I've been watching alot of MotoGP lately to stave off the winter blah...anyhow, I noticed that they ALWAYS put thier leg/foot out on turns...Struck me as odd but its obviously for a reason...is it a balance thing?
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Quote from: fraze11 on March 10, 2012, 03:48:36 PM
I've been watching alot of MotoGP lately to stave off the winter blah...anyhow, I noticed that they ALWAYS put thier leg/foot out on turns...Struck me as odd but its obviously for a reason...is it a balance thing?
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Not the first thread on the subject. Lots of people have opinions on the issue, no-one I've seen teaches it. I personally think Rossi does it to f%$k with people. I've seen one or two guys try it at trackdays - they are usually slow riders. Last guy who did it was riding a ZX6R in the A group. I eventually pass him on my GS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNlTtDLHIyY&t=153
my theory is its to cool down their balls. the extra wind resistance doesnt matter much when breaking for corners so its the appropriate time to do it.
Quote from: SgtBatten on March 10, 2012, 10:03:00 PM
my theory is its to cool down their balls. the extra wind resistance doesnt matter much when breaking for corners so its the appropriate time to do it.
Ding! I think we have a winner. :thumb:
I posted this in a similar thread in this section -
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So it basically started off as an eccentricity - who better than Rossi?
Casey Stoner is a douchebag...and now I see he's a poser too. Ugh...what a punk! You'll never be as cool or as awesome as Rossi, Stoner, so give it up.
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 01:15:16 AM
So it basically started off as an eccentricity - who better than Rossi?
Casey Stoner is a douchebag...and now I see he's a poser too. Ugh...what a punk! You'll never be as cool or as awesome as Rossi, Stoner, so give it up.
Go crawl back under your bridge! Rossi is dangerous and reckless. You want a real champion two words Mick Doohan
Rossi is not reckless nor dangerous.
He just "pooshes veddy hard"
Clearly no one has seen all the incidents his been involved in in fact great shot if him on his bike running over siminchelli's head! Stoner put it eloquently to him. Clearly his ambition is larger than his talent!
Think it would have been nearly Impossible to avoid hitting him. It was an accident that couldn't have been avoided
True but doesn't help his cause
Rossi is the GOAT. Of course he's going to have haters.
I don't hate him I like stoner better
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 01:38:11 AM
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 01:15:16 AM
So it basically started off as an eccentricity - who better than Rossi?
Casey Stoner is a douchebag...and now I see he's a poser too. Ugh...what a punk! You'll never be as cool or as awesome as Rossi, Stoner, so give it up.
Go crawl back under your bridge! Rossi is dangerous and reckless. You want a real champion two words Mick Doohan
Lol, those aren't words - they're names! :flipoff:
I really don't care that much about either or - I just hate Casey Stoner. :)
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 03:24:35 PM
......... Clearly his ambition is larger than his talent!
I don't see how anyone could possible argue that Rossi has more _____ than talent.
The dude can ride.
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 09:27:47 PM
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 01:38:11 AM
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 01:15:16 AM
So it basically started off as an eccentricity - who better than Rossi?
Casey Stoner is a douchebag...and now I see he's a poser too. Ugh...what a punk! You'll never be as cool or as awesome as Rossi, Stoner, so give it up.
Go crawl back under your bridge! Rossi is dangerous and reckless. You want a real champion two words Mick Doohan
Lol, those aren't words - they're names! :flipoff:
I really don't care that much about either or - I just hate Casey Stoner. :)
Two words that make a name so stfu!
Quote from: ninjeff on March 11, 2012, 09:31:42 PM
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 03:24:35 PM
......... Clearly his ambition is larger than his talent!
I don't see how anyone could possible argue that Rossi has more _____ than talent.
The dude can ride.
Well thats what stoner said to rossi after rossi crashed them both off in a race a couple years back. And last year? pffft where the hell was rossi? No where. There was I time i liked him too but stoner is my favourite. And the fact his Aussie!!!!!!
Stoner is an ass. At talented ass, but still an ass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMUyw9N6RDY
And where was Rossi? Probably still dealing with the whole emotion of accidentally killing his friend. That would shake anyone.
But I'm no Rossi homer. I'm a Colin Edwards fan.
