because of Gigi that Ducati are where they are right now. Rossi and Burgess were allegedly going to turn that Ducati around in 80 seconds. Right. Rossi was like, "Eh eh, make dis red bike more like my Yamaha" And why not, the Yamaha was winning, the red bike not..... (and even today it's not)Even with the superbikes they had to cheat, by running 1000cc machines against 750cc's KingTJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted September 14, 2015 Share We are all fed what ever the media are given and the true story seldom if ever comes out. So we can all summise as much as we want ,but never get the whole story and maybe never even close to the truth. Edited September 14, 2015 by Pikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted September 14, 2015 Share And why not, the Yamaha was winning, the red bike not..... (and even today it's not) Even with the superbikes they had to cheat, by running 1000cc machines against 750cc's whahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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