I like him too not bad but back to origional topic of hanging feet out
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 10:24:22 PM
I like him too not bad but back to origional topic of hanging feet out
I thought it was solved by SgtBatten? For the cooling effect. Lol.
That too lol, so anyone ever try this in the road?
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 09:52:30 PM
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 09:27:47 PM
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 01:38:11 AM
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 01:15:16 AM
So it basically started off as an eccentricity - who better than Rossi?
Casey Stoner is a douchebag...and now I see he's a poser too. Ugh...what a punk! You'll never be as cool or as awesome as Rossi, Stoner, so give it up.
Go crawl back under your bridge! Rossi is dangerous and reckless. You want a real champion two words Mick Doohan
Lol, those aren't words - they're names! :flipoff:
I really don't care that much about either or - I just hate Casey Stoner. :)
Two words that make a name so stfu!
Quote from: ninjeff on March 11, 2012, 09:31:42 PM
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 03:24:35 PM
......... Clearly his ambition is larger than his talent!
I don't see how anyone could possible argue that Rossi has more _____ than talent.
The dude can ride.
Well thats what stoner said to rossi after rossi crashed them both off in a race a couple years back. And last year? pffft where the hell was rossi? No where. There was I time i liked him too but stoner is my favourite. And the fact his Aussie!!!!!!
Lol...Doohan is not a word. At all. It's a name. Nice try :D
In all seriousness, I doubt any of it
really matters.
Quote from: Kijona on March 11, 2012, 01:15:16 AM
Casey Stoner is a douchebag...and now I see he's a poser too. Ugh...what a punk! You'll never be as cool or as awesome as Rossi, Stoner, so give it up.
You reckon? A lot of those in motorcycle racing would strongly disagree with you here. Both riders are extremely talented. Rossi has proved himself and now I think Casey proved how good a rider he was when he won last years Moto GP championship quite easily and convincingly. Whilst Rossi rode a bike (Ducati) he struggling to finish races on it. Yet the previous year Casey was winning races on the Ducati, he rode that thing on the ragged edge. Stoner can be an ass at times but it shows how serious he takes his job. But all in all who gives a flying f4ck because if he hasn't the hottest wife! :flipoff:
(http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/thumbnailfull/casey-stoner-adriana-2010-9-18-9-50-16.jpg)
My mum n dad live <100m from stoners house on lake Macquarie.
On the rare occasion he is there they ride jets skis :thumb:
Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 11, 2012, 03:24:35 PM
Clearly no one has seen all the incidents his been involved in in fact great shot if him on his bike running over siminchelli's head! Stoner put it eloquently to him. Clearly his ambition is larger than his talent!
That was a bit harsh. The Sepang crash where Simoncelli died should not be used as a way to prove a point that Rossi is reckless. This was a racing incident and completely unavoidable no matter who the rider let alone running over one of your best mates on the track
Stoner made the comment "Obviously your ambition outweighs your talent." was right after the incident in Jerez last year where Rossi made an optimistic passing move in the wet and while it was a stupid move it was a racing incident. Understandably Stoner was upset and Rossi later apologised. Simoncelli himself was well known for similar moves and this is what made/makes them good riders. They are racing, the point of a race is to win so if they see an opportunity they take it. It takes balls to commit to some of the moves they put on.
Quote from: SgtBatten on March 12, 2012, 01:28:51 AM
My mum n dad live <100m from stoners house on lake Macquarie.
On the rare occasion he is there they ride jets skis :thumb:
Was she there? And more to the point does she wear a bikini when she rides these jet skis?
Bit rough? I like to think of it as tearing strips of him (Rossi). And yeah stoner has got a pretty hot missus
Quote from: Twisted on March 12, 2012, 01:48:53 AM
Quote from: SgtBatten on March 12, 2012, 01:28:51 AM
My mum n dad live <100m from stoners house on lake Macquarie.
On the rare occasion he is there they ride jets skis :thumb:
Was she there? And more to the point does she wear a bikini when she rides these jet skis?
I've only seen them once briefly but yes and yes haha.
If I see her again I'll take pics for ya
:bowdown:
Mmmmm Adriana (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/Smileys/classic/drooling-5.gif)
I guess its the new drzSM taking over my brain, but when i read this thread title all i could picture was:
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